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The Millennium Development Goals and Production Engineering training
(2015-01-01)
Purpose – The search for a more sustainable society depends on more sustainable organisations and, as such, Production (Industrial) Engineering may contribute to this process through the training of professionals with a ...
Critical analysis of assessment methodologies for intraorganizational sustainability
(2015-03-09)
Purpose – Sustainability is in vogue nowadays. It is a new concept and it has yet to be studied in more depth and rigor to create a stronger understanding. There are several lines of research and development in this area, ...
Unveiling barriers to sustainable public procurement in emerging economies: Evidence from a leading sustainable supply chain initiative in Latin America
(2018-07-01)
In light of the Theory of Ecological Modernisation, this is the first work to explore the organisational barriers affecting one of the most significant sustainable public procurement initiatives in Latin America: the ...
Unveiling barriers to sustainable public procurement in emerging economies: Evidence from a leading sustainable supply chain initiative in Latin America
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-01)
In light of the Theory of Ecological Modernisation, this is the first work to explore the organisational barriers affecting one of the most significant sustainable public procurement initiatives in Latin America: the ...
Toward corporate sustainability through human resources development: Contributions from Brazilian companies
(2021-01-01)
Many companies have already experienced the benefits sustainability may bring in terms of positive impacts on society, the environment, and its market value. Despite this, most of them do not know how Human Resource ...
Evaluating sustainability of an Indian university
(2013-03-28)
The objective of this research is to verify the adherence between the sustainable activities of an Indian university and the variables recommended by Alshuwaikhat and Abubakar (2008) in a framework that analyzed the ...
Agricultural production and sustainable development in a Brazilian region (Southwest, Sao Paulo State): motivations and barriers to adopting sustainable and ecologically friendly practices
(Taylor & Francis Inc, 2014-09-03)
The objective of this study is to identify the adoption level of practices associated with more sustainable agriculture and environmentally friendly practices. Additionally, the motivations for and barriers to the adoption ...
Grau de sustentabilidade do município de Rondonópolis de estado de Mato Grosso, a partir do barômetro da sustentabilidade
(2016-01-01)
The barometer of sustainability (BSC) enables the analysis of the degree of sustainability indicators and dimensions: The welfare of the environment and human well-being. In this way, this work was conceived from Amorim ...