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Integrating Environmental Policies into Business Strategy: The Problem Structuring Stage in a Framework for Decision Support

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Decision Support Systems III - Impact of Decision Support Systems for Global Environments (EWG-DSS 2013, EWG-DSS 2013)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ((LNBIP,volume 184))

Abstract

Companies are increasingly including their corporate social responsibility into their business strategy. The environmental issues assume here a priority role. In order to get a balance in economic, social and environmental trade-offs, companies need to consider multiple objectives, namely related to the allocation of resources and investments, which can cause contradictory opinions among diverse stakeholders. Companies should incorporate into the decision-making process tangible and intangible elements, identifying and structuring objectives in a consistent way, in order to choose sustainable options for the company and create compromises between stakeholders. The main motivation of this paper is to present a methodology or framework to support decision-making and appraisal of corporate environmental strategies and subsequent management approaches. In order to gain a closer view over the proposed approach, we will present the preliminary results illustrated with examples from an ongoing case study within a public passenger transport company.

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  1. CP-Comboios de Portugal, EPE, Pr. Almª Garrett, Est. São Bento, 4000-069, Porto, Portugal

    Maria de Fátima Teles

  2. FEUP, UGEI – INESC TEC, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    Jorge Freire de Sousa

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de Fátima Teles, M., de Sousa, J.F. (2014). Integrating Environmental Policies into Business Strategy: The Problem Structuring Stage in a Framework for Decision Support. In: Dargam, F., et al. Decision Support Systems III - Impact of Decision Support Systems for Global Environments. EWG-DSS EWG-DSS 2013 2013. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 184. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11364-7_9

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