scholarly journals Addressing the Challenges to Sustainable Initiatives in Value Chain Flexibility: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashish Dwivedi ◽  
Dindayal Agrawal ◽  
Ajay Jha ◽  
Massimo Gastaldi ◽  
Sanjoy Kumar Paul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Matrix Multiplication ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
Power And Dependence

AbstractThe value chain refers to the source of competition to facilitate organizations to maximize and sustain value for their consumers. Value chain flexibility is necessary to build sustainable initiatives in addressing ambiguity. In the literature, there is a lack of framework to highlight the challenges to sustainable initiatives in value chain flexibility. This study fills this research gap by suggesting a framework for challenges to sustainable initiatives in value chain flexibility. In this study, thirteen potential challenges to sustainable initiatives in value chain flexibility are identified and an integrated model is developed. It adopts the modified Total Interpretive Structure Model and the Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification methodology. The mixed approach is used as the modified Total Interpretive Structure Model organizes the binary interactions among the challenges, while Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification analysis organizes specific precise assessments of the driving power and dependence of the challenges. The results of the study reflect that (i) lack of supplier commitment to sustainable products and (ii) lack of knowledge toward sustainability in value chains are the challenges that achieved the highest driving power. The challenge ‘inadequate communication among the suppliers in the value chain’ is at the highest level in the analysis. The proposed framework could help government and non-government bodies to formulate policies to efficiently address challenges to sustainable initiatives in value chain flexibility.

scholarly journals Do First-Movers in Marketing Sustainable Products Enjoy Sustainable Advantages? A Seven-Country Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haili Zhang ◽  
Michael Song
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Product Introduction ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
First Mover ◽  
Cross National

The literature suggests that first-movers enjoy sustainable competitive advantages but suffer some disadvantages. The timing of new product introduction is a major decision for executives who are concerned about sustainability issues. These executives must simultaneously strive for environmental protection, social welfare, the timing of product introduction, and the economic viability of decisions. However, few academic studies have examined how executives balance sustainable first-mover advantages and sustainable development goals in order to achieve sustainable organizational growth and performance. This study develops nine research hypotheses to examine what sustainable advantages first-movers gain by being first to market sustainable products in five industries that are important for advancing sustainable development goals. Using data collected from 1437 executives who are concerned about sustainability issues in seven countries, this study uses Duncan multiple-range tests to examine cross-national similarities and differences between Asian and Western countries. The study results reveal some interesting cross-national similarities and differences. The cross-national differences suggest some competing and signaling strategies for sustainable enterprise development. This study contributes to the existing cross-national research on first-mover advantages, provides a richer understanding of how executives who are concerned about sustainability issues perceive sustainability first-mover advantages and disadvantages, and further expands the theory of sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Systemic Insights on the Integration of UN Sustainable Development Goals within the Norwegian Salmon Value Chain

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 12042
Author(s):  
Mohd Abualtaher ◽  
Turid Rustad ◽  
Eirin Skjøndal Bar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Step Method ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Industrial Value Chain ◽  
And Performance

This study proposes a conceptual framework that aims to gain insight into the integration of the sustainable development goals (SDG) within the Norwegian salmon value chain (NSVC). The proposed framework was developed by applying the systems engineering six-step method and validated through empirical findings from the NSVC. The framework’s application highlighted and analyzed the presence of the SDGs in corporate sustainability reports, academic curriculum, research, and governmental policies. This study uncovered the complexity-reduction elements within the system that drive SDG integration and assure their progress. The SDGs provide a global context for sustainability endeavors in the NSVC. A globally expanded value chain has an organic relationship with global sustainability terms and schemes. The existing practice of corporate sustainability annual reporting was found to be a significant channel for SDG communication. The novelty of this study was that it proposed a mind-map to understand SDG integration within an industrial value chain abstracted into three concepts: commitment, communication, and performance measurability.

Employment generation in the Egyptian aquaculture value chain: implications for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Aquaculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 520 ◽  
pp. 734940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Nasr-Allah ◽  
Alexandros Gasparatos ◽  
Alice Karanja ◽  
Eric Brako Dompreh ◽  
Seamus Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Employment Generation

Non-Profit Organization Involvement Into the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-179
Author(s):  
Jarmila Duháček Šebestová ◽  
Zuzana Palová ◽  
Petr Kantor ◽  
Vojtěch Beck
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Research Gap

Non-profits are an essential part of the community, reaching many sustainable development goals (SDG) without naming and promoting them. They can be empowered to do more. Non-profits should make the SDGs a prominent point to demonstrate why clients and consumers should buy or use their services to reduce waste and recycle. According to the research gap within the Czech environment, the chapter's main point is to present the current situation by qualitative evaluation based on three case studies of a non-profit organization. SDGs are divided according to benefits to the community, such as social, economic, and environmental. Case studies show how difficult it is to identify involvement in individual goals and conflict with its strategy. The uniqueness of the chapter lies in the presentation of its self-evaluation tool, suitable especially for non-profit organizations.

scholarly journals Medición de la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad del Azuay

