As Perspectivas Contemporâneas Jurídico-Ambientais no Âmbito da Tradicional Liberdade Contratual

The purpose of this study was to investigate public attitude toward investment in sustainable infrastructure in Taiwan. We decomposed the value of sustainability development into three dimensions, namely, environmental, societal, and economic values, and then showed that there were relationships between public attitude toward investment in sustainable cities and these sub-values of sustainability development. To do so, we built scales to measure public attitude toward investment in sustainable infrastructure and these sub-values of sustainability development. We used a questionnaire to collect our data, interviewing 359 undergraduate students in June of 2018. Multiple regression models were then employed for statistical analysis. We first found that, after controlling for the students’ gender and majors, the public attitude toward sustainable cities in Taiwan was correlated with environmental value but only partially related to economic value. Meanwhile, the relationship between the public attitude toward investment in sustainable cities and societal value was trivial. Moreover, we also found that the economic, societal, and environmental values of sustainability development are not mutually exclusive concepts but, rather, are compatible with each other in the overall concept of sustainable city design. We concluded that investment in sustainable cities in Taiwan was regarded by the public as mainly contributing to environmental value. These findings provide a theoretical contribution to the literature of environmental psychology. Furthermore, the conclusions of the study have methodological and practical implications for countries and firms involved in the public infrastructure development of sustainable cities.

Sustainable management of uneven-aged private forests: a case study from Ontario, Canada

Environmental alliances are a common response to societal sustainability demands. In environmental alliances, firms collaboratively exploit and explore environmental technologies to address market opportunities while simultaneously generating positive environmental impacts. A striking idiosyncrasy is that in addition to economic value, environmental alliances generate two types of external value: environmental value from positive effects on air, water, land and biodiversity, and knowledge value from innovations in environmental technologies. Research on motivations for environmental alliances is dispersed and underdeveloped compared to the well‐established literature on motivations for strategic alliances that emphasize economic value. This study therefore develops a classification of motivations for environmental alliances by combining the literature on strategic alliances and that on environmental and knowledge value. The resulting classification includes motivations for environmental alliances to generate environmental and knowledge value as well as motivations to create economic value by internalizing environmental and knowledge value. A systematic review of 123 articles on environmental inter‐firm alliances identifies specific motivations to populate the new classification. We show that alliance partners are motivated to share sustainable resources, reduce sustainability risk, respond to stakeholders or invest in specific sustainable assets to generate external value. They collaborate to reduce costs or enhance competitive advantage, reputation or legitimacy to internalize external value. The resource‐based view, resource‐dependence view, institutional theory and transaction cost economics have not previously distinguished between motivations to generate and internalize external value. We extend their area of application from strategic alliances to environmental alliances, and thus beyond the exclusive pursuit of economic value.

Background and objective The vitalization of urban agriculture has increased various forms of experience-based education using school gardens, which raised the importance of school gardens in terms of value as well as the need to develop an implementation system for education-based agricultural experience service using school gardens. Thus, we reset the evaluation indicators from the previous study to establish objective evaluation indicators that enable quantitative comparison of school garden education services. Methods Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and direct question (DQ) surveys were conducted on 20 experts from October 12 to 19, 2020 after establishing the purpose and subjects of evaluation, and then the weights were calculated using the Expert Choice 2010 program. Results First, we analyzed the problems of the previous indicators by categorizing the performance indicators and comparing and verifying them with six requirements of valuation. Then, we added ‘welfare values’ and established sub-indicators accordingly. The importance of value indicator in AHP was in the order of education values (0.544), health values (0.182), welfare values (0.164), environmental values (0.062), and economic values (0.049). The importance of environmental and economic values was relatively low, less than 0.1. The importance of sub-indicators was highest in cultivating character (0.144), followed by enhancing ecological sensitivity (0.141) > promoting mental health (0.134) > cultivating agricultural literacy (0.120) > improving social skills (0.104). And mitigating climate change in environmental values was lowest (0.009). Increase in income was the lowest (0.036). This can be regarded as the expression of change to increase the educational effect based on collective life and the connotative meaning of ‘school’. In the case of DQ, the AHP weight and order were the same, but the environmental and economic values were relatively low, and the result was different from AHP weight. For sub-indicators, the importance in DQ was highest in promoting mental health (0.136), followed by promoting physical health (0.085), ]cultivating character (0.082), social integration (0.072), and enhancing ecological sensitivity (0.071). After reviewing related experts, we came up with 5 evaluation indicators and 16 sub-indicators for school garden education service, which are objective evaluation indicators that enable quantitative comparison. Conclusion In the future, we will validate the socioeconomic values of school garden education services and contribute to revitalizing school gardens by establishing policy alternatives for effective operation and management of school gardens.

