Achievement Of Sustainable Goals Research Articles

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An urgent problem that arises in the practices of green marketing is the growth of greenwashing; companies that provide inappropriate, exaggerated or false information about product quality. This article provides information on the impact of greenwashing on consumers. The interpretation of the concept of «greenwashing» is considered and the origin of this concept as a scientific term is determined. The Green Code of Claims has been studied, which contains the principles on the basis of which companies have the right to announce the environmental friendliness of their products and conduct green advertising. The eight main strategies of modern companies that use greenwashing and the main consequences for consumers after identifying such strategies are analyzed. This leads to misleading information for both investors and consumers. The degree of influence of greenwashing on the marketing, business and reputation of the company is determined. For this purpose, examples of the use of world-famous greenwashing brands and their implications for the market were given. Companies and brands are crossing the line between greenwashing and green marketing. The distinction between green marketing and greenwashing was identified, as well as examples of companies that use green marketing, and the impact of a positive impact on their reputation after using truthful statements instead of false ones. In conclusion, there are methods to avoid the use of greenwashing by marketers, as well as these ways for consumers not to fall victim to misleading advertising. Recommendations were also given to businesses on how to avoid greenwashing and build a positive reputation for their company, which will eventually increase the organization's profits by targeting the market for green products. If the company is working to achieve sustainability goals, it is better to share the true history of the brand with your audience, but you do not need to destroy the reputation of the brand just because the company wants to catch the trend.

Energy Sustainability—Rebounds Revisited Using Axiomatic Design

Energy Sustainability has been addressed through advancing technology efficiency, which may increase the impact of the use of natural resources. However, the increase in efficiency makes services cheaper, which causes a rebound effect, direct or indirect, on energy consumption and materials. Moreover, the popular concept of recycling seems insufficient to reduce the use of critical raw materials to provide energy services. From the perspective of the Earth’s limited resources, the sustainability problem needs a design approach to tackle the rebound effect from efficiency. This work aims to create a theoretical holistic review regarding energy use linked to technology efficiency, to understand how rebound effects may be prevented. In this work, the Axiomatic Design (AD) theory creates the framework that defines the Energy Sustainability functions and identifies the couplings that create the rebounds. According to AD, cycles occur on coupled designs, classified as poor designs. Decoupling the design clarifies two possible and complementary policies to achieve sustainability goals regarding the use of resources. The first is the circular economy, with constraints on energy and raw materials. The second is the massive use of local renewable energies. Plausible solutions come from mandating efficiency and taxation, dematerializing the economy, and reducing, reusing, remanufacturing, and recycling materials from products and systems. These solutions impact economic, environmental, and societal behaviors. The novelty of this approach is the definition of a system model for Energy Sustainability in the frame of AD, while tackling the rebound effect from technological efficiency.

Fostering green service innovation perceptions through green entrepreneurial orientation: the roles of employee green creativity and customer involvement

PurposeDeveloping new green services is critical to a hospitality organization’s achievement of sustainable goals as well as competitive advantage. This study aims to unravel the mechanisms through which organizations with green entrepreneurial orientation (green EO) can foster green service innovation.Design/methodology/approachThe data set for testing these mechanisms was garnered from employees and managers who worked in hotels based in an Asia-Pacific market. A multilevel analysis was conducted on this data set.FindingsThe results revealed the positive nexus between organizational green EO and green service innovation perceptions. The results of the study further lent credence to employee green creativity as a mediation path for such a relationship. Furthermore, customer involvement was found to fortify the linkage of green EO with employee green creativity and the linkage of employee green creativity with green service innovation perceptions.Practical implicationsThe results suggest to hotel organizations how to optimally translate their green entrepreneurial strategy into new green services that meet customer preferences and societal expectations.Originality/valueThis inquiry extends the hospitality management literature by linking green EO to green service innovation of hospitality organizations as well as identifying the mediation and moderation mechanisms underlying this link.

