A confusion of tongues or the art of aggregating indicators—Reflections on four projective methodologies on sustainability measurement

Ozdemır, Enver; Härdtlein, Marlies; Jenssen, Till; Zech, Daniel; Eltrop, Ludger

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.02.021

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“…To capture the complexity of sustainable development, sustainability assessments often require the integration of several indicators to form composite indicators or index [32,33].…”

Section: Building a Renewable Energy Sustainability Indexmentioning

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Evaluating Renewable Energy Sustainability by Composite Index

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Renewable energy is a global interest area in achieving sustainable development. Renewable energy sustainability has been assessed using the most commonly used dimensions of this concept: economic, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions. In this paper, we designed a composite index named the Renewable Energy Sustainability Index. The proposed index may represent a national monitoring mechanism that points out the strengths and weaknesses of a state in terms of renewable energy. The data were normalized by calculating the z-score. We tested the proposed index on a selection of 15 European countries ranked by final energy consumption and with different levels of development. The Kayser-Mayer-Olkin values were above the 0.700 limit, which indicates the robustness of each dimension. The proposed index reveals the development stages of renewable energy sustainability and can provide solutions to increase the sustainability of a country by improving positive impact indicators and mitigating negative impact indicators.

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“…To capture the complexity of sustainable development, sustainability assessments often require the integration of several indicators to form composite indicators or index [32,33].…”

Section: Building a Renewable Energy Sustainability Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating Renewable Energy Sustainability by Composite Index

et al. 2018

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“…Without support from firms, sustainable development could not be achieved [15]. Sustainability should be measured [16]. That is why there should be a sustainability assessment so a sustainability performance could be evaluated.…”

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Coverage Analysis of Indonesia Sustainability Assessment Tools: Similarity in Dimension and Assessment Results

Nurcahyo¹,

Lokhita

Gabriel³

2018

IJET

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The number of sustainability assessment tools in Indonesia is growing rapidly, concerns are raised on whether the assessment results of different tools present similar and valid conclusion about the sustainability performance in manufacturing industry. In this paper, we analyze dimensions of sustainability assessment tools and compare the structures of sustainability tools in Indonesia. Using a coverage analysis to demonstrate the similarity and differences between two sustainability assessments in Indonesia (PROPER and Industri Hijau) we then compare the results of both and analyze it. This study shows that two sustainability assessment tools in Indonesia which are PROPER and Industri Hijau have high variations in their structures, indicators, criteria, and sub-themes despite their similar dimension and purpose. Consequently, these sustainability assessment tools show differences in assessment results and conclusions on the sustainability performance of firms. Future research may propose a new integrated sustainability assessment tool so there will be only one sustainability assessment tool in Indonesia.

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“…Both normalisation (make data comparable), weighting (specify interrelationships) and aggregation (get functional relationships) need careful consideration. [9,12,17,[33][34][35][36] …”

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“…The choice of method(s), however, requires choices on scope, assumptions, values and precision. One question regarding sustainable development can therefore yield a manifold of answers, depending on which assessment method is selected to answer the question [9,10]. If the underlying choices in method selection are not considered explicitly, there is a chance of a mismatch between the results and the context in which the question was asked.…”

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An Identification Key for Selecting Methods for Sustainability Assessments

Heijungs

Voet

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Sustainability

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Sustainability assessments can play an important role in decision making. This role starts with selecting appropriate methods for a given situation. We observed that scientists, consultants, and decision-makers often do not systematically perform a problem analyses that guides the choice of the method, partly related to a lack of systematic, though sufficiently versatile approaches to do so. Therefore, we developed and propose a new step towards method selection on the basis of question articulation: the Sustainability Assessment Identification Key. The identification key was designed to lead its user through all important choices needed for comprehensive question articulation. Subsequently, methods that fit the resulting specific questions are suggested by the key. The key consists of five domains, of which three determine method selection and two the design or use of the method. Each domain consists of four or more criteria that need specification. For example in the domain "system boundaries", amongst others, the spatial and temporal scales are specified. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 2491The key was tested (retrospectively) on a set of thirty case studies. Using the key appeared to contribute to improved: (i) transparency in the link between the question and method selection; (ii) consistency between questions asked and answers provided; and (iii) internal consistency in methodological design. There is latitude to develop the current initial key further, not only for selecting methods pertinent to a problem definition, but also as a principle for associated opportunities such as stakeholder identification.

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A confusion of tongues or the art of aggregating indicators—Reflections on four projective methodologies on sustainability measurement

Cited by 34 publications

References 23 publications

Evaluating Renewable Energy Sustainability by Composite Index

Evaluating Renewable Energy Sustainability by Composite Index

Coverage Analysis of Indonesia Sustainability Assessment Tools: Similarity in Dimension and Assessment Results

An Identification Key for Selecting Methods for Sustainability Assessments

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