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1. Helping or hindering: Environmental locus of control, subjective enablers and constraints, and pro-environmental behaviors

Author:
Cleveland, Mark; Robertson, Jennifer L.; Volk, Victoria
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.249 pp. 119394
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; consumer attitudes; surveys;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Research has begun to examine the effects one’s belief in their responsibility for and ability to affect environmental outcomes (i.e., internal environmental locus of control) can have on their performance of pro-environmental behavior. We build upon this research by suggesting that pro-environmental consumption decisions are shaped not only by ecological dispositions, such as internal environment ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119394

2. The relationship between innovation and sustainability: A meta-analytic study

Author:
Kuzma, Edson; Padilha, Luccas Santin; Sehnem, Simone; Julkovski, Dulcimar José; Roman, Darlan José
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.259 pp. 120745
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; data collection; economic sustainability;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of innovation on the performance of organizational sustainability, as well as on the environmental, economic and social dimensions. The search was done using various data collection sources, such as Scopus, WoS, Science Direct, Emerald, Sage, Wiley Online Library and Proquest. The research findings indicate that innovation positively impacts su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120745

3. The benefit of virtue signaling: Corporate sleight-of-hand positively influences consumers’ judgments about “social license to operate”

Author:
Gray, Sara Goto; Sütterlin, Bernadette; Siegrist, Michael; Árvai, Joseph
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2020 v.260 pp. 110047
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; business enterprises; public opinion;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... When confronted with concerns or backlash as a result of their environmental or sustainability performance, companies may elect to address them head-on by directly correcting their real or perceived misdeeds. However, it is often the case that businesses are unwilling or unable to address their transgressions directly; in these cases, they may elect to draw attention to indirect substantiality ben ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110047

4. Inclusions in and Exclusions from the S&P 500 Environmental and Socially Responsible Index: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Author:
Pineiro-Chousa, Juan; Romero-Castro, Noelia; Vizcaíno-González, Marcos
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.4
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; asymmetry; finance;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Socially responsible investment (SRI) indices provide an interesting opportunity to analyse the links between corporate financial performance (CFP) and corporate sustainability performance (CSP). However, few studies focus on the antecedents of inclusions in and exclusions from SRI indices. Specifically, the implications of corporate sustainability disclosure (CSD) have been largely ignored in thi ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11041211

5. The construction of environmental performance in ISO 14001-certified SMEs

Author:
Johnstone, Leanne
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.263 pp. 121559
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; accounting; business enterprises; environmental performance; management systems;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper explores the relationship between the implementation of an environmental management system (EMS) and environmental performance (EP) from a management accounting and control (MAC) stance. Particularly, it asks: How is environmental performance constructed in firms using ISO 14001? And, b), what is the relationship between ISO 14001 and environmental performance? Grounded in the relative ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121559

6. How are the variables for the measurement of natural capital being elaborated?

Author:
Furtado, Lorena Lucena; Panhoca, Luiz
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2020 v.262 pp. 110264
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; natural capital; natural resources; public policy;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The definition of variables for the measurement of sustainability is studied in this work. The general objective is to indicate the variables of natural capital hitherto researched for sustainability, highlighting interdisciplinary studies. Because environmental resources are limited and, in certain cases, cannot be replaced, and because their exhaustion in the present can harm future generations ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110264

7. Comparative analysis of rating systems in developing and developed countries: A systematic review and a future agenda towards a region-based sustainability assessment

Author:
Zarghami, Esmaeil; Fatourehchi, Dorsa
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.254 pp. 120024
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; developed countries; developing countries; systematic review;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study aims to review and compare different rating systems of developed and developing countries to identify less focused aspects in terms of holistic sustainability. For this purpose, the study first identified and classified rating systems into two types (international or equivalent and local), which are being implemented by developed or developing countries. Second, it explored most common ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120024

8. Exploring the relationship between lean construction and environmental sustainability: A review of existing literature to decipher broader dimensions

