A decision support approach for sustainability management using multiple criteria decision making and statistical techniques

Abstract

In this paper, we derive a decision support tool to establish the policies a country may carry out to direct its performance toward the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. A panel data structure for a set of indicators belonging to the three sustainability dimensions (economic, social, and environmental) is used for the countries considered to calculate composite indicators for the three dimensions, and then formulate a multiobjective optimization model to research how to improve each country’s sustainability situation. The case of Spain is used as a proof of concept.