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Hadi, Sudharto P., Bulan Prabawani, and Anis Qomariah. "Circular Initiatives for Industrial Sustainability." E3S Web of Conferences 317 (2021): 01078. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131701078.
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The industrial sector has been treated as the engine of economic growth contributing to GDP, job opportunities and business creation. However industrial activities also cause various environmental problems such as water, air pollution, also hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation. One approach to deal with this problem is by involving industries at Proper (business performance rating on environmental management). The industries that proactively managing its environmental impacts and resulting energy efficiency, reduce of water consumption and emission, reduce of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, improve bio-diversity, are awarded as green ranking. The gold ranking is awarded for industries which are able to create self-reliance communities through corporate social responsibility (CSR). To optimize environmental performance, the industries achieving beyond compliance level are obliged to adopt life cycle assessment (LCA).
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Fischer, Anke, Kirsty Holstead, Cary Y. Hendrickson, Outi Virkkula, and Alessandra Prampolini. "Community-led initiatives’ everyday politics for sustainability – Conflicting rationalities and aspirations for change?" Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 49, no. 9 (June 8, 2017): 1986–2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x17713994.
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Community-based initiatives are widely seen to play an essential role in a societal move towards a low carbon, sustainable future. As part of this, there is often an assumption that such initiatives share expectations (i.e. a guiding vision) of large-scale change and that their activities contribute to this change. Here, we ask to what extent this assumption reflects members’ own perspectives on and interpretations of the aims and ambitions of their community initiative, and what this implies for a larger vision of sustainability transitions. In doing so, we respond to calls for a better understanding of the ‘everyday politics’ of what could be seen as processes of societal transitions in practice. We conducted qualitative interviews with members of five community initiatives in Italy, Finland and the UK. In each of these initiatives, we found a range of aspirations (i.e. outcome-related aims) and rationalities (i.e. procedural guiding principles). While some of these aims and ways of working were compatible with each other, we identified three major tensions that could be found across our study initiatives. These tensions centred on (i) the degree of politicisation of the initiative, (ii) the extent to which financial aims should take priority and (iii) questions of organisational form. We interpret these tensions as conflicting expressions of larger, societal-level discourses, and argue that this diversity and resulting conflicts need to be acknowledged – both in transition research and at the practical level – to avoid co-optation and disenfranchisement.
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Petera, Petr, Jaroslav Wagner, and Kateřina Knorová. "Perception and Interpretation of Sustainability Among the Largest Corporations Established in the Czech Republic." Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis 64, no. 3 (2016): 1053–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.11118/actaun201664031053.
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The paper addresses perception and interpretation of sustainability among the largest corporations established in the Czech Republic. Despite the fact that the amount of literature on sustainability is substantial, there is lack of empirical investigation into understanding sustainability among corporations established in the Czech Republic. We used qualitative methodology (semi-structured interviews) to investigate how the largest corporations established in the Czech Republic understand and deal with sustainability-related issues. Key sustainability-related themes are identified and discussed in the paper. On the basis of comparison of our results with the prior literature it is possible to sum up that our findings are mostly in accordance with previous research. Majority of our respondents perceive sustainability as containing economic, environmental and social dimension and their sustainability-related initiatives are both internally and externally oriented. Reporting on sustainability is relatively new topic for respondents, but its importance is growing. The key future challenges include better integration of sustainability-related initiatives into the core business activities, implementation of sustainability accounting and standardization of sustainability reporting (probably on the basis of the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines).
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Hasanah, Zahra Nur, Wiwandari Handayani, and Nana Kariada Tri Martuti. "Initiatives of Urban Agriculture in Semarang City: Pathways for Sustainability." MATEC Web of Conferences 280 (2019): 03005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201928003005.
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Urban agriculture (UA) has become a popular concept to bridge growth of urban areas with adequate provision of agricultural land, cheap and healthy food. UA in Semarang began to be encouraged by Semarang City Government since 2015 and involves family welfare groups for its implementation. Most of the people involved in UA activities are often based on hobbies whereas some of them start reaching out to businesses. This study aims to elaborate the initiatives from government, community/individual, university, and corporation to promote UA in Semarang. The methods were conducted by using interactive analysis model which is presented by Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña. By elaborate the initiatives of urban agriculture in Semarang, the study shows that initiatives from communities/individual are more promising to promote sustainability rather than initiatives which comes from the government. The major difference among initiatives is due to community eagerness to do UA activities if it comes from their interests and desires, whereas initiatives from the government are more likely to encourage community participation and as part of social innovation.
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Mustaghis-ur-Rahman. "FFC’s Community Empowerment Initiatives towards Sustainability: A Case Study." South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases 3, no. 2 (November 24, 2014): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2277977914548342.
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The case compiles the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities at Fauji Fertlizer Company Limited (FFC), as a part of United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). It highlights CSR activities as followed in five groups and covers both macro-level and micro-level initiatives within the principles of the UNGC. At the macro level, the company is addressing stakeholders’ concerns for underdevelopment in the country by sponsoring community development projects in its operational areas. At the micro level, FFC is carrying out interventions by spreading education, providing health care, protecting environment, alleviating poverty and responding to the challenges of disasters. The case is sponsored by the UNGC Pakistan Local Network.1
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Jelen, Jonatan. "Financial Sustainability for Social Entrepreneurship – Pragmatic Social Imperative or Impractical Financial Challenge?" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 10, no. 3 (August 2009): 223–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000009789067824.
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This article identifies recent forms of US enterprises that have pragmatically – if unintentionally – expanded the definition of ‘social entrepreneurship’ through an unprecedented level of social value creation without compromising the American tradition of private initiative. In capturing the dimensions of these new firms, the author proposes new theory in three respects: (a) social entrepreneurship can be reframed to incorporate a set of new activities that qualify as social value-creating activities; (b) social ventures can be designed in ways to attract private capital as intensely as traditional ventures; and (c) this originally US model can serve as a blueprint for international initiatives.
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Adamska, Agata, Tomasz Dąbrowski, Magdalena Homa, Monika Mościbrodzka, and Jacek Tomaszewski. "Demutualization, Corporatization, and Sustainability Initiatives: Evidence from the European Stock Exchange Industry." Central European Management Journal 30, no. 3 (September 15, 2022): 2–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.7206/cemj.2658-0845.80.
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Purpose: The article analyzes the consequences of transformation in governance structures of stock exchanges on their CSR initiatives, in particular relations between their organizational forms and the number and nature of CSR initiatives as well as their influence on stock exchanges’ performance. Methodology: In our study covering 40 European stock exchanges, we identified 527 sustainability practices implemented between 1992 and 2019. We divided these practices into two categories: internal, applying to the stock exchange itself, and external, targeted at listed companies. Moreover, we proposed a synthetic indicator of stock exchange development to measure its economic performance. Findings: We found that publicly traded stock exchanges undertake a greater number of CSR initiatives and have a higher proportion of internal practices, than stock exchanges organized as non-public entities. Our study also indicates that a large number of implemented CSR practices positively affects the economic performance of stock exchanges, and furthermore, that internal practices have a greater impact than external ones. Research limitations: The surveyed European stock exchanges may differ from stock exchanges in other regions regarding their CSR policies. Originality: Our study proved that the corporatization of stock exchanges affect their CSR practices. It also showed that some types of sustainability activities affect performance in a more significant way than others.
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Singh, Jagdeep. "The Sustainability Potential of Upcycling." Sustainability 14, no. 10 (May 15, 2022): 5989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14105989.