The impact on motivation following the introduction of sustainability-based bonus-pay

This small study investigates employee motivation following the introduction of a sustainability-linked financial incentive at a waste management company. Self-determination theory is used as a framework to explore the initial impact the bonus had on employees’ motivation to achieve sustainability goals since its introduction in January 2021. The case study explores the relationship between the extent to which the three basic psychological needs were met and the subsequent bearing this had on motivation. The findings highlight the importance of other factors such as company culture and the specific, moral intentions linked to sustainable acts, diminishing the importance of the three psychological needs being met.

To bike or not to bike: Exploring cycling for commuting and non-commuting in Bangladesh

In recent years, Bangladesh has started moving its transportation vision towards achieving sustainability goals such as increasing bicycle infrastructure, sidewalks, reducing air pollution, etc. To contribute to the ongoing discussion, we explored factors that influence the use of bicycles for different trip purposes in Rajshahi, a medium-sized city in Bangladesh. A face-to-face household survey was conducted to collect individuals’ socio-demographic characteristics, their travel patterns for different trip purposes, and perceptions of the built environment. We developed four Integrated Choice and Latent Variable (ICLV) models to understand the influence of latent perceptions on bicycling for commuting and non-commuting (i.e., grocery shopping, going for tea, and recreational) trips. The analysis indicates that women are more likely to choose a bike for commuting trips but are less likely to use bikes for recreational trips. The results also show that the choice of commuting by bicycle is positively associated with commuting distance and negatively associated with residential land use. Walkability perception has a significant positive association with the choice of bikes for commuting and non-commuting trips. Road safety perception for active travel is positively associated with bike choice for recreational trips, and crime perception of the neighborhood is negatively associated with bike choice for grocery trips. The results from this study will be helpful for policymakers to understand and improve the built environment to attract individuals towards bike use.

Institutional barriers to integrated marine spatial planning on the island of Ireland

Achieving sustainability goals in shared marine ecosystems is often undermined by different nation state marine governance systems, conflict over jurisdictional boundaries, and geopolitical differences. Moreover, Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is politically charged in cross-border areas resulting in institutional fragmentation. Decision-making processes are embedded in different legislative approaches, cultures, fiscal, and administrative procedures which are unable to adequately consider the specificities of these areas. Greater integration is required to deliver sustainable outcomes. However, academic literature regarding integration in MSP fail to incorporate the co-evolution of institutions and this remains a wholly undeveloped area of MSP research. This paper contributes to the emerging MSP discourse by revisiting the understanding of institutional barriers to effective MSP implementation. The island of Ireland is selected as a case study to demonstrate how MSP legislation, policies and plans are emerging with limited coherence contrary to requirements under the EU MSP Directive 2014/89/EU and the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Findings from series of interviews with key stakeholders on the island of Ireland are discussed. The analysis focuses on key barriers identified by utilising Ansong et al.’s ‘Wheel of Integration and Adaptation’ [1] under the themes of structural alignment, community and self-action, decision making, collaborative learning, leading structured intervention, and collaborative capacity. The paper concludes by presenting different intervention pathways to addressing the management and planning of contested marine areas.

Benefits of 3D Printing as A Sustainable Building Technology for Post-Disaster Housing

In previous years, many countries were exposed to many natural and artificial disasters. Iraq is considered one of the countries most affected in the recent period by wars and natural disasters. These disasters were accompanied by many losses in lives, equipment, and infrastructure. One of the most prominent losses resulting from disasters is the loss of many residents of their homes because they were destroyed and forced to flee or seek refuge in safer and more habitable areas. As a result, the demand for housing increases during disaster recovery, whether temporary or permanent, to meet the housing needs of IDPs or refugees. Therefore, the research examines the prospects of using 3D printing (3DP) as a sustainable building technology to meet the needs of temporary or permanent housing for those affected by disasters. The research aims to clarify the benefits of using this technology, compare it with traditional construction methods, and study the obstacles that prevent its use to form a reliable knowledge base to meet the housing needs of those affected by future disasters. The research found that 3D printing technology during disaster recovery has many advantages, such as providing housing at the required level and speed, reducing construction waste, increasing construction safety, achieving sustainability goals, and reducing construction errors and costs. It also includes some obstacles related to his condition, economic conditions, and availability. Workers with experience in dealing with these modern technologies in construction. Keywords: 3D Printing, 3D Printed House, Sustainability, Post-Disaster Housing. DOI: 10.7176/JETP/12-2-04 Publication date: May 30th 2022

