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1. Industry approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals

Author:
Martin Wynn; Peter Jones
Source:
International journal of environmental studies 2022 v.79 no.1 pp. 134-148
ISSN:
1029-0400
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; industry; sustainable development;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were designed to effect a transition to a more sustainable future, covering the period up to 2030. The United Nations called on all governments to pursue these ambitious goals, but also acknowledged the role of the private sector in addressing them. This article assesses the different approaches of eight major industry sectors to the SDGs, and wider issues ...
DOI:
10.1080/00207233.2021.1911101

2. Fungal and enzymatic pretreatments in hot-pressed lignocellulosic bio-composites: A critical review

Author:
Wenjing Sun; Mehdi Tajvidi; Christopher G. Hunt; Barbara J.W. Cole; Caitlin Howell; Douglas J. Gardner; Jinwu Wang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.353 pp. 131659
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; adhesion; biocomposites; biomass; fungi; industry; lignocellulose; mycelium;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fungal and enzymatic pre-treatments have long been used to activate the surface of lignocellulosic biomass particles or fibers to promote adhesion or develop novel composite materials and other products. Research into mycelium-based bio-composites, i.e. products in which constituents are bonded by fungal mycelium, is quite new and still growing. There has also been a significant amount of attentio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131659

3. Establishing the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting as a global standard

Author:
Bram Edens; Joachim Maes; Lars Hein; Carl Obst; Juha Siikamaki; Sjoerd Schenau; Marko Javorsek; Julian Chow; Jessica Ying Chan; Anton Steurer; Alessandra Alfieri
Source:
Ecosystem services 2022 v.54 pp. 101413
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; decision making; ecosystems; issues and policy; statistics;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In March 2021, the UN Statistical Commission adopted the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Ecosystem Accounting. The SEEA EA provides detailed guidance measuring the extent and condition of ecosystems, and how to quantify ecosystem services. This paper presents the SEEA EA in terms of the various types of ecosystem accounts, its origins, purposes and applications. A first handbook was pu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101413

4. Implementing circular economy strategies during product development

Author:
Anna Diaz; Tatiana Reyes; Rupert J. Baumgartner
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2022 v.184 pp. 106344
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; circular economy; economic sustainability; product development; taxonomy;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although recent circular economy literature has emphasized the strategic role played by circular product design in private sector organizations, strategic management literature has so far overlooked the management implications of integrating circular economy strategies into new or existing products. As a result, the implementation of circular product design in private sector organizations remains ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106344

5. Evaluating feed-in tariff policies on enhancing geothermal development in Indonesia

Author:
Andri D. Setiawan; Marmelia P. Dewi; Bramka Arga Jafino; Akhmad Hidayatno
Source:
Energy policy 2022 v.168 pp. 113164
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; electricity; energy; energy policy; policy analysis; tariffs; Indonesia;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Geothermal is vital for sustainably meeting Indonesia's energy demand, given its estimated massive reserves potential equivalent to 24 GW of electricity. The Indonesian government has set geothermal contributions to the national energy mix at 7,241.5 MW by 2025 and 17,546 MW by 2050, despite harnessing such vast potential needing significant investment. To that goal, the government established a f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113164

6. Quality of climate-smart agricultural advice offered by private and public sectors extensionists in Mbeere North Sub-County, Kenya

Author:
Raphael Gikunda; Mary Jepkurui; Simion Kiptoo; Mathew Baker
Source:
Advancements in agricultural development 2022 v.3 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2690-5078
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; agricultural development; extension education; public sector; questionnaires; Kenya;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This research adds to the knowledge of extension education by revealing the quality of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) advice offered by private and public extension sectors. The study was aimed at addressing the paucity of empirical data that exists relating to the quality of CSA advice. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, the descriptive and correlational study gathered data from a systemati ...
DOI:
10.37433/aad.v3i1.161

7. Enabling private sector adaptation to climate change: factors supporting and limiting adaptation amongst Sri Lankan SMEs

Author:
Thomas William Dale; Lindy Charlery; Jingjing Gao; Caroline Schaer
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2022 v.27 no.6 pp. 40
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; climate; climate change; insurance; risk; weather; Sri Lanka;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to cope with and adapt to climate-related shocks is a major factor in the climate resilience of the local and national economies they are embedded in. In developing countries, SMEs tend to exhibit low adaptive capacities, influenced by their enabling environments. A holistic understanding of how their capacity to adapt is influenced by both ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-022-10011-y

