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Sustainability Performance Measurement

A Preliminary Classification Framework of Models and Indicators

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In this position paper we focus on the diversity of sustainability measurements. Based on existing research on performance measurement, we propose a preliminary classification framework summarizing sustainability models and indicators. By describing illustrative examples, we claim that several models and indicators can be distinguished with their own peculiarities. Having such a framework is interesting for both academia and business to structure the range of models and indicators and to ultimately select the appropriate sustainability measurement approach. The proposed framework should be validated by further research.

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  1. Department of Business Informatics and Operations Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Tweekerkenstraat 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Dries Couckuyt, Amy Van Looy & Manu De Backer

  2. Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium

    Manu De Backer

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  2. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Couckuyt, D., Van Looy, A., De Backer, M. (2018). Sustainability Performance Measurement. In: Teniente, E., Weidlich, M. (eds) Business Process Management Workshops. BPM 2017. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 308. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74030-0_41

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