Exploring the role of social innovation in developing sustainopreneurship: a new approach to managing the triple bottom line in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Jami Perera ◽  
Ruwan Abeysekera
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
New Approach

The Drivers for a Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing Industry

2012 ◽  
pp. 1659-1679
Author(s):  
George M. Hall ◽  
Joe Howe
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Chemical Manufacturing ◽  
Future Demands

This chapter describes the current situation of the chemical manufacturing industry and looks to the future demands on the sector such as: for sustainability, the advent of new bio-based feedstocks for improved energy management and the implications of these demands on the sector. These implications include definitions of sustainability criteria for the chemical manufacturing industry and the need for transparent reporting following the Triple Bottom Line approach. The important role of chemical (or more generally, process) engineers in delivering bio-based sustainable solutions is emphasised, but this also suggests that a new way of thinking about the discipline is required. Indeed, there are arguments that the demand for a sustainable chemical manufacturing sector could bring about the next paradigm shift in the discipline with concomitant education implications.

The Role of a Sustainability Informatics Framework in Transportation Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Jia ◽  
Barry Cumbie ◽  
Chetan S. Sankar ◽  
Jian Yu
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Energy Informatics ◽  
Research Propositions ◽  
Sustainability Indices

This article develops a Sustainability Informatics Framework, a framework that connects Information Technology with sustainability and is based on the Belief-Action-Outcome and Energy Informatics frameworks. The triple-bottom line (People, Planet, and Profit) is adopted as a criterion for measuring sustainability and three sustainability indices are first formulated and then visualized using Sustainability Dashboards. This framework is then used to analyze transportation systems. This leads to the development of research propositions that can expand the role of the Information Systems discipline to research on areas of sustainable nation building.

Socially Responsible Index: International Experiences and China’s Practices

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1740-1744
Author(s):  
Zhao Hui Li ◽  
Jun Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Socially Responsible Investment ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Responsible Investment ◽  
International Experiences ◽  
International Social

This paper focuses on the compiling and the role of the socially responsible index. Socially responsible investment originated from ethically investing teachings and developed on growing social awareness. Social responsibility indexes are products of the development of social responsibility investment. The Domini 400 Social Index, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and the Calvert Social Index are typical cases of international social responsibility indexes. They are compiled on the base of consistency, flexibility and transparency and their component stocks are selected according to triple bottom line. Compared with international experiences, China’s social responsibility indexes have a shorter history and some problems.

scholarly journals Green Initiatives in Supply Chain Management Drives Enterprises’ Competitiveness and Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Mathu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Product Flow ◽  
Product Service

The advent of supply chain management (SCM) strategy over the past four decades coupled with innovations in technology has revolutionised management of enterprises tremendously. The SCM strategy has enhanced supplier-customer collaboration and integration in the delivery of product/service to ultimate customers, while the enabling role of technology speeds up the information and product flow. The effectiveness and efficiency emanating from supply chain management is a manifestation of enterprises’ inclusive concern of value-creation from economic, environmental and social attributes, also referred as triple-bottom line (TBL). Such enterprises are streamlined as they utilise resources sparingly and produced less waste. Hence, they are lean, resilient and possess capacity to withstand disruptions. These qualities are derived from green initiatives and render these enterprises’ competitiveness and sustainability. This is change management through which conventional supply chain management transforms into green supply chain management (GSCM) by refocusing value-creation in embracing the triple-bottom line that drives the competiveness and sustainability of enterprises.

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