8. Indonesia's deregulated generation expansion planning model based on mixed strategy game theory model for determining the optimal power purchase agreement

Author:
Rizki Firmansyah Setya Budi; Sarjiya; Sasongko Pramono Hadi
Source:
Energy 2022 v.260 pp. 125014
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; electricity costs; energy; game theory; markets; models; Indonesia;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... —Obtaining the optimal power purchase agreements (PPA) in deregulated generation expansion planning is crucial. A lower PPA provided by the utility results in the independent power producer (IPP) becoming disinterested in investment. On the other hand, a higher PPA increases the government's financial burden. Therefore, this study proposes a generation expansion planning model that considers the d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125014

9. Mapping the photovoltaic potential of the roads including the effect of traffic

Author:
Carlotta Ferri; Hesan Ziar; Thien Tin Nguyen; Hans van Lint; Miro Zeman; Olindo Isabella
Source:
Renewable energy 2022 v.182 pp. 427-442
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; electricity; energy; irradiation; models; solar collectors; traffic; Netherlands;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... After developing the methodology, we applied it to the case of the Netherlands highways. We show that the average irradiation on the Dutch highway network is around 880 kWh/m2/y, 35% less than the potential of an optimally tilted conventional PV system in the south of the Netherlands. Covering the entire 1600 km of the Dutch highways network with solar road modules of poly c-Si, mono c-Si and CIGS ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.116

10. Water Governance in Mediterranean Farming Systems through the Social-Ecological Systems Framework—An Empirical Case in Southern Portugal

Author:
Taiana Homobono; Maria Helena Guimarães; Catarina Esgalhado; Lívia Madureira
Source:
Land 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; case studies; decision making; land; water management; Portugal;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Water governance is a major challenge in the Mediterranean context. Any action to drive water governance towards sustainability needs to be grounded in a holistic understanding of such challenges. Therefore, a first step towards the improvement of water governance is a grounded understanding of what is at stake, who are the actors involved, and how they interact. To achieve this level of understan ...
DOI:
10.3390/land11020178

11. Fellowship and future career plans for orthopedic trainees: gender-based differences in influencing factors

Author:
Abdulaziz Z. Alomar
Source:
Heliyon 2022 v.8 no.9 pp. e10597
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; arthroscopy; females; hospitals; income; males; orthopedics; surveys; Saudi Arabia;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding gender-based preferences and factors influencing fellowship and subspecialty choice might help maximize gender diversity in orthopedic surgery. This study aims to identify the differences between male and female orthopedic trainees' future career plans. It also examines the factors and determinants that influence selection of fellowship specialties in Saudi Arabia. This cross-section ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10597

12. Interlaboratory Study of Polyethylene and Polydimethylsiloxane Polymeric Samplers for Ex Situ Measurement of Freely Dissolved Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Sediment Porewater

Author:
Guilherme R. Lotufo; Mandy M. Michalsen; Danny D. Reible; Philip M. Gschwend; Upal Ghosh; Alan J. Kennedy; Kristen M. Kerns; Magdalena I. Rakowska; Adesewa Odetayo; John K. MacFarlane; Songjing Yan; Mandar Bokare
Source:
Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2022 v.41 no.8 pp. 1885-1902
ISSN:
0730-7268
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; ecotoxicology; hydrophobicity; naphthalene; polychlorinated biphenyls; polydimethylsiloxane; polyethylene; sediments; volatilization;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... We evaluated the precision and accuracy of multilaboratory measurements for determining freely dissolved concentrations (Cfᵣₑₑ) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediment porewater using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) polymeric samplers. Four laboratories exposed performance reference compound (PRC) preloaded polymer ...
DOI:
10.1002/etc.5356

13. Challenges and solutions to rural water service sustainability in East African countries: A ‘systems scaffolding’ perspective

Author:
Jeffrey Walters; Nicholas Valcourt; Karl Linden; Amy Javernick-Will; Harold Lockwood
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2022 v.136 pp. 564-574
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; environmental science; issues and policy; stakeholders; Ethiopia; Kenya; Uganda;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study maps and quantitatively analyzes the interaction of factors that drive (un)sustainable rural water service delivery in five regions across Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya by combining the knowledge and experience of 210 service delivery stakeholders, ranging from government officials, service providers and the private sector. We used semi-structured interview data combined with purposive te ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2022.07.023

