sustainability management Articles
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The sustainability-diversification dilemma
Diversification poses a strategic management dilemma. Paths to sustainability require firms to develop new products and technologies and to adjust their networks of suppliers and customers; sustainability requires diversification. To become fully sustainable, firms need to diversify in ways unrelated to their core knowledge of technology and markets. Financial markets tend to discount shares of ...
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What does a sustainability manager do? Sustainable development at the University of Leeds
This paper discusses a large UK university's sustainable development programme and provides a framework for replication in other educational organisations. The development and implementation of its environmental management system centred on a review of environmental activities, adoption of an environmental policy, creation of new resources, staff and student awareness programmes and measurement ...
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Proximity, territory and sustainable management at the local level: an introduction
This introductory article presents the general theme studied in this special issue of the IJSD, concerning the relations between proximity economics and sustainable environmental management at local level. Interest in this research theme has grown significantly in recent years because of the rising concern about the environment but also following the realisation that environmental processes and ...
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A NAIADE based approach for sustainability benchmarking
Sustainability management and planning is mainly a social decision process about the desired future of a given city, region or country. A possible reduction of the unavoidable complexity, present in this type of problems, consists in considering explicitly non-equivalent representations which arise in the interaction between the various observer subjects and the different systemic levels ...
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System of systems perspective on risk: towards a unified concept
Many systems and projects that concern systems engineers, engineering managers, and business managers today can be defined as system of systems (SoS), which are described as ambiguous, uncertain and dynamic, among others. In addition to the traditional view on risk identification, analysis and management, the concept of risk should be considered with respect to these systems of systems. The ...
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Pollution status and sustainable management of Xiamen Bay in China: a brief review
The continuous increase in population coupled with economic growth, rapid urbanisation and infrastructure development have resulted in the pollution of the marine environment of Xiamen Bay. Its ecosystem has become vulnerable to pollution and chemical pollutants which may have changed the coastal ecosystem's biogeochemistry. This study identifies the pollution sources, status and pollution effect ...
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The Asta–Ja management capacity–building framework (Asta–Ja MCBF) for sustainable development in Nepal
Capacity–building is essential to sustainable environmental and natural resources management and fast–paced socio–economic transformation. Capacity–building requires the involved commitment of individuals, community organisations, private businesses, academic institutions, governmental agencies, and other stakeholders. As population and the corresponding demand on environmental and natural ...
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Sustainable organisational technology
Organisational technology is currently understood as an ecologically neutral instrument of production and a source of competitive advantage for firms. This paper examines some challenges to this view of organisational technology. It proposes an alternative view of ecologically sustainable technologies. Sustainable organisational technology is characterised by low natural resource intensity, ...
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Corporate education for sustainability
Development - a necessity to meet the demand of growth and the living conditions of mankind; though it only makes sense if it is made subject to environmental sustainability. This process requires changes in the way of life in society and in the way companies do business, i.e., new competences in this great challenge of education. This article aims to discuss the importance of corporate education ...
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Recap: 4 Interesting Takeaways from the NAEM 2016 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
As the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. The 2016 NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum officially wrapped up on Friday, Oct. 28 in Denver, Colorado, and it was a fantastic event. The 24th annual event drew hundreds of EHS and sustainability professionals and industry leaders to the Mile High City for three days of inspirational speakers, incredible learning sessions ...
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Vapo - comparable and reliable data for sustainability reporting and authorities’ registers - case study
Vapo is the leading supplier of local and renewable fuels, bioelectricity and bioheat, and environmental business solutions in the Baltic Sea region. Vapo’s focus on sustainability agenda is on environmental management, particularly on the climate change. Vapo implemented Tofuture´s leading Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM) system for management and reporting of its ...
By Tofuture Oy
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Development of environmental management: a case study of steel production
The objective of this study is to outline general development steps or trends in environmental management (EM). The traditional EM has been strongly guided by laws and regulations which, in turn, have developed in close connection to major environmental hazards or threats. In contrast, modern EM is proactive rather than reactive. It clearly emphasises the prevention of problems and uses EM as a ...
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Urban sustainable environmental development patterns in modern cities
Planning urban development and applying policies which fall into line with the principals of sustainability, constitutes the main goal of the modern cities. The current study aims at analysing the policies and the tactics of two European medium sized city regions to apply a sustainable sound pattern of development. Both cities are located in industrialised areas: Bochum in the Valley of Ruhr in ...
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50 Years After the First Earth Day, What Challenges Are Next for Environmental and Sustainability Professionals?
2020 is a milestone year for environmental and sustainability management. It's a benchmark year for many companies’ environmental and sustainability goals; it has brought unprecedented management challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic; and it marks 50 years since the first Earth Day, which brought about the creation of the EPA and the environmental profession. So much has been ...
By NAEM
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Poverty-environment nexus: an investigation of linkage using survey data
Poverty and environmental deterioration are among the gravest challenges faced in the developing world today. The relationship between poverty and the environment is complex and highly influenced by the socio-economic factors of a country or region. The main objective of this preliminary study was to examine the nature of poverty-deforestation relationships for an area in Bangladesh by using ...
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Environmental sustainability management process in a port of study in Egypt: compliance level and importance analysis towards an integrated methodology
Seaports are economically important and publicly sensitive organisations. In order to achieve their objectives, more attention should pay to the quality in environmental issues through environmental management systems. Many seaports in Egypt, in fact, lack comprehensive methodologies to help support action programs towards environmental sustainability. As part of an ongoing R&D project in Egypt, ...
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Assessing national flood management using a sustainable flood management framework
This paper presents a prototype framework for sustainable flood management at the national level which features stakeholder participation, and is modified and applied to a case study. Through literature reviews and an interview survey of South Korea (the case study country), the causes of recent flood damage are found to be heavy rainfall due to climate change, urbanization, insufficient ...
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An analysis of the role of risk management in sustainability reporting - a case study of 27 European manufacturing companies
The purpose of this study is to analyse the role of risk management in sustainability reporting. Analysis was based on content analysis of sustainability reports of the 27 European manufacturing companies considered as a case in this study. The findings indicate that the GRI performance indicators were 1,323 times reported. The most frequently used economic, environmental and social indicators ...
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A framework for making sense of sustainable innovation through stakeholder involvement
This article presents a framework that can serve as a first step towards managing stakeholder involvement in sustainable innovation projects. This framework is based on the questions of which stakeholders ought to be involved, in which phase of the innovation project, and how. The underlying idea is that stakeholder involvement serves two goals: to clarify the local criteria for sustainable ...
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Environmental management: An agenda for action
A business agenda for sustainable development is described, where the main thrust is to be the manufacture of durable and recyclable goods by processes which minimize the production of waste and polluting emissions. This is to be achieved through education, research and innovation with a more open dialogue between producers and society.Keywords: recycling technology, sustainable development, ...
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