Industrial eco-productivity tool: A case study of industrial SMEs

Idoia Urain; Daniel Justel; Joan Manuel F. Mendoza; José Alberto Eguren

doi:10.4995/ijpme.2023.18979

Authors

Idoia Urain Mondragon Unibertsitatea
Daniel Justel Mondragon Unibertsitatea
Joan Manuel F. Mendoza Mondragon Unibertsitatea
José Alberto Eguren Mondragon Unibertsitatea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/ijpme.2023.18979

Keywords:

Industrial eco-productivity, production sustainability, resource efficiency

Abstract

This paper presents a new, unified method to measure and increase production and environmental performance in industrial SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), which have very limited resources, by identifying areas to improve and forming related projects. This structured, easy-to-apply method is based on standard systems to measure waste production efficiency and eco-efficiency and unifies them in a single reference value. In addition, a case study is shown where the industrial eco-efficiency of the company is obtained with the developed tool.

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Author Biographies

Idoia Urain, Mondragon Unibertsitatea

Faculty of Engineering, Mechanics and Industrial Production

Daniel Justel, Mondragon Unibertsitatea

Faculty of Engineering, Mechanics and Industrial Production

Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Mondragon Unibertsitatea

Faculty of Engineering, Mechanics and Industrial Production ; Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science

José Alberto Eguren, Mondragon Unibertsitatea

Faculty of Engineering, Mechanics and Industrial Production

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