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Journal articles on the topic "Social and environmental award criteria"
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Arfa, Fatemeh Hedieh, Barbara Lubelli, Hielkje Zijlstra, and Wido Quist. "Criteria of “Effectiveness” and Related Aspects in Adaptive Reuse Projects of Heritage Buildings." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (January 22, 2022): 1251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031251.
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Adaptive reuse (AR) of heritage buildings is a complex process due to the involvement of many actions and actors, which influence the results of the projects. The effectiveness of AR projects can be described by various criteria. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the criteria of effectiveness in AR projects with the final scope to guide and improve the AR process. A review of the jury reports of two highly prestigious awards in the Netherlands (NRP Golden Phoenix award) and Europe (Europa Nostra) has been conducted. In total, the reports of 48 cases have been reviewed. The five criteria mentioned in the regulations of the NRP award have been used to categorize the aspects mentioned in the jury reports of both awards. These criteria are: “social value creation”, “sublimation (both architectural and cultural aspects)”, “environmental sustainability”, “economic value creation”, and “innovation”. This review reveals that “social value creation” and “sublimation” are among the most highlighted criteria that the juries considered for the effectiveness of AR projects. Often aspects mentioned for these criteria overlap partially with those aspects mentioned in the criterion of “economic value creation”. This indicates that enhancement of the qualities of heritage buildings and their surroundings and improvement of the social values and the resulting positive economic effects are strictly interrelated. The overview of the criteria of effectiveness, as defined in this work, will serve as a basis for the investigation of the tools and methods which can be used in the AR process to achieve these criteria.
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Yu, Chunling, Toru Morotomi, and Haiping Yu. "What Influences Adoption of Green Award Criteria in a Public Contract? An Empirical Analysis of 2018 European Public Procurement Contract Award Notices." Sustainability 12, no. 3 (February 10, 2020): 1261. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031261.
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Green public procurement (GPP) is a policy tool aiming to achieve environmental protection and resource reservation via public procurement. After decades of adaptation, what promotes and hinders its uptake in public contracting remains difficult to discern. This research explores factors that influence the adoption of green award criteria, covering features of procurement procedures, purchasers, tenderers, and the business sectors through empirical analysis of Probit regression combined with a fixed term method. The data is contract award notices (CAN) from 33 countries in Europe in 2018. Our findings suggest that framework agreements, the medical products sector, the health and social services sector, and the business services sector are negatively correlated with whether a contract is green. On the other hand, the contract value, Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)coverage, joint procurement, competitive dialogue, negotiation with competition (with a call for competition), restricted procedure, transport equipment sector, and food sector can positively correlate with green contracts, or these factors increase the possibility of a contract being green. Explicit explanations on these relations are provided. This research identifies factors relating with and influencing the application of green award criteria in public contracts, which would inform public sectors on efficient resources allocation in terms of increasing green public procurement performance.
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Bovis, Christopher. "Public procurement in the EU: Jurisprudence and conceptual directions." Common Market Law Review 49, Issue 1 (February 1, 2012): 247–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/cola2012008.
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The present article reviews the emerging conceptual themes from the case law of the European Court of Justice which have triggered the revision of the public procurement Directives, and the alignment of the public procurement acquis with the Europe 2020 Growth Strategy. The Court's jurisprudence has instrumentally influenced the interpretation of public procurement legal concepts such as contracting authorities, the remit of selection and qualification criteria, the parameters for contracting authorities to use environmental and social considerations as award criteria and the principles which underpin the remedies in the award of public contracts. However, the exhaustive harmonization which is inherent in the public procurement directives has caused significant porosity and limitations in the effectiveness of the public procurement acquis. Service concessions, contracts awarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority on the basis of exclusive rights, public-public partnerships and in-house contractual relations, and contracts which fall below the stipulated value thresholds all reflect upon the forthcoming reforms of the public procurement regime.
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Szydłowski, Cezary. "Green public procurement and sustainable development: the case of social welfare centres from the Łódź Province in Poland." Władza Sądzenia, no. 25 (December 11, 2023): 52–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/2300-1690.25.04.
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The aim of the article is to discuss the issue of green public procurement in the context of public contract award procedures applied by social welfare centres from the Łódź Province (voivodeship) in Poland. The topic is set against the backdrop of the existing theories of green public procurement, a circular economy and sustainable development. The author applies the case study method, analytical methods, inference-based methods, source document study and literature review.
The author explores the hypothesis that social welfare centres in the Łódź Province are reluctant to apply the green public procurement (GPP) approach or use environmental (GPP) criteria to evaluate tenders submitted by economic operators under the public procurement procedure. The study focuses on notices published by social welfare centres from the Łódź Province in the Public Procurement Bulletin from 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2023.
The examination of 20 contract award procedures revealed that environmental aspects were mentioned in 2 tenders. It is noteworthy that both tenders referred to passenger transport services procured by the same social welfare centre. The results of the analysis corroborate the hypothesis that GPP was used to a limited extent. Therefore, public authorities should undertake measures to promote green public procurement as compatible with the concept of sustainable development.
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van Berkel, Jacco Robbert Jan, and Fredo Schotanus. "The impact of “procurement with impact”: measuring the short-term effects of sustainable public procurement policy on the environmental friendliness of tenders." Journal of Public Procurement 21, no. 3 (November 4, 2021): 300–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jopp-10-2020-0070.
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Purpose This paper aims to study the short-term effects of a new procurement policy document on the inclusion of environmental requirements and green award criteria in tenders. The policy document is named “Procurement with Impact” and was released by the Dutch central government to further stimulate Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP). Design/methodology/approach Central government tenders were quantitatively analyzed in the six months prior and after the release of the new policy on their inclusion of environmental concerns. This judgment was made based on the role of environmental concerns in the requirements and the award criteria. As a control group, the same was done on a municipal level, for which the new policy document does not apply. Each of the four samples contained 60 tenders. Data was acquired via the European public procurement database TED. In the analysis, a chi-square test was used to measure whether a significant difference exists between the two periods for each group. Findings Results show that central government has procured in a more environmentally concerned way after the release of “Procurement with Impact.” Within a year, the number of green tenders conducted by central government significantly increased from 30% to 55%. No significant difference was found on a municipal level. Social implications SPP has received increasing attention over the past few decades but has not led to implementation of its principles in most public tenders. As SPP can have a major impact on a more sustainable and social society, it is important to understand how policy can influence the sustainability of tenders. The findings of our study show that “Procurement with impact” had a significant positive short-term effect on the inclusion of green award criteria and requirements in public tenders. Implementing similar SPP policies in other government sectors and other countries could have a substantial effect on the worldwide uptake of SPP. Originality/value “Procurement with Impact” contains a clear sustainable vision embracing the principles of SPP. This government policy takes into account several SPP barriers and drivers and satisfies several policy theory conditions. The authors show in the paper that this policy is an effective instrument for increasing the inclusion of environmental concerns in tenders. As the difference is already significant within a year, this could also reflect the readiness of tenderers to turn to SPP once there is a clear organization wide policy.
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Moslehpour, Massoud, Dian Ekowati, and Jovi Sulistiawan. "Corporate Sustainability Practices in Indian Automobile Industry: Enhancing Government Initiatives, Economic Improvements, and Environmental Practices." Engineering Economics 34, no. 4 (October 31, 2023): 456–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.34.4.33160.
