A Framework for Assessing Commitment Indicators in Sustainable Development Decisions

Mustafa S. Al-Tekreeti, Salwa M. Beheiry and Vian Ahmed
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Mustafa S. Al-Tekreeti: Industrial Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
Salwa M. Beheiry: Civil Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates
Vian Ahmed: Industrial Engineering Department, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 26666, United Arab Emirates

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: Numerous decision support systems have been developed to address the decision-making process in organizations. However, there are no developed mechanisms to track commitment down the line to the decisions made by corporate leaders. This paper is a portion of a study that establishes a framework for a comprehensive metric system to assess commitment to Sustainable Development (SD) decisions down the line in capital projects, and sets the groundwork for further development of performance indicators for SD outcomes. This ultimately leads to investigating the relationship between commitment to corporate decisions and better project performance in SD parameters. Hence, this study explores the literature to extract relevant parameters that reflect the degree of the project participants’ commitment to SD decisions and to develop commitment indicators. The study created then validated an index to track this commitment along the project stages: the Sustainable Development Commitment Tracking Tool (SDCTT). The SDCTT was tested on an infrastructure project case study. In this paper, techniques relevant to the first stage of projects (planning and definition) are presented. The SDCTT is the groundwork for the future development of performance indicators for SD outcomes, and within the postulated model should ultimately contribute towards reducing project waste, energy use, and carbon emissions.

Keywords: sustainable development; commitment indicator; energy efficiency; waste management; carbon emissions; tracking tool; commitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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