Sustainability Policy

6Sustainability Measurement and Metrics

Introduction

The transition to a sustainable economy has begun and, like the process of industrialization itself, we are looking at a transformation process that will last for decades. To speed this transition, we need to create an environment where all organizations integrate sustainability principles into routine management decision-making. To accomplish that, we need to do a better job of measuring the sustainability of our organizations, cities, and nations. A clear sign of the growing importance of sustainability management is the impressive number of efforts to develop and utilize sustainability metrics to enable organizations to effectively measure their sustainability. However, there are a variety ...