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Even though automobile manufacturers are striving to address sustainability issues by introducing corporate sustainability practices, there is limited studies related to this issue. This study aims to identify valid and accurate CSP, analyze causal interrelationships between aspects under uncertainty, and propose the criteria for practical implementations. This study proposed six aspects and seventy-three criteria. By employing a Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), our result confirms 39 criteria out of 79 original criteria. The most important aspects were organizational structure, societal features, technological utilization, actions taken by the government, and innovative ideas. The most significant criteria are assurances of security and auditing, sponsorship of sporting or recreational projects and gifts, support for arts and culture, awards related to social sustainability, internal control mechanisms, environmental management systems, and product environmental impacts. This research contributes to the existing corpus of knowledge by identifying the fundamental CSP characteristics required to facilitate the achievement of sustainable organizational goals, and then identifying the causal interrelationship between those characteristics. In addition, this study offers suggestions for policy makers to focus on governmental initiatives business social consciousness, technological innovation, and sustainable organizational culture in order to enhance CSP.
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Koliada, Nataliia, and Liliia Morhai. "THESES ON THE SCIENTIFIC DEGREE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY. QUALIFICATION 231 SOCIAL WORK. 2020 – 2021." Social work and social education, no. 2(7) (September 29, 2021): 331–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2618-0715.2(7).2021.244878.
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The authors generalize and systematize the themes of theses on the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the speciality 231 Social Work, protected in Ukraine in 2020-2021.
To inform the scientific community about the state of training and defence of Doctors of Philosophy in Social Work theses are submitted according to the following criteria: thesis theme; supervisor; date of defence; specialized academic council, council composition; the decision of the specialized scientific council on awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, approved by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; thesis abstract; list of published works on the theme of the thesis.
The source base for quantitative analysis of these themes in social work was: orders of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, thesis materials (theses, reviews of reviewers, official opponents, videos of the theses defence procedure), published on the official websites of higher education institutions, scientific institutions (according to the «Temporary procedure for experimenting to award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy»).
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MOKRYNSKA, Zoriana, and Iryna BOROVYK. "INFORMATION SUPPORT OF NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING IN A PANDEMIC." Herald of Khmelnytskyi National University. Economic sciences 304, no. 2(1) (March 18, 2022): 101–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2307-5740-2022-304-2(1)-12.
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Dissemination of information on the principles of sustainable development implemented in the activities of enterprises and the results of non-financial reporting is usually through the web pages of enterprises. However, this is not the only platform for disseminating such information. Therefore, this article describes the main international platforms that can be used by enterprises. The dynamics of the number of non-financial reports in some European countries and Ukraine is analyzed. Trends and dynamics of the publication of certified non-financial reports in the world and Ukraine are determined. The article summarizes information on major competitions and awards for sustainable development cases and the best non-financial reports. In particular, the results of the selection of the best reports on sustainable development of the CR Reporting Awards 2021 are presented. The article presents the stages of this award, the criteria for selecting non-financial reports and the main nominations. The impact of COVID-19 on non-financial reporting of leading domestic enterprises is analyzed. It has been established that practical social cases related to the pandemic should be identified in the non-financial reporting of enterprises in the following areas: response to COVID-19, support during the pandemic, recovery and sustainability. Information on the results of the impact of COVID-19 on the indicators reflected in the non-financial statements is described. Our paper identifies shifts in the non-financial reporting of enterprises that, due to the pandemic impact, are more focused on social issues such as employee welfare, social welfare, occupational health and safety, and integration and equality. The need to provide reliable information presented in non-financial reporting in a pandemic is objectively justified by the need to increase the demand for social information. During various unforeseen crises, the information interests of stakeholders change. Therefore, to ensure sustainable development, the company needs to provide relevant social information reflected in non-financial statements that will maintain the trust of key stakeholders.
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Tupamahu, Maria Katje, Sally Paulina Sandanafu, and Criezta Korlefura. "The Analysis of Regional Economic Development (RED) through Community Based Tourism (CBT) at Ngilngof Tourism Village, Maluku, Indonesia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1126, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 012013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1126/1/012013.
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Abstract Ngilngof village is one of the main tourist villages in Manyew Districts of Maluku Province, Indonesia. This is demonstrated by winning the championship award category of the advanced tourism villages in the 2019 National competition. The Development of Village Tourism (DVT) and Community Tourism (CBT) related empowerment needs publicity, with politics an important tool for the development of village management and the development of social and economic benefits and Regional Economic Development (RED). This study aimed to identify a general description of Ngilngof as a tourist village, and study the concept of economic development as a relationship between development and the social welfare and participation of the Ngilngof community. The research method used is a qualitative approach with case study design and interactive model analysis. Research data is measured utilising local economic, social and physical environmental perspectives. The key informants were selected using purposive sampling techniques, including the elements of the Ngilngof village apparatus, community leaders and tourism practitioners. The results showed the criteria for economic development of Ngilngof Tourism Village including attractions, amenities, accessibility and ancillary services have minor impact on the social and economic welfare of Ngilngof Community, however the analysis of RED factors does show a positive impact on rural economic development.
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Zopounidis, Constantin, Alexandros Garefalakis, Christos Lemonakis, and Ioannis Passas. "Environmental, social and corporate governance framework for corporate disclosure: a multicriteria dimension analysis approach." Management Decision 58, no. 11 (November 9, 2020): 2473–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2019-1341.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide to the Board of Directors and CEOs of a firm to be aware of and accountable for the information they provide to the public. As long as the quality of the companies’ public information is high, it will be able to retain its investors as well as to obtain new ones more easily.Design/methodology/approachThis paper introduces a Multi-Criteria Decision Aid (MCDA) tool with the use of the PROMETHEE II method to formulate an alternative aggregate ESG quality approach. We conduct comparisons in a sectorial and regional based perspective during different exam periods before and after the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in an attempt to provide a robust framework for corporate disclosure reporting.FindingsThe findings are of particular interest to both scholars and decision-makers, including providers of corporate governance indices and rating agencies. The innovation of this paper lies among others in using the MCDA method with the ESG framework, which proposes a combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria, enabling experienced and/or not experienced analysts to avoid manipulating techniques in business information.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample of companies based on the US and Europe companies incorporating only large-sized ones.Practical implicationsFindings are of particular interest to both scholars and decision-makers including providers of corporate governance indices and rating agencies.Social implicationsBetter understanding features pay key importance for increasing the “quality” information in firms financial statements, especially after the use of IFRS in reporting standards.Originality/valueThe authors proceed to analysis using a multiple perspective use that is decomposed into the following options: (a) Time-period oriented option, (b) Regional-oriented option and (c) Sectoral-oriented option respectively.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Social and environmental award criteria"
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Kjellberg, Kristin. "Sustainable Criteria for Environmental Technology." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-32583.
