Sustainability-oriented approach to measurable and continuous improvements in manufacturing companies

Trajnostni razvoj temelji na tridimenzijskem konceptu, ki vključuje okoljsko delovanje, družbeno odgovornost in ekonomski prispevek. V članku je predlagana metodologija za merjeno doseganje trajnostnega razvoja podjetij, ki temelji na devetih stopnjah. Prednost in posebnost metodologije je v vključitvi matematičnega modela za izračun sestavljenega indeksa trajnostnega razvoja podjetja, ki predstavlja združeno informacijo o delovanju podjetja na vseh treh dimenzijah trajnosti. Uporabnost modela je predstavljena v študiji primera. Predlagana metodologija vključuje tudi stopnjo za ocenitev delovanja podjetja glede na standarde najboljših razpoložljivih tehnik, definiranih v skladu s smernico o celovitem preprečevanju in obvladovanju onesnaževanja. V ta namen je bil razvit model za primerjanje delovanja podjetij z najvišjimi standardi v sektorju, kot jih definirajo referenčni dokumenti o najboljših razpoložljivih tehnikah. Učinkovitost modela je bila preizkušena v študiji primera, v kateri smo primerjalno ocenili vzorčno podjetje.Sustainable development is based on a three-dimensional concept that incorporates environmental performance, social responsibility, and economic contribution. This work presents a methodology for achieving more sustainable business practices in companies using nine steps proposed and discussed in this article. The advantage of this methodology is its inclusion of a mathematical model for designing a composite sustainable development index that depicts information on the performance of companies in all three dimensions of sustainability. The effectiveness of the proposed model is demonstrated in a case study that compares companies\u27 sustainability performance. The proposed methodology includes a step for performance benchmarking in companies by considering best available techniques, as determined by the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. The effectiveness of the proposed model was tested in the performance assessment of the case company