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The upcycling trend has received renewed attention in the past few years due to growing concerns for the environment related to increased resource consumption and waste volumes. Indeed, cities across the world are supporting resource upcycling initiatives by establishing do-it-yourself (DIY) repair cafes and makerspaces as a means to transform societies towards sustainable development. However, the sustainability potential of such upcycling initiatives is unknown due to the lack of theoretical frameworks. This research aims to explore the direct and indirect social, economic, and environmental implications of upcycling activities at DIY bicycle repair studios. The main objectives of the study were to: (1) examine the upcycling activities in these studios that contribute to slowing and closing the material cycles, (2) explore the behavioral implications of the users of these maker spaces in the context of environmental sustainability, and (3) propose ways to evaluate the broad environmental impacts of the upcycling activities at these studios. The objectives were explored in three case studies—2 in Sweden (Cykelköket in Malmö and Bagarmossens Cykelköket in Stockholm) and 1 in Switzerland (Point Vélo, Lausanne). Semi-structured interviews, user surveys, and participant observation methods are employed to collect qualitative, and quantitative data to formulate a systemic exploration of major activities and socio-economic exchanges at these repair cafes. The study identified multiple social, economic, and environmental impacts of upcycling activities and represented them in causal loop diagrams. Based on this, a framework for evaluating and governing the overall sustainability potential of upcycling activities is proposed.
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Klofsten, Magnus, Dzamila Bienkowska, Inessa Laur, and Ingela Sölvell. "Success Factors in Cluster Initiative Management." Industry and Higher Education 29, no. 1 (February 2015): 65–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2015.0237.
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Cluster development is prioritized in policy programmes as a means to facilitate regional growth and job creation. Triple Helix actors are often involved in so-called cluster initiatives – intermediary organizations having the objective of the development of a local or regional cluster. This paper maps out the ‘big five’ qualitative success factors in cluster initiative management: the idea; driving forces and commitment; activities; critical mass; and organization. The proposed framework enables the assessment of performance and sustainability over time, useful for both everyday management operations and policy programmes designed to support cluster initiatives.
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Vázquez-Maguirre, Mario, and Alfonso E. Benito. "Impact or Outputs? Exploring Multinational’s CSR Activities in Mexico ." Sustainability 14, no. 7 (March 31, 2022): 4140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14074140.
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This article aims to explore how multinationals measure CSR activities in Mexico and their alignment with core business activities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through a qualitative approach and an exploratory methodology, based on 15 semi-structured interviews with CSR and sustainability managers, the results suggest that multinationals in this sample focus on outputs rather than on impact. Two reasons provided by the interviewees are as follows: (1) impact measurement does not carry any punishment or social reward, so corporations do not have much interest in measuring it; and (2) some corporations do not know how to measure CSR impact, so they usually report outputs in their sustainability reports. The results also suggest a disconnection between CSR and core business activities. Finally, multinationals recognise SDGs as a paramount guide to address the world’s more urgent problems and are starting to link their CSR initiatives to particular goals. However, such efforts are still incipient and mostly mean connecting CSR initiatives and specific SDGs in their sustainability reports.
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Sekerez, Vojislav. "Environmental Accounting as a Cornerstone of Corporate Sustainability Reporting." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 4, no. 1 (2017): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.41.1001.
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The major objective of this paper is to stress a role of environmental accounting in developing management’s strategic initiatives in the field of environmental protection. The socially responsible behavior of a company implies undertaking various activities for prevention, removal and minimizing the harmful effects on the environment. Such a responsible strategic approach ultimately leads to numerous cost savings, improvement in profitability and reputation and finally enables corporate sustainable development. In order to achieve its goal, this research will be methodologically based on the qualitative approach of published articles’ content analysis and the analysis of corporate practice in designing environmental accounting systems that allow better identification and control of costs and benefits related to environmental protection activities. Analysis of different accounting practices in producing financial and nonfinancial environmental information requires distinction between environmental financial and management accounting, given the fact that they create different types of information intended for internal and external users. Management needs such information for the purposes of identification and control of environmental protection costs, making decisions about the more efficient use of resources, projecting costs and benefits of further activities and attempts to increase company’s value through a socially responsible behavior. The expected results of this research should confirm the premise that increased awareness of the need of environmental protection and achieving sustainable development motivates companies for more frequently producing obligatory and voluntary external and internal reports about their environmental activities. At the same time, environmental accounting is supporting these initiatives, but we expect that in future new tools will be developed that will improve the quality and scope of its informational offer, which may be the area of potential for further research.
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Lang, Tim. "Campus sustainability initiatives and performance: do they correlate?" International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 16, no. 4 (July 6, 2015): 474–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-01-2014-0009.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that there are correlations between campus sustainability initiatives and environmental performance, as measured by resource consumption and waste generation performance metrics. Institutions of higher education would like to imply that their campus sustainability initiatives are good proxies for their environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach – Using data reported through the Association for the Advancement in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (AASHE STARS) framework, a series of univariate multiple linear regression models were constructed to test for correlations between energy, greenhouse gas (GHG), water and waste performance metrics, and credit points awarded to institutions for various campus sustainability initiatives. Findings – There are very limited correlations between institutional environmental performance and adoption of campus sustainability initiatives, be they targeted operational or coordination and planning best practices, or curricular, co-curricular or research activities. Conversely, there are strong correlations between environmental performance and campus characteristics, namely, institution type and climate zone. Practical implications – Institutional decision makers should not assume that implementing best practices given credit by AASHE STARS will lead to improved environmental performance. Those assessing institutional sustainability should be wary of institutions who cite initiatives to imply a certain level of environmental performance or performance improvement. Originality/value – This is the first paper to use data reported through the AASHE STARS framework to assess correlations between campus initiatives and environmental performance. It extends beyond previous research by considering energy, water and waste performance metrics in addition to GHG emissions, and it considers campus sustainability initiatives in addition to campus characteristics.
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Mohd Suki, Norazah, Norbayah Mohd Suki, Iftekhar Amin Chowdhury, and Irma Wani Othman. "CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY: DOES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH ECO-CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND GREEN INITIATIVES REALLY MATTER?" Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development 1, no. 1 (December 30, 2015): 42–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v1i1.3147.
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This study seeks to investigate the relationship between a) personal willingness towards environmental activities, b) attitudes towards personal responsibility, and c) attitudes toward the faculty’s responsibility for creating a sustainable environment, and intention to engage in eco-campus environmental activities and green initiatives. The research used multiple regressions for data analysis in an attempt to achieve the objective across a sample of 374 students in a public university in Sabah, Malaysia. Their participation was purely voluntary. The construct validity was assessed by computing the exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotations. Empirical results revealed that personal willingness towards environmental activities, and attitudes towards the faculty’s responsibility for creating a sustainable environment significantly affect students’ intention to engage with eco-campus environmental activities and green initiatives. The first was found to have the strongest effect. The research provides a unique perspective of students’ intention to engage with eco-campus environmental activities and green initiatives, which has previously not been much covered in the Malaysia context. The measurement produced can be used as a research tool for more exploratory and explanatory research regarding the investigated issues. Direction for future research is also presented.
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Sarita Rathi, Ms, Prof Dr Shyamalendu Niyogi, and Dr Jasvinder Kaur. "Challenges and issues faced by IT industries to maintain environmental sustainability." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 4.5 (September 22, 2018): 759. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.5.25076.
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Green should be implemented not only at the disposal stage of a computer and laptop but it should also be implemented at manufacturing and consumption stages. Companies like IBM, HP, HCL, Microsoft, Wipro, Cognizant etc. are working on the green design of a computer. HCL is taking many initiatives such as Green Edge, green services and green peace to reduce the effect of toxic chemicals and hazardous materials. Green Edge is a framework on which HCL is working to improve the manufacturing process of products to make them green and economically viable. TCS is reducing the impact of their and their customer’s activities by adopting the 3-R strategy, which helps to reduce, reuse and recycle the waste produced by them. The goal of TCS is to achieve zero wastage till 2020. Cognizant’s initiative is Go Green. Go Green is launched in 2008; its main purpose is to recycle the waste and to save and reduce energy consumption. While taking these initiatives IT industries are facing many issues and challenges to produce toxic free products. Some of those challenges and issues are discussed in the paper.