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The demand for sustainable criteria for environmental technology has over the past few years increaseddue to competition amongst companies in the business due to legal demands. Using criteria for environmentaltechnology is a way for companies to show buyers that their product is a long term investment. Byimplementing sustainable criteria for environmental technology, companies can be sure they are buying andusing the best available technology adjusted to their economy. Sustainable criteria for environmental technologymay in the future be used as eco-labelling, showing that companies are sustainable and proactive.The aim of this master thesis is to develop a basis of what should be included in criteria for environmentaltechnology. This basis is developed by using existing strategies and criteria and to perform further developmentof these. The development of strategies for sustainable environmental technology was made from strategies takenfrom the Agenda 21 document which were transformed and elucidated. Agenda 21 was chosen because itis sprung from the Brundtland report which holds the definition of sustainable development used in thisreport. Existing criteria for sustainability found during this work was placed under strategies from Agenda 21. Inorder to adjust the criterion to environmental technology this project also looked at what had been done inthis area, both by companies, international organisations and municipalities. The sustainability criteria thusfound were also placed under Agenda 21 strategies. After this stage there was an examination and a discussionof what criteria was missing to gain a sustainable perspective. This thesis shows that it is possible to use Agenda 21 for the development of strategies. The strategies haveto be complemented in order to gain a holistic perspective. It is also possible to take criteria from companiesand eco-labelling and place them under different strategies. Those criteria are not adjusted to environmentaltechnology and additional adjustments are needed. Implementation of sustainable criteria for environmentaltechnology is another issue to be discussed further.www.ima.kth.se
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Charouli, Angeliki. "Les considérations sociales et environnementales dans la passation des marchés publics." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA010257.
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Moteur incontournable de l’économie publique, les marchés publics ont toujours fait l’objet de revendications diverses, voire opposées. L’efficacité de la gestion budgétaire et la transparence de la vie publique, s’agissant des ordres juridiques nationaux, la libre concurrence et le libre accès de tous les opérateurs économiques facilitant les échanges intracommunautaires, s’agissant du droit européen : tous ont tenté de monopoliser le droit de la commande publique, afin de se réaliser. Dans le même temps, la perspective de l’instrumentalisation de ce droit au service d’objectifs politiques qui ne lui sont pas directement attribués a suscité des intérêts très variés. Or, la question de la conciliation des politiques sociales et environnementales avec les prescriptions de nature principalement économique du droit des marchés publics s’inscrit dans une logique de valorisation de cet instrument juridique et financier. Ces politiques, répondant à la fois à des finalités d’intérêt général et à des objectifs prioritaires du droit communautaire, sont à la recherche de leur rôle et de leurs instruments en matière de marchés publics. Dans un contexte politique mouvant, la superposition des systèmes juridiques résultant des interventions réglementaires des États, en quête de leur pouvoir discrétionnaire dans la planification des leurs politiques, comme des interventions du droit communautaire dans le cadre de sa propre œuvre d’harmonisation des procédures de passation, vient redéfinir le rôle des politiques sociales et environnementales, tant au sein des objectifs endogènes du droit des marchés publics qu’en dehors de son cadre réglementaire, appelé dans ce cas à servir de levierAs a fundamental driving force of public economy, public procurement has traditionally been an area of diverse and often competing interests. Such contradictory interests are the efficiency of budgetary management and transparency in public life within national legal systems, free competition and open access of financial stakeholders in award procedures within the European regulatory framework. At the same time, the instrumentalisation of public procurement in order to serve political goals not directly linked to it has triggered considerable debate. The attempt of conciliation of social and environmental considerations with the financial requirements of public procurement law aims at enhancing this legal and financial instrument. The role and the legal means for the integration of social and environmental considerations in public procurement, which serve general interest purposes and overriding European law objectives, have not yet been clarified. The regulatory interventions of the Member States, on the one hand, and the harmonization attempts of the European Union, on the other, create a constantly changing political climate. In that context, the role of social and environmental policies is redefined both within the framework of primary objectives of public procurement law, as well as outside this regulatory framework which is used as a policy tool in this context
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Lydgate, Emily. "Sustainability and biofuels : reconciling social and environmental criteria with WTO law." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2013. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/sustainability-and-biofuels-reconciling-social-and-environmental-criteria-with-wto-law(86aa72c8-a660-419b-8262-8032e4430b01).html.
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This thesis examines European Union (’EU’) biofuels sustainability criteria in the context of the law of the World Trade Organization (’WTO’). The criteria were introduced as part of the 2009 EU Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives. There has been no dispute; however, uncertainty about the criteria’s WTO-compatibility has inspired a number of legal analyses concluding that they are not compliant. Whether or not there is the political will for a dispute, it is interesting to consider sources of potential non-compliance. As they pursue ’sustainability,’ the EU criteria are well positioned to prompt larger questions regarding the relationship between international trade rules and sustainable development, described by the WTO Secretariat as a central WTO principle. The thesis identifies a core challenge: dispute settlement mechanisms to identify de facto discrimination risk including regulations that exhibit particular characteristics. EU criteria exemplify these characteristics, which also seem likely to apply to sustainability regulation more broadly. These include breadth, complexity and process-orientation, and response to emerging environmental problems. Thus, the criteria may be perceived as protectionist even though this is not their intent. The larger implication is that, despite its centrality in principle, applying sustainable development through national regulation raises particular challenges of WTO law. The Appellate Body must strike a balance between achieving the WTO’s primary mandate of trade liberalization and showing appropriate deference toward trade-restrictive regulations, particularly those, like EU criteria, that pursue climate change mitigation and other important social and environmental objectives. While this case study suggests a potential imbalance in favour of trade liberalization, the Appellate Body may redress this without major structural reform, as relevant WTO provisions have a range of interpretation, and dispute settlement outcomes continue to evolve.
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Charouli, Angeliki. "Les considérations sociales et environnementales dans la passation des marchés publics." Thesis, Paris 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA010259.
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Moteur incontournable de l'économie publique, les marchés publics ont toujours fait l'objet de revendications diverses, voire opposées. L'efficacité de la gestion budgétaire et la transparence de la vie publique, s'agissant des ordres juridiques nationaux, la libre concurrence et le libre accès de tous les opérateurs économiques facilitant les échanges intracommunautaires, s'agissant du droit européen: tous ont tenté de monopoliser le droit de la commande publique, afin de se réaliser. Dans le même temps, la perspective de l'instrumentalisation de ce droit au service d'objectifs politiques qui ne lui sont pas directement attribués a suscité des intérêts très variés. Or, la question de la conciliation des politiques sociales et environnementales avec les prescriptions de nature principalement économique du droit des marchés publics s'inscrit dans une logique de valorisation de cet instrument juridique et financier. Ces politiques, répondant à la fois à des finalités d'intérêt général et à des objectifs prioritaires du droit communautaire, sont à la recherche de leur rôle et de leurs instruments en matière de marchés publics. Dans un contexte politique mouvant, la superposition des systèmes juridiques résultant des interventions réglementaires des États, en quête de leur pouvoir discrétionnaire dans la planification des leurs politiques, comme des interventions du droit communautaire dans le cadre de sa propre œuvre d'harmonisation des procédures de passation, vient redéfinir le rôle des politiques sociales et environnementales, tant au sein des objectifs endogènes du droit des marchés publics qu'en dehors de son cadre réglementaire, appelé dans ce cas à servir de levier.
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Bukamur, Said Mohamed 1948. "DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR HOUSING IN LIBYA BASED ON CLIMATIC AND SOCIAL CRITERIA." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275300.
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Ozdoglar, Mehmet Rasit. "Assessment Of Criteria-rich Rankings For Decision Makers." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611509/index.pdf.
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Environmental policymaking is a difficult issue for governments. It is desirable to have the decisions based on the results of quantitative and analytical studies. On the other hand, by their very nature, many such decisions have political aspects, whose subtleties are difficult to be captured by quantitative approaches alone. It is left to the political establishments to decide how best to allocate the efforts to improve environmental conditions. In this respect, evaluating the countries by generating environmental indices and the subsequent ranking of the countries with respect to those indices is a common practice. Perhaps the best known environmental sustainability index, the Environmental Performance Index-2008 (EPI-2008), is a composite index that comprises 6 core policy categories and 25 indicators.
