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First-mover firms in the transition towards the sharing economy in metallic natural resource-intensive industries: Implications for the circular economy and emerging industry 4.0 technologies
(2020-06-01)
The dilemma between consumption and preservation of natural resources has been repeatedly highlighted in recent literature, and is still an open discussion. The emerging concept of the circular economy brings new opportunities ...
From Indicators to Policies: Open Sustainability Assessment in the Water and Sanitation Sector
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2015-10)
A water and sanitation sustainability index (WASSI) was developed and estimated in four cities of the province of Salta, in northern Argentina. The index was built with nine descriptors and fifteen indicators that covered ...
Multiple criteria assessment of sustainability programs in the textile industry
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020-09-14)
To survive in the long term, business needs to profit, controlling environmental impacts with social responsibility. Sustainability programs involve the integration of social and environmental issues in business models and ...
ECOINOVATION IN A SUCROENERGY AGROINDUSTRY: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESIDUAL WATER PROJECT ZERO
(Univ Nove Julho, 2018-01-01)
Increasing global competitiveness, increasing demand for operational efficiency, social and environmental regulations, stakeholder pressure and rapid technological change are increasingly challenging companies to innovate ...
Sustainability of small-scale fisheries in the middle Negro River (Amazonas - Brazil): A model with operational and biological variables
(Elsevier B.V., 2018-01-24)
Fishing is a traditional and important activity in the Amazon Basin, mainly for low-income populations. Nevertheless, Amazonian fish diversity and abundance is threatened by several anthropogenic sources, including ...
Reviewing homeostasis of sustainable energy systems: How reactive and predictive homeostasis can enable electric utilities to operate distributed generation as part of their power supply services
(2018)
Homeostatic control (HC) of electric power systems (EPS), particularly those that fall into the distributed
generation (DG) category, can enable utilities to broaden their power supply services in line with industry
changes ...
Mixed methodology to analyze the relationship between maturity of environmental management and the adoption of green supply chain management in Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-11-01)
The aim of this research is to verify the relationship between the maturity levels of environmental management and the adoption of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices by electro-electronic companies in Brazil. ...
Green product development and performance of Brazilian firms: measuring the role of human and technical aspects
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-01-15)
The goal of this study is to present and test a conceptual framework that describes the technical aspects (TA), human/organizational aspects (HOA) of the adoption of green product development (GPD) practices and the effect ...
Five Steps for Process Development under the Energy Sustainability Criteria
(Chemical Engineering TransactionsRoma , Italia, 2018-09-01)
Considering that sustainability criteria play a fundamental role in the control and efficient operation of production processes, this article presents five fundamental steps based on the benefits of an Integrated Energy ...
Five Steps for Process Development under the Energy Sustainability Criteria
(Chemical Engineering TransactionsRoma , Italia, 2018-09-01)
Considering that sustainability criteria play a fundamental role in the control and efficient operation of production processes, this article presents five fundamental steps based on the benefits of an Integrated Energy ...