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Malik, Mohsin, and Salam Abdallah. "Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies: A Socio-Cultural Perspective." Sustainability 11, no. 18 (September 6, 2019): 4893. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11184893.
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This paper explains how and why sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is different in an emerging economy by investigating sustainability initiatives in the United Arab Emirates. This exploratory qualitative study uses activity theory (AT) as a framework of analyses to investigate the sustainable supply chain practices in the context of emerging economies. AT’s hierarchical breakdown structure allows complex and dynamic activities to be broken down across multiple levels providing a simplified explanation of the triple bottom line initiatives across 16 participant organizations. Our findings corroborate with some of the sustainability initiatives in developed countries, such as the contribution of suppliers and the importance of employee engagement to the sustainable efforts of the focal firm; however, there were significant differences too. Customer and investor pressure was the top driver toward sustainability in developed economies, but our research identifies government pressure as the principal motive for sustainability. Similarly, we observe a narrow perspective on sustainability from the studied organizations as sustainability measures were seen as “costly”. We attribute this to a lack of accounting for the costs associated with being “unsustainable”. We contribute to the literature by developing four propositions that identify the key contributors to successful sustainability outcomes in the context of emerging economies: (a) the dynamic influence of governments on the adoption and implementation of SSCM; (b) accounting for the costs associated with the “unsustainable” measures, which enables a strategic perspective on sustainability; (c) the inclusion of sustainability as an “order qualifier” for the suppliers; and (d) the employees’ transition from compliance to taking ownership of sustainability initiatives.
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Lange Salvia, Amanda, Luciana Londero Brandli, Walter Leal Filho, Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto, and Giovana Reginatto. "Energy sustainability in teaching and outreach initiatives and the contribution to the 2030 Agenda." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 21, no. 7 (September 3, 2020): 1607–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-05-2020-0180.
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Purpose Considering the different roles universities can perform to contribute to sustainable development, it is through teaching and outreach that they might be able to connect to the academic and local communities the most. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which energy sustainability is being considered in campus teaching and outreach activities of different higher education institutions worldwide. In this context, this exploratory study was developed. Design/methodology/approach Through an online survey, a group of 36 universities from all continents was inquired about the level of sustainability in energy aspects of teaching and outreach activities, including curriculum change, training courses for staff and the regularity of outreach projects. Findings The results allowed global analysis concerning challenges and opportunities of these educational activities. This study also touches upon the interconnection between these practices and the contribution of universities towards the 2030 Agenda, and how universities can expand their activities and contribute practically to society. In terms of practical contributions, this study provides recommendations for higher education institutions to develop further in the area of energy sustainability through teaching and outreach. Originality/value Energy is a sustainability aspect relatively well covered by actions on campus operations, but there is a paucity of studies connecting this topic to teaching and outreach activities. This study is an approach to not only fill this gap but also reinforce the university role and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Chang, Andrew S., Claudia Canelas, and Yi-Ling Chen. "Relationships between Environmental Initiatives and Impact Reductions for Construction Companies." Sustainability 13, no. 14 (July 19, 2021): 8061. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13148061.
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A company undertakes environmental initiatives to reduce environmental impact from their activities; however, the impact reduction effect of these initiatives is not clear. This study investigated the environmental initiatives and impact indicators disclosed in forty corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports of construction companies and determined the relationships between the initiatives and indicators. The results demonstrated that the likelihood of an initiative reducing environmental impacts was approximately 25% on average, meaning that one in four companies was able to successfully implement initiatives. The energy consumption reduction from initiatives had the highest probability, at 40%, and water consumption reduction had only 9.4%. This study contributes to making explicit relationships between initiatives and impact reductions possible. A company can verify the effectiveness of initiatives by examining the values of their corresponding indicators before implementing environmental initiatives.
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McDermott, Kevin, Elizabeth C. Kurucz, and Barry A. Colbert. "Collaborative Civil Society Organizations and Sustainable Cities: The Role of “Mobilizing Leadership” in Building the Integral Commons." Organization & Environment 32, no. 3 (August 15, 2017): 234–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026617723767.
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Sustainability issues are characterized by their relational nature and so require stakeholders working across sectors to integrate their interests. This article conducts an empirical examination across seven convening organizations we describe as “Collaborative Civil Society Organizations” to understand the intentional leadership activities that catalyze cross-sector social partnerships in the context of regional sustainability initiatives. Our research findings suggest that social movement theory can provide insight to inform our understanding of the nature of intentional leadership activities that help to motivate and initiate the formation of these cross-sector social partnerships. By enfolding this literature in the interpretation of our findings, we have articulated an empirically grounded construct of “mobilizing leadership.” We suggest that by approaching regional sustainability initiatives as a social movement, mobilizing leadership has the potential to extend the cosmopolitan view toward building a biosphere consciousness, enabling the development of local multisector interactions in response to global issues of sustainability.
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Sacoto, Fernando, Irene Torres, and Daniel F. López-Cevallos. "Sustainability in chronic disease prevention: lessons from the Salud al Paso program in Ecuador." Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 45 (February 23, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2021.30.
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This study analyzes the conditions and possibilities of sustainability of the Salud al Paso program of the Metropolitan Health Secretariat of the Municipality of Quito, Ecuador, as an example for similar initiatives, in the context of the changes made by the new administration in May 2019. The analysis of the implementation of this initiative, focused on the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), was based on the program’s user database, the information gathered on the perspectives of operational staff, knowledge of the program, and the opinion of local leaders and opinion leaders of the Quito Metropolitan District, as well as official information. Based on this data, the study identified factors that could have facilitated or hindered its sustainability and documented the rationale to suspend the on-demand activities included in the program and limit activities to the care of populations under municipal responsibility (day-care centers, schools and colleges, markets, elder care programs, and employees) and patients with identified cardiometabolic risk. The insufficient institutionalization of the program, conceived as a project with an insufficient vision of its sustainability in time, was mentioned as a possible obstacle by leaders and operational staff. The growing prevalence of NCDs requires initiatives for their prevention, which must be institutionalized to ensure their continuity and overcome eventual changes of government. In addition, future interventions similar to Salud al Paso should establish better sectoral coordination articulation, especially with the Ministry of Public Health and other service networks.
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Charney, Madeleine. "Academic Librarians and the Sustainability Curriculum: Building Alliances to Support a Paradigm Shift." Collaborative Librarianship 6, no. 1 (2014): 20–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.29087/2014.6.1.06.
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Sustainability is a fast evolving movement in higher education demonstrated by a proliferation of academic programs, co-curricular initiatives, and campus projects. Sustainability is now viewed as vital to the mission of many institutions of higher education, creating a paradigm shift that librarians can help advance with their collective interdisciplinary expertise. A review of LibGuides (online resource guides) showed that academic librarians are involved with sustainability efforts on many campuses and have a role in shaping curriculum-related activities. The author administered a survey to creators of sustainability LibGuides during the spring of 2011, posting the survey on library listservs as well. Librarians returned 112 survey responses that illustrated their engagement in sustainability activities through the forging of campus partnerships with administrators, faculty, staff from the Office of Sustainability, and library colleagues. Telephone interviews conducted with 24 of the respondents showed librarians’ wideranging professional interest in sustainability, and their initiatives to promote its cause, including creating resources, collections, exhibits, and events; library instruction; co-teaching with faculty; serving on sustainability committees; and collaborating with sustainability faculty and staff. However, both the survey and the interviews suggest that librarians would benefit from increased collaboration and knowledge of work undertaken elsewhere. Moreover, as the needs of students and faculty studying sustainability increase, libraries need to appoint librarians with special responsibilities in this field. Included is the author’s experience as the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her engagement in professional development activities related to sustainability. Best practices for librarians to advance sustainability efforts are offered.
