The objective of�PIE�is to bridge material and energy flow analysis to business studies, management and organisational studies and to corporate environmental management. In this way, our objective is to contribute to the ecological, but also to the social and economic dimensions, of sustainable development. While the approach of�PIE�in combining engineering and natural science orientated methods with social science or business economics methods is a novel and fresh contribution to the theory of industrial ecology, the journal also sees this bridge as the critical step that must be taken to turn industrial ecology theory into industrial ecology practice.
Inderscience Publishers�or�Inderscience�is a global�publishing�company which publishes high quality peer-reviewed international journals in the fields of law, engineering and technology, management and business administration, and energy, environment and sustainable development. Inderscience is designed to; Map new frontiers in emerging technologies in research, industry and governance; Link centres of excellence world-wide to stimulate and enhance creative and application-oriented problem solving for society; Explore the synergy and collaboration within the sciences, management and policy creation and implementation; Establish authoritative channels of communication between experts, policy-makers and practitioners in academia, industry and government.