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Chanturiya, Valentine A., Eugenia A. Krasavtseva, and Dmitriy V. Makarov. "Electrochemistry of Sulfides: Process and Environmental Aspects." Sustainability 14, no. 18 (September 8, 2022): 11285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141811285.
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One of the main sources of non-ferrous and precious metals is sulfide ores. This paper presents a review of the existing literature on the electrochemical properties of some of the most common industrial sulfides, such as pentlandite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite, pyrite, etc. The study results of the surface redox transformations of minerals, galvanic effect, cathodic oxygen reduction reaction on the surface of sulfides are presented. The electrochemical properties of sulfide minerals are manifested both in the industrial processes of flotation and hydrometallurgy and in the natural geological setting or during the storage of sulfide-containing mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical industry waste.
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Kimeria, Thendu Bedan. "Policy Formulation and Advocacy towards Sustainability of Aviation Industry in Kenya: A Literature Based Review." Journal of Strategic Management 4, no. 1 (February 19, 2022): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.53819/81018102t2093.
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Sustainability of the aviation sector takes a multidimensional approach including economic sustainability, environmental sustainability and social sustainability. Thus, the sustainability of the aviation industry sector presents a challenging task in enhancing the three aspects of aviation industry sustainability. The three aspects in most instances conflict for instance as economic aspect of sustainability is enhanced, the environmental aspect of sustainability deteriorates. Formulation of aviation industrial policies requires multi-agency involvement. The aviation industry sector has many other bodies and agencies that must be considered for industrial advice, engagement and consultation. A particular aviation industrial policy formulated may conflict with policy guidelines from other partners and agencies. The purpose of this study was to undertake an empirical review on policy formulation and advocacy towards sustainability of aviation industry in Kenya. Literature based review was adopted in this paper. The planning theory, Functional Process Model and Dynamic Capabilities Theory anchored this paper. From the literature review, it was identified that sustainability of the aviation industry takes a multidimensional approach that include economic sustainability, environmental sustainability and social sustainability. The unique phenomenon presents a unique challenge in promoting satisfactory sustainability in the aviation industry. As such, the study recommends for prudent aviation policies, carefully and collaboratively formulated to balance the three aspects of sustainability in the aviation industry. The policies include environmental sustainability policies that ensure that airline operators use less pollutant fuels, economic sustainability policies including polices on excellent service delivery to customers, affordable airline maintenance practices and fair competition strategies among the participants in the industry. Social responsibilities policies to be adopted include clauses that promote active participation of the airline operators in building social services/amenities and protecting employees from abuse by the employer (s). Key words: Policy formulation, sustainability, aviation industry, Kenya
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Al Farooque, Omar, Bernice Kotey, and Helena Ahulu. "Exploring Environmental Disclosure in SelectedAustralian Multinationals under the GRI Guidelines." Issues In Social And Environmental Accounting 8, no. 3 (September 30, 2014): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.22164/isea.v8i3.90.
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This paper explores changes in environmental reporting among Australian MNEs between 2004 and 2007, using the GRI guidelines, and explains how GRI transformation (from G2 to G3) leads to changes in environmental disclosure aspects along with their association with company size, profitability, industry sector. Applying Wilcoxon matched pair signed ranked and Spearman rank correlation tests, twenty companies from the Australian SAM Sustainability Index (AuSSI) are examined to identify the extent of changes on specific aspects of environmental disclosure. The findings of the paper document a significant increase in environmental reporting in Australian companies. In particular, reporting has increased for energy, emissions and environmental management followed by water, overall, materials, transport and product/services aspects. However, a shift in emphasis from compliance and biodiversity aspects associated with climate changes and resource preservation is also evident. Again, the majority of changes occurred in companies operating in environmentally sensitive industries with industry sector having significant relationship with a few environmental disclosure aspects, the study shows no significant effect of company size and profitability on different environmental disclosure aspects. These evidences indicate that external forces (such as, legislation, industry sensitiveness to environment, and stakeholder awareness and pressure) rather than internal factors are more effective to influence and determine environmental disclosure in Australian companies.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Pento, Tapio. "Industrial Ecology of the Paper Industry." Water Science and Technology 40, no. 11-12 (December 1, 1999): 21–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1999.0690.
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Industrial ecology (IE) is a biological concept applied to industrial structures. The basic concepts of IE include regional, intra-firm and product-based waste recycling systems as well as the principle of upward and downward cascading. In best current examples of regional systems, several parties are in an industrial waste re-use symbiosis. Paper industry has learned to arrange the recovery and re-use of its products on distant markets, even up to a level where indications of exceeding optimal recovery and re-use rates already exist through deteriorated fibre and product quality. Such occurrences will take place in certain legislative-economic situations. Paper industry has many cascade levels, each with their internal recovery and recycling, as well as many intra-firm, regional, and life cycle ecology structures. As an example of prospects for individual cascading routes, sludges may continue to be incinerated, but the route to landfills will be closed. The main obstacles of legislative drive toward better IE systems are in many cases existing laws and political considerations rather than economic or technical aspects. The study and practice of engineering human technology systems and related elements of natural systems should develop in such a way that they provide quality of life by actively managing the dynamics of relevant systems to reduce the risk and scale of undesirable behavior and outcomes. For the paper industry, earth systems engineering offers several development routes. One of them is the further recognition of and research on the fact that the products of the industry are returned back to the carbon cycle of the natural environment. Opportunities for modifying current earth systems may also be available for the industry, e.g. genetically modified plants for raw materials or organisms for making good quality pulp out of current raw materials. It is to be recognized that earth systems engineering may become a very controversial area, and that very diverse political pressures may determine its future usefulness to the paper industry.
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Hegedűs, Mihály, Balázs Cseh, and István Fábics. "Accounting Aspects of Digitalization and Industry 4.0 in Hungary." Regional and Business Studies 12, no. 2 (November 28, 2020): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.33568/rbs.2508.
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In our present paper, we analyze the accounting aspects of digitalization and industry 4.0 in Hungary. First of all, the accounting profession is a traditional profession and accounting rules and principles are established and have been the same for many years. However, globalization of business, stronger regulations and numerous technological solutions and innovations are not bypassing the accounting profession, either. Challenges for the accounting profession are reflected in the need for rapid adaptation and transformation of business practice and business processes without abandoning basic accounting rules and principles. The aim of this paper is to analyze and systematize the key challenges that digitalization brings for the accounting profession. The paper seeks to examine how, through environmental accounting, the broader context of corporate sustainability could be incorporated into the developing vision for Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution.
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Sari, Ravita, Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo, and Herdis Herdiansyah. "BATIK WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS BY INTEGRATED COMUNAL, CASE STUDY OF KAMPOENG BATIK LAWEYAN." AGRIBUSINESS JOURNAL 13, no. 1 (July 15, 2019): 59–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/aj.v13i1.11872.
