scholarly journals Green Karma – promoting environmental initiatives by adapting and using QFD as a proactive tool

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Peter Cronemyr ◽  
Maria Huge-Brodin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Initiatives

The Corporate Governance of Environmental Sustainability: A Review and Proposal for More Integrated Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 014920632199121
Author(s):  
Ruth V. Aguilera ◽  
J. Alberto Aragón-Correa ◽  
Valentina Marano ◽  
Peter A. Tashman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Global Dimension ◽  
Top Management Teams ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
Systematic Understanding

As corporations’ environmental impact comes under greater scrutiny by global financial, regulatory, and societal stakeholders, management scholars have increasingly focused on the role of corporate governance as a tool for driving environmental initiatives. Still, we lack a comprehensive and systematic understanding of this emergent body of inquiry and a holistic agenda for future research. To address this gap, our integrative framework relates the key corporate governance actors to environmental sustainability outcomes from the extant literature and highlights its main methodological approaches and theoretical arguments. Our framework provides a critical analysis of what we know and points to the knowledge gaps around owners, boards of directors, CEOs, top management teams, and employees as corporate governance actors. We then highlight limitations in the existing literature as significant opportunities for further research to resolve its ambiguous conceptualizations of environmental sustainability constructs, various methodological and theoretical challenges, incomplete engagement with the global dimension of environmental sustainability, and limited analysis of how corporate governance actors may interact to shape environmental sustainability outcomes. We conclude by proposing novel approaches for addressing these issues, which we believe could generate a better way forward on studying the corporate governance of environmental sustainability.

scholarly journals Testing Green Financing for Greater Renewable Electricity Generation and Energy Efficiency: Implications for Post COVID-19 Time

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Jinhang Xu ◽  
Yiming Wei ◽  
Assem Abu Hatab ◽  
Jing Lan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Renewable Electricity Generation

Abstract There is a possibility that worldwide expenditures in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects could fall much further in 2017 and 2018. This may jeopardize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate change agreement. Lack of access to private financing slows the development of green initiatives. Now that sustainable energy isn't about science and technology, it's all about getting financing. Therefore, recent study intended to investigate the role of green financing for maximum renewable electricity generation and efficiency of energy in United States of America (USA). Our study suggested to value environmental initiatives, like other infrastructure initiatives, for greater electricity generation and energy efficiency in USA. Such infrastructural projects need long-term financing and capital-intensiveness. Our findings suggest that to sustain growth, development, and energy poverty reduction, around $26 trillion would be required, in terms of green financing, in the USA alone by the year 2030 to enhance energy efficiency. To achieve energy sustainability goals in USA, recent research suggested some policy implication considering the post COVID-19 time. If suggested policy implications are implemented successfully there are chances that green financing would make energy generation and energy efficiency as effective.

scholarly journals The convergence of environmental sustainability and ocean cruises in two moments: in the academic research and corporate communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo de Almeida Ramoa ◽  
Luiz Carlos da Silva Flores ◽  
Bernd Stecker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Corporate Websites ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Main Dimension

Concerns for world peace, freedom, and the future of people and the planet have led to several United Nations Conferences, generating discussions on global sustainable development. These efforts resulted in the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposed Goal 14 reflects the concern for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. In this context, the research objects of this study are ocean cruise ships and the main dimension surveyed is environmental sustainability. Firstly, the study sought to identify through the convergence of the dimensions of sustainability and cruises the contributions to the cruise industry that promote the SDGs. To this end, we carried out a bibliometric analysis of scientific production on cruise ship environment, narrowing the research focus on environmentally sustainable practices. The second research objective is to examine cruise companies’ strategic inclination to provide information on environmental initiatives to the market. The results show little scientific research focused on the convergence of the two topics studied, environmental sustainability and cruises. Only 12 scientific articles were identified. Regarding the information on environmentally sustainable practices, the findings show that only 22.6% of the 31 cruise companies surveyed provide this information on their corporate websites.