While recognizing the qualitative aspects of such decision making, in order to support and guide the policymaking process, we develop analytical tools to assist the process. We carefully delineate our models to be limited only to the provable quantitative properties of the available objective data. However, such data are processed into more meaningful statements concerning the available options. Specifically, using EPI-2008, meaningful mathematical models that shed further light onto the country sustainability measures are developed.
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Gedusevs, Janis. "Smartphone sustainability assessment using multi-criteria analysis and consumer survey." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-233401.
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Sustainability is a fairly new emerging business concept for manufacturing industry and this thesis will focus on smartphone manufacturing industry. In 2015 there were 1.86 billion smartphone users and it is estimated to increase to 2.87 billion in 2020. Currently the average lifetime of a smartphone is 21 months and According to Consumer Technology Association the technical life expectancy of a smartphone is 4.7 years. The European Commission approximated that from 17–20 kg of electronic waste is produced per person per year and that smartphones are contributors for increase of electronic waste. Also the smartphone manufacturing process has an impact on the people who are involved with manufacturing and resource extraction process. Related social problems include conflict minerals, issues in manufacturing campuses, health problems and excessive worktimes. There has been suspicion that large manufacturing companies use labour market in areas that have a high risk of poverty or lack of national authority that can protect labour rights. To investigate these emerging issues that has an impact on smartphone manufacturing sustainability, a sustainability ranking criteria for individual smartphones devices and their manufactures was developed. Furthermore, the aim of the research is to develop a ranking system using life cycle perspective and to evaluate sustainability of a smartphones upcycling, recycling, and social aspects. This aim will be accomplished by the following objectives: Develop evaluation system for smartphones using Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) to evaluate sustainability; Comparing sustainability of smartphones Fairphone 2, iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5, using developed Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA); Conducting general sustainability- focused survey about consumer demand for sustainable and ethical electronics. The method used in this research to assess smartphone sustainability was Multi-Criteria Analysis(MCA), based on eco-design trends and three pillars of sustainability, – economic, environmental and social. Eco-design will be supported using EcoDesing Roadmap by Conrad Luttropp and Göran Brohammer. In parallel with MCA method a survey was developed to briefly assess consumer’s behaviour in terms of choosing sustainable electronics. For better understanding about the consumer value on purchase decision, a survey was made considering the technical and sustainable aspects. The results of this survey will be used as indicator. Furthermore, results from this research (Table 1 MCA evaluation results) revealed that majority of chosen smartphones where lacking sustainable products aspects. This MCA ranking system also confirm that for sustainable designed smartphone it is equally important to have well established environmental management system for overall manufacturing process and afterlife of smartphone. Continuing, after conducting deeper analysis with combined results from MCA, survey revealed that general public are willing to pay more for sustainable products, but consumers lack information about the overall manufacturers` sustainability, as well Indicating that communication between manufacturers and consumers are very weak or even one way. The conclusion of the study about Smartphone sustainability assessment using multi-criteria analysis and the consumer survey has provided better understanding about the lack of transparency and complex logistics manufacturing process of smartphone. The lack of qualitative data and transparency from the manufactures side is a major issue that creates lot of uncertainties about smartphone manufacturing process and social issues for workforce that is involved in this manufacturing process.
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Lasco, Katherine Ann. "Sustainability Criteria, Communications, and Competitive Advantage: A Case Study from the Textile Supply Chain." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1429868947.
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Hamukwaya, Panduleni Ndiba. "Environmental criteria analysis can contribute to sustainable local level land use planning: Linyanti/Katima Mulilo Rural/Kabbe constituencies, Caprivi Region, Namibia." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7185_1256048243.
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The contribution of local knowledge to land use planning and sustainable utilization of natural resources is enormous, yet often overlooked by conventional top-down approaches of regional integrated land use plans. The rich knowledge of local land users contribution to implementation of top-down plans is very important. This study investigated the importance of environmental criteria analysis in sustainable land management through engaging the community at local level, using Salambala Conservancy in Katima Mulilo Rural, Lusese Village in Kabbe and Mayuni Conservancy in Linyanti constituencies, Caprivi region, North East Namibia as case studies.
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Goraya, Muhammad Imran, and Sardar Muhammad Usman. "How do Venture Capital Firms Incorporate ESG (Environment Social and Governance) Criteria into Investment Decision Making." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-46644.
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The leaders of all countries of each sector and level of society are compelled to work together to address [social and environmental] challenges by maintaining sustainable human development and ensuring that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely. It is in the interests of businesses that these benefits continue both for companies and for others in society. The Venture Capital is a financial capital provided to the startup firms in their early stages which has a high potential for growth but also entail high risk. The Venture capital firms typically look for new and small businesses with a perceived long term growth potential that will result in a high payout for investors. Venture capital is a subset of private equity of the firms. On other hand, Private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities, which are not quoted in the stock market. An investment in private equity most often involves either an investment of capital in a mature firms as well as buyout firms. The purpose of this study is to explore the gap between UK and U.S venture capital and private equity firms on the base of ESG criteria into investment decision making process. To find a relationship between venture capital and private equity firms mainstream investment with ESG criteria and also highlight new trends and the issues, which are potential barrier of ESG criteria implementation in UK and US firms. The authors used different academic literature, previous studies to find a gap and a relationship of ESG criteria into mainstream investment decision making process in UK and U.S firms. The research is based on both primary & secondary data under descriptive nature of study. A technique with the name of content analysis was used to collect the quantitative data from the U.K and U.S Venture Capital and Private Equity firms. These firms are further categorized in the sample size under the umbrella of clean tech and non-clean tech. Total sample size is 120 firms (60 VC & 60 PE), where 56 are clean tech and 64 are Non-clean tech firms. The find a relationship between variables regression analysis technique is used through SPSS for verifying the validity and variability of collected Data. We found that, an ESG criterion is on development stage, and there is no such technique and standards that are developed by the venture capital and private equity firms. We found, that firms are mostly focusing on responsible investment strategy; it is somehow same like whole ESG for purpose of their investment screening process. We found that ESG consideration in some UK and U.S venture capital and private equity firms exist, but vary from firms to firms. Some firms are considering just one factor while some other firms consider more than one. Large firms have more focus on ESG as compared to small firms; due to the nature of business and size, and number of employees, focus is only limited towards investment options and development of strategies for the firm. The result of this study interpret that the U.S firms are focusing more on investment returns, and pay less attention towards ESG as compared to U.K firms, Where UK Venture capital and private equity firms results shows that, they are more focused towards ESG and feel free to incorporate ESG criteria into their investment strategies without incurring any cost in terms of risk and returns.
Books on the topic "Social and environmental award criteria"
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Social multi-criteria evaluation for a sustainable economy. New York: Springer, 2008.
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Bennett, Charles J. Expanding the investment frontier: Factoring environmental, social and governance criteria into investment analysis. New York, NY: Conference Board, 2005.
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Economic criteria for criminalization: Optimizing enforcement in case of environmental violations. Cambridge, U.K: Intersentia, 2012.
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AG, Stylepark, ed. A.WAY: Catching future by the fairytale ; Audi urban future award 2010. Frankfurt, M: Trademark Publ., 2010.
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Brennan, Frank A. Green and competitive: A review of strategic environmental issues which promote global sustainable development by focusing on resource productivity through innovation while gaining competitive advantage : also, the road to achieving the Blue Angel Award for an environmentally sensitive industry. Dublin: University College Dublin, 1997.