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Batik industry is one of the industries that produces wastewater which contains harmful chemicals. In order to maintain the quality of the environment, it is necessary to have a wastewater management system. The region which has conducted the comunal waste management system is Kampoeng Batik Laweyan. However, this effort of waste management system has not optimal yet. The purpose of this paper is to analyze wastewater management system in Kampoeng Batik Laweyan. The approach of this paper is a quantitative approach, using mix-metode. The analysis of the wastewater management system has been done by assesing 4 aspects such as technical aspect, managerial aspect, economic aspect, and environmental aspect. The wastewater management system has provided good results in technical dan managerial aspects only. For the economic and the environment aspects need to be upgraded since they have not shown any important improvements. Through this paper it is expected to create a substantial improvement in economic and environmental aspects.Keyword: Batik waste, Laweyan, management, wastewater, WWTP.
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Mengistie, Belay Tizazu. "Ethiopia: The Environmental Aspects of Policy and Practice in the Ethiopian Floriculture Industry." Environmental Policy and Law 50, no. 4-5 (March 12, 2021): 373–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/epl-200239.
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The floriculture sector is booming in Ethiopia, making the country the second largest flower exporter in Africa and one of the largest suppliers of flowers globally. Despite the enormous advantages of the Ethiopian floriculture industry to the country’s economy, the industry’s unsustainability related to environmental and human rights is growing. Failure to protect the environment can have profound negative impacts on long-term economic development and human rights, including the right to life, adequate food, water and housing. The floriculture industry has been identified as having the potential to grow and contribute positively to the agricultural transformation and economy of Ethiopia. Policy, laws and regulations play a vital role in the implementation of any regulatory objective. During the last decade, Ethiopia has developed many policies and laws that link to improving the environment, and the flower farm industry itself has adopted self-regulation and standards, enhancing the protection of workers and the environment. But there is increasing evidence that the economic benefits of the flower industry come at the expense of the environment. So, what is the impact of these State and non-State regulations on a safe and clean environment? This paper aims to analyse how, why and under what circumstances environmental policy implementation might work or fail, by investigating the challenges for the floriculture industry relating to the intensive use of pesticides and water, and inappropriate waste disposal in the policy implementation process. It is safe to say that Ethiopia has developed a lot of legislation on the environment but the challenge of effective monitoring and enforcement remains. This paper concludes with recommendations, based on the fact that the principles of environmental rights, the right to life and the right to development cannot be realised in the absence of the right to a healthy environment.
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Gordić, Dušan, Milun Babić, Dubravka Jelić, Davor Konćalović, and Vladimir Vukašinović. "Integrating Energy and Environmental Management in Wood Furniture Industry." Scientific World Journal 2014 (2014): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/596958.
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As energy costs continue to rise, industrial plants (even those of energy nonintensive industries such as furniture industry) need effective way to reduce the amount of energy they consume. Besides, there are a number of economic and environmental reasons why a company should consider environmental management initiatives. This paper provides a detailed guideline for implementing joint energy and environmental management system in wood furniture industrial company. It covers in detail all essential aspects of the system: initial system assessment, organization, policy development, energy and environmental auditing, action plan development, system promotion, checking system performance, and management review.
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Emel'yanovich, Anzhelika, Sergey Koval, and Alexander Kakorin. "Practical Aspects of Quality Management in the Construction Industry." Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences 2019, no. 3 (December 16, 2019): 310–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.21603/2500-3372-2019-4-3-310-317.
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The authors consider the internal and external reserves of improving the quality of products at the enterprises that produce reinforced concrete. The research objective was to study and substantiate the external and internal factors, thus improving the effectiveness of quality management. The paper focuses on the use of such tool of sustainable development as "Six Sigma", which is considered as an important factor in product quality management. The paper also features the process of certification as an external tool that can improve quality management in the construction industry. The authors justified the necessity of mandatory certification of construction products when bidding for a tender. The paper also reviews the experience of sustainable production at reinforced concrete plants. The problems of product quality in the industry are of strategic nature and can cause economic, environmental, and other negative consequences. Quality management should become compulsory in the industry since its products are designed exclusively for the domestic market. As a result, its certification according to State Standards ISO 9001 or GOST R ISO 9001 is absolutely voluntary and performs only image-making functions. As far as tenders for state orders are concerned, mandatory certification may solve the existing problems with the quality of construction work. As internal quality management tool, the concept of "Six Sigma" can be useful for concrete works.
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Rahman, Nayem. "Toward Achieving Environmental Sustainability in the Computer Industry." International Journal of Green Computing 7, no. 1 (January 2016): 37–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijgc.2016010103.
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The computer industry has come under increasing scrutiny in terms of energy consumption, the carbon emissions and e-waste. Shipment of e-waste to developing countries where it is often disposed of in unsafe ways is another major issue. Organizations and individuals have a tendency to throw away or store their aging computer technology assets which is not environmentally sustainable and or cost effective. Implementation of an end-to-end computer and related products' sustainability management strategy by incorporating the reuse of existing technology can make a major impact on the environment. Computer industry sustainability management includes design and development of energy efficient computer products, refurbishing of computer assets, purchasing of green or refurbished components and providing sustainability metrics procedures. By implementing sustainability programs, organizations can contribute in reducing the amount of energy spent to develop new computer technology products, help in reducing carbon emission, keep e-waste out of landfills and recycle them. This paper discusses different aspects of sustainable computer industry program and proposes that computer makers take ownership of disposing of e-waste by following safety standards. The paper also proposes adopting reverse supply chain process for possible reuse, recycle or disposal of computers.
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Li, Ying, Lei Xu, Tao Sun, and Ronggui Ding. "The impact of project environmental practices on environmental and organizational performance in the construction industry." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 13, no. 2 (July 29, 2019): 367–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-07-2018-0137.
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Purpose Scholars and practitioners have recognized the significance of integrating environmental practices into project context. This paper focuses on project environmental practices (PEP) and identifies PEP from the life cycle perspective, which includes green design, green procurement, green construction and investment recovery. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship among the four aspects of PEP and their effects on environmental performance and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model was established and several hypotheses were developed. This study applied a survey method to test the hypothesized relationships. Based on a sample of 159 respondents, partial least squares structural equation modeling analyses were conducted. Findings The results show that green design has a positive impact on green procurement, green construction and investment recovery. Green procurement is also confirmed to positively influence green construction. Further, green construction and investment recovery have a direct and positive impact on environmental and organizational performance, whereas green design and green procurement influence environmental and organizational performance indirectly through green construction. Environmental performance has a significant impact on organizational performance. Originality/value This study enhances the understanding on PEP by revealing the inter-relationships among its four aspects and establishes the links between PEP and performance outcomes. The findings will contribute to the literature on the integration of environmental principles and project context.
