28-06-2017 | Originalbeitrag/Original article | Issue 3-4/2017
Sustainability management in strategic decision-making processes
Important notes
This article is based on a presentation, which the author held at the “Herbsttagung der wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft” in October 2016 at the Technische Universität Dresden. Parts of the article are originally published on basf.com, http://bericht.basf.com/2015/en/; https://www.basf.com/en/company/sustainability.html
Abstract
For successful implementation of sustainability in industry, robust assessments of products and processes are necessary that quantify environmental aspects under consideration of costs. Challenges exist as sustainability needs vary greatly according to region, sector and experience level.