Author:
Francis, Ann; Thomas, Albert
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.252 pp. 119913
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; emissions; energy; environmental factors; environmental impact; pollution; wastes;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lean construction and sustainable construction are perceived to be two individual philosophies that possess distinct goals. Lean construction is oriented towards the process-related parameters of construction associated with improving flow, enhancing productivity, eliminating waste and reducing delays. Meanwhile, sustainable construction aims at reducing the harmful impacts on the environment due ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119913

9. Organizational and regulatory stakeholder pressures friends or foes to green logistics practices and financial performance: Investigating corporate reputation as a missing link

Author:
Baah, Charles; Jin, Zhihong; Tang, Liang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.247 pp. 119125
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; finance; least squares; manufacturing; stakeholders; structural equation modeling;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Exploring ways to protect and promote environmental sustainability have recently become critical to organizations survival due to pressures from diverse stakeholder groups. The aim of this study is to explore the effects of organizational stakeholder pressure and regulatory stakeholder pressure on green logistics practices and financial performance whiles investigating if environmental reputation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119125

10. Usable environmental knowledge from the perspective of decision-making: the logics of consequentiality, appropriateness, and meaningfulness

Author:
Dewulf, Art; Klenk, Nicole; Wyborn, Carina; Lemos, Maria Carmen
Source:
Current opinion in environmental sustainability 2020 v.42 pp. 1-6
ISSN:
1877-3435
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; decision making; environmental knowledge; public-private partnerships;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Environmental knowledge is a crucial input for public and private decision-making, yet often useful environmental knowledge appears to be unusable for decision-makers. To better understand how usable knowledge can be produced, we need to build on a better understanding of decision-making processes. We distinguish three different logics of decision-making and discuss their implications for knowledg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cosust.2019.10.003

11. Transcending unsustainable dichotomies in management: Lessons from Sustainability-Oriented Hybrid Organisations in Barcelona

Author:
Hestad, Dina; Tàbara, J. David; Thornton, Thomas F.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.244 pp. 118766
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; global change; metropolitan areas; social environment;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Transformations towards more sustainable consumption and production cannot be achieved through mainstream organisational management rationales and practices. These management rationales and practices tend to impose rigid, fictitious dichotomies between what occurs internally within the organisation and what occurs ‘out there’ in biophysical systems, economies, and the broader social world. Such ab ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118766

12. Exploring antecedents of behavioural intention and preferences in online peer-to-peer resource sharing: A Swedish university setting

Author:
Laurenti, Rafael; Acuña, Fernando Manuel Barrios
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2020 v.21 pp. 47-56
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; interviews; models; motivation; risk; sales; surveys;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Resource-optimization platforms appear as a valid option to more sustainable modes of consumption. The success of these platforms mostly depends on the capability to comprehend the potential users’ motives for engagement. We developed and tested a conceptual model based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to investigate the relative significance of consumer motives for and against using a pee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2019.10.002

13. Responsibility, inequality, efficiency, and equity in four sustainability paradigms: insights for the global environment from a cross-development analytical model

Author:
Zagonari, Fabio
Source:
Environment, development and sustainability 2019 v.21 no.6 pp. 2733-2772
ISSN:
1387-585X
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; developing countries; models;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper develops a theoretical framework to assess the feasibility of global environmental sustainability solutions based on one or more value changes. The framework represents four sustainability paradigms (weak sustainability WS, a-growth AG, de-growth DG, strong sustainability SS) and five value changes (i.e. a sense of responsibility for nature, future generations, or the current generation ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10668-018-0159-2

14. A framework to measure corporate sustainability performance: A strong sustainability-based view of firm

Author:
Nikolaou, Ioannis E.; Tsalis, Thomas A.; Evangelinos, Konstantinos I.
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2019 v.18 pp. 1-18
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; capital; carrying capacity;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper proposes a framework to measure corporate sustainability performance by designing a composite sustainability index. Two core concepts form the basis of the proposed corporate sustainability index: (a) the triple-bottom-line approach and (b) the principles of strong sustainability. More specifically, the proposed index simultaneously combines the economic, environmental and social compon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2018.10.004