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De Jesus, Ana Flávia Santos, Zaíra Morais dos Santos Hurtado De Mendoza, Maísa Pavani dos Santos Elias, Daniela Magali Dos Santos, Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza Borges, and Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza Morais. "Aspectos gerais sobre a indústria brasileira de polpa celulósica e papel / General aspects about the brazilian industry of cellulose pulp and paper." Brazilian Journal of Development 8, no. 6 (June 14, 2022): 45984–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv8n6-220.
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Albu, Mădălina. "Considerations Regarding Environmental Aspects of Risk Management in the Oil and Gas Industry." Advanced Engineering Forum 27 (April 2018): 213–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.27.213.
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The current global industry depends to a large extent on oil, gas and products. Hydrocarbons form of oil and its derivatives have become the main source of energy for the majority population. Crude oil, through its many uses is very important because it is cleaner than coal and cheaper and easier to transport than natural gas. Sometimes it called "black gold" and provides nearly half of the energy used in the world. Without it, would block transportation and large industrial equipment or thermal power plants could not operate.All activities of an organization involve risks and risk management is the process of substantiating the decision, taking into account the effects of uncertainty on objectives materialize and the establishment of measures and actions needed. To have the expected effectiveness within the organization, risk management must become an integral part of the administration, politics and culture of the organization. Environmental risk management differs significantly from other types of risk management due to the fact that its particular characteristics reflecting the complexity of the environmentEnvironmental risk management is an integral part of the overall management system. Establishing detailed integration or interaction management system risk management system or environmental management systems implemented by the organization must not lead to increase resources needed for this process.Safety and environmental issues top the agenda remains in the oil and gas companies when it comes to risk management. Oil and natural gas, both extraction and transport, has a range of important risks both to workers from these activities by accidents at work are exposed to people from neighboring villages (major accident) and for the environment.This paper presents theoretical and practical considerations regarding the implementation of the concept of risk management in their activity in the oil and gas industry and emphasizes the aspects of the environmental risks of oil industry. In the first part of the paper theoretical considerations are made on risk management and risk management standard. In the second part also presents practical aspects of how risk management is implemented in the oil and gas industry.
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Liu, Zi Yu, Guo Xia Yang, and Hao Liang Jiang. "Research on Information Industry of Rail Transportation." Applied Mechanics and Materials 433-435 (October 2013): 1383–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.433-435.1383.
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Rail transportation includes intercity rail transportation and urban rail transportation. Information technology is indispensable for the development of rail transportation. This paper first gives the architecture of rail transportation information technology, and puts forward the structure of rail transportation information industry based on it. In this paper, rail transportation information industry is divided into communication industry, Signal industry, vehicle information industry, power monitoring industry, environmental control and fire alarm industry, automatic fare collection industry, operation and management system industry. Then from the two aspects of railway and urban rail transportation, this paper analyses each industry chain in the rail transportation information industry.
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Chen, Jing, and Xiaoxue Mu. "Review on Environmental Treatment of Heavy Pollution Industry." E3S Web of Conferences 329 (2021): 01045. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202132901045.
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The development of heavy pollution industry has a certain impact on the ecological environment. This paper combs and summarizes the environmental treatment technology of heavy pollution industry from the aspects of air pollution and water pollution. During studing the advantages and disadvantages of various environmental treatment technologies, the authors finds that there are the following problems in the development of environmental treatment technology of heavy pollution industry in China: there is a lack of long-term planning for air pollution environmental treatment; The cost of water pollution control is high and the energy consumption is large. Therefore, relevant environmental governance departments should promote the concept of sustainable development and strengthen the constraints of waste gas and sewage treatment process; Enterprises in heavy pollution industries need to learn and learn from the cutting-edge technologies of environmental governance; Social media positively guide enterprises in heavily polluting industries to protect the ecological environment through public supervision.
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Öztürk, I., V. Eroglu, and A. Bastürk. "Sludge Utilization and Reduction Experiences in the Pulp and Paper Industry." Water Science and Technology 26, no. 9-11 (November 1, 1992): 2105–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0672.
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This paper presents pilot-scale experiences on utilization of primary sludges from an integrated pulp and paper mill in the manufacturing of hardboard. The results have shown that the primary sludge added in 1/4 ratio yields the best result considering quality and operating aspects for the hardboard production. Lab-scale anaerobic treatability studies were carried out by an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASBR) with a volume of 10.351 using settled effluents from the related industry as the feed. Anaerobic treatability study results have shown that such an application prior to existing activated sludge system may provide 70 percent reduction in energy requirement for aeration and about 65 percent net reduction in excess biological sludge production.
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Miryuk, Olga. "Environmental Aspects of Resource-Saving Cement Technology." Environmental and Climate Technologies 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 803–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0060.
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Abstract The article outlines the main problems that the cement industry causes to the environment. Authors propose technological solutions aimed at resource-saving in cement production and environmental protection. The research is devoted to low-energy cement obtained on the basis of waste from processing skarn-magnetite ores. The characteristics of the composition and properties of the technogenic material are given. The authors have justified the feasibility of using skarn-magnetite ore enrichment waste as a part of a cement raw material mixture. The possibility of changing the composition of cement by reducing the energy-intensive alite phase is demonstrated. Technological and heat engineering calculations confirming the reduction of natural mineral raw materials and fuel costs in the production of cement were carried out. The processes of hydration of the developed cements have been investigated. A method for accelerating the hardening of low-base cements due to mechanical activation, the introduction of mineral additives and a modifier is proposed. The research revealed construction and technological advantages of the developed cements, which exhibit increased resistance during operation in an aggressive environment. Physical and mechanical tests of concretes made of low-base cement were carried out. The possibility of reducing the temperature during the heat treatment of concrete is proved. Physical and mechanical tests of concretes made of low-base cement were carried out. The paper presents environmental benefits of the developed cement technology.
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Ranjan, Rashmi, and Niladri Das. "Designing a framework for integrating environment management with drivers of economic performance." International Journal of Energy Sector Management 9, no. 3 (September 7, 2015): 376–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijesm-02-2014-0004.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to integrate drivers of economic performance with environmental management aspects and core managerial functions of the Indian coal mining industry. Design/methodology/approach For this research paper, primary and secondary data have been used. The primary data were collected through a questionnaire survey which was distributed in the four subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were tested by appropriate statistical techniques. Further, one-sample t-test and multiple linear regression analysis have been used for data analysis. Findings Testing of hypotheses reveals that there is a high level of integration of environmental management aspects with the seven core managerial functions, namely, production process, distribution process, beneficiation process, quality issues, stakeholders’ interest, health and safety and corporate strategy. Further, the paper identified that there is a positive association between integration of environmental aspects with core functions and the four drivers of economic performance and it is strongly associated with societal-related and risk-related drivers of economic performance. But it is less strongly associated with image-related and efficiency-related drivers of economic performance. Research limitations/implications This paper focuses on integrating the environmental management and core functions with key drivers of economic performance in coal mining industry which is one of the most polluting industries of the world. The limitation of the paper is that it is very specific and limited to the coal mining industry. Originality/value The paper contributes to the existing work by designing a framework which identifies the key drivers of economic performance and integrating it with the environmental management system of the organisation.
