TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Geibler, Justus von
A1  - Liedtke, Christa
A1  - Wallbaum, Holger
A1  - Schaller, Stephan
T1  - Accounting for the social dimension of sustainability : experiences from the biotechnology industry
N2  - Accounting for the social dimension of sustainability proves to be a challenge for corporate practitioners, due to its intangible, qualitative nature and lack of consensus on relevant criteria. We suggest a semi-quantitative approach based on stakeholder involvement to identify relevant aspects for a sector specific assessment of the social dimension. Our case study on biotechnology illustrates that the dialogue with internal and external stakeholders enabled the creation of a key performance indicator (KPI) set to account for social sustainability in the early design stages of biotechnological processes and product development. Indicators for eight aspects are identified for the social assessment: health and safety, quality of working conditions, impact on employment, education and training, knowledge management, innovation potential, customer acceptance and societal product benefit, and social dialogue. We describe the integration of the KPI set in a software application, tailor made for practitioners of the sector, and highlight first user experiences.
T2  - Business strategy and the environment
VL  - 15
Y1  - 2006
U6  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.540
DO  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.540
IS  - 5
SP  - 334
EP  - 346
ER  -