Purpose – The quality of life (QoL) index is a well‐known measurement schedule to compare citizens' life facilities across countries of the world. Based on rational and factual parameters such as gross national product and gender equity, it has to be reinforced with psychological aspects...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss what the business contribution to sustainable development is (or should be) and to propose criteria for assessing corporate sustainability. These criteria are applied for the analysis of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)‐reports of five major...

Purpose – This paper aims to propose the application of quality engineering in the early phase of environmentally conscious design (Ecodesign). Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing the Kano model and willingness to pay, the paper presents a framework for classification of environmental...