Evaluation of Management Systems Incorporating Sustainability Indicators (MESMIS) for the Mexican Marble Industry

• Autores: Alarcón Ruiz, Teodoro, Santiago Jiménez, María Evelinda, Fernández Echeverría, Eduardo, García Santamaría, Luis Enrique, Mayett Moreno, Yesica
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2026
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30851
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/Kawsaypacha/article/view/30851
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Environmental Deterioration; Labor Equity; Labor Risks; Water Pollution; Developing Countries; Productivity; Puebla, Mexico; Deterioro ambiental; Riesgo laboral; Contaminación de agua; Economías emergentes; Productividad; Puebla, México

The marble industry in Mexico had faced problems in the extraction and transformation of the stone, affecting its workers and the environment. Based on 15 variables of the Evaluation of Management Systems Incorporating Sustainability Indicators (MESMIS), this qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research recognized factors, limitations and opportunities of the processes along labor, economic, and environmental indicators. In 2022 a survey applied to 123 (11 owners, 112 workers) of three marble companies from the Mixteca region of Mexico, showed that this industry is ranked as «barely sustainable», and suggests the need of an integration between labor-productive activities, technological development and the socio-environment measures.