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Wehner, Jessica, Naghmeh Taghavi Nejad Deilami, Ceren Altuntas Vural, and Árni Halldórsson. "Logistics service providers' energy efficiency initiatives for environmental sustainability." International Journal of Logistics Management 33, no. 5 (October 21, 2021): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-10-2019-0270.
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PurposeThis paper discusses logistics service providers' (LSPs’) energy efficiency initiatives for sustainable development, both from an evolutionary perspective and based on a framework consisting of actions, processes (i.e. at the operations interface) and services (i.e. at the customer interface).Design/methodology/approachFollowing a qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with sustainability managers at LSPs and the data were analysed via inductive coding. Based on the results and the literature, the authors developed a maturity model for LSPs' transitions to environmental sustainability.FindingsLSPs' sustainable development occurs via operational processes, services at the customer interface, and actions that support those processes and services. Energy efficiency efforts are characterised by process depth that helps LSPs to align with their customers' energy efficiency improvement processes. While services related to energy efficiency connect LSPs and their customers, actions in support vary depending on the logistics activities in which LSPs participate.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is needed to test and verify the maturity model and to clarify the interdependency of its three dimensions.Practical implicationsBy categorising energy efficiency initiatives and proposing a maturity model for LSPs' sustainable development via energy efficiency, the authors have developed a tool for logistics actors to assess their progress towards improved sustainability.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature by providing a three-pillar framework to understand the sustainability transitions of LSPs through energy efficiency. Developing a maturity model using this framework also contributes to the literature with an approach to assess sustainability advancement in the logistics industry.
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Wiek, Arnim, Angela Xiong, Katja Brundiers, and Sander van der Leeuw. "Integrating problem- and project-based learning into sustainability programs." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 15, no. 4 (August 26, 2014): 431–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-02-2013-0013.
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Purpose – The article aims to describe the problem- and project-based learning (PPBL) program and the institutional context at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability (SOS), with the goal of offering experience-based guidance for similar initiatives in sustainability programs around the world. Design/methodology/approach – This case study presents the diverse PPBL activities that SOS offers on the undergraduate and the graduate levels and examines the institutional structures in place that support these activities. Data were collected through literature and document reviews, observations, interviews, student evaluations and faculty surveys. Findings – The review of the PPBL program at SOS illustrates a case of successfully inaugurating a PPBL program in sustainability at a major university in the USA. Yet, a key challenge for this program and similar programs around the world is how to maintain the institutional momentum and make advances after the initial takeoff. SOS is attempting to address this issue by developing greater program cohesion and coordination, synthesizing past products and learning, monitoring and evaluating impacts, and developing PPBL training programs for faculty and graduate students. Practical implications – The experiences and findings presented can help other programs to articulate the benefits of a PPBL initiative, anticipate implementation challenges and successfully support their own PPBL initiatives through adequate institutional structures. The review points to the fact that the major impact on both student learning and outcomes for partner organizations is achieved through a concerted effort by the organization as a whole. Successful PPBL programs require both top-down commitments from the administration and bottom-up drive from interested faculty and students. Originality/value – This case study discusses the PPBL program at SOS. The findings can inform and support the ongoing transformation in sustainability education with the ultimate objective to build students’ capacities to address and solve wicked sustainability problems in the real world, competently collaborating with partners from government, business and civil society.
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Basaza, Robert, Alison Kinegyere, Boniface Mutatina, and Nelson Sewankambo. "NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION INITIATIVES IN UGANDA." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 34, no. 1 (2018): 120–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462317004482.
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to provide evidence about the design and implementation of policies for advancing the sustainability of knowledge translation (KT) initiatives and policies in Uganda's health system.Methods: We searched for and reviewed evidence about KT sustainability issues in Uganda, the impacts of options, barriers to implementing these options, and implementation strategies to address such barriers. In instances where the systematic reviews provided limited evidence, these were supplemented with relevant primary studies. Documents such as the government reports and unpublished literature were also included in the search. Key informant interviews and a policy dialogue were conducted, and an expert working group guided the study.Results: The KT sustainability issues identified were: the absence of a specific unit within the health sector to coordinate and synthesize research; health worker not familiar with KT activities and not often used. Furthermore, Uganda lacks a mechanism to sustain its current national health frameworks or platforms, and does not have a system to ensure the sustained coordination of existing national health KT platforms. The policy options proposed include: (i) the identification of a KT champion; (ii) the establishment of an operational KT framework; (iii) KT capacity building for researchers and research users, as well as policy and decision makers.Conclusions: The sustainability of KT will be influenced by the prevailing context and concerns within healthcare both in Uganda and internationally. Furthermore, the availability of resources for KT advocacy, communication, and program design will impact on the sustainability of Uganda's KT activities.
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Kaur, Amrinder, and Puja Chhabra Sharma. "Global Organisations and SME in India: A Comparative Study of Sustainability Initiatives." Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 3 (May 30, 2016): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v9n3p65.
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Sustainability has become a mandatory strategy for survival on the planet. Sustainable development is an imperative for survival and growth for nations, peoples and the organisations. The study embraces the sustainability initiatives of Global and Small/Medium enterprises (SME) working in India. Data was collected for the study using a questionnaire. Mid-senior level executives were contacted for their take on sustainability initiatives by their organisations in India. The responses were collected both from globally operating organisations and SME in India. The summarised data was analysed to arrive at the conclusions. The study indicates that global organisations are operating at global scale in corporate sustainability programs for competitive advantage, to mitigate risk, for building a brand, and to regulate the complexity of global supply chains for business growth to ensure an enhanced market share/customer growth. The SMEs in India are found at a nascent stage with respect to sustainability and are only involved in activities necessary for their survival. Incorporating sustainability initiatives in the business practices of SME will need awareness and policy frame. On the other hand, the global organisations have a long way to go to create appreciable impact on the planet via their sustainability efforts. However, changes of responsible product, processes and global supply chain designs are being incorporated in their culture. These initiatives will need further push through governance and policy announcements at a regional and country level for far reaching impact. And for emerging countries like India they can be leaders in sustainability efforts for other Indian organisations particularly SME to follow sustainability based practices.
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Adamov, Tabita, Ramona Ciolac, Tiberiu Iancu, Ioan Brad, Elena Peț, Gabriela Popescu, and Laura Șmuleac. "Sustainability of Agritourism Activity. Initiatives and Challenges in Romanian Mountain Rural Regions." Sustainability 12, no. 6 (March 23, 2020): 2502. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062502.
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Sustainability has become a priority in the last decades. If we consider rural regions, agritourism, an activity strongly related to local communities, represents an opportunity to ensure the sustainability of rural settlements and of the environment, and at the same time an innovative and diversifying possibility for the economic support of rural settlements. Many studies have shown that the sustainability trend of the current period can be achieved by combining rural and local resources and traditional products specific to the rural regions with tourist activities, the challenge being the revitalization of rural economy. A large number of Romanian mountain rural regions can provide opportunities for sustaining agritourism activity; some of them may succeed to capitalize on the niche characteristic of agritourism, and through appropriate and effective strategies to move from the pioneering stage to an economically and socially valuable chance for improving the living conditions from rural area and finally to ensure sustainable development of rural communities. This paper begins from the importance of agritourism for rural regions. It aims at identifying the current situation of the agritourism activity in three regions and at developing proposals that are based strictly on the specific needs of the regions. In our opinion, the implementation of these specific actions would represent future challenges and at the same time ways of supporting the sustainable development of agritourism activities and of local settlements.
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Dosinta, Nina Febriana, Nur Fitriana Hamsyi, and Juanda Astarani. "KUALITAS SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING DALAM RISET PELAPORAN KORPORAT." AKUNTABILITAS 16, no. 2 (August 7, 2022): 305–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.29259/ja.v16i2.15881.