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Ivanova, Svetlana, Oleg Yastrebov, Irina Krasnova, and Aleksandr Sokolov. Legal support of public administration in the field of protection and use of wildlife objects. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1911711.
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The monograph presents the concept of legal support for public administration in the field of protection and use of wildlife objects, examines theoretical and law enforcement aspects of the problem under consideration, develops doctrinal criteria for the effectiveness of legal support for state faunal management, and also identifies the role of principles of legal support for public administration, which contribute to improving the effectiveness of rule-making and law enforcement practice, give a conceptual character to legislation on the animal world. Conclusions and proposals are formulated that form the conceptual basis for the consistent improvement of legal
regulation in order to ensure a balance of social, environmental and economic interests.
For students, postgraduates and teachers of law schools and faculties, as well as a wide range of readers interested in legal relations between humans and animals.
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Ismailov, Nariman. Globalism and ecophilosophy of the future. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1212905.
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From the point of view of the new science of globalism, the problems of the ecological, socio-economic state of the world and countries are considered through the prism of the interaction of the human psyche and society and the inhabited world. The criteria of ecological civilization of countries and peoples are justified. Optimizing the consumption of natural bio-and energy resources is becoming a fundamental environmental factor for sustainable development. The "Law of the maximum for humanity" as the law of the biosphere can be the arbitration court, the neutral force that will explain the historical need for mutual understanding, taking into account the interests of ecology and economy for the survival of man as a biovid on Earth; a new reality will begin to form — the phenomenon of co-residence of the world society with the biosphere. The world's population, its energy and bio-consumption, as well as all living matter on the planet, must correspond to the biological capacity of the Earth and not go beyond its boundaries. The task of the society is to implement a worldview breakthrough at the current stage of development, its own cultural mutation, which in the future will create the basis for adaptive technological and socio-cultural development. The task is to classify the entire Earth as a "Green Book" and to solve systemic environmental problems of a global nature. An integral part of sustainable development should be the principle of "vital consumption" at both the personal and social level, instead of the dominant principle of"expanded production and consumption". The indicator of the" culture of consumption "of natural resources, both at the individual level and at the level of society, should be included as an integral part of the integral indicator in the "True Indicator of Progress" and the "Human Development Index".
The book is interdisciplinary in nature; it is a kind of scientific and philosophical poetic essay intended for teachers and students of universities in the field of sociology, ecology, biology and related fields, as well as for everyone who cares about the future of society.
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Fundamentals of Esg: Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria Book 1. Independently Published, 2022.
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Munda, Giuseppe. Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy. Springer London, Limited, 2007.
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Munda, Giuseppe. Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy. Springer, 2010.
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Robertson, Guy C. "Forest Sustainability and the Social Context: Applying the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators." In Environmental Policy is Social Policy – Social Policy is Environmental Policy, 51–62. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6723-6_5.
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Munda, Giuseppe. "Valuation of Sustainable Development Policies: Social Multi-criteria Evaluation." In Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, 33–46. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6598-9_3.
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Munda, Giuseppe. "Valuation of Sustainable Development Policies: Social Multi-criteria Evaluation." In Sustainable Development and Environmental Management, 33–46. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8229-0_3.
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Nazar, Raima, Sajid Ali, Manjeet Kaur Harnek Singh, and Ayesha Zahid. "Environmental and Social Criteria in Green Bond Selection." In Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance, 16–33. London: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032686844-2.
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Guay, Jean-Francois, and Jean-Philippe Waaub. "GIS Based/MCDA Modelling for Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Land-Use Planning Scenarios in Conflictual Socioecosystems." In Multiple Criteria Decision Making, 235–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28465-6_9.
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Ma’ruf, Aminudin, Ziyaad Mahomed, and Shamsher Mohamad. "Sustainable Finance and a Sharī’ Analysis of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Criteria." In Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development, 193–217. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76016-8_9.
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van der Velden, Bastiaan D. "Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria in the Netherlands: Interaction Between Government and the Courts." In ESG Integration and SRI Strategies in the EU, 243–62. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36457-0_12.
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Palumbo, Elisabetta, and Marzia Traverso. "Social Life Cycle Indicators Towards a Sustainability Label of a Natural Stone for Coverings." In Towards a Sustainable Future - Life Cycle Management, 207–16. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77127-0_19.
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AbstractThe stone industry plays an important economic role in Italy as well as worldwide, and its products are part of the construction sector for hard coverings. The relevance of these products led the European Commission to develop specific criteria for natural stone within the Ecolabel scheme for hard coverings. In order to provide environmental information and to establish and maintain their comparability, the eco-labelling schemes recognized the life cycle assessment (LCA) as a scientific method to be employed when describing the environmental performance of the products. In its current form, the European Ecolabel scheme only considers environmental impacts and overlooks significant social impacts, especially for the category of stakeholders most affected during the extraction and manufacturing phases: workers. The main purpose of this study is to define a set of social criteria to be added to the revised version of the European Ecolabel with reference to issues concerning natural stone covering products. In particular, according to the updated guidelines for the social life cycle assessment by UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative (2019), we have identified that the “health and safety” impact category as it relates to workers during the extraction and manufacturing phases of the products must be considered a priority. The results provide a set of criteria for the S-LCA inventory which should be added to the Ecolabel guidelines when assessing the natural stone covering sector. Integration of the social sphere with the results obtained from the LCA study would provide reliable and more complete information on the sustainability of the natural stone product.This represents a first step towards the inclusion of similar criteria for other covering products.
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Ventura, Livia. "Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Italy." In The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law, 651–74. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14216-1_31.
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AbstractItaly has been the first country in the world to adopt the US benefit corporation model (so-called società benefit (SB)), which it transplanted into its legal system at the end of 2015. The Italian società benefit statute is a mix between the US Model Benefit Corporation Legislation and the Delaware Public Benefit Corporation Act but is characterized by some peculiar features, such as the scope of the legislation, which is applicable to all for-profit and cooperative organizational forms provided by the law, and the existence of a public enforcement mechanism based on the attribution of supervisory powers to the Italian Competition Authority. A few years after its introduction, società benefit seems to have been widely accepted, and the movement continues to grow. Furthermore, the Italian legal system continues to support the spread of the SB model, e.g., through the 2019 amendment of the “Public Contract Code,” which introduced new reward criteria for tendering companies that publish the annual report required by the società benefit law to assess their social and environmental impacts. From a comparative law perspective, the Italian “for-benefit” model has been the first one adopted by a civil law system and seems to have influenced other civil law countries.
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Scuderi, Alessandro, Luisa Sturiale, Giuseppe Timpanaro, Giovanni La Via, and Biagio Pecorino. "A Possible Circular Approach for Social Perception of Climate Adaptation Action Planning in Metropolitan Cities." In Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions, 155–69. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57764-3_11.
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AbstractOne of the factors that will affect the livability of cities and the overall citizens’ quality of life in the future is certainly climate change. Urban areas will play a fundamental role in the commitment against climate change and will have to develop appropriate adaptation actions, in accordance with the European Strategy against climate change, including the planning and implementation of Green Infrastructures (GIs). They produce various environmental and social benefits in the urban context. Various studies have shown that citizenship involvement at all levels is necessary for the evaluation of the sharing of the proposed projects. The research proposes an innovative methodological model to support administrations in the strategic planning choice of GIs according to a shared and circular approach. To perform a multi-layer assessment, the multi-criteria evaluation will be combined with the circular evaluation model called Green City Circle. The evaluation is set up as a circular process, followed by a first investigative phase, followed by a proactive phase of solutions and an implementation phase up to a final stage of evaluation of the results and strategies for long-term sustainability. The study was carried out in the city of Catania to test a planning and management tool for GIs envisaged by the administration as win–win climate adaptation measures.
