Identification, ranking and prioritisation of vital environmental sustainability indicators in manufacturing sector using pareto analysis cum best-worst method

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to identify the vital indicators of environmental sustainability (EN) that are utilised in the manufacturing sector. Identifying vital indicators of environmental sustainability in manufacturing becomes important due to the large uneven number of indicators for sustainability assessment. The research work identifies and proposes a list of vital indicators of environmental sustainability (EN) through exhaustive review of the literature using statistical technique of decision-making ‘Pareto Analysis’. Further, these indicators were prioritised and ranked with the help of the Best-Worst method, which is a new multi-criteria decision-making technique. This technique is implemented to rank and arrange the ENs in accordance with their criticality by assigning them a weight. This work will be helpful in successful implementation and/or evaluation of sustainability assessment particularly in manufacturing industries in India. This research work may be helpful to the academicians, researchers and other concerned stakeholders, in order to understand the severity, importance, implementation, and success of sustainability practices.