Identifying and Dealing with Interdependencies and Conflicts between Goals in Manufacturing Companies’ Sustainability Measures

Author:

Koch David1ORCID,Sauer Alexander12

Affiliation:

1. Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

2. Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production EEP, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Abstract

Companies are increasingly focusing on sustainable business practices. Internal and external stakeholders’ expectations manifest in legal requirements, national and international standards, and market and customer expectations, among other things, must be considered. In addition to profit maximization, which is the usual target for corporate management, management must consider environmental sustainability aspects such as resource efficiency, greenhouse gas intensity, and a company’s emissions behavior. In addition, social aspects related to the company’s employees, the immediate urban environment, the situation in the supply chain, and effects on the market environment must increasingly be considered. Specifically, companies are faced with the challenge of dealing with conflicting objectives regarding the various aspects of sustainability and, if necessary, weighing them up against each other. These trade-offs must be made against the company’s socio-economic and ecological environment, corporate strategy, and sustainability goals. This paper provides an overview of current approaches and research gaps on this topic through a literature review. It highlights the lack of methods and frameworks to specifically deal with trade-offs and conflicts between goals.

Funder

the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg

Publisher

MDPI AG

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