Abstract
Small - scale industries has been of high degree of attention, because of its contribution to achieve high value-added. They are the driving forces of creativity and innovation in the various branches of production. The ideas of this research were away from the reference studies of past and modern, despite its focus on the side of the reality of small-scale industries polluting in Nineveh. The possible sustainability criteria by establishing the foundations of cleaner production are the link between the main dimensions of sustainable development represented by the relationship between economic, social and environmental. The theoretical and analytical work for this study is to focus on achieving the standards that will achieve sustainable development and the advancement of industry, stone and gypsum in Nineveh to go beyond the failures and policies to ensure future success and the achievement of economic goals. .