Despite growing interest in sustainability, a gap remains between consumers’ environmental values and their actual green purchasing behavior. This study examines how socialization agents—interpersonal networks and social media—shape social influence and brand image, and how these factors mediate the relationship between sustainable consumption value and green purchase intention among young Thai consumers. Drawing on social influence theory and consumer socialization theory, the research employs a quantitative design using survey data from 495 young adults aged 18–24 in Bangkok, Thailand. The results confirm that sustainability values significantly predict green purchase intention, with both social influence and brand image acting as parallel mediators. Notably, social media agents positively influence both brand image and purchase intention, while interpersonal agents show no significant effect, reflecting a shift in influence toward digital platforms. Although serial mediation paths were proposed, none were supported, suggesting that young consumers respond to multiple cues concurrently rather than through step-by-step processes. This study contributes to the sustainable consumption value literature by highlighting the importance of multi-channel socialization processes in shaping green purchase behavior. It also underscores the critical role of brand image as a bridge between ethical values and consumer action. These findings offer practical implications for brand managers, marketers and policymakers seeking to design effective, socially resonant sustainability campaigns targeting digitally engaged youth.

Today’s agrifood systems face the challenge of meeting the growing demand for food for a population that is projected to grow to more than nine billion people by 2050. To achieve this, it is necessary to develop sustainable production systems with organizational and business approaches focused not only on economic factors, but also on environmental and social factors. In this article, two cases of integrated agro-aquaculture systems (SAAI) developed in Colombia were analyzed with the objective of understanding their potential in the generation of social, environmental and economic value, using as an analytical framework the archetypes of sustainable business model (AMNS) proposed by Bocken et al. (2014). As the AMNS are an alternative to face the agri-food challenges in the Colombian context, the following question was posed: What are the innovations needed to balance the sustainability factors within their value structures? The analysis was based on a qualitative study with identification of extreme or polar cases (Volmar & Eisenhardt, 2020). The cases studied showed differentiated archetypes, with specific relationships in the exchange of value: In the first scenario, identified as a business SAAI case, the technological and social AMNS predominated, which favored the generation of economic and environmental value in its model, and opportunities for innovation were found in the creation of social value, such as work, support for local communities, education and training in production and sustainability issues. On the other hand, in the case of SAAI identified as community-based, a balance was observed in the three major groups of AMNS (organizational, social and technological), so that its value generation capacity was distributed in the social and environmental value, but it was evident that the economic value was not adequately captured. This shows an opportunity for innovation in the business model to take advantage of this wasted capacity or value, for example, through the incorporation of agrotourism services, community tourism or training and education. Future studies can delve deeper into the impact that integrated production systems have on ecosystems, as well as their regenerative capacity and value destruction alerts, for example, through invasive species.

Who in the firm can create sustainable value and for whom? A single case-study on sustainable procurement and supply chain stakeholders

Credibly reducing information asymmetry: Signaling on economic or environmental value by environmental alliances

The climate change threat to humanity challenges the creation of sustainable transport infrastructure based on the triptych of balancing and maximising environmental, economic and social value. A piece of infrastructure may be created in a sustainable manner, but may be then subsequently used unsustainably, that would not be sustainable. In other words, sustainable transport infrastructure is linked with the use of the most sustainable transport choices. Environmental value may be defined by the natural and anthropogenic factors and elements which interact with and influence the natural ecosystem, quality of life, and human health and well-being. Emissions are a widely accepted way by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to “calculate” environmental damaging actions. Emissions address the production of pollutants and the placement of waste into the environment. The target is to reduce the use of transport modes with high environmental impact (e.g. cars) and replace them with transport modes with low or no environmental impact (e.g. public transport, walking, cycling). The hypothesis tested is that each individual should be able to understand which transport mode is the most sustainable and investigate whether each individual will accept the use of alternative options that consume less energy and generate fewer emissions. The methodology used was statistical inference. The hypothesis regarding the individuals’ understanding was verified with some deviations and a table with the environmental infrastructure interdependencies was developed based on EXIOBASE 3 database using the emissions generated from each transport sector for comparison purposes.

