The Integration of Sustainable Standards in Production Planning and Control: A GRI-Based Framework Proposal

Valentina De Simone (), Paola Farina, Valeria Fasulo and Valentina Di Pasquale
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Valentina De Simone: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Paola Farina: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Valeria Fasulo: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Valentina Di Pasquale: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-34

Abstract: Sustainable manufacturing is gaining attention in the scientific literature. However, it remains unclear how to effectively incorporate it within Production Planning and Control (PPC) tasks. All the choices taken in terms of PPC impact sustainability, and sustainability managers and planners or managers involved in tasks, such as scheduling or inventory management, are not conscious of what this means or implies, above all, in terms of the sustainable performance indicators on which their actions can act. While several studies have addressed both PPC and sustainability, there is still limited guidance or structured frameworks specifically aimed at systematically linking PPC tasks with sustainability indicators in a practical and operational industrial context, despite the development of numerous sustainability standards in recent years. For this reason, this research aimed to develop a first detailed framework, specifically based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard, that associates the most relevant indicators with the PPC phases, highlighting the type of impact (direct or indirect) of each phase on them. This could help with strategic decisions and promote more informed choices. The overall framework revealed the prevalence of environmental aspects involved in PPC phases (as expected) and a challenge related to the measurability of indicators (above all, the social ones). Furthermore, the Material Requirements Planning (MRP), identified as the most significant phase in terms of its impact on sustainability, was deeply analyzed, providing details related to the decision-making processes of this phase that affect sustainable performance.

Keywords: production planning and control; corporate strategy and reporting; material requirements planning; sustainable reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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