UDA AKADEM ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 374-417
Author(s):  
María Elena Castro-Rivera ◽  
Eduardo Fabricio Solís-Gallegos ◽  
Juan Francisco Álvarez-Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

En el documento se presenta el diagnóstico de los factores clave, considerados mediante el modelo de RSU- URSULA y su relación con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración de la Universidad del Azuay, mediante investigación exploratoria- descriptiva con un enfoque mixto. Contiene, además, una revisión de fuentes de datos secundarios, investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa; en la parte cualitativa, se realizaron entrevistas a expertos y entrevistas a profundidad; para la investigación cuantitativa, se desarrollaron encuestas con los cuestionarios del modelo ya elaborado, dirigido a estudiantes, docentes, investigadores, docentes involucrados con proyectos de vinculación y personal administrativo, con cuyos resultados se propuso un modelo basado en una ponderación de factores, en el cual, se determinó qué acciones son las emergentes a realizar, en respuesta a los resultados determinados para la investigación. El resultado fue que, para la Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración, los ámbitos: gestión organizacional, formación estudiantes y docentes, cognición, participación social y formación, se encuentran en proceso de mejora en cuanto a sus acciones de Responsabilidad Social Universitaria.Palabras clave: Modelo URSULA, Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Abstract Social responsibility arises when an organization becomes aware of itself, what surrounds it and its role with its surroundings, an ethical will and interest in doing the “right thing” so that the internal and external beneficiaries of the organization’s services are “ well”. Ca- rrying out “the good” will depend on the consensus and / or negotiation between the company and its actors, according to this, actions of what is known as Social Responsibility will be generated.The document presents the diagnosis of the key factors considered by means of the URSULA MSW model and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals, in the Faculty of Administration Sciences of the University of Azuay, through exploratory-descriptive research with a mixed approach, which contains a review of secondary data sources, qualitative and quantitative research, in the qualitative part, interviews with experts and in-depth interviews were conducted; For quantitative research, surveys were developed with the questionnaires of the model already prepared, aimed at students, teachers, researchers, teachers involved with outreach projects and administrative staff; With whose results a model based on a weighting of factors was proposed in which it was determined which actions are the emergent ones to be carried out in response to the results determined for the investigation; As a result, for the Faculty of Administration Sciences, in the areas: organizational management, student and teacher training, cognition, social participation and training, it is in the process of improvement in terms of its University Social Responsibility actions. Keywords: URSULA model, Sustainable development goals, University Social Responsibility

scholarly journals Aligning Strategy with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Process Scoping Diagram for Entrepreneurial Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Fleaca ◽  
Bogdan Fleaca ◽  
Sanda Maiduc
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Society Business ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Goals

The sustainable development of our world has gain particular attention of a wide range of decisional factors, civil society, business sector, and scientific community, seeing that the prosperity of people and society is possible with the aid of sustained and inclusive economic growth of all countries and regions. Educational environment has a decisive impact on changes in the way that societies are coping with national, regional, and global challenges and opportunities brought by sustainable development. Looking at the implications of HE on the progress of society, the paper addressed the lack of HE institutional capacity to integrate the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning. The scope of research problem was bounded on the capability of HEI as organization and school to act as entrepreneurial university by combining the scope of its responsibility within the value chain through a practical and effective mechanism needed to align the strategy with sustainable development goals (SDGs). Embarking on the path of SDGs requires HEI to design, launch, implement, and customize specific processes architectures to govern the advance of sustainability approach. The authors applied the process scoping diagram to capture and conceptualize the educational model needed to guide the HEI through the process of change to embrace sustainability into organizational culture and daily operations. It has been used the SIPOC method (Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer) with Visio software tool to articulate processes relationships embedded in the educational model of HEI. The benefits relied on the organized view of the work processes needed to be performed to incorporate SDGs into the strategy of any entrepreneurial HEI. Finally, the authors shared their views on the scalability of the model which may be customized and harmonized in accordance with different HE circumstances and priorities. Implementing the proposed educational model requires long-term institutional commitment, transparency, continuous performance improvement, and communicating the strategy for SDGs and its achievements to wider stakeholders.

scholarly journals The Significance of SDGs for the Raw Materials Sector: A Stakeholders’ Approach in Three ESEE Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Stavros Tomazinakis ◽  
George Valakas ◽  
Anna Gaki ◽  
Dimitrios Damigos ◽  
Katerina Adam
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
East Europe ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Development Goals

The Raw Materials (RM) sector is linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), impacting their implementation throughout the whole RM value chain (e.g., mining, processing, metallurgy, recycling, etc.). This study aims to identify and rank the most significant SDGs for this sector, from the perspective of key stakeholders, academics, university students, professionals, and industry representatives, in three East and South-East Europe (ESEE) countries: Poland, Greece, and Slovakia. Within this framework, 423 stakeholders from the above groups provided their views in a survey with structured questionnaires. The results were analysed, based on the stakeholders’ groups and the role of the sector in the countries examined. Overall, the SDGs 9-Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure-, 8-Decent Work and Economic Growth-, and 7-Affordable and Clean Energy- were highly ranked by the stakeholders, indicating a strong link between these SDGs and the RM sector.

Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Young People ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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