ASAP tool - Aligning Sustainability impact Assessment of Purchasing decisions

Piloting the role and the significance of energy efficiency (EE) in investment projects in the (process) industry. This is mainly focused at preventing ‘biases’ (be it conscious or unconscious) in making strategic decisions. Previous research has shown that even companies that profile themselves as sustainable do not always make desirable choices from EE perspective. The ASAP tool can improve the decision-making process in this area, thereby considering EE as part of the overall sustainability policy of enterprises. It is important that the ASAP tool is deployed at an early stage in the decision-making process, to allow for steering the process in the strategically desired direction