Sustainable Development Model for the Automotive Industry

The relationship between sustainability and business has become one of the central debates at the national and international level in both industrialized and emerging countries. A series of existing business models lack some critical aspects. The automotive industry strongly affects economic development, requiring rethinking business models in order to reduce their impact on the environment. An evaluation of the websites of the major automotive industry companies shows they have reported sustainability (through different methods) and present various practices in implementing organizational sustainability (OS). This paper aims to present a new business model for the automotive industry that takes into account the three dimensions of sustainability and emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders in the OS approach. This model is developed based upon the literature review of three focus groups with a participation of 33 automotive industry members, of which three are highly-skilled experts of the industry. The proposed sustainable development model is scientifically relevant as it considers that all dimensions of sustainability exist and aims to increase organizational capacity for sustainable organizational development. It is also relevant from a practical point of view because it has been developed and validated by industry experts with automotive industry companies, taking into account the industrial, technical, and technological requirements for organizational sustainability assessment. The findings of this research will guide shareholders and managers in planning and developing organizational strategies.

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Measuring the Implications of Sustainable Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0

Processes ◽

10.3390/pr8050585 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 585 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Larisa Ivascu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Organizational Development ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Sustainable Manufacturing ◽

Organizational Capacity ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Automotive Manufacturing ◽

Hierarchical Framework

Sustainability is increasingly being addressed globally. The manufacturing industry faces various constraints and opportunities related to sustainable development. Currently, there are few methodological frameworks for evaluating sustainable organizational development. Assessing and improving organizational capacity is important for producers and researchers in the field and local, national, and international authorities. This research proposes a hierarchical framework for sustainability assessment of manufacturing industry in Romania. The proposed framework integrates performance elements and measures to improve all the processes and activities from the triple perspective of sustainability. Sustainability assessment captures the entire supply chain of the organization, including stakeholder interests and end-of-life directions for products. To establish the elements to be integrated in the development of the proposed framework, market research (online questionnaire-for the characterization of Industry 4.0) and the Delphi method were used to identify the categories of performance indicators that must be measured to identify organizational capacity for sustainable development. The framework was tested by an automotive manufacturing organization. A number of improvements have been identified that relate to Industry 4.0 facilities and the application of the facilities related to recovering the value of the product at the end of its life cycle. This hierarchical framework can be customized in detail for the specific of each organization and can be adapted in other industries, including banking, retail, and other services. It can be observed that waste management and the interests of the stakeholders are major implications that must be measured and properly motivated.

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Measuring sustainable development in the education area using multi-criteria methods: a case study

Central European Journal of Operations Research ◽

10.1007/s10100-019-00641-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 1219-1241 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ewa Roszkowska ◽

Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Point Of View ◽

Target Point ◽

Ideal Solution ◽

Development Goals ◽

Negative Ideal Solution ◽

Integrated Sustainability ◽

The Eu

Abstract Sustainability is a holistic and complex multi-dimensional concept comprising economic, social and environmental issues. The EU Sustainable Development Goals’ indicator set, developed by European Commission, is implemented online in Eurostat’s database and constitutes the basis for assessing the level of sustainability assessment in different areas. The integration of the sustainability indicators was carried out in many studies by using the multi-criteria techniques. This work proposes a new methodological framework based on extended TOPSIS procedure, which takes into account EU targets and/or national targets in building positive ideal solution and negative ideal solution. This algorithm allows compensatory and non-compensatory approach in integrated sustainability assessment from the target point of view. This framework has been applied to measure sustainable development in the area of education in 28 EU countries in 2015. The results of this research also illustrate the complexity of measuring sustainable development, where multiple sustainability criteria and targets are considered.

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Organizational Insights, Challenges and Impact of Sustainable Development in Developing and Developed Nations

Sustainable Organizations - Models, Applications, and New Perspectives ◽

10.5772/intechopen.93748 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Katundu Imasiku

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Business Models ◽

System Analysis ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Organizational Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Innovative Strategies ◽

System Analysis Approach ◽

Innovation Economy ◽

Developed Nations

While developed nations can fully explore various sustainable business models to achieve sustainability, this might not be easy for developing nations because of poor governance systems, characterized by inequality, patronage, and corruption and other challenges. This chapter evaluates organizations as developing and developed nation blocs by first providing insights on how organizations can contribute to the social and environmental sustainability, and second, by highlighting the challenges and approaches for sustainable development. The chapter further unravels the potential for both blocs to grow and achieve sustainability through technology and innovative strategies alongside the opportunities offered by having fast-growing populations and natural resources. To achieve sustainability, a twofold approach comprising the 360-organizational sustainability approaches and advanced sustainability system analysis approach is used. The key societal driving forces in both blocs for exploiting sustainable business practices are governance and institutions, technology and innovation, economy and society, population and behavior, and financing for development which can unlock sustainable business opportunities for sustainable development. To address the business climate challenges, it is inferred that organizations can achieve global sustainability by integrating sustainable production and consumption, biodiversity and ecosystem services, equity and resilience sectors to attain an environmentally and socially governed systems globally.