15. Green growth or degrowth? Assessing the normative justifications for environmental sustainability and economic growth through critical social theory

Author:
Sandberg, Maria; Klockars, Kristian; Wilén, Kristoffer
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.206 pp. 133-141
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; economic development; humans;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scientists agree that changes in the organization of human society and economy are needed to stop the degradation of the natural environment. The most commonly proposed solution, green growth, has been increasingly criticized, but the offered alternative of degrowth has remained a marginal undertaking in academia and in practice. This article further develops the argument for degrowth. The article ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.09.175

16. The management of sustainable fashion design strategies: An analysis of the designer’s role

Author:
Claxton, Stella; Kent, Anthony
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.268 pp. 122112
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; business enterprises; circular economy; clothing design; industry; interviews; product development; surveys; United Kingdom;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of this research is to advance an understanding of how design in the fashion industry can be successfully managed to contribute to environmental sustainability. Its objectives are to investigate how fashion businesses use environmentally sustainable strategies and how designers contribute to the development of sustainable products. The article reviews the literature of the sustainability o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122112

17. Modern sustainable cement and concrete composites: Review of current status, challenges and guidelines

Author:
Makul, Natt
Source:
Sustainable materials and technologies 2020 v.25 pp. e00155
ISSN:
2214-9937
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; cement; compression strength; concrete; emissions; guidelines; issues and policy; stakeholders; steel; water uptake;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to global demand for sustainability, more advanced techniques have been recommended for improvement cement and construction purposes. Reduction in emissions for all infrastructural projects can be realized when there will be swift scale-up in the use of novel cement alongside the integration of positive policies. This study investigates approaches such as RPC, steel fiber reinforcement, green ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00155

18. Local energy system design support using a renewable energy mix multi-objective optimization model and a co-creative optimization process

Author:
Hori, Keiko; Kim, Jaegyu; Kawase, Reina; Kimura, Michinori; Matsui, Takanori; Machimura, Takashi
Source:
Renewable energy 2020 v.156 pp. 1278-1291
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; algorithms; case studies; energy; models; questionnaires; renewable energy sources; stakeholders; systems engineering; Japan;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... When developing a sustainable local energy system, it is useful to apply backcasting to help select an appropriate renewable energy mix based on an evaluation by diverse stakeholders of multiple possible implementation impacts. The purpose of this study was to propose a co-creative design support method for local energy systems that includes (1) participatory development of a local future vision, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.089

19. Evaluating strategies for environmental sustainability in a supply chain of an emerging economy

Author:
Roy, Sanjeeb; Das, Miki; Ali, Syed Mithun; Raihan, Ahmed Shoyeb; Paul, Sanjoy Kumar; Kabir, Golam
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.262 pp. 121389
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; algorithms; decision making; developing countries; economic sustainability; fuzzy logic; manufacturing; supply chain; Bangladesh;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to an increased pressure to be environmentally sustainable, many manufacturing organizations, especially from developing countries like Bangladesh, are attempting to make necessary changes in practices and supply chains. However, those attempts need to be applied strategically with the objective to be both environmentally sustainable and economically viable. This paper offers a decision-making ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121389

20. Evolution and latest trends of local government efficiency: Worldwide research (1928–2019)

Author:
López, Nuria Rueda; Milán García, Juan; Uribe Toril, Juan; de Pablo Valenciano, Jaime
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.261 pp. 121276
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
environmental sustainability,   etc   ; accounting; cluster analysis; databases; local government; China; United Kingdom; United States;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article has reviewed the international research from the 20th century to the first half of 2019 on the terms “efficiency” and “local government”. For this purpose, a bibliometric and a cluster analysis by fractional accounting have been carried out using two of the most important databases: Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus. The research found and studied 1222 documents from the WoS Core Collec ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121276