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Sustainability management in strategic decision-making processes

Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in strategischen Entscheidungsprozessen

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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.

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Für eine erfolgreiche Implementierung der Nachhaltigkeit in der Industrie sind robuste Bewertungen von Produkten und Prozessen erforderlich, die Umweltaspekte unter Berücksichtigung ihrer Kosten quantifizieren. Herausforderungen bestehen u. a. darin, dass Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen erheblich zwischen Regionen, Branchen und Erfahrungsstand variieren.

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  1. Sustainability Strategy, BASF SE, CDS/S – C 104, 67056, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

    Peter Saling

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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

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Saling, P. Sustainability management in strategic decision-making processes. uwf 25, 169–176 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-017-0461-8

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