Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development

This publication is the outcome of a project entitled “Towards a set of indicators for greener production”, co-financed by ECLAC and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the objective of which was to develop specific knowledge for promoting the design and compilation of ha...

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Autores principales: Cervera-Ferri, José Luis, Luz Ureña, Mónica
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spelling oai-11362-418532021-09-06T13:32:01Z Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development Cervera-Ferri, José Luis Luz Ureña, Mónica IDRC DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES PRODUCCION INDUSTRIAL PRODUCCION MAS LIMPIA MEDICION INDICADORES AMBIENTALES DIRECTRICES METODOLOGIA ESTADISTICA SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION ECONOMIA VERDE DESECHOS ELECTRONICOS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION CLEANER PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS GUIDELINES STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS GREEN ECONOMY ELECTRONIC WASTE This publication is the outcome of a project entitled “Towards a set of indicators for greener production”, co-financed by ECLAC and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the objective of which was to develop specific knowledge for promoting the design and compilation of harmonized regional indicators on sustainable production and the incorporation of green technologies in firms of Latin America and the Caribbean. The guide should be seen as a set of methodological recommendations for voluntary application. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the use of these guidelines will facilitate the production of data (providing instruments that countries can readily adapt) and enhance their comparability. The production and dissemination of internationally harmonized data on green production will help policymakers in the industrial and environmental areas, as well as businesses and society in general, to understand more thoroughly the environmental processes and practices of firms and allow them to take appropriate decisions for reducing the harmful effects of industrialization, to promote environmentally friendly growth, and to seize new economic opportunities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Introduction .-- I. Background and objectives .-- II. Sustainable economy and green production: concept, definitions and coverage .-- III. Methodology for defining the System of Green Production Indicators .-- IV. Description of the System of Green Production Indicators (SGPI) .-- V. Module on green production .-- VI. Correspondence between the system of indicators and the proposed module .-- VII. Other methodological aspects. 2017-06-28T14:04:52Z 2017-06-28T14:04:52Z 2017-01 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/41853 LC/TS.2017/2 en Documentos de Proyectos .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN CEPAL
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topic DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES
PRODUCCION INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCCION MAS LIMPIA
MEDICION
INDICADORES AMBIENTALES
DIRECTRICES
METODOLOGIA ESTADISTICA
SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
ECONOMIA VERDE
DESECHOS ELECTRONICOS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
CLEANER PRODUCTION
MEASUREMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
GUIDELINES
STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GREEN ECONOMY
ELECTRONIC WASTE
spellingShingle DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES
PRODUCCION INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCCION MAS LIMPIA
MEDICION
INDICADORES AMBIENTALES
DIRECTRICES
METODOLOGIA ESTADISTICA
SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION
ECONOMIA VERDE
DESECHOS ELECTRONICOS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
CLEANER PRODUCTION
MEASUREMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
GUIDELINES
STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GREEN ECONOMY
ELECTRONIC WASTE
Cervera-Ferri, José Luis
Luz Ureña, Mónica
Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
description This publication is the outcome of a project entitled “Towards a set of indicators for greener production”, co-financed by ECLAC and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, the objective of which was to develop specific knowledge for promoting the design and compilation of harmonized regional indicators on sustainable production and the incorporation of green technologies in firms of Latin America and the Caribbean. The guide should be seen as a set of methodological recommendations for voluntary application. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the use of these guidelines will facilitate the production of data (providing instruments that countries can readily adapt) and enhance their comparability. The production and dissemination of internationally harmonized data on green production will help policymakers in the industrial and environmental areas, as well as businesses and society in general, to understand more thoroughly the environmental processes and practices of firms and allow them to take appropriate decisions for reducing the harmful effects of industrialization, to promote environmentally friendly growth, and to seize new economic opportunities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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title Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
title_short Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
title_full Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
title_fullStr Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
title_full_unstemmed Green production indicators, a guide for moving towards sustainable development
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