Sustainability in Mining: an Application of Prométhée II

• Autorzy: Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes , Marcelo Gomes Corrêa Macedo , Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article deals with the use of a Multicriteria Decision Aiding method in the evaluation of environmental sustainability. Environmental indicators related to sustainable development require interconnected systems to provide a progress evaluation within a development context for a country, a region, a community or an industrial sector of the economy. The focus of this article is the evaluation process that involves the main players in the mining and metallurgy industries, based on the principles of the Global Report Initiative (GRI). The use of multicriteria analysis aims to offer stakeholders, in particular risk agencies and investment funds, a structured approach to the environmental performance of the mining sector. In this article it is shown how that approach can be put into practice by using the PROMÉTHÉE II method of Multi- -Criteria Decision Aiding, providing a more global and transparent result. The selection of some specific indicators led to capturing potential problems in a clear and concise way. The multi-criteria evaluation study presented in this article can be complemented in the future by considering the other environmental indicators of the GRI, even those of a qualitative nature as described by specific actions of environmental management. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Mining sector; Environmental management

PL

Górnictwo; Zarządzanie środowiskiem

• Czasopismo: Multiple Criteria Decision Making / University of Economics in Katowice
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 6
• Strony: 67--80

Twórcy

autor

Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes

autor

Marcelo Gomes Corrêa Macedo

autor

Luís Alberto Duncan Rangel

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