Composite indicators are increasingly recognised as a useful tool in policy analysis and
public communication. They provide simple comparisons of units that can be used to …

Abstract The misuse of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of public wellbeing results
from the idea that economic growth is always synonymous with enhanced quality of life …

The purpose of this contribution is to develop a Circular Economy Composite indicator to
benchmark EU countries performance. Europe is at the forefront of the global transition …

Hydrogen is an energy carrier which can be used to store variable renewable energy and
face varying electricity demand and generation-driven fluctuations reducing the negative …

The search for sustainability and the growing apprehension with environmental degradation
are increasingly attracting researchers from around the world, and bringing the need for …

Environmental sustainability has become a high priority for many industries. While the
growing concern to preserve our environment is critical to society and consumers, industries …

To manage progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainability
indicators and indices are useful analytical tools. Indices proposed in the literature rarely …

The decision-making process towards sustainability is usually based on quantitative
indicators, and becomes more complex the more indicators are considered. The lack of a …

The objective of sustainability measurement is to move environmental decision making
toward more rigorous, quantitative and empirical foundations. One of the most …

The life of a product begins with the initial product design concepts; the costs and potential
impacts of a product are heavily influenced by the final design, the production processes, the …