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Sustainability in Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Sustainability and Raw Material Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-504-5.ch013 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 233-246

Author(s):

Farzad Dehghanian

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Social Impact ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Chain Management ◽

Sustainable Environment ◽

Multi Stakeholder

This chapter introduces sustainable development and its influences on supply chain management context. Sustainable development brings economical, environmental, and social concerns into managerial issues in supply chain. So working in sustainable environment will be more complex for managers who are now responsible to consider business functions from the three dimensions of sustainable developments. In this paradigm, managers seek the ways to avoid negative environmental and social impact of their operations and at the same time earn economical benefits. Furthermore, sustainability forces managers to deal with different stakeholders included in three dimensions of sustainable development. To proceed in this way, this chapter first presents environmental and social considerations and relevant stakeholders in supply chain management and offer some changes to manage the multi-dimensional and multi-stakeholder nature of the sustainable supply chain. Then, it discusses about the sustainability assessment frameworks to evaluate sustainability of a company as well as a supply chain.

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Sustainability in Supply Chain Management

Sustainable Practices ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4852-4.ch052 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 944-957

Author(s):

Farzad Dehghanian

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Social Impact ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Sustainable Supply Chain ◽

Chain Management ◽

Sustainable Environment ◽

Multi Stakeholder

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Sustainable Development in the Digital Age of Entrepreneurship

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084429 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4429

Author(s):

Ewa Stawicka

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Knowledge Management ◽

Least Squares ◽

Business Models ◽

Least Squares Method ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Development Model ◽

Csr Communication ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Csr Strategy

The purpose of this article is to present a research model that examines dependencies of how aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR)—specifically, communication with stakeholders, knowledge management, and strategy—influence the building of a sustainable development model in enterprises. An instrument with four constructs (CSR-communication with stakeholders, CSR-knowledge management, CSR-strategy, and sustainable development) was prepared and served to entities from medium-sized enterprises. The collected data was analyzed by modeling the partial least squares structural equations using the least squares method. The results showed that all three constructs (CSR-communication with stakeholders, CSR-knowledge management, CSR-strategy) were positively and strongly associated with sustainable development model building in enterprises. The practical implications were intended to provide an understanding of behavior related to the development of business models oriented towards sustainable development in the small business sector. Research can help companies identify the advantages and disadvantages of retaining existing users and attracting new users by communicating with stakeholders, managing knowledge, and creating responsible strategies. This study enriches the literature by contributing to general knowledge about creating a model of sustainable development. Social reports on actions for sustainable development are of particular importance, and this topic is also important for the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sector.

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Assessing the Regional Sustainability of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration from 2000 to 2015 Using the Human Sustainable Development Index

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11113160 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 3160 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shiyin Chen ◽

Qingxu Huang ◽

Ziwen Liu ◽

Shiting Meng ◽

Dan Yin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Sustainability Indicators ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Energy Structure ◽

Resource Saving ◽

Regional Sustainability ◽

Development Index

Sustainability assessment can analyze the challenges of regional development from societal, economic, and environmental dimensions and provide an important baseline for regional planning. Recently, the rapid socio-economic development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) urban agglomeration has inflicted great pressure on the regional environment. Therefore, this paper evaluated the sustainability dynamics of the BTH urban agglomeration from 2000 to 2015 at the city scale using the Human Sustainable Development Index (HSDI) and discussed the major drivers of the changes in regional sustainability. The results showed that the overall sustainability of the BTH urban agglomeration increased from 2000 to 2015, with the HSDI increasing by 10%. Among the three dimensions, the economic sustainability indicators grew the fastest, with a growth rate of 42%, while the environmental sustainability indicators declined by 8%. The decline of environmental sustainability played an important role in limiting regional sustainable development. Specifically, the optimization of the energy structure in six cities, e.g., Tangshan, Langfang and Cangzhou, was relatively weaker than that in the remaining seven cities. In the future, the BTH urban agglomeration must further optimize the energy structure to build a resource-saving and environmentally friendly society.