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Malik, Abrar, Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Ankush Raina, and Kapil Gupta. "3D printing towards implementing Industry 4.0: sustainability aspects, barriers and challenges." Industrial Robot: the international journal of robotics research and application 49, no. 3 (January 18, 2022): 491–511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ir-10-2021-0247.
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Purpose Environmental degradation has emerged as one of the major limitations of industrial revolution and has led to an increased focus towards developing sustainable strategies and techniques. This paper aims to highlight the sustainability aspects of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology that helps towards a better implementation of Industry 4.0. It also aims to provide a brief picture of relationships between 3D printing, Industry 4.0 and sustainability. The major goal is to facilitate the researchers, scholars, engineers and recommend further research, development and innovations in the field. Design/methodology/approach The various enabling factors for implementation of Industry 4.0 are discussed in detail. Some barriers to incorporation of 3D Printing, its applications areas and global market scenario are also discussed. A through literature review has been done to study the detailed relationships between 3D printing, Industry 4.0 and sustainability. Findings The technological benefits of 3D printing are many such as weight savings, waste minimization and energy savings. Further, the production of new 3D printable materials with improved features helps in reducing the wastage of material during the process. 3D printing if used at a large scale would help industries to implement the concept of Industry 4.0. Originality/value This paper focuses on discussing technological revolution under Industry 4.0 and incorporates 3D printing-type technologies that largely change the product manufacturing scenario. The interrelationships between 3D printing, Industry 4.0 and sustainability have been discussed.
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Škrinjarić, Tihana. "Ranking Environmental Aspects of Sustainable Tourism: Case of Selected European Countries." Sustainability 13, no. 10 (May 19, 2021): 5701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13105701.
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The tourism industry is one of the fastest-growing industries today, and it is important to obtain insights into its good and bad practices. This will provide policymakers with as much information as possible to tailor specific policies to facilitate tourism and economic growth. The main purpose of this paper is a critical overview of the related research on the topic of evaluating sustainable tourism in European countries and extensive empirical research on achieving sustainable tourism. This research includes Grey Systems Theory (GST) as the main tool in evaluating the efficiency of sustainable tourism. Robustness checking is done via the multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) approach. Although the literature on tourism efficiency is vast, there is a smaller amount of research related to the approach taken in this paper. Thus, a comprehensive and insightful analysis will be done so that relevant and timely information can be obtained for the future decision-making process. Furthermore, a dynamic analysis will be provided so that changes in time can be observed and a detailed analysis can be made.
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Gao, Bao, Ze Qiang Fu, Jing Zhi, and Peng Shen. "Study on the Environmental Permit of Energy and Coal Chemical Industry Base." Applied Mechanics and Materials 71-78 (July 2011): 2814–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.71-78.2814.
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Energy and Coal Chemical Industry Base (ECCIB) is an important impetus of the development of regional economy, and it is also the guarantee of energy security of China. But, inevitably, the development of ECCIB causes the damage of the ecological environment, for the base is a collective place of many heavy industries. Environmental permit is considered to be one of the important source control measures. Implementing environmental permit in ECCIB has an extraordinary strategic significance for improving the quality of the regional environment and achieving sustainable development. The paper elaborates the concept and the connotation of environmental permit, and interprets the environmental permit of ECCIB from three aspects, namely policy level, environment level, and economic level. At last, the paper also gives some suggestions to its further development. All of these can help to promote the implementation of environmental permit of ECCIB in China.
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Mroziński, Adam, and Izabela Piasecka. "Selected Aspects Of Building, Operation And Environmental Impact Of Offshore Wind Power Electric Plants." Polish Maritime Research 22, no. 2 (April 1, 2015): 86–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2015-0021.
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Abstract This paper describes essence of work of offshore wind power electric plants and crucial aspects of their building and operating. Prospects for development of global, European and domestic markets of offshore wind power industry have been delineated. A comparative analysis of environmental impact of an offshore and land-based 2MW wind power electric plant has been performed by using LCA method and Ecoindex – 99 (Ekowskaźnik 99) modelling.
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Samarina, Vera, Aleksandr Samarin, and Tatiana Skufina. "Socio-economic aspects of steel production in conditions of Russia agriculture machinery demand increase." E3S Web of Conferences 175 (2020): 13030. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017513030.
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The paper is devoted to the study of socio-economic aspects of the production of Russian steel. A distinctive feature of the Russian steel industry is that it is deservedly considered one of the basic sectors of the national economy. The paper proves that the dynamics of production began to serve as an indicator of the development of the Russian industry and economy. It is shown in which industries steel is used in the national economy. The paper shows that steel production plays a special important role in the Russian economy. The place of Russia in the world steel market is shown. The ranking of the leading countries in the production of steel is presented. The authors have substantiated and highlighted the following main socio-economic aspects of steel production in Russia: production and economic; social; financial;environmental and integration. It is stated that the revealed aspects determine state and development prospects of Russia’s metallurgical complex.It is also shown that the systemic crisis in production is aggravated by the social aspect. The influence of the production of steel on the formation of aspects of the vital activity of the population in Russian single-industry cities is revealed. Steel enterprises form the industrial specialization of such cities and significantly affect the vital activities of people. The authors have made use of the material concerning the features of mono-industrial cities located in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation; special attention has been paid to the residents’ socialproblems.
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Hamm, U., and S. Schabel. "Effluent-free papermaking: industrial experiences and latest developments in the German paper industry." Water Science and Technology 55, no. 6 (March 1, 2007): 205–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.230.
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Thanks to multiple recirculation of process water, the German paper industry has succeeded in decreasing the specific fresh water demand from an average of 50 m3/t thirty years ago to 13 m3/t today. Although the increasing closure of white water loops creates many problems, it is bound to be part of the German paper industry's ongoing development. For a few years, in the production of packaging paper, two paper mills have been running with a totally closed water system including different process water treatment plants as ‘kidneys’. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the pros and cons of closed process water systems followed by significant examples of effluent-free production of corrugating medium and test liner. Additionally, operation experiences and economic aspects are discussed.
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Hoseini, Seyed Amirali, Alireza Fallahpour, Kuan Yew Wong, Amir Mahdiyar, Morteza Saberi, and Serdar Durdyev. "Sustainable Supplier Selection in Construction Industry through Hybrid Fuzzy-Based Approaches." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (January 29, 2021): 1413. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031413.
