Abstract
Ethical values such as trust, compassion and equality are core to the way many pro-environmental organizations function, whether or not they claim these are key to their success. Mainstream sustainability indicators do not, however, explicitly acknowledge this values dimension. In this paper we describe a replicable approach that has successfully been used to develop values-based indicators and assessment tools within an emancipatory research paradigm, in an EU-funded project characterized by close partnership between civil society organizations (CSOs) and university-based research groups. We outline the methodology used to develop values-based indicators, and then demonstrate how the resulting indicators were used systematically to evaluate a national program of youth leadership within a large Mexican civil society organization promoting reforestation. We reflect on this illustrative example in relation to wider conversations about values and sustainability
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-238 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Cleaner Production |
Volume | 134 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 2015 |
Bibliographical note
© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Keywords
- Sustainability indicators
- Sustainability assessment
- Values
- Values-based indicators
- Values-focused evaluation
- Participatory processes