Toward an systemic navigation framework to integrate sustainable development into the company

Abstract

is an open access repository that collects the work of Arts et Métiers ParisTech researchers and makes it freely available over the web where possible. In a very uncertain and competitive economy, companies have to cope with external constraints such as environmental and social issues, to gain competitive advantage. Over the last thirty years, numerous initiatives have appeared to deal with socio-environmental issues. However, contexts are complex and dynamics. Many authors therefore point out the need to establish a systemic perspective in order to improve the integration of sustainable issues into all company activities: from strategic decision-making to the end of the project. In addition, companies need to reinforce the relationship between general corporate development and eco-design activities. Based on literature review, this paper assumes that the integration of sustainability can be improved by developing a coherent and system approach between strategic, tactical and operational levels. The authors have chosen to demonstrate this assumption by targeting the environmental aspect of sustainability as a first step of their overall research. In this view, this paper proposes a navigation system composed of three modules: strategic, tactical and operational. This navigation system provides some pragmatic roadmaps for integrating environment into the company. Each module is linked to the others by the use of appropriate metrics. Bottom-up and top-down or middle-to-sides strategies are fully supported.To test this proposal, the navigation system is experimented retrospectively into an industrial process from the textile industry. The comparison between the initial situation and the experimental results allows authors to highlights potential environmental improvements. Some recommendations are made to challenges companies to use this navigation system, which argues in favor of environmental improvements.

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Introducing Sustainability in Value Models to Support Design Decision Making: A Systematic Review

“…These decisions instantiate the 5-to 10-year company vision and elaborate on how to create multi-values for all stakeholders [17][18]. Contributions include works that clarify socio-ecological sustainability goals and that serve as the framework for lower-level planning.…”

“…The Tactical level organizes the corporate material and immaterial resources (for example: cost, knowledge, human resource, relationship with stakeholders or organization) and develops an implementable roadmap [17] emerging from the strategic goals. Tactical planning matches strategies with specific targets relevant to the responsibility and functionality of lower-level departments [19], 3 of 31 and identifies so called "activity tables/chains" to build and nurture a sustainable organization [17].…”

“…Tactical planning matches strategies with specific targets relevant to the responsibility and functionality of lower-level departments [19], 3 of 31 and identifies so called "activity tables/chains" to build and nurture a sustainable organization [17]. Contributions at this level include models for lower-level managers in the areas of production, marketing, personnel, finance and plant facilities.…”

Introducing Sustainability in Value Models to Support Design Decision Making: A Systematic Review

“…This is particularly evident in today's multi-disciplinary decision-making situations, where results and insights of different characters are traded against each other [12]. The with specific targets relevant to the responsibility and functionality of lower-level departments [19], and identifies so called "activity tables/chains" to build and nurture a sustainable organization [17]. Contributions at this level include models for lower-level managers in the areas of production, marketing, personnel, finance and plant facilities.…”