Conference papers on the topic "Social and environmental award criteria"
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Fischer, Horst. "Environmental Labelling in Germany Award Criteria for Hydraulic Fluids." In Earthmoving Industry Conference & Exposition. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/941078.
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Ulrich, Patrick, and Simone Häußler. "The influence of sustainability aspects on B2B purchasing decisions: The special case of the healthcare industry." In Corporate governance: An interdisciplinary outlook. Virtus Interpress, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cgaiop15.
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Companies are increasingly under pressure to report not only on their financial performance but also on their social and environmental performance in their entire supply chain. Regulations such as ISO 14001 or the new supply chain act provide a normative framework for sustainable corporate practices. Though, evidence on how sustainability aspects influence purchasing decisions is yet still limited. This research takes up from this point and investigates the influence of sustainability aspects on B2B purchasing decisions in German listed firms. Hence, we conducted a quantitative survey using a set of criteria. The goal of the survey was to determine 1) the level of sustainability maturity in general, as well as 2) the level of integration of sustainability into B2B purchasing decisions. We find that the respondents are already aware of the need to integrate sustainability aspects into different business areas, but sustainability aspects have no significant impact on B2B purchasing decisions yet. As a result, price and quality still play a crucial role in B2B purchasing decisions. Our findings shed new light on this under-researched area of B2B purchasing and could be of interest to policy-makers, companies and stakeholders
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Piantanida, Paolo. "ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDING CRITERIA IN ITALIAN TENDERS FOR BUILDING WORKS." In 4th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2017. Stef92 Technology, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2017/12/s02.057.
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Laís Novaes Pillar de Oliveira Castro, Laís Novaes Pillar de Oliveira Castro, Túlio Baita dos Reis Túlio Baita dos Reis, Laylla Alves Rodrigues Manhães Laylla Alves Rodrigues Manhães, and Marco Aurélio da Cunha Soares Neto Marco Aurélio da Cunha Soares Neto. "Model for investigation of the new consumption normal caused by the COVID-19 pandemic –a perspective of the Campos dos Goytacazes market." In 7th International Congress on Scientific Knowledge. Perspectivas Online: Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.25242/8876113220212423.
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The population's consumption behavior in general has been changing over the years, as a result of several factors, such as increased market competitiveness, high supply of products and services, technological advances and macro-environmental factors. Considering that the factors caused by the macro environment are uncontrollable variables and exert force on the entire micro environment such as companies, consumers, suppliers and competitors. This reality requires companies to be constantly aware of all changes in the market to adapt and promote new strategies in order to meet consumer demands. The pandemic, caused by COVID-19, has directly impacted the entire micro environment, from the way companies can operate to the way the market will consume, whether this change is caused by a government decree or by a new need for behavior of the consumer. With the population inserted in what is called the “new normal”, it becomes evident that consumption habits have undergone great changes. Given the current scenario and the restrictions on the functioning of activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is considered that such a change in the economic pattern and in the offer of products/services directly affects the way society is consumed, generating new needs and desire to consumption. Therefore, the question is how to identify the new post-pandemic retail consumption pattern? From this questioning, this research aimed to develop an investigation model on the new pattern of retail consumption in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes after the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the methodological construction of the research model of the new pattern of consumption caused by the pandemic, a bibliographic survey was carried out based on five articlesfrom 2014 to 2020, classified into 4 dimensions: Market and Economy; Social and Cultural Aspects; Life Stage; and Needs and Desires. From the definitions of dimensions, criteria for investigating the new consumption pattern were developed. In addition, tocompose the model and identify the consumer and their perception of the changes in their behavior caused by the pandemic, two more dimensions were established. The first is called the Consumer Profile, which asks questions about age, gender, income, occupation, education, etc. and the second, Changes caused by COVID-19, in which the consumer is asked about the purchase frequency, purchase volume, purchase channel, etc. However, the application of this model seeks to identify the new consumption pattern of consumers in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes from the changes caused by COVID-19
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Sfantsikopoulos, Michael M., and Dimitris I. Pantelis. "Environmental Sensitivity Criteria for Mechanical Product Design Evaluation." In ASME 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece1997-0020.
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Abstract Industrial mechanical products create environmental problems in three ways: Because of their function, because of their manufacturing and because of their disposal after the end of their service life, or the end of their life-cycle. Constantly increasing social and market needs press, on the other hand, for always new products with inevitably shorter life-cycles. Environmental pollution of the air, water and soil and overconsumption of natural material deposits and non-renewable energy resources are thus becoming very serious threats for the future of the world ecosystem. Although it is clear that all these threats to the environment start from the New Product Design (NPD), relevant engineering design efforts have been primarily focused on product functional issues that affect negatively the environment (emissions, energy consumption, wastes). Less attention has been paid until recently by the NPD methodologies to product manufacturing issues which cause undesirable environmental consequences and originate from its design. In the paper an approach is attempted toward assemblying and classification of the motives, targets and design guidelines for an environmentally conscious mechanical product design. Design issues which have to do with product manufacturing and affect negatively the environment are only taken into account. Environmental sensitivity criteria for NPD evaluation are further established within various processing, re-use, re-conditioning, re-cycling, etc. modes. These evaluation criteria refer to minimum raw (not yet processed) material and energy consumption in product manufacturing, to minimum environmental pollution in product manufacturing and from product disposal.
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Szafranko, Elzbieta. "ESTIMATION OF THE VALIDITY OF CRITERIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE OBJECT LIFECYCLE." In 6th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences ISCSS 2019. STEF92 Technology, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sws.iscss.2019.5/s20.055.
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Martinčević, Ivana, Predrag Brlek, and Nives Domjan. "ROLE OF MaaS IN TOURISM." In Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe 2021: ToSEE – Smart, Experience, Excellence & ToFEEL – Feelings, Excitement, Education, Leisure. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.20867/tosee.06.34.
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Purpose – The occurrence of bottlenecks, congestion, increased fuel consumption and environmental pollution are the basic problems of large urban areas, especially when it comes to tourist areas where with the local population roads are used by visitors who, during or after a stay are looking for some way of transportation. Regardless of the final destinations, the tourist activity strives to meet the needs and requirements of visitors to the maximum, so their offer must be attractive, fast and accessible at all times, as well as adaptable to changes in travel habits. With regard to the specific criteria of the local economic, social and environmental policy mobility services should be adapted to different target groups, including a unique travel option that would facilitate the stay of tourists. The aim of this paper is to: (1) explore MaaS concept (2) explore the importance and benefits of MaaS concept (3) and to explore the importance and benefits of MaaS concept in area of tourism. Methodology – In order to investigate and achieve the set goals, world and Croatian literature was used and analyzed by searching the databases such as Wos, Scopus, Google Scholar, using the search phrase ("mobility as a service” OR sustainable development) AND (“transport” OR “tourism”). For this purpose, a survey was conducted to explore the importance of MaaS in the field of tourism on the basis of which the advantages and benefits of the mentioned concept as one of the main conditions for sustainable development were analyzed. Findings – As no research has been conducted in the territory of the Republic of Croatia that investigates the application of the MaaS concept in the field of tourism and its importance and contribution to strengthening tourism, this research contributes to strengthening the awareness of individuals about this concept and its application. The intention and goal of this research was to make aware general public of the importance of the Maas concept. Although MaaS concept is a relatively new concept it takes on increasing importance; therefore, it needs to be strongly and systematically developed further. By analyzing the relevant scientific sources and based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that a strategic approach to the MaaS concept can provide a numerous of advantages and benefits. Recommendations for further research is to include data from other countries of the European Union (EU) or from neighboring countries in order to be able to compare data by specific areas. Contribution – By introducing the concept of MaaS in the segment of tourism, it opens the possibility for visitors to access a wide selection of public and private carriers through a digital platform. The trip for each user is planned separately according to the previously collected data on the demand and supply of transport services, combining them with information on the preferences of the participants themselves. Simply put, the traveler can plan, book and pay for any trip, anywhere and at any time. Simultaneous planning of tourism and transport is not an easy task because in most cases these plans diverge, but the cooperation of stakeholders of both branches is necessary for more attractive and environmentally friendly measures of sustainable mobility that ultimately affect the development of tourism. The obtained results can be used to expand the current scientific knowledge about the MaaS concept and its impact in file of tourism.