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Due to increase in the public and stakeholders’ awareness regarding economic, environmental, and social issues, the construction industry tends to follow the sustainability policies and practices in supply chain management. Hence, one of the most crucial aspects for a construction company in this regard is sustainable supplier selection, and, to this end, an accurate and reliable model is required. In this paper a hybrid fuzzy best-worst method and fuzzy inference system model is developed for sustainable supplier selection. In the first phase of this study, after determining 19 criteria in three main aspects, the final weight of each aspect and criterion is obtained using fuzzy best-worst method approach. In the second phase, the most sustainable supplier is selected by running the weighted fuzzy inference system both in aspect and criterion level, providing more accurate results compared to the use of other available models. Finally, two different tests are employed to validate the results and evaluate the robustness of the proposed model. The novel developed model enables the decision-maker to simulate the decision-making process, reduce the calculations loads, consider a large number of criteria in decision making, and resolve the inherited uncertainties in experts’ responses.
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Marnane, Michael, Marc Skinner, Catie Young, Mary Murdoch, Jordan Angle, Jeffrey Pollock, Thomas Merzi, et al. "Environmental genomics applications for environmental management activities in the oil and gas industry: state-of-the-art review and future research needs." APPEA Journal 62, no. 2 (May 13, 2022): S310—S316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj21182.
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Environmental genomics is a rapidly advancing field that promises to revolutionise the way in which industry conducts biodiversity monitoring. The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers Environmental Genomics Joint Industry Program (JIP) was formed in June 2019 with the aim of facilitating the development and uptake of environmental genomics within the oil and gas industry. Towards this goal, a white paper was produced that summarises the state‐of‐the‐art in environmental genomics research, and the opportunities and limitations of applying environmental genomics within industry. The white paper included a comprehensive literature review, and importantly, involved consultation with professionals from academic, regulatory and industry backgrounds from across the globe that had expertise in environmental genomics applications. While this consultation revealed a consensus that the application of environmental genomics has advanced greatly in a brief period, with demonstrable benefits, there was an acknowledgement that key aspects are still lacking that would allow confident application of genomics approaches within industry. Through the review and consultation process, a range of knowledge gaps and areas requiring further development were identified. To elucidate which of these areas were most critical to the successful application of environmental genomics within industry, the JIP is drafting guidance that describes sampling design considerations, minimum standards for laboratory analyses and approaches to genomics data interpretation. Through the drafting of guidance, the JIP hopes to determine which gaps are most critical, enabling these to be prioritised for targeted research. The guidance will then be updated regularly to capture the latest research outcomes.
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Pełka-Gościniak, Jolanta. "Environmental aspects of relief transformation (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland)." Environmental & Socio-economic Studies 2, no. 4 (December 1, 2014): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/environ-2015-0045.
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Abstract The geological structure and the occurrence of mineral resources in the Silesian Upland in a significant way influenced the development of industry and caused transformation of every landscape element, among others changes in relief and therefore the formation of anthropogenic landforms. The paper focuses on environmental aspects of relief transformation in the Silesian Upland. The author described aesthetic, geomorphological, hydrological, climatological, pedological and biological aspects on the base of representatives of two groups of landforms–consciously created by human being and being an unintentional effect of human activity (of secondary character). All analysed landforms are new elements in relief, in majority of cases being in disharmony with their neighbourhood. They are alien to the landscape and disturb the equilibrium in the nature. It was proved that they strongly influence water and climatological conditions and soil cover. But sometimes the anthropogenic landforms can be perceived as advantageous for the nature, especially in case of subsidence depressions because of development of aquatic and hydrophilous species and in case of spoil tips due to spontaneous development of vegetation cover. The nature easily adapts to new environmental conditions (process of natural succession and independent introduction of species for new habitats). In these terrains the increase in biodiversity was observed.
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Cai, Shao Lun. "Analysis of Finance and Environmental Protection." Advanced Materials Research 573-574 (October 2012): 789–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.573-574.789.
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The low-carbon economy has become a global issue today. By exploring the meaning of the concept of environmental finance theory and research, this paper introduces the practice of the financial industry for environmental protection. The practice may have both positive and negative aspects of a brief analysis of the financial turmoil on the cause of environmental protection impact. Then aiming at the subject of how to grasp the direction of sustainable development in the crisis and promote economic development，at the same time to guarantee the value of environment, has undergone a new study attempt.
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Gianni, Maria, Katerina Gotzamani, and Fotis Vouzas. "Food integrated management systems: dairy industry insights." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 34, no. 2 (February 6, 2017): 194–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-05-2015-0076.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the management systems integration from both sector and size perspectives. Design/methodology/approach Extant literature is reviewed focussing on food-related management topics. A single case is used to delve into the understanding of integrated management systems (IMSs) using the contingency approach. Data are drawn from documents and archives, on-site observations and by interviewing employees of all hierarchy levels. Findings This case shows how size and sector-related constraints may condition integration in terms of IMS scope, strategy, level, audits, resources, motives, benefits and difficulties. Traceability is identified as an integration “catalyst” for multiple MSs in food companies. It is further discussed, how an environmental management system would be embedded within the existing integrated structure. Research limitations/implications Conclusions bring to light the sustained business leverage provided by food IMSs. Thus, food industry managers are driven to streamline the quality, food safety and environmental processes following an IMS approach. Future research on multiple cases of different size would reflect a wider IMS sector-specific perspective. Research on other sectors is expected to provide different particular aspects of integration, as well. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first in-depth study on the adoption of an integrated generic and sector-specific MS from the contingency perspective. The case visualizes the contribution of integration when addressing the critical food safety and quality operations and the significant environmental aspects.
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Mihajlović, Ivan. "Burden of industrial waste and potential for recycling: technological, economic and environmental aspects." Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence 11, no. 1 (July 1, 2017): 55–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/picbe-2017-0006.
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Abstract Many benefits resulting from the development of the heavy industry are, unfortunately, accompanied by many issues resulting from the process of generating the industrial waste. This manuscript is presenting the environmental consequences, resulting from long period of time of heavy industry production and exploring the possibilities to recycle some of the industrial waste generated during the period of more than one century of ore excavation and copper extraction in the region of Eastern Serbia, in the vicinity of city of Bor. First part of the manuscript is presenting the scope of environmental issues, resulting from the heavy industry in this region and the amounts and the structure of the industrial waste, generated in this area, as well as the influence of generated waste to the environment of the region. Second part of the manuscript is dealing with the potential to recycle and reuse some of this waste, analyzing technological, economic and environmental aspects at the same time. In the final segment of the paper, some practical examples will be addressed based on the research work conducted at both experimental and industrial level. Results presented in the manuscript are mostly collected during long term research of the project team from Technical faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade, in the field of environmental management. This way, this manuscript is based on review of the research papers authored or co-authored by the author of this work, dealing with water, soil and air pollution, published in leading international journals. Also, the manuscript is presenting the literature review of other international issues dealing with the environmental management issues in the vicinity of large industrial complexes. Parts of the research results, presented in this manuscript are financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological development of Republic of Serbia, under the project TR34023.
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Li, Peng Cheng, and Hui Min Zhang. "Application Situation and Development Strategies of Green Manufacturing in China's Automobile Industry." Advanced Materials Research 1049-1050 (October 2014): 945–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1049-1050.945.