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The Sustainability Reporting (SR) quality had questioned because there is no standard in preparing SR enforced by standard setters in Indonesia. The SR quality had anticipated by reviewing corporate reporting research. Therefore, this study investigates the quality of SR in corporate reporting research. This study uses a systematic literature review from 2007-2020 through articles based on selected databases. The results showed that the measurement of the SR quality had dominated by the use of codification from the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI). The accountability of corporate reporting, especially SR, cannot only be reviewed through GRI. The quality of SR in corporate reporting research shows that the codification proposed by other researchers besides GRI can be an alternative as a form of corporate reporting accountability. SR quality as an indicator of accountability for the implementation of the company's sustainability activities. The sustainability reporting quality is not a goal, only a tool to assess the sustainability of activities that an entity has carried out.
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Trendafilova, Sylvia, Jamee Pelcher, Jeffrey Graham, and Vassilios Ziakas. "The ebbs and flows of green waves: environmental sustainability in Grand Slam tennis." Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 11, no. 3 (February 8, 2021): 302–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sbm-09-2020-0090.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the structure and scope of environmental sustainability efforts of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments as communicated via their websites.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative content analysis methodology guided the study. To accomplish the goal of the study, the researchers analyzed each tournament's website and each venue's website to document the environmental initiatives outlined on these pages.FindingsResults indicated Grand Slam events focus primarily on energy and water conservation initiatives, increasing sustainable food choices and improving spectators' knowledge about environmental sustainability. Most sustainability programs fell into the first wave of sustainability efforts indicating that formalized strategic planning is largely missing.Practical implicationsBy examining how Grand Slam events utilize their webpages to promote environmental sustainability, implications are drawn for not only website content but also actual event initiatives and activities. Pertinent efforts should move from a mere focus on communication to finding actionable solutions built upon the interconnectivity of events with allied sectors and the subsequent forging of cross-industry partnerships.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that Grand Slam tennis events pursue different trajectories in engaging with sustainability. This makes it important to understand in tandem their organizational conduct, strategies and communication practices. To move forward, there is a need to approach sustainability in a more holistic manner. A holistic view of how sport events engage with the environment can reveal causal patterns and points of leverage to use for initiating a change of practice toward adopting environmentally friendly behaviors.
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McGeary, Bryan, Christopher Guder, and Ashwini Ganeshan. "Opening up Educational Practices through Faculty, Librarian, and Student Collaboration in OER Creation: Moving from Labor-intensive to Supervisory Involvement." Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 16, no. 1 (June 10, 2021): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v16i1.6149.
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This article presents a case study for transitioning library-led open-educational resources (OER) initiatives away from labor-intensive activities to a model where library personnel focus on project management responsibilities. This shift from labour-intensive activities, such as workshops and training sessions, led to more collaborative partnerships with faculty and students to produce OER projects. In particular, we focus on labour implications for the various stakeholders involved and the sustainability of these initiatives. We describe several initiatives undertaken by the Ohio University Libraries to encourage open educational resource adoptions and projects, including a grant-funded initiative to provide support services for faculty creating OER. That funding, which was awarded to enhance undergraduate education, has been used to support the development of five OER projects that have directly involved students in the creation of those materials. We provide an overview of the various ways in which students have become involved in OER creation in partnership with faculty and librarians and discuss the impact these partnerships have had on student-faculty-librarian relationships and student engagement. Among these projects are an Hispanic linguistics open textbook created using only student-authored texts, student-generated test banks to accompany existing OER materials for a large-enrollment art history course, and several other projects in which hired student assistants are helping faculty to develop content for open textbooks. This article helps to address a gap in the literature by providing transparency regarding the personnel, costs, and workflow for Ohio University Libraries’ OER initiatives and addressing potential areas of concern surrounding student labour.
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Bhattacharya, CB. "Responsible Marketing: Doing Well by Doing Good." GfK Marketing Intelligence Review 8, no. 1 (May 1, 2016): 8–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/gfkmir-2016-0002.
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Abstract Business value and social or environmental values can go hand in hand. If companies not only create socio-environmental value by caring for people and our planet, but also drive business value and profit through such initiatives, then CSR or corporate social responsibility can be a source of competitive differentiation and advantage. In such companies, sustainability initiatives are close to the core businesses which leverage the competencies of the company and in line with company values and principles. While some stumbling blacks need to be mastered on the way, many companies have applied this concept successfully. The business value created by CSR initiatives ranges from employee and customer loyalty, positive word of mouth, resilience to negative information about the company and several other coveted business outcomes. To integrate CSR successfully, management should be committed to its causes, integrate all stakeholders in the initiatives and communicate about projects in an open, honest and authentic way. Much like other aspects of marketing strategy, there is a need to monitor and measure sustainability efforts to tune activities and insure overall success.
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Li, Wang. "Sustainability of Community Based Rural Tourism." Journal of Digitainability, Realism & Mastery (DREAM) 1, no. 01 (July 8, 2022): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.56982/journalo.v1i01.10.
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The goal of this research was to look for probable linkages between socio-cultural amenities, natural amenities, recreational activities, and climatic attribute interrelationships. The proposed research will investigate China’s policy on rural tourism, identify the strengths and weaknesses in existing rural tourism destinations within China provinces, explore mechanisms available to enhance and promote this product globally, identify initiatives that can be taken to attract international tourist segments and recommend lasting policies to government agencies on rural tourism sustainability Considering the five objectives of this research, this research framework is developed to study how the community development process takes place in those villages that are involved in rural tourism development. Adopting Input-Throughput-Output Model which was introduced by Deacon and Firebaugh (1988).
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Gallagher, Vickie Coleman, Tracy H. Porter, and Kevin P. Gallagher. "Sustainability change agents: leveraging political skill and reputation." Journal of Organizational Change Management 33, no. 1 (December 4, 2019): 181–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jocm-01-2018-0031.
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Purpose Sustainability initiatives are important considerations for twenty-first century institutions. Employees, customers and other stakeholders expect responsible business practices that focus on people, profit and planet in unison. Sustainability efforts require a strong advocate who can champion relevant business practices and embed new practices within the culture and across the entire organization. The purpose of this paper is to explain the tangible actions described as necessary by change agents in order to move sustainability initiatives forward in their organizations. This research employs the narrative provided by these agents in interviews – to inform the activities outlined in an established model of political skill and reputation building. This analysis enables the model to illustrate the sequential patterns and process of events, i.e. antecedents and consequences that are simply assumed in the existing variance models. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on in-depth qualitative interviews with the sustainability managers from a variety of organization and industry contexts (e.g. building products, hospitals, banking, energy, environmental and manufacturing). Findings The exploration of sustainability initiatives reveals the importance of the change agent’s reputation for building trust in their organizations. Reputation is fostered through political skill and persuasion, while leveraging social capital. Research limitations/implications The research is rich in the depth of individual-level phenomena, thereby highlighting the skills necessary to enact change within a variety of industries. However, given the limited sample size, macro-level issues cannot be addressed. Practical implications Political skill is a teachable skill that is enhanced through mentoring and coaching. Sustainability initiatives and their organizations can benefit from leveraging persons with strong reputations to facilitate change. When lacking, persons with content knowledge can be groomed to grow their reputation, network, persuasion and political skills. Social implications Sustainability is vital to the future of our earth and humanity. Business and society would benefit from the growth of this phenomenon. Originality/value The authors aim to help change agents achieve their objectives through consideration of not just the goals, but the process as well.
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Gori, Elena, Alberto Romolini, Silvia Fissi, and Marco Contri. "Toward the Dissemination of Sustainability Issues through Social Media in the Higher Education Sector: Evidence from an Italian Case." Sustainability 12, no. 11 (June 7, 2020): 4658. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12114658.
