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İlbasmış M, Çitil M, Demirtaş F, Ali M, Barut A, Mohsin M. Does green investments improve air quality? Evidence for developed and developing European countries. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:89726-89739. [PMID: 37460882 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28544-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of green investments on air quality for developed and developing European countries. In this context, the short- and long-term effects of green investments on air quality were examined by panel generalized method of moments (GMM) and panel causality method. As a result of the GMM analysis, it has been determined that green investments negatively affect the air quality for both developed European countries and developing European countries in the short term, but this effect turns positive in developed countries in the long term. As a result of the panel causality analysis, two-way causality was determined between air quality and green investments.
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- Metin İlbasmış
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Siverek Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Siverek Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Business Administration, IQRA University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Siverek Vocational School, Department of Accounting and Taxation, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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- School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Selection of Supply Chain Sustainability Management System by Fuzzy Additive Preference Programming Method. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10061189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A selection of suitable sustainability management systems (SMS) is a major part of supply chain strategies to create a competitive advantage, reduce total costs, and manage long-term sustainability. A framework and method for prioritizing supply chain SMSs are presented in this research. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is the most common method for alternative selection in multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM). However, complex information is mixed with ambiguity and uncertainty, which makes decision makers unable to use precise or crisp numbers, so fuzzy numbers are presented to remedy this difficulty. Therefore, this research proposes a fuzzy additive preference programming (FAPP) to select the optimum SMS for a supply chain. FAPP method can produce the unique normalized optimal priority vector of fuzzy pairwise comparison matrices for SMS selection effectively with linear constraints. The additive linear constraints can eliminate the weaknesses of existing methods and equalize the upper and lower triangular fuzzy judgments. In addition, the proposed method can identify abnormal pairs of fuzzy judgments that cause inconsistency. The proposed methodology can prioritize the key criteria which lead to the selection of the most appropriate SMS. An example of SMS selection in a rubber factory demonstrates the feasibility and validity of the proposed method.
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Adhikari P, Momaya KS. Innovation Capabilities, Environmentally Sustainable Practices and Export Competitiveness: An Exploratory Study of Firms From India. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219877021500358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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India — the land of frugal innovation — is striving hard to catch up on its innovation capabilities. However, its inability to achieve balances on multiple fronts even 74 years after its independence indicates the presence of some underlying problems of competitiveness —both at the macro- as well as micro-levels. In this study, we build upon and extend the competitiveness Assets–Processes–Performance (APP) framework and try to diagnose such problems at the micro-level (i.e. firm level). We specifically try to understand the effect of environmentally sustainable practices (ESPs) on the relationship between innovation capabilities and export competitiveness (EC) of firms. Methodologically, we draw insights from both the theoretical (extant literature) as well as the observational (comprised of a purposive sample of select firms) realms. Our findings indicate that firms of Indian origin (FIOs) which are ahead of the rest in terms of their ESPs, fare better in terms of their EC. We propose a conceptual framework, wherein we posit that ESPs can moderate the relationship between innovation capabilities and EC. We also draw implications for theory and practice and discuss the avenues for future research.
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- Padmanav Adhikari
- Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India
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Ajibike WA, Adeleke AQ, Mohamad F, Bamgbade JA, Moshood TD. The impacts of social responsibility on the environmental sustainability performance of the Malaysian construction industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2021.1929797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- W. A. Ajibike
- Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Kuching, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia
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Navigating Transitions for Sustainable Infrastructures—The Case of a New High-Speed Railway Station in Jingmen, China. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11154197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sustainable development and Circular Economy (CE) have drawn massive attention worldwide. Construction practices consume large amounts of materials, resources and energy. Sustainability and CE could play a big role in reduction efforts. However, the potential influence of both concepts on the planning and construction of large infrastructures remains unexplored. This paper investigates how professionals involved in a high-speed railway station project in the Chinese city of Jingmen envision the use of sustainability and CE for the planning and construction of the railway station and its surrounding areas. We reviewed policy documents and interviewed local professionals with the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework. The analysis reveals opportunities for improvement towards sustainability and the interdependence between the dimensions in the TBL framework for the railway station and its surroundings. The case shows that local professionals identify ample opportunities for improvement (presented as “sustainability ideas”), but none appear truly sustainable. These insights provide evidence that the hierarchical introduction of transition(s) creates a cognitive silo for local professionals when envisioning sustainability ideas. In the TBL framework, this study finds a useful and novel approach to break down the silos, because the TBL stresses the interdependence between the various sustainability dimensions.
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Egilman D. The Production of Corporate Research to Manufacture Doubt About the Health Hazards of Products: An Overview of the Exponent Bakelite® Simulation Study. New Solut 2018; 28:179-201. [PMID: 29712511 DOI: 10.1177/1048291118765485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although corporate sponsorship of research does not necessarily lead to biased results, in some industries, it has resulted in the publication of inaccurate and misleading data. Some companies have hired scientific consulting firms to retrospectively calculate exposures to hazardous products during use that are no longer manufactured or sold. As an example, this paper reviews one such study-a litigation-generated study of Union Carbide Corporation's asbestos-containing product, Bakelite®. This analysis is based on previously secret documents, produced as a result of litigation. The study generated asbestos fiber exposure measurements which resulted in underestimates of actual exposures to create doubt about the hazards associated with manufacture and manipulation of Bakelite®.