Utilising people's consumption patterns can be a practical approach to address the worsening state of nature, which has negatively affected human health and overall welfare. The present study explores customers' green purchasing intention by examining psychological aspects, including economic, emotional, and environmental value. Structural equation modelling was utilised to examine a total of 274 responses. The results indicated that economic value, emotional value, environmental consciousness and attitude significantly influence consumers' desire to make environmentally-friendly purchases. By including psychological elements such as economic value, emotional value, and the impact of environmental consciousness in the TPB model, the ability to predict intentions to embrace green products was enhanced. Consumers' inclination to take action is heightened when they perceive that their actions impact other players in the market. The findings of this study are advantageous for marketers to comprehend and target individuals who are anticipated to purchase environmentally friendly products. Analysing the correlation between environmental impact, economic value, emotional value, and green purchasing offers valuable insights to marketers in creating effective tactics that enhance consumers' inclination to buy environmentally friendly items.

The purpose of this study was to study the effect of MZ generation's environmental values on purchasing behavior according to their preference for vegan beauty products. The subjects of the study were 212 people from the MZ generation (born between 1980 and 2004) living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS V.25.0 for data analysis, and detailed research results are as follows. First, as a result of examining whether environmental values have a positive (+) effect on vegan cosmetics preference and satisfaction, preference had a statistically significant positive (+) effect on ethical consumption, environmental values, and social values, which are sub-factors of independent variables. Satisfaction had a significant positive (+) effect only on environmental and social values. Second, as a result of examining whether environmental values have a positive (+) effect on purchase behavior and purchase influence of vegan beauty products, environmental values and social values, which are sub-factors of independent variables, had positive (+) effects on purchase behavior and purchase influence. Third, as a result of examining whether the preference for vegan beauty products has a positive (+) effect on purchase behavior, ethical consumption and satisfaction, which are sub-factors of independent variables, had positive (+) effects on purchase behavior. Therefore, this study confirmed that the higher the environmental values of the MZ generation, the higher the preference and purchase behavior for vegan beauty products.

Toward a holistic view on lean sustainable construction: A literature review

Value negotiation and professional self-regulation – Environmental concern in the design of the built environment

Circular Economy strives for economic, social and environmental value creation in every part of the system. In Healthcare, both environmental and economic values are seen as the most important values for a manufacturer. Little is known about customer values in a circular economy and the underpinning environmental, economic and service benefits. This study shows that customer value creation and -activities must be connected within a circular business model. These relationships built on six moments when customers and manufacturers can make choices to participate in a circular economy coined as Circular Touch Points. In our approach, Circular Touch Points are developed as pivot points between customer values (proposition part of business model) and supplier offerings (fulfilment part of business model, i.e. circular activities) resulting in (multiple) value creation. Our empirical study focuses on the customer perspective, and shows that customer values are paradoxical in a Circular Economy and need to be studied per Circular Touch Point. In addition, customers have to prioritize Circular Touch Points hierarchically. Economic value is measured, environmental value is more perceptive and service value proves to be unimportant. This research can be used by medical suppliers to better understand customer values. Hospitals as customers can use this research to develop their circular strategies. Further research can elaborate on the role of the insurer and the government. Also the supplier side of the business model could be further investigated in practice. Other sectors and other target groups can also be looked at, as well as perceived versus actual values for both suppliers and buyers.

This study assessed public attitudes toward sustainable city transformation projects. We examined how the interdisciplinary competence of younger generations is related to urban transitions toward sustainability. To this end, we developed measurement scales for interdisciplinary competence and attitudes toward sustainable city transformation projects. In addition, we investigate how individuals’ sustainability values (environmental, social, and economic) interact with their interdisciplinary competence to shape their attitudes. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey conducted between November 2020 and May 2021 involving 402 university students. Alongside closed-ended questions, the survey included several open-ended items to gather qualitative insights into the participants’ reasoning. We then applied multiple regression models for the statistical analysis. The results indicate that young people’s attitudes toward sustainable city transformation projects are related to both their interdisciplinary competence and sustainability values. The younger generation generally perceives sustainable city investment as the primary contributor to environmental value. However, interdisciplinary cognition was found to weaken the importance of environmental values in shaping attitudes toward sustainable city transformation. Simultaneously, interdisciplinary cognition does not help young people connect sustainable city transformations with social or economic sustainability values. We conclude that the competence in interdisciplinary cognition is critical in communicating sustainable city projects to younger generations. Specifically, interdisciplinary cognition moderates the relationship between environmental values and sustainable city transformation; as interdisciplinary cognition increases, the strength of this relationship diminishes. These findings contribute theoretically to the environmental psychology literature on Value–Belief–Norm and provide practical implications for governments and enterprises engaged in sustainable city infrastructure development.