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Green manufacturing has become a major trend in the 21st century manufacturing industry. Manufacturing is the main source of resource consumption and environmental pollution. Developed countries have researched green manufacturing for many years. In this paper, the application situation of green manufacturing in China automobile industry was studied. First, the application situation of green manufacturing in China auto industry was described from three aspects: green design, green processing and remanufacturing technology. Finally, the automobile industry development strategies of green manufacturing were discussed.
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Cui, Lu, and Hong Liu. "Study on the Development of Low Carbon Tourism in the Era of Low Carbon Economy." Advanced Materials Research 962-965 (June 2014): 2343–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.962-965.2343.
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Under the new environmental advocacy, the world economy entered the era of low carbon economy, low carbon tourism as a part of low carbon economy era, a new form of tourism, which is fundamental to achieve sustainable tourism development. Although there have been some achievements in the aspects of low carbon tourism, problems still exist in some aspects that include system, environmental technology and tourists low carbon awareness. This paper expounds on the background of low carbon economy, serving as the "smokeless industry" of tourism industry will decide on what path to follow, and has put forward to build sustainable development strategic planning, strengthen technological innovation strategy and step up publicity and other strategies to achieve tourism. This paper focuses on the application level, hoping to enrich the connotation of low carbon tourism, discusses the realization mechanism of low carbon Tourism.
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Kumara, K. M. S. C., and T. K. Weerasinghe. "The Effectiveness of Implementing Environmental Management System - ISO 14001 in Food Manufacturing Companies: A Case Study of a Sri Lankan Food Manufacturing Company." Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 6, no. 2 (July 17, 2017): 240. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v6i2.11413.
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This paper aims to explore how an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on ISO 14001would assist to enhance the performance of a Food Manufacturing Company. The research objectives were to assess the current environmental aspects and related impact and define mitigation measures to minimize such aspects while focusing on the applicable legislative requirements for the industry and the existingmitigation measures. Different types of waste generatedduringtheprocesses were identified basedonUnitedNationsEnvironmentalPlan(UNEP) cleaner production methodology and baseline data related to waste generation were analysed using Pareto charts. An Environmental Aspect Impact Register was prepared for each division to identify environmental hazards based on risk assessment criteria given in ISO 31010 Standard and the results compared before and after risk levels using the T- test.Analysis of the environmental aspect impact register results concluded that implemented mitigation measures were effective on particular causes at 95% confidence level and adopting Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in this company had made apositive impact on the identified performance indicators including environmental performance indicators and financial indicators. It further recognized that there was more positive impact on water saving as the quantity of water used in the manufacturing processes had already reduced.
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Jocić, Sonja. "Sustainability in fashion: The role of a fashion designer in shaping a future that is ecologically acceptable and socially responsible." Tekstilna industrija 70, no. 1 (2022): 12–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/tekstind2201012j.
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In this paper the relationship between the current global crisis of environmental protection, the modern vision of sustainability in fashion and the creative process of realization of clothing items in the fashion industry is investigated from the aspect of fashion design. The fashion industry is expected to change the way garments are produced and designed, the way it communicates with consumers, and the way garments are handled at the end of a product's lifespan. In addition to all the usual aspects of creativity, a fashion designer nowadays and especially in the future is expected, to have an additional sort of creativity that should contribute to sustainable development by seeking and developing new creative-experimental design solutions. Different strategies are available to a designer for achieving this goal. In the process of creating a product that has aesthetic and functional values on the market and at the same time the least possible environmental impact on the planet a designer is a key factor of the fashion industry.
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Hsieh, Chih-Hung, Chien-Huei Lin, and Jia-Ling Huang. "Foresight for E-paper development in Taiwan." foresight 19, no. 1 (March 13, 2017): 65–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/fs-07-2016-0031.
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Purpose This study aims to analyse the impact of e-paper on many existing industries including paper, publishing, book distribution, display, handheld device manufacturers and content service providers. Flexible display has been studied by many institutes, firms and market research companies. Some believe that e-paper is an exceptional application for flexible display, and the need for flexible display development for handheld devices and cloud-based e-book content is indisputable. Design/methodology/approach This study uses the Delphi technique and STEEP (Sociological, Technological, Economic, Environmental and Political aspects) with a panel to analyse a business model and the opportunity for the development of e-paper in Taiwan up to the year 2020. Findings The study concludes that e-paper content and customised digital services are an essential part of e-paper development, while hardware and cloud data are no more than a mechanism to show, compute and store data. Thus, whether the screen of a handheld device is flexible may not be of importance. Although e-paper will affect the display industry, it will not substitute for handheld devices and traditional bookstores. Originality/value This research can be used as a reference for government, academics, industry and international investors.
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Mrkonjic, Katarina. "Environmental Aspects of Use of Aluminium for Prefabricated Lightweight Houses: Dymaxion House Case Study." Journal of Green Building 2, no. 4 (November 1, 2007): 130–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.2.4.130.
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The paper evaluates the environmental advantages and disadvantages of use of aluminium as building construction material for prefabrication of lightweight houses, by examining a case study of the Dymaxion House, designed by R. B. Fuller. The Dymaxion House was conceived as autonomous, transportable, lightweight, and disassembling unit. The predominant material in its envelope is aluminium. The production of this material has significant energy costs and environmental impact. However, aluminium is highly recyclable, long-lasting and has good performance characteristics, which, on the long run, diminishes the pressure on the natural resources and allows a significant reduction of quantity of used material. The paper re-evaluates its environmental impact on a larger time scale and takes into consideration all the aspects of its application. In addition, design strategies, (such as “design for disassembly”) of the house are studied. Finally, paper provides some considerations about the “service industry” system, as conceived by R.B. Fuller (and also used nowadays in enterprises such as Interface Inc.), necessary for securing the house manufacturer's responsibility over the entire life cycle of the dwelling, thus guaranteeing high recycling rates.
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Mao, He, and Yan Chen. "The Practice Teaching Model of “Workplace” in Environmental Art Design Education." Tobacco Regulatory Science 7, no. 5 (September 30, 2021): 4403–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.18001/trs.7.5.2.6.
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Objectives: With the rapid development of our country, the pace of reform has never ceased, and the work of all walks of life is clear and clear. Methods: The market has gradually improved the professional level of technical requirements, and it is a preferred choice for real technicians. In recent years, the state has paid more and more attention to the environmental art design industry, and the environmental art design education industry has also developed. Results: This paper put forward the practice teaching mode of “workplace”, which is based on the data mining algorithm and considers from many aspects. First, we need to consider the market’s demand for this industry, Conclusion: then train talents in this area according to supply and demand, innovate and reform the curriculum system mode, make art education more innovative and more characteristic, and cultivate talents that the society needs.
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He, Feng Wei, Tong Liu, and Ya Qin Zhang. "Demand and Development Measures for Liaoning Environmental Protection Industry." Advanced Materials Research 962-965 (June 2014): 2096–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.962-965.2096.