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- David Egilman
- 1 Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, MA, USA
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Perez AL, Gauthier AM, Ferracini T, Cowan DM, Kingsbury T, Panko J. The challenge of predicting problematic chemicals using a decision analysis tool: Triclosan as a case study. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2017; 13:198-207. [PMID: 27006271 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Manufacturers lack a reliable means for determining whether a chemical will be targeted for deselection from their supply chain. In this analysis, 3 methods for determining whether a specific chemical (triclosan) would meet the criteria necessary for being targeted for deselection are presented. The methods included a list-based approach, use of a commercially available chemical assessment software tool run in 2 modes, and a public interest evaluation. Our results indicated that triclosan was included on only 6 of the lists reviewed, none of which were particularly influential in chemical selection decisions. The results from the chemical assessment tool evaluations indicated that human and ecological toxicity for triclosan is low and received scores indicating that the chemical would be considered of low concern. However, triclosan's peak public interest tracked several years in advance of increased regulatory scrutiny of this chemical suggesting that public pressure may have been influential in deselection decisions. Key data gaps and toxicity endpoints not yet regulated such as endocrine disruption potential or phototoxicity, but that are important to estimate the trajectory for deselection of a chemical, are discussed. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2017;13:198-207. © 2016 SETAC.
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- Cardno ChemRisk LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sustainable supply chain management in the oil and gas industry. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-08-2013-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to assess the sustainability reporting practices of oil and gas (O
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G) companies and the integration of sustainability in the management of their supply chain.
Design/methodology/approach
– A content analysis of sustainability report of 30 companies was conducted based on the Pacific Sustainability Index that contains 21 topics on social and environmental reporting. An analysis was also conducted on supply chain management (SCM) topics related to supplier management, product stewardship and logistics management.
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– There is inconsistency in the sustainability reporting practices among the O
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G companies studied. While 63 percent of the companies expressed higher environmental intent compared to social intent, their reporting of environmental performance is lagging behind social performance reporting. There is also a lack of supply chain indicators in the sustainability reporting guidelines. This affects the companies ability to report their supply chain practices objectively.
Practical implications
– The findings of this study can be used as a guideline to improve the sustainability reporting practices and to identify relevant supply chain indicators that can be incorporated in a sustainability reporting index.
Originality/value
– There is a lack of research on sustainability reporting practices in the O
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G industry context, especially in terms of SCM. Previous studies focussed on companies in specific countries and/or do not incorporate all sustainability dimensions, namely, economic, environmental and social factor. We think that this is the first comprehensive study on the sustainability reporting practices and the integration of sustainability in SCM in the O
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Withdrawn: The production of corporate research to manufacture doubt about the health hazards of products: an overview of the Exponent Bakelite™ simulation study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2016; 22:18-26. [PMID: 27128626 DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2015.1123379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Withdrawal statement
Egilman DS. The production of corporate research to manufacture doubt about the health hazards of products: an overview
of the Exponent Bakelite™ simulation study. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health.
2016;22(1):18–26. DOI: 10.1080/10773525.2015.1123379.
This content has been removed by the publishers.
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Goyal P, Rahman Z, Kazmi AA. Identification and prioritization of corporate sustainability practices using analytical hierarchy process. JOURNAL OF MODELLING IN MANAGEMENT 2015. [DOI: 10.1108/jm2-09-2012-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritize the corporate sustainability practices to improve the corporate sustainability performance in the manufacturing sector. Further, these practices are being prioritized to find out the essential practices to ensure logical allocation of limited resources.
Design/methodology/approach
– It examines the corporate sustainability practices which have been shortlisted from both the literature review and experts judgment. Then, analytic hierarchy process has been used to assess the identified 12 practices of corporate sustainability and to find their priorities for improvement of the corporate sustainability performance.
Findings
– Based on the hierarchical model developed in this study, the analysis reveals market value, environment management and strategy, research and development, pollution prevention, corporate governance and investor responsibility, which have been found to be the most important practices in improving the corporate sustainability performance.
Practical implications
– The findings of the study would be useful to the practitioners in the proper allocation of scarce resources to optimize the corporate sustainability performance of firms, especially the manufacturing entities.
Originality/value
– It is a fact that multi-faceted nature of corporate sustainability includes both subjective and objective dimensions. Therefore, prioritization of corporate sustainability at the factor level is one of the important contributions to the literature that has been addressed in the present study. The results of this paper may be generalized to the other sectors.
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Large RO, Kramer N, Hartmann RK. Procurement of logistics services and sustainable development in Europe: Fields of activity and empirical results. JOURNAL OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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van Alphen B, van Swinderen B. Drosophila strategies to study psychiatric disorders. Brain Res Bull 2013; 92:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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