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Harmonizing sustainability assessment in seaports: A common framework for reporting environmental performance indicators
Ocean & Coastal Management ( IF 4.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105514
V. Rodrigues , M. Russo , S. Sorte , J. Reis , K. Oliveira , A.L. Dionísio , A. Monteiro , M. Lopes

The continuous world population growth, followed by current globalization levels, raises concerns towards sustainable development, including the sustainability of organizations. In recent decades, organizations have been increasing their commitment to sustainability. In particular, port organizations are aware of their most critical economic, environmental and social impacts, due to the continuous growth of the sector.

Performance indicators are an important tool to assess the environmental performance of a port. In this paper, we aim to recognize the role of these indicators on the sustainability assessment of port organizations. For that purpose, we apply the benchmarking technique to compare the performance of distinct European seaports using environmental performance indicators from the Global Reporting Initiative consolidated guidelines. The indicators most representative of port activities are established and quantified considering the available data for the period between 2008 and 2017. The difficulties associated with the application of the benchmarking technique paves the way for guidelines towards the establishment of a common framework for reporting environmental indicators for the specific case of port organizations.

Based on the benchmarking outcomes, we apply the environmental performance indicators to the Port of Aveiro to assess their effectiveness while suggesting adjustments to the existing indicators which are better suited for port activities.

The outcomes of this study will provide port organizations with a common framework to report environmental sustainability, thus allowing for a better comparison of their environmental performance.



中文翻译:

协调港口的可持续性评估:报告环境绩效指标的通用框架

世界人口的持续增长,再加上当前的全球化水平,引起了人们对包括组织可持续性在内的可持续发展的关注。在最近的几十年中,组织一直在增加对可持续性的承诺。特别是,由于港口行业的持续增长,港口组织意识到其最关键的经济,环境和社会影响。

绩效指标是评估港口环境绩效的重要工具。在本文中,我们旨在认识到这些指标在港口组织可持续性评估中的作用。为此,我们使用基准技术,使用全球报告倡议综合指南中的环境绩效指标来比较欧洲不同海港的绩效。考虑到2008年至2017年期间的可用数据,确定并量化了最能代表港口活动的指标。与应用基准技术相关的困难为建立指导性报告环境指标通用框架的指南铺平了道路。港口组织的具体情况。

基于基准结果,我们将环境绩效指标应用于阿威罗港口,以评估其有效性,同时建议对更适合港口活动的现有指标进行调整。

这项研究的结果将为港口组织提供一个报告环境可持续性的通用框架,从而可以更好地比较其环境绩效。

更新日期:2021-01-06
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