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Environmental service industry is not only the environmental protectionmaterial basis and the technical support, but also an important aspect ofexpanding domestic demand, to maintain growth, adjusting structure. In this paper, based on the research status of environmental protection industry of Liaoning province in 2012, the "Twelfth Five Year Plan" period of environmental protection industry in Liaoning province development needsand promote the environmental protection industry development in Liaoning province and countermeasures.
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Singh, Atresh Kumar, Alok Kumar Singh, and Som Shankar. "APPLICATIONS, NANOTOXICITY, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: A REVIEW." RASAYAN Journal of Chemistry 15, no. 03 (2022): 1943–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31788/rjc.2022.1536921.
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In the present review, applications of nanotechnology are employed to amplify the tendencies of growing traditional and cut-off resources of gas and to improve the process of drilling and production of oil and gas by designing it more accessible to separate oil and gas inside the reservoir. The impact of nanotechnology in many areas is more effective, cheaper, and more environment-friendly than what is presently accessible. A summary of various types of nanomaterials used together with a deep investigation of their compliance in advancing the objective factors is widely described. This paper reviews nanotechnology applications in the various parts of the oil patch such as exploration, production, EOR, wettability alteration, refinery processes, and drilling operations including drilling tools, drilling fluids, and cement. The impacts of numerous nanoparticles in drilling fluids and enhanced oil recovery has been explored. This paper gives a notified analysis of the improvements of nanotechnology in exploration as well as production. Moreover, the toxic effects of various nanoparticles and their environmental aspects have been observed and studied. The oil and gas industry can be made greener by nanotechnology. Finally, an outlook on the recent challenges and a few predictions for future applications is also underlined.
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Branca, Teresa Annunziata, Barbara Fornai, Valentina Colla, Maria Maddalena Murri, Eliana Streppa, and Antonius Johannes Schröder. "Current and future aspects of the digital transformation in the European Steel Industry." Matériaux & Techniques 108, no. 5-6 (2020): 508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2021010.
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The technological transformation in the European steel industry is driven by digitalization, which has the potential to strongly contribute to improving production efficiency and sustainability. The present paper describes part of the work developed in the early stage of the project entitled “Blueprint ‘New Skills Agenda Steel’: Industry-driven sustainable European Steel Skills Agenda and Strategy (ESSA)”, which is funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union. The project aims at achieving an industry driven, sustainable and coordinated blueprint for addressing the economic, digital and technological developments, as well as increasing energy efficiency and environmental demands through continuously update of qualification, knowledge and skill profiles of the workforce. On the one hand, main aspects of the current state of the technological transformation in the steel sector are described through the analysis of the main recent innovation projects and developments. On the other hand, survey results from a dedicated questionnaire addressed to the European steel companies are analyzed, providing an overview on the (planned) technological transformation affecting the steel sector. The existing levels of plant automation and the possible adoption of the new paradigm of Industry 4.0 are discussed, by also considering the possible impact on the workforce. Main results are that the steel industry foresees an implementation of almost all Industry 4.0 technologies not only for competitive but also environmental improvement. Because this is foreseen in an incremental way upskilling of the existing workforce is a precondition, not only because of recruitment difficulties on the employment market but also because the existing qualification and experience of the workplace is necessary to unfold the full potential of digital and green transformation.
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Solcova, Olga, Jaroslav Knapek, Lenka Wimmerova, Kamila Vavrova, Tomas Kralik, Milena Rouskova, Stanislav Sabata, and Jiri Hanika. "Environmental aspects and economic evaluation of new green hydrolysis method for waste feather processing." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 23, no. 6 (April 9, 2021): 1863–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-021-02072-5.
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Abstract In recent years, an increase in the chicken meat process industry has been growing quickly, which brings a large amount of difficult to process waste, chicken feathers. These billions of kilograms create a serious waste problem over the world, furthermore, poultry feather processing is not only particularly difficult but also relatively expensive. In fact, there is no technology suitable for processing such huge quantities of feathers to guarantee sustainable development of the chicken meat industry together with processing of waste feathers. This article introduces a newly designed and original, highly efficient and environmentally friendly method of physicochemical hydrolysis of waste feathers. The hydrolysis is carried out in the presence of a weak organic carboxylic acid; thus, the resulting hydrolysate does not contain any salts or ashes. Therefore, a resulting hydrolysate, which includes a mixture of amino acids, peptides, proteins, glycoproteins and free fatty acids, is suitable for a variety of applications; e.g. as a chondroprotective agent in the treatment of joint diseases, nutrients for crop plants or targeted biostimulants for agriculture. This paper is focused not only on the process scale-up but also on environmental aspects and economic evaluations to bring general view of the process. Graphic abstract
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Ouvrard, Stéphane, Sajjad M. Jasimuddin, and Antonio Spiga. "Does Sustainability Push to Reshape Business Models? Evidence from the European Wine Industry." Sustainability 12, no. 6 (March 24, 2020): 2561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062561.
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The wine industry is not free from environmental concerns. The paper intends to explore the owners/managers’ interest in environmental sustainability issues in their business model and to empirically understand a business model in the wine industry. Taking a qualitative approach, this exploratory study allows us to observe the phenomenon in a natural setting. Eleven interviewees were selected from wineries based in France and Italy. The study reveals that sustainability is an important issue in wine businesses that shapes the business model. Highlighting the environmental aspects of wine production, the four components of a business model, i.e., performance, resources, innovation, and value creation (PRIV), have emerged from the interviews. The sustainability and environmental issues are reflected in business models in the wine industry. The paper explains how these components of a business model work together to ensure sustainability practices by wine producers. This study proposes a model for future applications in winery businesses. The paper helps to understand that wine producers are very keen on environmentally friendly wine businesses.
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Lewis, David. "Taxation aspects of climate change management measures." APPEA Journal 50, no. 1 (2010): 253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj09015.
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Climate change is undoubtedly one of the greatest economic, social, and environmental challenges now facing the world. The present Australian Government is committed to acting on climate change and Australia’s progress towards its emissions reduction targets is being closely watched internationally. To contribute effectively to global climate change action, Australia must demonstrate its ability to implement robust and sustainable domestic emissions management legislation. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), modelled after the cap-and-trade system, continues to be debated by our policymakers, as the Government moves to re-introduce its preferred CPRS legislative package for the third time. The advent of climate change legislation is inevitable and its impact will be far-reaching. This paper reviews the fiscal aspects of the proposed CPRS legislation in the context of the oil and gas industry, and whether it is conducive to creating incentives for appropriate climate change response by the industry. In particular, this paper will consider: the direct and indirect tax features specifically covered in the proposed CPRS legislation and their implications; the areas of taxation that remain uncanvassed in the proposed CPRS legislation and aspects requiring clarification from the tax administration; the interaction between Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) and the CPRS measures; the flow-on impacts to taxation outcomes resulting from proposed accounting and financial reporting responses to the CPRS legislation; the income tax and PRRT treatment of selected abatement measures; and, elements of a good CPRS tax strategy and compliance action plan.
