EPOS Project KPIs: Long- and Short-Lists for Industrial Symbiosis Evaluation

The EPOS project compiled long- and short-lists of key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluating industrial symbiosis solutions. The lists include sectoral KPIs from four industries and cross-sectoral KPIs derived from literature review and expert experience. The work was authored by Ivan Kantor as part of the EPOS project's decision support toolbox.

Use Cases

• Evaluating industrial symbiosis solutions based on cross-sectoral KPIs mentioned in the description.
• Comparing organizational performance against sectoral KPIs, such as those from the steel industry.
• Developing a generic decision-support framework for industrial efficiency and sustainability.
• Quantifying benefits across legal, economic, spatial, technical, social, and environmental (LESTS) dimensions.

Strengths

• The KPIs were developed by a consortium including four sector industries and universities, suggesting multi-stakeholder input.
• The refinement process focused on creating a generic framework applicable to industries outside the original consortium.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

EPOS project consortium, including universities and Quantis.

Collection Method

Constructed from sector industry inputs and literature review, then refined by consortium agreement.