Sustainability criteria: their indicators, control, and monitoring (with examples from the biofuel sector)

摘要: The purpose of the article is to research and analyze notion sustainability criteria in their function an emerging tool promote safeguard sustainable products production. addresses critical issues, which are important for deeper understanding practical use. In this, examines existing definitions criteria, explores what indicators are, researches issue costs following discusses groups actors can be responsible setting supporting criteria. done from a legal perspective, involves much attention on how efficiently implemented used constructions. Examples biofuel sector, regulated through variety frameworks voluntary standards with provided. results highlight that not clearly defined concept. Their content should linked development each particular branch are. Purposes have explained clarified so it easier interpret fulfill them. some cases, set upper limit use natural resources provide institutional guidance. It desirable applied at initial stages industry development. Control fulfilled its quality very important. Thoroughly elaborated regulations control mechanisms components, such as monitoring, reporting, verification, transparency, included into standards. Different different levels implementation Among them international institutions, states, governments, independent bodies established by NGOs, producers, users. Collaboration between these promoted.