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Nowadays, universities play a pivotal role in building a more sustainable society, promoting sustainable development by reducing the negative impacts of their activities. Accordingly, universities have been incorporating sustainability into the different dimension of their activities (i.e., campus operations, research, teaching, and community engagement). Against this backdrop, the active involvement of stakeholders is a critical element, and, in this regard, social media platforms are particularly well-suited tools thanks to their inherent dialogic features. While there are several studies on the implementation of sustainability within university activities, only a few previous researches explore whether and how such institutions use social media platforms (SM) to disclose their green initiatives and engage users. Based on this, our paper aims to fill the literature gap by exploring the case of the University of Florence. To achieve this aim, we performed a content analysis of the posts published by the university on Facebook. In contrast with prior studies which found scarce use of SM to share green activities in the higher education sector, our findings reveal that the University of Florence has been using SM to disclose their sustainability initiatives. Moreover, our results suggest that most posts are related to the community engagement dimension, while previous research pointed out prevalent attention to the environmental aspect. Finally, this research reveals a low interaction level between the university and its followers, which greatly hampers the dialogic potential of social platforms themselves.
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Ali, Ahmed, Kaushal Chauhan, Mahmoud Barakat, and Ahmed Eid. "The Role of Sustainability for Enhancing Third-Party Logistics Management Performance." Journal of Management and Sustainability 9, no. 1 (January 24, 2019): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v9n1p14.
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Technological development and globalization made the supply chain more complex in today’s business environment. In competitive market conditions, shippers tend to outsource most of their logistical activities to Third-Party Logistics (3PL) service providers. These activities have drawn attention of decision makers regarding sustainability concerns. This study examines sustainability initiatives which have been implemented particularly for the 3PL functions namely; transportation, warehousing and packaging services and their influence on performances. Empirical data have been collected through a worldwide online survey which has been sent to industrial experts working in logistics and supply chain management fields. The results were analyzed through the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The analysis indicated that, the 3PL functions significantly affect environmental, economic, social and operational performance, except packaging which had no significant impact on economic, operational and social performance, in addition to transportation which had no significant impact on social performance. Regarding the performance outcome and its impact on logistics efficiency, logistics effectiveness and competitiveness, empirical results indicated that there is no significant impact between the variables except, social performance which had a significant impact on logistics efficiency and competitiveness, operational performance which had a significant impact on logistics efficiency, logistics effectiveness and competitiveness. The proposed model and hypotheses developed give further understanding regarding 3PL industries thereby help decision makers in solving the problems related to 3PL sustainability initiatives.
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Hąbek, Patrycja, Juan J. Lavios, and Edward Krupah. "How car producers are driving toward sustainable supplier development." Production Engineering Archives 28, no. 3 (August 5, 2022): 268–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.30657/pea.2022.28.33.
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Abstract Sustainable supplier development helps to improve mutually the supplier’s as well as the buying company sustainability performance. The producer could choose guidance, compliance or capacity building activities to develop its supplier or implement them all. This paper aims to present how the car producers practice sustainable supplier development taking into account different types of approaches and implementation tools. The authors applied content analysis to investigate approaches of six car producers from EU member states. The data was collected from the sustainability reports and complemented with the available information of the supplier sustainability requirements and the code of conduct of each car producer. The findings revealed that analysed car producers use similar approaches to develop their suppliers in the context of sustainability. All of them use mix of activities from all identified categories and collaborate within industry initiatives devoted to spread sustainability in supply chain.
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Hayles, Carolyn Susan. "INSPIRE sustainability internships." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 20, no. 3 (March 4, 2019): 452–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-03-2019-0111.
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Purpose This paper aims to explore the outputs of an internship programme, one of a number of campus-based sustainability activities that have been introduced at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, to encourage student-led campus-based greening initiatives. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was undertaken, allowing the researcher to investigate the programme in its real-life context. The researcher used multiple sources of evidence to gain as holistic a picture as possible. Findings Interns report positive changes in their behaviours towards sustainability, s well as encouraging feedback on their experiential learning, the development of their soft skills and the creation of new knowledge. Moreover, students communicated perceived benefits for their future careers. The reported outcomes reflect mutually beneficial relationships for student and institution, for example, raising the profile of campus greening activities and supporting the University’s aim to embed sustainability throughout its campus, community and culture. Research limitations/implications The researcher recognises the limitations of the research, in particular, the small sample size, which has resulted primarily in qualitative results being presented. Practical implications Feedback from previous interns will be used to shape future internships. In particular, Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE) will look for opportunities to work more closely with University operations, departments, faculties and alongside University staff, both academic and support staff. Social implications Following student feedback, INSPIRE will give students opportunities for wider involvement, including an opportunity to propose their own projects to shape future internships that meet the needs of student body on campus. Originality/value Despite being one case study from one institution, the research highlights the value of such programmes for other institutions.
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Al-Marri, Meera, and Ashly H. Pinnington. "Managing Sustainability Projects for Social Impact from a Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective." Sustainability 14, no. 11 (May 24, 2022): 6418. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14116418.
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Initiatives in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can contribute to many programs for sustainable development. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is considered to have been slower to change in CSR than have other Western developed countries. The purpose of this research is to explore examples in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of how project initiatives in CSR and sustainable development can facilitate heightened awareness, engagement, and execution of action for sustainability. This research utilizes qualitative case study methods analysing a United Nations (UN) supported annual youth engagement program focused on implementation of sustainable development projects in the UAE. The varying degrees of project complexity and “programmification” of sustainability activities in the UAE reveals a more systematic and mature stage of CSR and sustainable development projects and programs than is reported in the literature. The application of project management to organize, implement, align, and monitor sustainability-centred programs provides knowledge relevant to the UAE and other countries interested in the strategic management of change. The study demonstrates the application and value of project management for implementing sustainable development initiatives and highlights the collaborative contribution of corporate and governmental stakeholders to project management in organizations. An important area for future research on sustainable development in the MENA region is to study corporate and public sector partnerships in CSR projects and sustainability programs.
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Hasanov, Mustafa, Christian Zuidema, and Lummina G. Horlings. "Exploring the Role of Community Self-Organisation in the Creation and Creative Dissolution of a Community Food Initiative." Sustainability 11, no. 11 (June 5, 2019): 3170. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11113170.
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Community food initiatives are gaining momentum. Across various geographical contexts, community food initiatives are self-organising, providing communities with inspiration, knowledge and the opportunity to work towards responsible and socially acceptable transformations in food systems. In this article, we explore how self-organisation manifests itself in the daily activities and developments of community food initiatives. Through the conceptual lens of community self-organisation, we aim to provide a more detailed understanding of how community food initiatives contribute to broader and transformational shifts in food systems. Drawing on a multi-method approach, including community-based participatory research, interviews and observations, this article follows the creation and creative dissolution of the Free Café—a surplus food sharing initiative in Groningen, the Netherlands, which in the eye of the public remains unified, but from the volunteers’ perspectives split up into three different initiatives. The results suggest that community self-organisation accommodates differing motivations and experiences embedded in the everyday collective performances of community rationalities and aspirations. This article also points to the changing individual and collective perspectives, vulnerabilities and everyday politics within community food initiatives. This paper contributes to emerging debates on community self-organising within food systems and the potential of community initiatives to promote broader social realignments.
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Wallace, J. G. "Innovation and Sustainability and Quality of Life." Industry and Higher Education 17, no. 1 (February 2003): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000003101296620.
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As important current and increasing future sources of innovative economic initiatives, universities are unavoidably confronted by the challenging issues of sustainability and quality of life. The harmonization of social and economic goals will impact very significantly on their innovative activities in relation to both processes and outcomes. Approaches and objectives will be selected which combine potential economic significance with due concern for the physical environment and social well-being. The special characteristics of universities suggest that they are uniquely well suited to clarify the conceptual basis underlying the complex relationships between economic growth, sustainability and quality of life. This pressing task must be carried out so that governments, business and other social institutions are able to reflect the results in their policies and operational interrelationships.
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Carè, Rosella, and Riccardo De Lisa. "Environmental Impact Investing: An Overview." International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting 9, no. 3 (June 25, 2019): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v9i3.15045.
