Tomás Gómez-Navarro

INDICATORS FOR FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

In this paper we suggest a methodology for identifying, selecting and prioritizing indicators for fostering the environmental sustainability of research projects. Our research is integrated in the framework of Responsible Research and Innovation. The methodology is based on the AHP method, the environmental indictor of the Global Reporting Initiative, and the interview to science management experts and environmental assessment experts. It has been applied to information and communication technology research projects.

Methodology to assess the market value of companies according to their financial and social responsibility aspects: an AHP approach

This paper proposes a combination of the Analytic Hierarchy Process with Goal Programming for a better valuation of companies. The methodology includes the economic dimension of the company and another based on its social responsibility. A set of relative and absolute economic variables is proposed including concepts like leverage, liquidity or solvency. For the CSR dimension, we present a set of variables extracted from sustainability reports based on the Global Reporting Initiative. This way, the whole methodology relies on publicly available data and can be readily reproduced. We prove the methodology with a complex case study involving the estimation of a German real estate company that wants to foresee its market value. For that, we have analyzed four comparable companies plus the target one.