Environmental indicators for sustainability assessment in edible oil processing industry based on Delphi Method
| Autor: | Syaimak Abdul Shukor, Geok Khim Ng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 100558- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2666-7908 56982372 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100558 |
| Popis: | The food processing industry is one of the leading sectors contributing to countries’ economies. Edible oil processing is one of the subsectors in the food processing industry, which has had rapid growth in these few decades. Sustainable development is critical in this industry, especially from the environmental aspect. Sustainability assessment is necessary for this food processing industry to achieve sustainability and market competitiveness. Current studies show that the development of the food processing industry negatively impacts the environment and causes an increase in the pollution of waste and environmental resources. In addition, the issues of unsustainable edible oil production have risen over the years, and there are no standardized indicators for the sustainability assessment. Furthermore, the international level indicators are not suitable for use in the local edible oil processing industry. Therefore, this research aims to determine the selection of environmental indicators for sustainability assessment in the edible oil processing industry. The Delphi Method is used in this research, and the experts are selected from the industrial, research institute and government agencies. The research has successfully obtained a set of environmental sustainability indicators and sub-indicators in the edible oil processing industry based on the consensus of the experts. Five main themes (Energy, Water; Materials; Effluents and Waste and Gas Emissions), nine indicators, and fourteen sub-indicators directly impacting the edible oil production concluded from the Delphi Method exercise with the experts. These indicators can be applied in the sustainability assessment system to trace and monitor the environmental issue in the industry and further suggest the conservation programme. |
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