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In recent years, environmental and sustainability issues have experienced great interest. Addressing climate change requires the implementation of initiatives that require meaningful upfront capital investment and the development of alternative financing models for projects or initiatives with an environmental objective. In this sense, impact investments are currently used to fund projects and activities that tackle environmental problems. This work discusses new and emerging approaches towards sustainable development by providing a brief overview of the environmental impact investment movement and by focusing on an analysis of the first environmental impact bond (EIB).
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Ranabahu, Nadeera, and Ananda Wickramasinghe. "Sustainable Leadership in Microfinance: A Pathway for Sustainable Initiatives in Micro and Small Businesses?" Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 25, 2022): 5167. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095167.
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Microfinance is used to enhance micro and small enterprise start-up and growth in developing countries. Although there is some discussion of how microfinance institutional activities lead to their own sustainability in the extant literature, the same cannot be said of the ways in which microfinance institutions shape the sustainability agendas of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). In this paper, we conceptualise and explain the way that joint liability lending in microfinance shapes the sustainability of micro and small enterprises owned by borrowers. Using sustainable leadership as a theoretical foundation, we conceptualise the strategic, operational, and community-level leadership functions associated with joint liability and construct a framework. Based on the conceptual framework, we also develop propositions and explain them using an illustrative case study. Our conceptual work reveals that leadership tasks at strategic, operational, and community levels influence MSEs’ sustainability. Our conceptual framework, propositions, and illustrative case evidence contribute to theory and practice by highlighting that joint liability mechanisms are a possible pathway for MFIs to facilitate sustainable initiatives in micro and small enterprises.
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Ranabahu, Nadeera, and Ananda Wickramasinghe. "Sustainable Leadership in Microfinance: A Pathway for Sustainable Initiatives in Micro and Small Businesses?" Sustainability 14, no. 9 (April 25, 2022): 5167. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14095167.
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Microfinance is used to enhance micro and small enterprise start-up and growth in developing countries. Although there is some discussion of how microfinance institutional activities lead to their own sustainability in the extant literature, the same cannot be said of the ways in which microfinance institutions shape the sustainability agendas of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). In this paper, we conceptualise and explain the way that joint liability lending in microfinance shapes the sustainability of micro and small enterprises owned by borrowers. Using sustainable leadership as a theoretical foundation, we conceptualise the strategic, operational, and community-level leadership functions associated with joint liability and construct a framework. Based on the conceptual framework, we also develop propositions and explain them using an illustrative case study. Our conceptual work reveals that leadership tasks at strategic, operational, and community levels influence MSEs’ sustainability. Our conceptual framework, propositions, and illustrative case evidence contribute to theory and practice by highlighting that joint liability mechanisms are a possible pathway for MFIs to facilitate sustainable initiatives in micro and small enterprises.
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Nurhasana, Renny. "STUDY ON ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF WASTE BANK INITIATIVES IN DKI JAKARTA PROVINCE." Jurnal Dampak 11, no. 2 (July 1, 2014): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/dampak.11.2.127-137.2014.
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The aim of this study was to measure economic and environmental benefits, and also sustainability of Waste Bank in DKI Jakarta by conducting a field survey. The study found that Waste Bank activities have generated approximately IDR 11,628,433 (USD 1,199) of additional income to their members. The Waste Bank activities have also contributed to the reduction of waste volume by almost 4.55 tons or 15.2 m3 per month that equals to saving IDR 16,750,512/year (USD 1,727) of transportation cost and tipping fee. If the Waste Bank initiative can be scaled up to 5% of total households in Jakarta, the total economic benefits would be about IDR 17.27 billion (USD 1,78 million). As a social business, Waste Banks have also produced environmental benefits by increasing community awareness on 3Rs, thus, improving social cohesion and empowering society. In terms of sustainability, most Waste Banks are both financially and socially sustainable as business entities. While the economic benefits are relatively small, the environmental benefits are significant to the society.Keywords: Economic Benefit, Environmental Benefit, Jakarta Indonesia, Social Business, Waste Bank.
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K Narayanan, Dr. P Kumaragurudasan, and Dr. B Devamaindhan. "Impacting Environmental Management on CSR policy of the Corporate Management." Restaurant Business 118, no. 10 (October 18, 2019): 352–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.26643/rb.v118i10.9330.
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The Impact created by CSR activities of the Corporate management on the perspectives of Global warming and Environment are vital. This is in tune with the initiatives of Government through their policies, programmes and effective implementation of the Schemes to protect the environment. These activities focus on the Waste Management, Cost controland effective production, sustainability, clean development mechanisam, Green corrider and other relative activities connected with the environment. On the other hand, it is collective responsibility and commitment on every individual to protect the environment from exploitation and to create cleaner environment to the future generations. Because the disturbance by whatsoever manner on the earth will affect environment and vice versa. The natural wealth available as minerals, metals, trees and plantations are the gift of god to the mankind and no one has the right to destroy it. The corporate commitment in line with Government initiatives in the preventing the natural resources and protecting from deterioration or destruction is an important combined action warranted now. The Corporate management uses environmental Impact Assessment, Life cyclemanagement, Environmental Audit, Sustainability study as the measure on their activities for corrective action is being taken. External Organizations includes UN and Groups of Countries emphasizes the need of Environmental protection and Global warming. The disturbance on the Earth, econology which in turn have an impact on the Environment will affect the living beings globally. They also suggest and implement certain measures for positive development through the combined Corporate action.By Stricter compliance methods, the sustainability is achieved as part of Cleaner Governance.
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Purwanti, Meilani, and Yuni Dwi Lestari. "Praktik Pengungkapan Sustainability Report dan Environmental Incidents: Studi pada Sustainability Report Perusahaan BUMN PT. Pertamina (Persero) Tahun 2017-2018." Portofolio: Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis, Manajemen, dan Akuntansi 18, no. 1 (January 29, 2022): 84–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.54783/portofolio.v18i1.211.
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Mining industry sector companies are companies that contribute a lot income to the state, but with many mining companies it is possible that will damage the surrounding natural environment. According to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranking, Indonesia ranks 133 out of 180 countries. In Indonesia, not a few cases that occur related to environmental pollution. About 70% of environmental damage in Indonesia is caused by mining operations. In practice, a company needs to build a harmonious relationship with the community. These activities are usually outlined in the form of corporate social responsibility or what we often hear as corporate social responsibility or CSR.
To communicate these activities, the company realized to make a report that not only provides financial information about the company but also provides social and environmental information, which is called sustainability report. PT Pertamina is a state-owned company in charge of managing oil and gas mining in Indonesia. Pertamina has been doing Sustainability Report reporting practices since 2011, using standards issued by the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI). The results showed, the average disclosure of Pertamina's sustainability report during the research years were 28% and 37% respectively. The results of the data analysis also showed that raising news about environmental incidents caused by Pertamina's operational activities increased the extent of disclosure to Pertamina's sustainability report in the following year. Pertamina made the sustainability report to restore the company's positive image and the legitimacy of the stakeholders towards Pertamina's operational activities.
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Ranängen, Helena, Mathias Cöster, Raine Isaksson, and Rickard Garvare. "From Global Goals and Planetary Boundaries to Public Governance—A Framework for Prioritizing Organizational Sustainability Activities." Sustainability 10, no. 8 (August 3, 2018): 2741. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10082741.
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Background: A particular challenge in the work to realize the global goals for sustainable development is to find ways for organizations to identify and prioritize organizational activities that address these goals. There are also several sustainability initiatives, guidelines and tools to consider when planning, working with and reporting on sustainable development. Although progress has been made, little has been written about how organizations rise to and manage the challenge. The paper explores how organizations address sustainable development, which sustainability aspects they prioritize and whether previous research can improve the priority process by using materiality analysis approach. Methods: A case study approach was chosen. Data was collected by interactive workshops and documentation. The participating organizations were two Swedish municipalities; Results: The municipalities have introduced a number of sustainability aspects into their organizational governance, especially in terms of society, human rights and the environment. A materiality analysis was conducted to determine the relevance and significance of sustainability aspects. The result shows that climate action, biodiversity and freshwater use are aspects that should be prioritized; Conclusion: The materiality analysis methodology chosen for prioritizing of sustainability aspects was useful and easy to work with. However, the sustainability aspect matrix and the risk assessment have to be updated regularly in order to form an effective base for the materiality analysis.