Environmental category of reporting on sustainable development of the corporation

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1103-1122
Author(s):  
Natal'ya G. SAPOZHNIKOVA ◽  
Mariya V. TKACHEVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Logical Method ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Protection Costs

Subject. This article discusses the issues of reporting on sustainable development in the Russian Federation, which is a State task approved by the Concept for the Development of Public Non-Financial Reporting. Objectives. The article aims to investigate the issues of systematization and disclosure of information on aspects of the environmental category of sustainable development reporting and explain the rationale to develop corporate standards that ensure the formation of internal and public non-financial reporting. Methods. For the study, we used analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, and the logical method. Results. The article substantiates the need to develop corporate reporting standards that systematize information on aspects of the environmental category and presents a typology of environmental protection costs that form indicators that allow assessing the effectiveness of environmental initiatives. Conclusions. The proposals formulated can contribute to the task of generating reliable information on the environmental category of sustainable development reporting enabling users to make informed economic decisions.

Possibilities of using usability testing for scientific research in assessing user satisfaction with the activities of environmental digital platforms

2020 ◽  
pp. 45 (86)-54 (94)
Author(s):  
Polina Olegovna Ermolaeva ◽  
Olga Aleksandrovna Basheva ◽  
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Ermolaeva
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Information And Communication

This article is aimed at demonstrating the possibilities of using the usability testing method in the framework of research to determine the features of the new forms of digital urban participation by Russians in solving social and environmental problems and conflicts. In particular, the authors investigated the effectiveness of environmental online platforms in the UX research methodology through usability testing of these sites from the perspective of their users. The results of testing showed that both the functionality of these platforms to involve the population in environmental practices and technical limitations prevent users from putting environmental initiatives into practice. The data obtained in the framework of the UX study will allow us to compare the perception of users of online platforms with the conceptual vision of their developers to identify potential biases in the perception of these products by their ideologues and users in order to minimize these gaps. In terms of the increase of scientific knowledge, this study will allow to assess the effectiveness of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for digital ecoactivists in comparison with traditional (offline) forms of urban participation, to analyze the new strategies and forms of digital participation, and to identify the main advantages and disadvantages of ICTs in minimizing socio-environmental problems and conflicts in the tradition of M. Castells, digital environmental humanities/ English version of the article on pp. 86 - 94 at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/possibilities-of-using-usability-testing-for-scientific-research-in-assessing-user-satisfaction-with-the-activities-of-environmental-digital-platforms/50575.html

The ebbs and flows of green waves: environmental sustainability in Grand Slam tennis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Trendafilova ◽  
Jamee Pelcher ◽  
Jeffrey Graham ◽  
Vassilios Ziakas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Initiatives ◽  
Environmentally Friendly Behaviors ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Website Content

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the structure and scope of environmental sustainability efforts of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments as communicated via their websites.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative content analysis methodology guided the study. To accomplish the goal of the study, the researchers analyzed each tournament's website and each venue's website to document the environmental initiatives outlined on these pages.FindingsResults indicated Grand Slam events focus primarily on energy and water conservation initiatives, increasing sustainable food choices and improving spectators' knowledge about environmental sustainability. Most sustainability programs fell into the first wave of sustainability efforts indicating that formalized strategic planning is largely missing.Practical implicationsBy examining how Grand Slam events utilize their webpages to promote environmental sustainability, implications are drawn for not only website content but also actual event initiatives and activities. Pertinent efforts should move from a mere focus on communication to finding actionable solutions built upon the interconnectivity of events with allied sectors and the subsequent forging of cross-industry partnerships.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that Grand Slam tennis events pursue different trajectories in engaging with sustainability. This makes it important to understand in tandem their organizational conduct, strategies and communication practices. To move forward, there is a need to approach sustainability in a more holistic manner. A holistic view of how sport events engage with the environment can reveal causal patterns and points of leverage to use for initiating a change of practice toward adopting environmentally friendly behaviors.

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