Testing an adoption model for Industry 4.0 and sustainability: A Malaysian scenario

The fourth industrial revolution, commonly known as Industry 4.0, enables greater production efficiency, and significantly impacts economic, environmental, and social sustainability. However, Industry 4.0 adoption is relatively low in emerging countries. This study aims to understand the dynamics of Industry 4.0 adoption with regard to achieving sustainability goals. Accordingly, a comprehensive model is proposed to improve production and sustainability measures among SMEs through the digital transformation triggered by Industry 4.0. Based on simple random sampling, a quantitative study was conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with data collected from 314 Malaysian SMEs. The results show that the effect of IT resources, management leadership, teamwork, and external support is significant with regard to Industry 4.0 adoption and sustainability, respectively. In contrast, the effect of market pressure is insignificant. Furthermore, the effect of Industry 4.0 adoption on sustainability is also significant. Finally, Industry 4.0 adoption mediates the relationships among all the success factors of Industry 4.0 and sustainability, except market pressure. The study extends the relationship between the success factors and Industry 4.0 adoption toward sustainability and empirically validates the mediating effect of Industry 4.0 adoption between the success factors and sustainability. The outcomes of the study provide valuable insights for the practitioners and policymakers and contribute to Industry 4.0 literature.

Green pharmaceutical supply chain coordination considering green investment, green logistics, and government intervention.

Despite their important role in the fight against global climate change, the coordination of green pharmaceutical supply chains (GPSC) has rarely been studied. To fill this research gap and realize the optimal green performance of GPSC, this study aimed to investigate the coordination of a GPSC considering green investment, green logistics, and government intervention. Using a game-theoretic approach, we establish decision models and analyze the equilibrium strategies in several GPSC scenarios. A linked two-part tariff (LTPT) contract is proposed for the coordination of the GPSC. In addition, we explore the many important implications of changes in the parameters. This research shows that, under different conditions, governments should reasonably implement different interventions in order to promote the positive global performance of GPSC. Government intervention can increase the benchmark height and make more room for green improvement. The proposed LTPT contract can assist in the realization of GPSC coordination, obtain a greater consumer surplus, and achieve optimal green performance. Higher flexibility-influence coefficients of green degree on costs are conducive to the emission reductions and sustainable development of GPSC. Moreover, cultivating green preference in the market can save the government expenditures on subsidies. When the green investment coefficient of a GPSC is larger, the GPSC members lack motivation for green improvement, and the government needs to provide more subsidies rather than taxes in order to improve the green degree of the GPSC. Increased rewards from the government to the pharmaceutical manufacturer and the TPLSP will reduce the subsidies for the pharmaceutical retailer. Government intervention influences the scope of an LTPT contract. The findings provide rich managerial insights and implications for the GPSC policymakers and decision-makers in achieving sustainability goals.

An Experimental Case Study on Generation of Bio-Energy as Clean Technology Initiative in a Food Industry

India is a country with huge potential for Biomass Energy (BE) generation numerically estimated as 20GW. The country is making some serious efforts in terms of both scientific interventions and fiscal incentives to economically attract more projects of BE for its renewability properties. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Government of India is encouraging clean technologies (CT) to get adopted by revenue generating organizations through provisions of certificates for emission reduction, Carbon-Credits or giving preferential tariffs. These initiatives have been welcomed by industries as they often have large amount of bio-degradable waste to send to treatment facilities. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) process has got much attention in industrial waste treatment ventures in this framework. Bio-chemical breakdown process of waste releases biogas that can be utilized in electricity and steam generation and simultaneously landfill expenses can be avoided. Present study is based on an experiment of converting potato peels of a food industry to generate biogas. Standard AD process is utilized with a suitably selected pre-treatment mechanism to make the process of BE generation more efficient according to the scale of industrial dimensions. This venture is one of the many CT initiatives taken by the industry for achieving sustainability goals of the EHS (Environment-Health-Safety) division. The process is estimated to produce 16 lt methane gas per 1 kg of potato peel waste. This process of generation of BE is capable to off-set of 3000 Kcal amount of energy required for industrial operation. Further a SWOT analysis has been carried out to critically analyze the suitability of the experiment as per industrial scale.

