Open AccessImproving the efficiency of use of material resources as the basis of sustainable development
Author(s) -
E. A. Govorina,
Galina Ostapenko
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
izvestiâ mgtu "mami"
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-1428
pISSN - 2074-0530
DOI - 10.17816/2074-0530-67020
Subject(s) - sustainable development , material efficiency , product (mathematics) , business , environmental economics , process management , risk analysis (engineering) , economics , ecology , geometry , mathematics , political science , law , biology
The article discusses the aspect of efficient use of material resources in implementing the concept of sustainable development at the enterprise level. An overview of current practices of lean manufacturing and the life cycle assessment of the product is provided. The necessity of using indicators of the Global reporting initiative to characterize the efficiency of material and energy resources is justified.