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Assessing the Importance of Psychosocial Factors Associated With Sustainable Organizational Development During COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647435 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Florin Dragan ◽

Chaoping Luo ◽

Larisa Ivascu ◽

Majid Ali

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Organizational Development ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Reasoned Action ◽

Action Theory ◽

Organizational Sustainability ◽

Framework Analysis ◽

Voluntary Activity ◽

Four Levels

Involvement in sustainable development is a voluntary activity. Organizations apply the principles of sustainable development only when they identify several benefits. These benefits are identified, especially with the financial ones. The involvement of organizations in sustainable organizations has different intensity levels. These intensity levels are influenced by psychosocial factors (PF), attitudes toward organizational risks, and organizational and urban policies. The present paper identifies the key psychological factors involved in applying organizational sustainability principles within organizations. For this research, five groups were created for in-depth interviews with key people from Romania’s innovative companies. To identify the importance of the framework analysis factors, the Delphi method was used, in which 20 experts from different fields of activity were involved. Following the rounds involved in the Delphi method, the ranking of PF on four levels of importance was accepted, based on planned behavior and reasoned action theory. These levels were correlated with the intensity levels of involvement in sustainable development. The entire market study was conducted during COVID-19, which significantly impacted specific directions. As a result, it could be observed that motivation, learning attitude, behavior, and intention to take precedence are essential in the organizational sustainability approach.

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Factors influencing countries on their path to sustainable development: implications for organizations

Problems and Perspectives in Management ◽

10.21511/ppm.15(si).2017.01 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 474-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lenka Veselovská

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Organizational Development ◽

National Level ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Well Being ◽

Point Of View ◽

Economic Point ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The World ◽

Global Problems

Nowadays sustainable development is a central concept for our age. It is both a way ofunderstanding the world and a method for solving global problems. It is currently a crucial concept for the world to understand and to implement. This research study focuses on examining the foundations of achieving sustainable development and main factors influencing this process at a national level. The aim is to characterize those factors which influence this implementation process mainly from the economic point of view. However, other noneconomic factors related to human well-being and organizational development are not omitted. Countries’ political and legislative environment are also evaluated since they can have significant implications for development of individual organizations conducting their business activities within countries' borders. The focus of examining the topic of countries’ sustainable development is on the cross-country comparison. Values of some important indicators are also provided in terms of comparison among selected countries which enables us to explain the reasons for differences in countries’ development, as well as predictions for the future. Historical perspective provides data which enable to evaluate influence of selected factors in terms of countries’ path to achieving sustainable development.

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Sustainability as Source of Competitive Advantages in Mature Sectors: The Case of Ceramic District of Sassuolo (Italy)

10.20944/preprints201805.0010.v3 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Davide Settembre-Blundo ◽

Fernando E. García-Muiña ◽

Martina Pini ◽

Lucrezia Volpi ◽

Cristina Siligardi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Value Chain ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Business Models ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Raw Material ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Social Phenomena ◽

Integrated Network

Talking about sustainable development refers mainly to the environmental sphere, but the concept is much broader and also takes into account the social and economic conditions. The concept of sustainability, in this sense, is linked to the compatibility between the development of economic activities, the related social phenomena, and the protection of the environment. Therefore, the ability to balance social, economic and environmental sustainability is the very meaning of the concept of sustainable development. Firms that choose to develop policies and strategies to enhance and pursue sustainable development in the medium to long term have the burden of having to quantitatively document the improvements in production processes with the aim of sustainable development. As a result, one of the biggest challenges for European industry is to introduce sustainability principles into business models leading to competitive advantage. This is particularly important in raw material and energy intensive manufacturing sectors such as the ceramic industry. The present state of knowledge lacks a comprehensive operational tool for industry to support decision-making processes geared towards sustainability. In the ceramic sector, the economic and social dimensions of the product and processes have not yet been given sufficient importance. Moreover, the traditional research on industrial districts lacks an analysis of the relations between firms and the territory with a view to sustainability. Finally, the attention of scholars in the field of economic and social sustainability, has not yet turned to the analysis of the Sassuolo district. Therefore, in this paper we introduce the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), as a method that can be a suitable tool to fill this gap, because through a mathematical model it is possible to obtain the information useful for decision makers to integrate the principles of sustainability both at the microeconomic level in enterprises, and at the meso-economic level for the definition of economic policies and territorial governance. Environmental and socio-economic analysis was performed from the extraction of raw materials to the packaging of the product on different product categories manufactured by the Italian ceramic industries of the Sassuolo district (northern Italy). For the first time the LCSA model, usually applied to unitary processes, is extended to the economic and industrial activities of the entire district, extending the prospect of investigation from the enterprise and its value chain to the integrated network of district enterprises.

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