Two-decade journey of green human resource management research: a bibliometric analysis

PurposeDuring the past decade, the green workplace has attracted the attention of academics and industry alike. As a result, new research areas like green human resource management (GHRM) started emerging. Green workplace means greening of traditional business functions, namely, human resource management, marketing, operations and supply chain. GHRM can play a strategic role in enabling organizations to implement and formulate sustainable strategies and help them achieve corporate sustainability. This paper helps understand the GHRM scholarship and provides an up-to-date account of GHRM practices.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors have adopted the bibliometric analysis method to analyse and draw inferences from 247 articles retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database for the time horizon of almost two decades: 2005 to June 2021. The methodology's schematic view comprises four steps: data collection, data analysis, data visualization and interpretation. The present study intends to understand GHRM scholarship using Bibliometric R-package and VOSviewer software.FindingsThe study offers some interesting insights that may help scholars, line managers and top management to conceptualize the GHRM practices in their organization, which is currently limited to a few HR practices (hiring, training and reward), geographies, developed countries and industries. These can be extended to other HR practices (e.g. industrial relations). In addition, this paper contributes to the GHRM literature in identifying the keywords, authors, journals, intellectual, conceptual and social structure.Research limitations/implicationsThe study underpins the research in the area of GHRM in order to understand the trends on this topic over the past 17 years in terms of prolific authors, most impactful journals, key themes and the field's intellectual and social structure. The study indicates that this field is still in its development stage. Hence, there is a need for more arduous research on the topic to help develop a better understanding of this new field.Originality/valueThe paper helps understand green practices in human resource functions, focusing on corporate sustainability goals. It helps the line managers and top management make GHRM a central function for achieving sustainability goals. In addition, these findings can be a road map for the researchers to investigate the field of GHRM further.

TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS MOTIVATING INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES TO IMPLEMENT ESG PRACTICES

Currently, more and more companies follow the principles of sustainable development and implement ESG practices in corporate strategies. At the same time, a number of Russian companies experience barriers to implementing ESG practices and do not have the necessary competencies to build work on the implementation of sustainable development practices. In this context, it is important to understand the factors contributing to the implementation of ESG practices in Russian industrial companies.The research presented in the article is based on the data of a survey of 167 industrial companies. The results obtained allow us to speak about a variety of factors influencing the implementation of environmental, social and managerial initiatives. Thus, new technologies, consumer expectations, companies’ work on international markets, and regulatory requirements are the key factors in the implementation of environmental practices by industrial companies. Costs of current operations, the presence of a division and/or manager responsible for achieving sustainability goals, investment attractiveness, profitability of operations and operational efficiency improvements are drivers for the introduction of social practices by industrial companies. The implementation of management practices is most influenced by the factors of having units responsible for achieving sustainability goals, consumer expectations, companies’ performance in international markets, investment attractiveness and costs of current operations.The results of the study lead to conclusions about the need to create specialized units responsible for the implementation of sustainable development goals, to introduce new technologies, to pay attention to employee development and their social security in order to successfully achieve sustainable development goals.

Prototyping Roof Mounts for Photovoltaic (PV) Panels: Design, Construction and CFD Validation

Many countries have committed to using renewable energy and increasingly encourage the use of solar panels in residential dwellings part of achieving sustainability goals. However, building regulations and standards are often slow to catch up. In New Zealand, there is no specified standard for the mechanical structure when mounting the solar panels to the roof. Solar panel mounts can cause significant damage to the roof in the presence of environmental stressors, such as heavy rain and high-speed wind gusts. This paper presents the process of designing a novel mounting unit for solar panels using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) tools to prototype the unit. The prototype unit is easy to install and can accommodate a range of solar tiles manufactured by leading manufacturers. The proposed mount design addresses issues identified with current mounts, such as roof leaks, tilting of the tiles, and corrosion of mounting units by design optimization and proper material selection. Additionally, we compare the maximum temperature for each part of the unit to the CFD results and come up with an average error of 3.14-3.82%.

