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  The challenges of applying planetary boundaries as a basis for strategic decision-making in companies with global supply chains

Clift, R., Sim, S., King, H., Chenoweth, J. L., Christie, I., Clavreul, J., Müller, C., Posthuma, L., Boulay, A.-M., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Chatterton, J., DeClerck, F., Druckmann, A., France, C., Franco, A., Gerten, D., Goedkoop, M., Hauschild, M. Z., Huijbregts, M. A. J., Koellner, T., Lambin, E. F., Lee, J., Mair, S., Marshall, S., McLachlan, M. S., Milà i Canals, L., Mitchell, C., Price, E., Rockström, J., Suckling, J., Murphy, R. (2017): The challenges of applying planetary boundaries as a basis for strategic decision-making in companies with global supply chains. - Sustainability, 9, 2, 279.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su9020279

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Clift, R.1, Author
Sim, S.1, Author
King, H.1, Author
Chenoweth, J. L.1, Author
Christie, I.1, Author
Clavreul, J.1, Author
Müller, Ca.1, Author
Posthuma, L.1, Author
Boulay, A.-M.1, Author
Chaplin-Kramer, R.1, Author
Chatterton, J.1, Author
DeClerck, F.1, Author
Druckmann, A.1, Author
France, C.1, Author
Franco, A.1, Author
Gerten, Dieter2, Author              
Goedkoop, M.1, Author
Hauschild, M. Z.1, Author
Huijbregts, M. A. J.1, Author
Koellner, T.1, Author
Lambin, E. F.1, AuthorLee, J.1, AuthorMair, S.1, AuthorMarshall, S.1, AuthorMcLachlan, M. S.1, AuthorMilà i Canals, L.1, AuthorMitchell, C.1, AuthorPrice, E.1, AuthorRockström, J.1, AuthorSuckling, J.1, AuthorMurphy, R.1, Author more..
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 Abstract: The Planetary Boundaries (PB) framework represents a significant advance in specifying the ecological constraints on human development. However, to enable decision-makers in business and public policy to respect these constraints in strategic planning, the PB framework needs to be developed to generate practical tools. With this objective in mind, we analyse the recent literature and highlight three major scientific and technical challenges in operationalizing the PB approach in decision-making: first, identification of thresholds or boundaries with associated metrics for different geographical scales; second, the need to frame approaches to allocate fair shares in the ‘safe operating space’ bounded by the PBs across the value chain and; third, the need for international bodies to co-ordinate the implementation of the measures needed to respect the Planetary Boundaries. For the first two of these challenges, we consider how they might be addressed for four PBs: climate change, freshwater use, biosphere integrity and chemical pollution and other novel entities. Four key opportunities are identified: (1) development of a common system of metrics that can be applied consistently at and across different scales; (2) setting ‘distance from boundary’ measures that can be applied at different scales; (3) development of global, preferably open-source, databases and models; and (4) advancing understanding of the interactions between the different PBs. Addressing the scientific and technical challenges in operationalizing the planetary boundaries needs be complemented with progress in addressing the equity and ethical issues in allocating the safe operating space between companies and sectors.

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 Dates: 2017
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.3390/su9020279
PIKDOMAIN: Earth System Analysis - Research Domain I
eDoc: 7563
Research topic keyword: Planetary Boundaries
Research topic keyword: Freshwater
Research topic keyword: Food & Agriculture
Research topic keyword: Policy Advice
Regional keyword: Global
Organisational keyword: RD1 - Earth System Analysis
Organisational keyword: Director Rockström
Working Group: Terrestrial Safe Operating Space
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Title: Sustainability
Source Genre: Journal, SCI, p3, oa, in Scopus nur von 2009-2013
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 9 (2) Sequence Number: 279 Start / End Page: - Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/1507021