Challenges in Environmental Science/Engineering and Emerging Sustainable Practices for Future Water Conservation

The study aims to explore competitive capabilities that enable sustainability practices in the Apparel Industry in the Sri Lankan context. It employs an exploratory approach using the case study method. The study discloses six competitive capabilities: organizational climate, operational flexibility, technological competency, alliance and partnership, knowledge sharing, and learning capabilities which drives twenty-four sustainable practices explored in ten categories: water conservation, energy conservation, carbon footprint reduction, fabric waste management, use of environment-friendly materials, controlling mechanism for suppliers, controlling mechanism for leasing/sub-contracting manufacturing plants, reduce the polluted air release, transportation, and ensuring the well-being of the people. Companies in the apparel industry should inculcate a supportive organizational climate, maintain operational flexibility, invest in required technology, maintain healthy relationships in the supply chain, share knowledge and encourage learning to adopt sustainable practices in the Apparel Industry. This study is the first to explore the specific competitive capabilities that bring respective sustainable practices in the Apparel Industry in a South Asian country.

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Roadmapping as a Driver for Knowledge Creation: A Proposal for Improving Sustainable Practices in the Coffee Supply Chain from Chiapas, Mexico, Using Emerging Technologies

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12145817 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (14) ◽

pp. 5817 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David Israel Contreras-Medina ◽

Luis Miguel Contreras-Medina ◽

Joaliné Pardo-Nuñez ◽

Luis Alberto Olvera-Vargas ◽

Carlos Mario Rodriguez-Peralta

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Soil Analysis ◽

Statistical Correlation ◽

Statistical Process ◽

Sustainable Practices ◽

Technology Roadmap ◽

Plant Soil

Technologies are essential for productive sectors to increase competitiveness and improve sustainable development. However, the technology benefits present a great delay in adoption in agricultural sectors, due to discrepancies between scientific research and local needs. This article presents a study for improving sustainability practices in the coffee supply chain, using emerging technologies, of two localities in the Frailesca region from Chiapas, Mexico, based on the current situation, expectations and actions expressed by 165 coffee producers and 12 representatives of two coffee producers’ organizations. Based on Mentzer theoretical support, the technology roadmaps, knowledge management and digital compass were used to draw coffee supply chain processes to identify concrete actions and explore technologies. The results show that the technological route must be focused on renewing and improving coffee quality, getting quality certifications and access to specialized markets. Digital quality management and advanced statistical process control seem to be the appropriate emerging technologies for enhancing the acquisition of resistant varieties, proper pest management, improvement in the collection of coffee beans, the right time and way to plant a coffee plant, soil analysis and for the management of weeds and water conservation and harvesting as sustainable practices in this region. In addition, statistical correlation showed that digital technologies can be better adopted, on average, by producers with 4–6 family members, aged between 40–44 years and without additional crops. The findings propose sustainable practices linked with emerging technologies, based on a technology roadmap and knowledge management methodologies for this region.

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Water conservation as a tool to support sustainable practices in a Brazilian public university

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.053 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 62 ◽

pp. 98-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Maerbal Marinho ◽

Maria do Socorro Gonçalves ◽

Asher Kiperstok

Keyword(s):

Water Conservation ◽

Public University ◽

Sustainable Practices

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Introduction of water conservation education packages: the opportunites and constraints afftecting their success

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2001.0359 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 135-140

Author(s):

J. Ryan ◽

K. Mathew ◽

M. Anda ◽

E. Yuen

Keyword(s):

Western Australia ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Environmental Science ◽

Health Workers ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Research Review ◽

Remote Communities ◽

Aboriginal Communities ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Delivery Style

The Remote Area Developments Group in the Institute for Environmental Science at Murdoch University developed a video and booklet education package on water conservation. The package was developed after research, review of current efforts in water conservation, and consultation with communities showed that there was a need in this area. The package was distributed to all communities within Western Australia. Several different workshops were conducted with Indigenous Environmental Health Workers from around Western Australia in remote areas and in the Perth Metropolitan communities using the package. This paper will briefly describe the opportunities and constraints that exist for water conservation in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia as well as give an evaluation of the education package based on workshops, trials and survey instrument. This paper will explain the conclusions that have been drawn from the study: that a broad delivery style is the most advantageous style for remote communities, allowing the facilitator to assess the best style of delivery.

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All the Water in the World by G. E. Lyon

The Deakin Review of Children s Literature ◽

10.20361/g2jp41 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Matilda Roche

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Environmental Science ◽

Earth Science ◽

Global Climate ◽

Graphic Novels ◽

Natural World ◽

Illustrated Books ◽

Quality Of Water ◽

The World

Lyon, George Ella. All the Water in the World. Illus. Katherine Tillotson. New York: Atheneum Books, 2011. Print. A gorgeous synthesis of poetry and illustration, All the Water in the World imbues complex environmental science concepts with an intense personal immediacy, full of sentiment and expression. The text follows water’s cyclical passage through different levels of the global climate, as it permeates all facets of life on earth. Science and aesthetics are used in inspired collaboration to create a realistic depiction of natural phenomena and an evocation of the innately lyrical and metamorphic quality of water in its diverse and omnipresent manifestations. Lyon’s adept use of emphasis and repetition perfectly captures the rush and cadence of moving water. She creates a clear discourse focusing on the morality of water conservation and its implications for human equality and preservation of the natural world. Tillotson employs oil paint manipulated through collage, printmaking, and digital techniques to capture the many moods of water, transitioning between cartoonish representation and dynamic, impressionistic imagery. The charm and immediacy of All the Water in the World comes from its depiction of familiar manifestations of water that will evoke a visceral response in a young audience. The book seamlessly associates those common experiences with the larger natural patterns that water follows, as it interacts with the earth, ocean and atmosphere. All the Water in the World is an emblematic example of how talented writers and illustrators are integrating engagingly vivid non-fiction into young children’s libraries. Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Matilda RocheMatilda spends her days lavishing attention on the University of Alberta’s metadata but children’s illustrated books, literature for young adults and graphic novels also make her heart sing. Her reviews benefit from the critical influence of a four year old daughter and a one year old son – both geniuses. Matilda’s super power is the ability to read comic books aloud.

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