A Conceptual Framework to Evaluate the Environmental Sustainability Performance of Mining Industrial Facilities

Komninos Angelakoglou and Georgios Gaidajis
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Komninos Angelakoglou: Laboratory of Environmental Management and Industrial Ecology, Department of Production Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece
Georgios Gaidajis: Laboratory of Environmental Management and Industrial Ecology, Department of Production Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: The aim of this study is to strengthen the capacity of mining industries to assess and improve their environmental sustainability performance through the introduction of a relevant framework. Specific assessment categories and respective indicators were selected according to predefined steps. Sustainability threshold values were identified for each indicator to enable the comparison of the facility’s performance with a sustainability reference value. The application of the framework results in the extraction of an Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Mining Industries Index (I ESAMI ). The framework was applied to evaluate a mining facility in Greece, with a view to improve its applicability in parallel. The final score of environmental sustainability for the examined facility was 3.0 points (I ESAMI = 3.0 points), indicating significant room for improvement where the company should aim to further enhance its sustainability performance.

Keywords: sustainability assessment; index; sustainable mining; threshold values; sustainability indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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