Labuschagne, CBrent, AC2007-07-032007-07-032007-05Labuschagne, C and Brent, AC. 2007. Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 18(1), pp 19-341012-277Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/856Industries are increasingly under pressure to incorporate the objectives of sustainable development into company policies and decision-making processes. This study introduces a framework of sustainability assessment criteria that are relevant to projects and developments in industry. The study attempts to establish whether the professional exposure and experience of decision-makers at different management levels influence the individual’s perceptions of the relative importance of the three main dimensions of the framework. The study finds that exposure and experience do not influence the weighting values. The study further highlights the importance of distinguishing between internal decision-making within industry and external decision-making where assessments are used for public reporting. That is, the context within which the three dimensions are weighted greatly determines individual and societal perceptions.enSustainable developmentSustainability assessment criteriaInternal decision makingExternal decision makingArticleLabuschagne, C., & Brent, A. (2007). Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/856Labuschagne, C, and AC Brent "Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers." (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/856Labuschagne C, Brent A. Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/856.TY - Article AU - Labuschagne, C AU - Brent, AC AB - Industries are increasingly under pressure to incorporate the objectives of sustainable development into company policies and decision-making processes. This study introduces a framework of sustainability assessment criteria that are relevant to projects and developments in industry. The study attempts to establish whether the professional exposure and experience of decision-makers at different management levels influence the individual’s perceptions of the relative importance of the three main dimensions of the framework. The study finds that exposure and experience do not influence the weighting values. The study further highlights the importance of distinguishing between internal decision-making within industry and external decision-making where assessments are used for public reporting. That is, the context within which the three dimensions are weighted greatly determines individual and societal perceptions. DA - 2007-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainability assessment criteria KW - Internal decision making KW - External decision making LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 SM - 1012-277X T1 - Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers TI - Sustainability assessment criteria for projects and technologies : judgements of industry managers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/856 ER -