Sustainability is one of the main concerns for businesses in order to being competitive

in the market. Sustainability is one the most important and popular fields for the

companies due to customer expectations and profitability. Therefore, there is a need to

comprehend sustainability in production systems in order to encounter drivers,

transform production systems with smart tools, and evaluate the measurements in

production systems.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how to achieve sustainability goals for start-up

companies and how these companies can incorporate sustainability in order to

improve their production systems. Literature study was performed to build a theoretical

foundation for this thesis, therefore allowing the opportunity to answer the research

questions of this thesis. The literature study was covered to identified aspects, including

drivers of sustainable production systems, sustainability indicators, and technological

developments in the production systems. To answer the research questions a single case

study was carried out. The company was a start-up company in the food and beverage

industry. Data was collected through questionnaires, document review, interviews, and

observations.

An investigation regarding sustainability goals and measurement indicators are critical

when implementing sustainability practices in the production systems. The outcome

from these investigations set a knowledge for improving production systems to better

meet sustainability goals. To measure sustainability indicators, there is a need to correct

data collection and understand how to use the equations. The measurement indicators

identified in production systems having a direction to measure environmental aspects

in the production systems. The technological improvements have an impact on the

motivation regarding sustainability indicators in order to decrease energy consumption,

waste and water management, emissions, and production efficiency, as well as

decreasing the cost.

This thesis provides a knowledge for the start-up company in order to implement

sustainability aspects in the production systems to better meet sustainability goals.

Additionally, highlights areas of drivers factor and measurement indicators for

integration of sustainability in the production systems.