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Marek, Ogryzek, and Rzasa Krzysztof. "The Use of GIS Technology in The Creation of Local Revitalisation Programs as a Tool for Sustainable Urban Development." In Environmental Engineering. VGTU Technika, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.110.
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Revitalisation is a process of bringing degraded areas back from a state of crisis. It is carried out in a comprehensive way, through integrated activities for the local community, space and economy, concentrated territorially, led by revitalisation stakeholders and based on municipal (local) revitalisation programmes. The Municipal Council accepts the Revitalisation Programme in a resolution. It includes a detailed diagnosis of the revitalisation area, including an analysis of negative phenomena and local potentials in the area. Putting this purpose into practice makes use of GIS technology, which facilitates the process of gathering information about the area and preparing maps, and therefore is helpful to conduct urban inventories. GIS tools allow the location of concentrations of phenomena associated with the degradation of the urban space to be specified, such as crime, unemployment, areas where a large number of people have been excluded. These tools are helpful in indicating the development path for these areas. GIS tools can help find solutions to problem questions. They help justify the accepted solutions. Building multi-criteria decision-making models in a GIS environment, taking into account the social criteria, allows the revitalisation process of the area to proceed to fruition. The authors present the results of studies using the example of a local revitalisation programme in the City of Olsztyn.
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Kveselis, Vaclovas, Eugenija Farida Dzenajavičienė, and Aurimas Lisauskas. "Effectiveness of Residential Buildings Renovation on the Example of Kaunas City." In Environmental Engineering. VGTU Technika, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.264.
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Improvement of energy efficiency in buildings is one of the main strategic goals of country’s energy strategy and its’ implementation policy. This goal is being implemented using support measures and implementation instruments in public and residential buildings. Implementation programs were designed and are being implemented in this sector since year 2004; however, there is still lack of research investigating the effectiveness of implemented actions in terms of environmental, economic, and social sustainability using respective criteria. On the other hand, there is lack of objective information for wider research based on measured data, as most of the data comes from programs administrators as estimated energy consumption and savings. The paper provides main criteria for defining renovation sustainability of multi-apartment residential buildings as well as initial assessment of energy efficiency improvement in such buildings implemented under programs partly funded by EU funds and Modernization program for multi-apartment houses. The Kaunas district heating company provided data of metering readings for 103 buildings which are fully or partially renovated in Kaunas City and Kaunas Regional municipalities and covers period of 12 years. The results of investigation show wide scattering of renovation effectiveness regarding renovation costs, energy savings and costs of saved energy.
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Avila, David Carlos. "Sustainability criteria associated with urbanization regulations." In Virtual City and Territory. Barcelona: Centre de Política de Sòl i Valoracions, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/ctv.8150.
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The recent formalization in the country a National Urban Policy and Housing attempts urgent attention to the problems associated with a sector whose development in recent decades has been marked by continued dissociation between urban growth and population growth way, based on models disproportionate, irrational and unsustainable territorial expansion, with high costs in economic, social and environmental issues.
Urban segregation, deteriorating environmental conditions of the physical built environment, vulnerability to natural disasters, depletion of land reserves in several metropolitan areas and social exclusion and inequality in terms of the supply of infrastructure, services or equipment are some of the most serious consequences of the effective realization of such models in Mexican cities, especially for areas with little population confined to living on the peripheries of urban sprawl income.
Combining this with the guidance of environmental policies at the international level to the reduction of greenhouse gases in all sectors of society and with the explicit intention of the municipality of Zapopan to promote sustainability criteria associated with urbanization within of its territory, it is that the framework that motivates the development of this standard Sustainable Construction is set.
The rule here is issued aims to establish linked, in this case, the regulation of planning urban renewal actions and / or promoting new municipality under the requirements of sustainability criteria and indicators for the implementation of urban planning instruments ; all embedded in a management framework and an evaluation process according the urban regulations.
Reports on the topic "Social and environmental award criteria"
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Jiménez, Efraim, and María Eugenia Roca. Innovation in the Methods of Public Procurement in Latin America and The Caribbean: Case studies. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010685.
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In recent years, Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) have modernized their public procurement systems and have been able to increase the efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public resources through new practices and technologies to promote greater competitiveness. The award decision based solely on price to ensure efficiency has also evolved into amulticriteria approach to include, beyond price, quality and sustainability criteria (economic, environmental, and social). Through this study, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) contributes to the dialogue in LAC to promote the use of new public procurement procedures and practices. The study presents four innovative cases of procurement practices used in the region. These are inspired in practices in other regions, such as Europe and the United States. This study identifies some trends in public procurement procedures, which promote more flexible contracting frameworks in order to incorporate additional methods based on a broader approach of Value for Money in accordance with the principles of transparency, efficiency, economy, integrity and fairness. Innovation in public procurement contributes towards the achievement of development goals in the region.
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Jagannathan, Ravi, Ashwin Ravikumar, and Marco Sammon. Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria: Why Investors are Paying Attention. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, November 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w24063.
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Li, Richard. LegalOne Stellar Accolade 2024 - Southeast Asia. LegalOne Global Limited, May 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62436/a-1712738184242.
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The LegalOne Stellar Accolade is an honour roll dedicated to recognising the practical prowess and expertise of legal professionals. The evaluation process is rooted in rigorous assessment of commercial deals or cases submitted by legal experts. The editorial team at LegalOne reviews each submission, covering a broad spectrum of commercial transactions, disputes, and intellectual property matters. We award our esteemed LegalOne Merits ratings to the most outstanding transactions, based on criteria such as inherent challenges, complexity, innovation, and the social and economic implications of the projects.
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Seroa da Motta, Ronaldo. Application of Economic Instruments for Environmental Management: From Theoretical to Practical Constraints: Literature Review and Conceptual Notes. Inter-American Development Bank, February 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006683.
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This presentation was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the II Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on February 25th and 26th, 2003. Three distinct criteria: Achievement of the optimal use level: to maximize social welfare achieving an optimum use/pollution level. Improvement of cost-effectiveness: to minimize social costs at a certain use/pollution target. Generation of revenue: to raise enough revenue to meet a certain budget requirement.
