Corporate Sustainability Perfomance: Evaluation in the Portuguese Glass Industry

Inhaltsangabe: Abstract: This work was written in collaboration of TU-Graz and INETI/CENDES-Lisbon. It reviews the current trends in environmental performance evaluation and the change towards sustainability performance evaluation on the corporate level. A new model, the corporate sustainability performance pentagon was developed and the underlying principles were explained. Existing standards and guidelines like ISO 14031 or the GRI Sustainability reporting guidelines were taken into consideration. The concept was subsequently applied to the glass sector and the case study project Novovidro. Inhaltsverzeichnis: Table of Contents: 1.About this work1 A.Background1 B.Purpose and objectives2 C.Methodology2 D.Structure3 E.Limitations4 2.Introduction5 3.Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation10 A.Background10 B.The basics of sustainability performance evaluation14 Indicator classification14 Indicator types17 Developing indicators19 Basic indicator principles21 The environmental performance evaluation diamond22 C.The Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation Pentagon25 D.Standardization and verification29 4.Benchmarking & Sustainability Rating30 A.Benchmarking30 B.Rating34 C.Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index35 D.Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index36 5.The Glass Sector38 A.History of glass38 B.Glass production activities39 C.Characteristics of glass39 D.Classification of glass types40 E.The glass industry40 The domestic glass sector43 The Portuguese glass sector and developments in the Marinha Grande region44 6.The Novovidro project47 A.Background47 B.The Neovidro factory48 C.Input-output balance (eco-balance)52 D.Environmental aspects54 E.Life-Cycle Assessment of a Neovidro glass object56 F.Environmental programme of Neovidro58 7.Application of CSPE in the glass sector59 8.Results and Conclusions72 Bibliography74