Markus Hammer

Corporate Sustainability Perfomance: Evaluation in the Portuguese Glass Industry Markus Hammer

Diplomarbeit, die am 01.09.2000 erfolgreich an einer Technische Universität in �sterreich eingereicht wurde. Abstract: This work was written in collaboration of TU-Graz and INETI/CENDES-Lisbon. It reviews the current trends in environmental performance evaluation and the change towards sustainability performance evaluation on the corporate level. A new model, the corporate sustainability performance pentagon was developed and the underlying principles were explained. Existing standards and guidelines like ISO 14031 or the GRI Sustainability reporting guidelines were taken into consideration. The concept was subsequently applied to the glass sector and the case study project Novovidro. Table of Contents: 1.|About this work|1 A.|Background|1 B.|Purpose and objectives|2 C.|Methodology|2 D.|Structure|3 E.|Limitations|4 2.|Introduction|5 3.|Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation|10 A.|Background|10 B.|The basics of sustainability performance evaluation|14 |Indicator classification|14 |Indicator types|17 |Developing indicators|19 |Basic indicator principles|21 |The environmental performance evaluation diamond|22 C.|The Corporate Sustainability Performance Evaluation Pentagon|25 D.|Standardization and verification|29 4.|Benchmarking & Sustainability Rating|30 A.|Benchmarking|30 B.|Rating|34 C.|Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index|35 D.|Pilot Environmental Sustainability Index|36 5.|The Glass Sector|38 A.|History of glass|38 B.|Glass production activities|39 C.|Characteristics of glass|39 D.|Classification of glass types|40 E.|The glass industry|40 |The domestic glass sector|43 |The Portuguese glass sector and developments in the Marinha Grande region|44 6.|The Novovidro project|47 A.|Background|47 B.|The Neovidro factory|48 C.|Input-output balance (eco-balance)|52 D.|Environmental aspects|54 E.|Life-Cycle Assessment of a Neovidro glass object|56 F.|Environmental programme of Neovidro|58 7.|Application of CSPE i...