Sustainable development goals and multicriteria evaluation: From sustainability to compensatory logic

Key Points

• Sustainable development goals (SDGs) shape policy for global sustainability, enhancing decision-making processes.
• Key multipliers in these assessments may reveal interdependencies among varied sustainability metrics.
• Multicriteria evaluation provides a structured approach for balancing trade-offs in sustainability efforts.
• Highlighting the need for flexible frameworks may enhance the integration of diverse sustainability objectives.