14. Looking backward to find a path forward for the sustainable flow of suitable potato varieties to Eritrean potato farmers

Author:
Fitsumberhan Ghebremeskel Ghebreagziabiher; Monica Gorman; John Burke; Paul C. Struik; Denis Griffin
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2022 v.20 no.5 pp. 911-925
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; plant variety protection; potatoes; stakeholders; surveys; sustainable agriculture; Eritrea;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The lack of a sustainable flow of suitable potato varieties is a major contributing factor to low productivity and production of potato in Eritrea. This study examined the history of potato variety introductions to identify weaknesses, a path forward and enable the sustainable flow of suitable potato varieties to potato farmers. The research approaches included: reviewing the history of potato var ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2021.2016260

15. Is private sustainability governance a myth? Evaluating major sustainability certifications in primary production: A mixed methods meta-study

Author:
Thomas Dietz; Lisa Biber-Freudenberger; Laura Deal; Jan Börner
Source:
Ecological economics 2022 v.201 pp. 107546
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; certification; ecological economics; environmental sustainability; forestry; governance; primary productivity; trade;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustainability certification (SC) is one of the most popular private sector approaches to govern social and environmental outcomes of trade in products from agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Based on a sample of 175 peer-reviewed articles, we use a novel mixed methods meta-analytical approach to study the success of major sustainability certifications in promoting sustainable (primary) producti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107546

16. The drivers of private and public eco-innovations in six large countries

Author:
Tobias Häggmark; Katarina Elofsson
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.364 pp. 132628
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; energy conservation; forestry; public sector; renewable energy sources; waste management;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the contributions to environmental innovation of the public sector and private sector, respectively, and to compare their determinants. We analyze the development over time of triadic patents, classified as environmental technological innovations, for six major patenting countries from 1990 to 2014. This is done using a factor decomposition analy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132628

17. A systematic review on barriers and enablers toward circular procurement management

Author:
Asad Ali Qazi; Andrea Appolloni
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2022 v.33 pp. 343-359
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; circular economy; stakeholders; supply chain management; sustainable development; systematic review;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the last couple of years, circular supply chain management considered the most significant tool for the circular economy. It supports converting production and consumption patterns from linear to sustainable. Several studies have covered the implementation of circularity in different settings, but no concrete investigation exists that in-depth and explicitly explores the procurement perspective ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2022.07.013

18. Digital agriculture platforms: Driving data‐enabled agricultural innovation in a world fraught with privacy and security concerns

Author:
Bryan C. Runck; Alison Joglekar; Kevin A. T. Silverstein; Connie Chan‐Kang; Philip G. Pardey; James C. Wilgenbusch
Source:
Agronomy journal 2022 v.114 no.5 pp. 2635-2643
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; agricultural landscapes; agronomy; data quality; ownership; research and development; taxonomy;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Digital agriculture is often heralded as the next major wave of innovation in food and agriculture. Driven by big data, the intention is that digital agriculture will transform the entire research and development pipeline across agricultural value chains throughout the developed and developing worlds. Yet, issues concerning data quality, interoperability, intellectual property ownership and data p ...
DOI:
10.1002/agj2.20873

19. Effect of changes in business environments on traded medicinal plants products in Tanzania: An explorative study

Author:
Eziacka Mathew Mpelangwa; Jeremia Ramos Makindara; Olav Jull Sorensen; Kenneth Michael Kitundu Bengesi; Faith Philemon Mabiki
Source:
Heliyon 2022 v.8 no.9 pp. e10426
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; evolution; focus groups; issues and policy; markets; medicinal plants; trade; Tanzania;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Tanzania, a complex rural to urban supply network for the medicinal plants' products trade has developed over time driven by changes in business environments at the macro level notably in the policy and regulatory frameworks and the micro level resulting from traders’ reactions and responses to those changes and pandemics. These changes in business environments and responses of traders have sha ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10426

20. Bridging the low-carbon technology gap? Assessing energy initiatives for the Global South

Author:
Silvia Weko; Andreas Goldthau
Source:
Energy policy 2022 v.169 pp. 113192
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
private sector,   etc   ; carbon; climate; electricity; energy; energy policy; finance; governance; technology transfer; trade;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Many developing countries have made their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) conditional on receiving climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity-building support. Due to a lack of engagement from the private sector, countries from the ‘Global South’ face continued challenges in accessing low-carbon finance and technology. Technology transfer initiatives, including public-private pa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113192