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Watkins, Graham, Hervé Breton, and Guy Edwards. Achieving Sustainable Recovery: Criteria for Evaluating the Sustainability and Effectiveness of Covid-19 Recovery Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003413.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has precipitated unprecedented health, social and economic crises across the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. All countries in the region moved quickly to implement rescue policies to safeguard lives and livelihoods. The rescue phase continues along with the challenge of orchestrating the post-COVID-19 economic recovery: designing packages of investments and initiatives to stimulate employment, liquidity, reignite sustainable and inclusive economic growth and transition towards net-zero emission and climate-resilience economies to confront the worsening climate and ecological crisis. These policies must be sustainable in the short and long term and bring institutional, social, economic/financial, and environmental co-benefits. This working paper proposes criteria for evaluating the sustainability of recovery investments and initiatives, to serve as a checklist for stakeholders to use to ensure a recovery that builds an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for all.
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Morkun, Volodymyr, Sergey Semerikov, Svitlana Hryshchenko, Snizhana Zelinska, and Serhii Zelinskyi. Environmental Competence of the Future Mining Engineer in the Process of the Training. Medwell Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/0564/1523.
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A holistic solution to the problem of formation of ecological competence of the future engineer requires the definition of its content, structure, place in the system of professional competences, levels of forming and criteria of measurement the rationale for the select on and development of a technique of use of information, communication and learning technologies that promote formation of ecological competence. The study is of interest to environmental competence of future mining engineer as personal education, characterized by acquired in the process of professional preparation professionally oriented environmental knowledge (cognitive criterion), learned the ways of securing environmentally safe mining works (praxiological criterion) in the interests of sustainable development (axiological criterion) and is formed by the qualities of socially responsible environmental behavior (social-behavioral criterion) and consists of the following components: understanding and perception of ethical norms of behaviour towards other people and towards nature (the principles of bioethics); ecological literacy; possession of basic information on the ecology necessary for usage in professional activity the ability to use scientific laws and methods in evaluating the environment to participate in environmental works to cany out ecological analysis of activities in the area industrial activities to develop action plans for the reduction of the anthropogenic impact on the environment; ability to ensure environmentally balanced activities, possession of methods of rational and integrated development georesource potential of the subsoil.
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Ahairwe, Pamella Eunice, San Bilal, Anja Duranovic, and Irene Monasterolo. Climate risk mispricing: why better assessments matter in financing for development. European Centre for Development Policy Management, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55317/casc022.
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Is climate change a financial risk that financial institutions need to worry about? Despite the rapid increase in climate financing and the rise of the dominant discourse on the importance of climate change and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria, financial markets do not seem to show much sensitivity to the increasing climate risks. This paper considers why effective climate risk assessment should matter for financial institutions.
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Hartmann, Lisa, Jonas Hansohm, Leticia Vellozo, Barron J. Orr, Olga Andreeva, and Yvonne Walz. The contribution of land and water management approaches to Sustainable Land Management and achieving Land Degradation Neutrality. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/xpjj6498.
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Land and water management approaches that address environmental and social challenges, such as land degradation, food insecurity, water scarcity, health, climate change and the decline in biodiversity, have been gaining importance in recent years. Several of these approaches are well known, while others have been only recently developed. These approaches have different names, specific objectives and principles and may employ different methods and technologies. At their core, however, all have the potential to address land degradation and desertification, to mitigate drought and to deliver many other environmental, economic and/or social co-benefits. The well-known concepts of land degradation neutrality (LDN) and sustainable land management (SLM) offer benchmarks against which land and water management approaches can be assessed. Understanding how well aligned these approaches are with SLM and LDN can help different communities that solve similar problems to work together to remedy global environmental challenges. To explore this opportunity more systematically, the Parties of the UNCCD requested an assessment of approaches that may contribute to the sustainable management of land and water resources and to the achievement of LDN (UNCCD Decision 19/COP.15/23/Add.1). Accordingly, this report assesses the alignment of seven selected land and water management approaches with SLM and LDN: agroecology, climate-smart agriculture, conservation agriculture, forest landscape restoration, integrated agriculture, regenerative agriculture and rewilding. The alignment assessment is structured along the SLM and LDN pillars of ecosystem health, food security, and human-wellbeing, each comprised by several criteria, as well as selected cross-cutting socioeconomic criteria that span all pillars. The results indicate that each of the approaches contributes to SLM and the achievement of LDN in different ways and to varying degrees, with none of the approaches embracing principles or practices that directly conflict with the criteria of SLM and LDN. A higher degree of alignment was identified for the ecosystem health and food security pillars, while most gaps in alignment concern criteria of the human well-being pillar along with certain cross-cutting criteria. The results of the assessment led to the identification of entry points for addressing gaps in alignment via supplementary activities that directly target the gaps during project planning and implementation, as well as through adhering to principles and established guidelines. Importantly, conclusions about the degree of alignment or about gaps in alignment of an approach with SLM and LDN criteria are conceptually indicative, but may change in actual practice depending on where and how projects are implemented. Notwithstanding, clarifying the approaches’ contribution to SLM and the achievement of LDN can help overcome the lack of formal intergovernmental recognition of the approaches, prevent misinterpretation, and ensure their strategic inclusion in broader efforts to remedy land degradation.
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Piercy, Candice, Brandon Boyd, Emily Russ, and Kyle Runion. Systematic beneficial use of dredged sediments : matching sediment needs with dredging requirements. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/45443.
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This technical note (TN) will outline a framework to identify beneficial and cost-effective coastal beneficial use of dredged sediment (BUDS) projects. Creation of a BUDS framework that can be applied at scale will promote sustainable BUDS practices, facilitating the delivery of flood risk management, social, and environmental benefits while still fulfilling the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) navigation mission. This proactive forecasting approach uses multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and optimization tools to balance tradeoffs between navigation dredging and BUDS goals over project-scale timespans. The proposed framework utilizes available tools to quantify ecological system evolution and current and future dredging needs to develop a systems-level approach to BUDS. Required data include current and future information on (1) existing and planned natural and created aquatic ecological systems, which may include natural and nature-based features (NNBFs), (2) dredging requirements and costs, and (3) aquatic system physical and environmental data.
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Yaari, Menahem, Elhanan Helpman, Ariel Weiss, Nathan Sussman, Ori Heffetz, Hadas Mandel, Avner Offer, et al. Sustainable Well-Being in Israel. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, June 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52873/policy.2021.wellbeing-en.
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Well-being is a common human aspiration. Governments and states, too, seek to promote and ensure the well-being of their citizens; some even argue that this should be their overarching goal. But it is not enough for a country to flourish, and for its citizens to enjoy well-being, if the situation cannot be maintained over the long term. Well-being must be sustainable. The state needs criteria for assessing the well-being of its citizens, so that it can work to raise the well-being level. Joining many other governments around the world, the Israeli government adopted a comprehensive set of indices for measuring well-being in 2015. Since 2016, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics has been publishing the assessment results on an annual basis. Having determined that the monitoring of well-being in Israel should employ complementary indices relating to its sustainability, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Bank of Israel, the Central Bureau of Statistics, and Yad Hanadiv asked the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities to establish an expert committee to draft recommendations on this issue. The Academy's assistance was sought in recognition of its statutory authority "to advise the government on activities relating to research and scientific planning of national significance." The Committee was appointed by the President of the Academy, Professor Nili Cohen, in March 2017; its members are social scientists spanning a variety of disciplines. This report presents the Committee's conclusions. Israel's ability to ensure the well-being of its citizens depends on the resources or capital stocks available to it, in particular its economic, natural, human, social, and cultural resources. At the heart of this report are a mapping of these resources, and recommendations for how to measure them.