Soil carbon and nitrous oxide dynamics in corn (Zea mays L.) production under different nitrogen, tillage and residue management practices

Reducing tillage frequency and intensity and returning crop residues to the soil are two agricultural management practices to increase soil organic carbon (SOC). Timing and rates of nitrogen fertilizer, coupled with tillage methods and residue incorporation, can also influence nitrous oxide emissions. In this study, we used measured data from a long term (23 years) tillage and residue management experiment, under intensive grain corn production, together with the DNDC (DeNitrification-DeComposition) process-based model, to ascertain the most effective fertilizer and tillage management practices to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching, and increase soil carbon stocks. The field experiment consisted of no-till [NT], reduced [RT], and conventional tillage [CT], with and without corn residue return. After calibration and validation, using field observed data, the DNDC model was run with 108 management scenarios (six N application rates, spring single N fertilization, spring split N fertilization and fall fertilization, three tillage practices and two residue-return options). N application rate was predicted to be a significant driver for corn yield, SOC sequestration, N2O emissions and nitrate leaching, indicating the need to identify a critical N rate to both optimize production and achieve sustainability goals. Split (vs. single) N application did not significantly affect corn yield, nitrate leaching, N2O emissions or SOC, while fall fertilization should be avoided due to greater nitrate leaching and higher N2O emissions as well as lower crop yield. Although stimulating N2O emissions, both NT and residue return are recommended for their ability to enhance SOC stocks. Results of this study can be used for policy development regarding carbon sequestration and GHG emissions for intensive grain cropping systems in the humid regions of North America.

Corporate sustainability crisis: Theoretical framework and stakeholder‐oriented typology

AbstractResearch on corporate crises has yielded numerous, partly overlapping crisis concepts from the corporate perspective without adequately addressing the stakeholder perspective and sustainability and corporate social responsibility characteristics. This conceptual paper aims to develop a stakeholder‐oriented typology of corporate sustainability crises. For this purpose, conceptual gaps and requirements are identified, and a theoretical framework is developed from which stakeholder‐related typology criteria are derived. The typology developed differentiates between eight crisis types that are interrelated and can also develop dynamically over time. By including and delimiting various crises concepts within a uniform framework, this paper contributes to the further development of knowledge in this still underdeveloped research field. As a result, insights into the early identification and further development of crises can be gained, which is especially important for crisis managers. In addition, public policymakers and actors of nonstate governance are supported in assessing the prerequisites and potentials of companies and stakeholders as actors of nonstate governance in dealing with various types of corporate sustainability crises, thereby contributing to achieving sustainability goals.

Vanguard Projects as Intermediation Spaces in Sustainability Transitions

In response to climate change issues, increasing numbers of vanguard projects are being established to help governments achieve sustainability goals through rapid technology development. We focus on the transition intermediation literature to argue that vanguard projects, as intermediation spaces, enable core and external project actors to assume intermediary characteristics to align, negotiate, and pursue policy level goals beyond the remit of conventional project goals. We contribute to project studies by providing a macrolevel contextualization of vanguard projects in the wider sociotechnical transitions debates. We suggest that transition intermediation is key for understanding projects and their achievement of wider policy goals.

Organizational enablers for sustainable manufacturing and industrial ecology

Due to the scarcity of resources, global warming, and rising energy prices, there has been significant growth in research and development in sustainable manufacturing. This has moved the responsibility of manufacturers to manufacture sustainable products in a sustainable manner focusing on product, process and supply chain waste during their life cycle. However, many organizations try to opt for this strategy, but due to price competition, focus on quality issues, and lack of integration of various enablers of sustainable manufacturing, organizations are not able to implement sustainable manufacturing strategically. The purposes (scientific value) of this paper are to (i) identify various enablers for sustainable manufacturing (ii) familiarize industrial professionals and SMEs practitioners with the sustainable manufacturing tools and practices (iii) enhance industrial ecology through sustainability gain (iv) enhance the organizational financial, market, social, environmental performance throughout the whole supply chain of manufacturing and product life cycle, for developing the better place of livelihood for the species and increasing GDP value of the nation (v) identification of associated future research directions. This study helps the stakeholders, practitioners and organizations to plan the strategic significance of each enabler for developing the pathway to achieve sustainability goals. This study contributes to a better understanding and holistic approach for sustainable manufacturing throughout the whole supply chain of manufacturing and product life cycle. It is observed through this study that for achieving sustainability goals in manufacturing, strategic holistic long-term streamlined planning along with top management commitment is essential. For sustainable manufacturing implementation, the roadmap has to be developed by the policymakers. Organization commitment for tools and practices is the key essential requirement for the successful implementation of sustainable manufacturing in the supply and value chain.

