Evaluating the sustainability of mining industry by using balance scorecard-AHP approach

Economic Development of countries caused damages in environment and society. This issue created three dimensional concept for development, based on economy, society and environment that named as a sustainable development. Mining industry is one of the industries that always faced with challenges of sustainable development. Based on this issue and based on need for evaluation tools in sustainable development, this article is specified to recommending suitable tool for evaluating sustainability of development in mining industry. For this purpose after investigation of literature, balance scorecard recognized as a suitable tool, then international indicators are localized based on the expert opinion and Iran mining industry situation, and put in BSC aspects. Finally by using AHP method importance weight of BSC aspects and indicators calculated for recommending quantitative tool to mining industry organizations.