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Pimenta, Handson Claudio Dias, Reidson Pereira Gouvinhas, and Stephen Evans. "TOWARDS AN ECO-EFFICIENCY MODEL FOR EXTENDED SUPPLY CHAIN – BRAZILIAN FOOD INDUSTRY." Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management 12, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.14488/bjopm.2015.v12.n1.a5.
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Designers make decisions that ultimately impact on both the economic and environmental performance of the products, and many of these costs and impacts occur across the supply chain. This paper proposes an eco-efficiency model for product life cycle management within the extended supply chain (ESC) for food industry. Eco-efficiency (EE) has the potential to incorporate both environmental and economic improvement by companies of ESC, and we explore the use of EE in the design process. It is noteworthy that it is an imperative in the current competitive market that companies must be able to manage their entire production chain taking into account environmental issues as an important factor in their decision-making processes. Therefore, it is believed that EE can integrate and strengthen a company’s functions and assist its decision-making processes as well as implement improvements within its ESC. In this context, it is expected that the proposed model will be able to deliver a validation process based on EE strategies as well as map environmental aspects and its impacts. In addition, the proposed model aims to consider economic aspects along the product ESC and to present elements which can help companies to promote improvements within its supply chain by considering a more environmentally friendly perspective.
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Hu, Rui Hua, Zhi Guo Ma, Shuai Zheng, Chuan Lin Zheng, and Ai Ju Jiang. "The Property and Applicability to Auto Industry of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites." Applied Mechanics and Materials 776 (July 2015): 179–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.776.179.
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Natural fiber reinforced composites material are used in more and more industries for their low cost, lightweight, and more importantly, the properties of friendship to environment. Environmental friendship is a very significant superiority of natural fiber composites for auto industry. In this paper, the following aspects are reviewed: (1) superiority of natural fiber reinforced composite materials to glass fiber reinforced composite material, especially when they are used in automobile industry; (2) current usage in automobile industry and the prospective in the future; (3) recent developments.
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Razmahnin, Konstantin, Vitaly Milyutin, and Alisa Khatkova. "GEO-ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NATURAL ZEOLITES USING." Interexpo GEO-Siberia 2, no. 4 (2019): 246–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.33764/2618-981x-2019-2-4-246-255.
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In the paper the issues of using of natural zeolites from Eastern Transbaikal for solving geoecological problems are considered. Chemical and mineral composition of natural zeolites from Eastern Transbaikal is presented. Main directions of the application of zeolite containing rocks at mining industry and for environmental protection at atomic power provision mining enterprises are outlined. Experimental investigations for decontaminating of waste water of industrial enterprises from radionuclide and other contaminants. Characteristics of sorption with natural zeolites 137Cs from solution 0.1 and 1.0 mol/l sodium nitrate are represented. Sorption dependences 137Cs from concentration of sodium ions in solution and from size of sorbent granules are established. Results of investigation of sorption with natural zeolite of radionuclide 90Sr and ions Са2+.
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Hu, Ai Juan. "The Exploration on Strategy and Practice of Developing Low-Carbon Tourism." Applied Mechanics and Materials 155-156 (February 2012): 912–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.155-156.912.
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The state council about speeding up the development of tourism opinion clearly put to greatly promote the tourism industry of energy saving and emission reduction, five years to star hotel, A level scenic area water electricity consumption by 20%. This has long been called is low carbon industry for tourism, facing a great challenge. This paper by analyzing think though tourism is low carbon industry, still has certain reduction space, can from the government and industry management department, tourism management department, tourists in such aspects as take effective measures to achieve a low carbon tourism, promote energy conservation and environmental protection.
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Luz, Janayna Rodrigues de Morais, and Isabel Lausanne Fontgalland. "Payment for environmental service, fair value and market value: a typological study of paper segment industry / Pagamento por serviço ambiental, valor justo e valor de mercado: um estudo tipológico da indústria do segmento de papel." Brazilian Journal of Development 8, no. 2 (February 18, 2022): 12851–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv8n2-292.
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Payment for Environmental Services became law in Brazil in 2021 (14,119/21). Thus, a milestone is installed in the treatment of relevant environmental aspects. In this context, the quality of environmental information must be seen as a business language at the international level. Therefore, this research seeks to investigate it seeks to understand the typological alignment applied in the texts of Law 14.119/21 in relation to the theoretical framework on the IFRS standard that deals with fair value: Fair value CPC 46 - Fair Value Measurements (financial instruments); IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement and Biological Assets (Plants and Animals) CPC 29 - IAS 41. For methodology, case studies were used with Klabin SA as the object and an analysis of the document type was also carried out in the text of the Payment Law environmental services (PSA) and the quarterly report of a potentially polluting company in the pulp and paper segment. Through the discussions and the results, it was possible to verify that some aspects related to financial information (fair value and market value) were not taken into account in the wording of the aforementioned Law. It was also observed that the PES Law outlines more environmental issues than those observed by the company in question.
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Rudchenko, Dmitry, and Vasyl Serdyuk. "Environmental aspects of the production and use of autoclaved aerated concrete with low density." Budownictwo i Architektura 21, no. 1 (March 30, 2022): 19–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35784/bud-arch.2721.
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The purpose of the article is to investigate the state of carbon dioxide emissions generated as a result of wall materials production and the construction industry as a whole. The paper provides a comparative analysis of housing construction in Ukraine and in some CIS countries. Against the background of the indicators of low housing availability and low relative volumes of housing construction, the issue of high energy consumption remains valid. The absolute and relative volumes of greenhouse gas emissions from economic activity of the population of Ukraine are given. The projected consequences for Ukraine from continued CO2 emissions on the same level and temperature rise are estimated. It is deemed that the most suitable wall material for countries with emerging economies is autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC); since it is a structural and thermal insulating material, it can solve the problem of housing construction.
The paper shows the key priority of low energy consumption and makes emphasis on lowering the density of the produced aerated concrete, reducing mineral additives and cement production expenses.
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Dwi Astuti, Arieyanti, Rahayu Siwi Dwi Astuti, and Hadiyanto Hadiyanto. "Application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Sugar Industries." E3S Web of Conferences 31 (2018): 04011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183104011.
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Sugar is one of the main commodities that are needed for human life. The demand of sugar is very high with the trend increase from year to year. This condition makes the sugar industry become a leading industry that must be maintained sustainability. The sustainability of the sugar industry is influenced by the use of energy and natural resources and the resulting environmental impacts. Therefore, an effort is needed to analyze the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts resulting from a product (sugar), by using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). LCA is a very important tool for the analysis of a process/system from its cradle to grave. This technique is very useful in the estimation of energy usage and environmental load of a product/system. This paper aims to describe the main elements of sugar industries using Life Cycle Assessment.