Environmental Sustainability Practices in Rural Libraries

The key purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of environmental sustainability practices in Malaysian rural libraries. A qualitative approach was employed through interviews, observations, and examinations of documents related to the six (6) rural libraries which were involved in this study. This study concluded that rural libraries in Malaysia had not fully implemented the environmental sustainability elements as suggested by the International Federation of LibraryAssociation (IFLA). Nevertheless, rural libraries in Malaysia had put good effort into environmental sustainability practices.

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SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN MALAYSIAN RURAL LIBRARIES

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v18i2.14901 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 87-97

Author(s):

Siti Khadijah Rafie ◽

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Roziya Abu ◽

Nor Amira Mohd Ali ◽

Nur Syazana Mohd Nasir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Sustainability ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

The Social ◽

Rural Libraries ◽

Sustainability Practices

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the practices of social sustainability in selected Malaysian rural libraries. A qualitative approach was employed through the observations, interviews and reviews of documents related to the selected six (6) rural libraries involved in this study. This study concluded that all of the rural libraries involved in this study successfully implemented the social sustainability elements in their libraries.

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The Ecuadorian Banana Farms Managers’ Perceptions: Innovation as a Driver of Environmental Sustainability Practices

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11030213 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 213

Author(s):

Alicia Ramírez-Orellana ◽

Daniel Ruiz-Palomo ◽

Alfonso Rojo-Ramírez ◽

John E. Burgos-Burgos

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Environmental Practices ◽

Sustainability Practices ◽

Policy Incentives ◽

The Impact ◽

And Training

This article aims to explore the perceptions of banana farms managers towards environmental sustainability practices through the impact of innovation, adoption of information systems, and training employees through a case study in the province of El Oro (Ecuador). Furthermore, the paper assesses how farmers’ perceptions could guide public policy incentives. PLS-Structural Equation Modeling are used as the framework by which the constructs is represented within the model. The model explained 59% of the environmental sustainability practices of Ecuadorian banana farms. The results indicate that environmental sustainability practices were positively influenced mainly by training employees, innovation, and adoption of information systems. Additionally, both the adoption of information systems and training employees indirectly influenced sustainable practices through innovation as a mediator. We may conclude that in the Ecuadorian banana farms, changes in environmental practices are derived from innovation strategies as an axis of development of useful information and training employees in public policies.

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Analysis of Environmental Sustainability Practices Across Upstream Supply Chain Management

Procedia CIRP ◽

10.1016/j.procir.2014.07.036 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 677-682 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Handson C.D. Pimenta ◽

Peter D. Ball

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Chain Management ◽

Sustainability Practices

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Mapping the Environmental Sustainability Practices in a Garment Manufacturing Unit, A Case Study Analysis to Identify Inhibitors

International Journal of Textile and Fashion Technology ◽

10.24247/ijtftaug20192 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 11-18

Author(s):

Nupur Chopra , Manasi Singh Nupur Chopra , Manasi Singh ◽

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Study Analysis ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Sustainability Practices ◽

Garment Manufacturing

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Market Orientation, Innovation and Its Impact on Environmental Sustainability Practices: Evidence from Indonesian Palm Oil Companies

The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia ◽

10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301949 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

R Sari ◽

D Junita ◽

R Anugerah ◽

Yusralaini Yusralaini

Keyword(s):

Market Orientation ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Sustainability Practices

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Understanding students' future intention to engage in sustainability accounting: the case of Malaysia and the Philippines

Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jaee-10-2020-0277 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Teresa Eugenio ◽

Pedro Carreira ◽

Nina Miettinen ◽

Isabel Maria Estima Costa Lourenço

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Role Models ◽

Subjective Norm ◽

The Philippines ◽

Behavioural Control ◽

Content Type ◽

Perceived Behavioural Control ◽

Sustainability Practices ◽

Sustainability Accounting

PurposeThe study investigates whether the level of sustainability concerns of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Malaysia and the Philippines is positively associated with accounting students' intentions to engage in sustainability accounting through its effect on students' attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control regarding environmental sustainability practices.Design/methodology/approachThis empirical study relies on a structural equation model computed using data collected through a questionnaire and data collected from the HEIs websites.FindingsThe findings show that the willingness to engage in sustainability accounting is determined by students' subjective norm and perceived behavioural control, but it is not determined by attitude regarding environmental sustainability practices. The authors also found that the greater the concern with sustainability of the HEI in which a student is enrolled, the greater his/her attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control towards environmental sustainability, and, indirectly, the greater his/her intention to engage in sustainability accounting.Originality/valueThese findings add to the literature on higher education and sustainability accounting by high-lighting the importance of the HEIs sector in promoting sustainability policies and practices, in acting as role models regarding sustainability issues, and in preparing students for building a sustainable society.

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An Analysis of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Handbook of Research on Global Hospitality and Tourism Management - Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8606-9.ch019 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 359-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jennifer Calhoun ◽

Alecia Douglas

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Dynamic Environment ◽

Triple Bottom Line ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽

Bottom Line ◽

Tourism Research ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Sustainability Practices ◽

Hospitality And Tourism

Learning organizations (LOs) have been identified as an innovative practice essential for global businesses to not only effectively compete in today's dynamic environment but also to achieve and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage and increase overall firm performance. The objective of this chapter is to examine the current body of knowledge on LOs and their impact on sustainability practices in an effort to identify what is being done by organizations, where knowledge is applied, and, how systems are created to influence sustainability practices. In the context of hospitality and tourism businesses, the literature examining LOs is limited though a wealth of studies have been conducted in the mainstream. Using a qualitative approach, a content analysis was conducted to investigate its impact on sustainability practices in hospitality and tourism organizations. The results indicate that destinations in particular have adopted this approach to compete globally and to address triple-bottom line sustainability.

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Challenges of environmental education in a hospital institution

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-07072014001130013 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 469-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vanúzia Sari ◽

Silviamar Camponogara

Keyword(s):

Environmental Education ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Construction Of Knowledge ◽

Hospital Institution ◽

Study Type ◽

Institutional Challenges ◽

Hospital Group

A study aimed to get to know the challenges of environmental education in a hospital, from the perspective of the individuals involved in its planning and execution. The research used a qualitative approach, case study type, using the workers of the Center for Environmental Education of a hospital group in the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, as subjects. Data were collected, between August 2011 and January 2012, through documental research and interviews, and analyzed by content analysis. The challenges of environmental education include the lack of an institutional environmental policy that works as a financial, legal, human, and structural background for the development of actions focused on this topic. It was also observed that academic graduation does not consider environmental sustainability. It is clear that to work on these institutional challenges and overcome them during the development of environmental education is a prerogative for the construction of knowledge in environmental sustainability.

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