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Amador, Sarah, Claire Goodman, Louise Robinson, and Elizabeth L. Sampson. "UK end-of-life care services in dementia, initiatives and sustainability: results of a national online survey." BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 8, no. 4 (October 14, 2016): 424–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001138.
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BackgroundPeople living and dying with non-cancer diagnoses, including dementia, have poorer access to generalist and specialist palliative care than people with cancer, and experience worse outcomes in terms of pain and symptom control, and quality and experience of care. In the UK, the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) ran a national survey of services for end-of-life care for people with dementia (2008) in which 16 services were identified, and reported on case studies and examples of good practice. We updated the NCPC survey to review progress in previously identified services, identify factors that lead to sustainable services and identify new initiatives in this area of care.MethodsAn online survey was developed and piloted before use. Initiatives were contacted via targeted (N=63) and open call invitations. The survey was made up of 5 sections. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics.Results15 services responded. They engaged in a wide range of activities predominately providing direct care (80%) and workforce development/advisory or educational activities (87%). Results suggest that sustainability of services is reliant on clinicians with a leadership role and wider system support through funding mechanisms and a minimum level of integration within normal service provision.ConclusionsRecent initiatives are largely built on the expertise of the nursing profession (with or without input from medical consultants), and driven mainly by the charity and hospice sector. This has generated a potential new model of care provision in end of life dementia care, ‘Hospice-enabled Dementia Care’.
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Agirrezabal, Ion, Joseph Burgon, Gavin Stewart, and Iñaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea. "STATUS OF DISINVESTMENT INITIATIVES IN LATIN AMERICA: RESULTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW AND A QUESTIONNAIRE." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 33, no. 6 (2017): 674–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462317000812.
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Objectives: Disinvestment of existing healthcare technologies that deliver low or no health benefit for their cost can be used as a tool to improve access to effective technologies, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems. The objective of this research was to identify disinvestment initiatives in Latin American countries (LAC).Methods: First, a systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted. In February 2015, MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, and LILACS were searched for relevant journal articles, including terms related to “disinvestment,” “reallocation,” “obsolete technologies,” and “Latin America.” Additionally, a manual search of documents from Latin American health technology assessment agencies was performed. Second, an online questionnaire was sent to experts in LAC to assess whether unpublished real-life disinvestment initiatives exist. Questionnaire results were collected in September 2015.Results: From the SLR, 350 records were selected for screening following de-duplication and eleven articles fulfilled inclusion criteria. Only two of these reported information on initiatives potentially identifiable as disinvestment-investment activities in Brazil and Peru. Nine respondents completed the questionnaire, and four reported that disinvestment initiatives had been conducted in their respective organizations in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. This lack of agreement between the SLR and the questionnaire responses shows that disinvestment initiatives are ongoing, despite being under reported.Conclusions: Many challenges need to be overcome for a disinvestment initiative to be successful, and sharing particular experiences with the international community would increase the chances of positive outcomes. The present study highlights the need for publication of such experiences in LAC.
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Fernández Vázquez-Noguerol, Mar, Iván González-Boubeta, Pablo Domínguez-Caamaño, and J. Carlos Prado-Prado. "Best practices in road transport: An exploratory study." Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 11, no. 2 (April 6, 2018): 250. http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.2525.
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Purpose: Road transport aspects are becoming increasingly important due to their high impact on economic, environmental and social sustainability. Considering the triple bottom line approach, best practices play a fundamental role within organisations. The purpose of this paper is to analyse several sustainable initiatives in road transport adopted by companies.Design/methodology/approach: The findings were developed and evaluated based on empirical data captured through a survey of 98 professionals involved in logistics and transport activities. Additionally, key literature on transport initiatives was reviewed to supplement the framework for the implementation of best practices in road transport.Findings: The exploratory study shows the importance of each best practice and determines the level of implementation of each initiative, comparing the results among different dealers (retailers, wholesalers, carriers and manufacturers), type of transport fleet and companies’ revenues.Research limitations/implications: The sample of 98 companies was based on simple search filters and the group is not wholly representative of all sectors. Respondents were mainly managers from Spain involved in logistics and transport activities. Surveyed companies included manufacturing, retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers.Practical implications: The most common best practices in road transport are identified, including initiatives related to: efficiency, reusability, safety, optimization, emissions, waste and recycling. Initiatives that influence road transport are ranked by their degree of implementation in the companies analysed. Social implications: Implementation of some of these best practices may help lessen negative impacts of road transport on society and the environment.Originality/value: The study results indicate which practices are most frequently used and their level of implementation depending on companies’ roles in the supply chain, revenues and types of transport fleet. By implementing the proposed best practices, companies will adopt sustainable behaviors to improve their transport performance.
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Lee, Seung Pil. "Sustainable Reciprocity Mechanism of Social Initiatives in Sport: The Mediating Effect of Gratitude." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (November 9, 2020): 9279. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12219279.
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The study aims to explore a conceptual model for the sustainable reciprocity relationships in sport-based initiatives and empirically test the model and its underlying mechanism in the context of a real sport-based national initiative. Adapting a seminal work from social work literature as a theoretical framework and the following measurement for the social impact of sport from sport management literature, a conceptual model addressing sport participation, gratitude, social benefits, and prosocial behaviors is presented. Two separate surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews with independent and random samples representing the Singaporean residents in October 2014 for Study 1 (n = 500) and February 2015 for Study 2 (n = 501). The results demonstrate that the frequency of participation in a range of daily sport activities of a national sport initiative positively influences the perceived value of social capital and health literacy through the mediation effect of gratitude. The study also demonstrates that participation in sport activities positively influences prosocial behavioral intention through the serial mediation effect of gratitude and social capital. The findings implies how we better understand and utilize the dynamic power of gratitude to sustain the win–win relationships to multi-stakeholders in the contexts of sport-based initiatives based on the nature of reciprocity.
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Magelssen, Morten, Elisabeth Gjerberg, Lillian Lillemoen, Reidun Førde, and Reidar Pedersen. "Ethics support in community care makes a difference for practice." Nursing Ethics 25, no. 2 (September 22, 2016): 165–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733016667774.
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Background: Through the Norwegian ethics project, ethics activities have been implemented in the health and care sector in more than 200 municipalities. Objectives: To study outcomes of the ethics activities and examine which factors promote and inhibit significance and sustainability of the activities. Research design: Two online questionnaires about the municipal ethics activities. Participants and research context: A total of 137 municipal contact persons for the ethics project answered the first survey (55% response rate), whereas 217 ethics facilitators responded to the second survey (33% response rate). Ethical considerations: Based on informed consent, the study was approved by the Data Protection Official of the Norwegian Social Science Data Services. Findings: Around half of the respondents found the ethics project to have been highly significant for daily professional practice. Outcomes include better handling of ethical challenges, better employee cooperation, better service quality, and better relations to patients and next of kin. Factors associated with sustainability and/or significance of the activities were sufficient support from stakeholders, sufficient available time, and ethics facilitators having sufficient knowledge and skills in ethics and access to supervision. Discussion: This study shows that ethics initiatives can be both sustainable and significant for practice. There is a need to create regional or national structures for follow-up and develop more comprehensive ethics training for ethics facilitators. Conclusion: It is both possible and potentially important to implement clinical ethics support activities in community health and care services systematically on a large scale. Future ethics initiatives in the community sector should be designed in light of documented promoting and inhibiting factors.