Smart public transportation: A future framework for sustainable new cities (Case study Greater Cairo)

In the context of the tremendous progress in information technology in all spheres of life, it is necessary to adopt more intelligence solutions to increase the quality of life and achieve sustainable cities. Currently, without a doubt, we have the ability to make all city services accessible to everybody. Transportation and mobility systems are critical components of sustainable city development. Therefore, the scientific literature on the technological systems employed in transportation systems and their primary uses is extensive, outlining their application to improving people’s quality of life through promoting a sustainable environment. Recently. There is a new generation of ITS (intelligence transportation system) resulting from the encouragement of related public policy that has been deeply integrated with new infrastructure and new technologies for improving the quality of life. The new generation of ITS technology and urban analysis and planning technology can not only meet the current problems of the coordinated development of the public transportation system and big cities like Cairo, but also meet the needs of the city’s future development in advance. This paper will discuss the transformation of intelligent public transportation, the opportunities, and applications, using technologies, and implementation in various urban areas using a case study of China’s smart transportation. Additionally, propose a future framework for sustainable transportation in new cities and the feasibility of implementing them in Egypt’s new cities. Highlight the actions and outcomes of integrating technologies, as well as their environmental, urban, economic, and social impacts. In order to develop and increase the quality of life in the cities of Egypt and the developing world in order to achieve sustainability goals.

Penerapan Analisis SWOT dalam Mewujudkan Ekowisata Mangrove yang Berkelanjutan

Mangrove ecotourism is a form of tourism that aims to preserve mangrove ecosystems while providing economic benefits to local communities. However, to ensure that this ecotourism can develop sustainably, there needs to be a systematic approach in its planning and management. The application of SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is an effective method to evaluate various aspects of mangrove ecotourism. This study aims to explore the application of SWOT Analysis in designing strategies to realize sustainable mangrove ecotourism. By analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with mangrove ecotourism, this study aims to identify strategies that can improve the sustainability and effectiveness of mangrove ecotourism. The results of this study indicate that SWOT analysis can provide deep insight into the internal and external factors affecting mangrove ecotourism development and assist in formulating appropriate strategies to achieve sustainability goals. The findings provide valuable guidance for more effective planning and management of mangrove ecotourism.

Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models

The integration of sustainability in the circular economy is an emerging paradigm that can offer a long term vision to achieve environmental and social sustainability targets in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Developing scalable and sustainable impacts in circular economy business models (CEBMs) has many challenges. While many advanced technology manufacturing firms start as small enterprises, remarkably little is known about how material reuse firms in sociotechnical systems transition towards circular business models. Research into CEBMs integrating sustainability and environmental conservation is still in its early stages. There has been increased interest in sustainability and circular economy research, but current research is fragmented. The innovation surrounding CEBMs eludes some firms with relatively limited evidence of the transitional perspective necessary to integrate aspects of sustainability. This lack of evidence is especially applicable to the context of circular economy practices in small and medium enterprises in the United States regarding capabilities, operations obstacles, and elements of success in designing circular business models. Based on a qualitative, interview-based inductive study of a material reuse firm, our research develops a conceptual model of the critical success factors and obstacles that are part of implementing circular economy practices. Firms must first manage strategic enablers and monitor tactical enablers to achieve sustainability goals. In this study, we identify the underlying enablers of how these capabilities affect the transition to a CEBM that integrates sustainability. The framework emerging from our findings highlights the interplay of CEBM, innovation success factors, and obstacles at a micro-level. The investigation of a material reuse firm serves as the foundation for developing a framework for how managers can alter a company and revise the business model to transition towards a more innovative circular economy.