Sustainability Indicators at the Firm Level

摘要: Summary After reviewing recent attempts to develop sustainability indicators, this article shows how the principles of productive efficiency can be used elaborate such indicators at firm level. The theory is somewhat expanded incorporate fundamental issues sustainable development: environment, equity, and futurtty. Efficiency, in notion efficiency, viewed as a necessary condition for sustainability. Working with aggregate performance it important not lose track relevant basic information. Therefore, instead elaborating one unique indicator; we propose implement several kinds each which stresses particular focus (e.g., environmental vs. social concems). definition development illustrated reference small data set U.S. fossil fuel-fired electric utilities. In sustainabiltty perspective, two aspects are stressed, namely, use nonmewable resources inclusion employment variable maximize rather than an input minimize. ends discussion significance of, limits to, proposed indicators.