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

Agriculture ◽  
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.

Microalgae in aquafeeds for a sustainable aquaculture industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahfuzur Rahman Shah ◽  
Giovanni Antonio Lutzu ◽  
Asraful Alam ◽  
Pallab Sarker ◽  
M. A. Kabir Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Aquaculture ◽  
Aquaculture Industry

Information Systems Solutions for Environmental Sustainability: How Can We Do More?

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 521-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Gholami ◽  
◽  
Richard Watson ◽  
Helen Hasan ◽  
Alemayehu Molla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Environmental Sustainability

Environmental sustainability and information systems: The similarity

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Lombardi ◽  
Andrew Basden
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Environmental Sustainability

A Framework for the Implementation of Eco-Efficient Business Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 220-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Shakir
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
The Road ◽  
Role Of Information ◽  
A Current

Environmental sustainability is an important issue for many individuals, businesses, and governments nowadays. One of the road blocks to sustainable practice is cost, which is an important consideration, particularly for business. The eco-efficiency movement was initiated to address this concern. This chapter reviews the eco-efficiency concept and explains why it is becoming a current issue for many organizations today. The chapter further aims to understand eco-efficient implementation strategies and methods, and the important role that information systems play in creating the required organizational capabilities for these implementations. A framework of eco-efficiency implementation is developed through mapping eco-efficiency strategies to different implementation methods. The framework illustrates how each method is suitable for a particular eco-efficiency strategy. With the understanding that information systems form an integral part of most eco-efficiency implementations, the role of information systems in creating eco-efficiency capabilities is highlighted to enrich the framework.

scholarly journals Evaluating Information System Success and Impact on Sustainability Practices: A Survey and a Case Study of Regional Mesonet Information Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7260
Author(s):  
Qing (Ray) Cao ◽  
Andrew N. K. Chen ◽  
Bradley T. Ewing ◽  
Mark A. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Information System Success ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Role Of Information ◽  
Advance Knowledge

This study examines the role of information systems (IS) on environmental sustainability by gaining an understanding of how benefits may be realized from using IS in a green context (a particular IS, regional mesonet (RM) equipped with information- and communication-based technologies and a comprehensive information system) through the use of duel approaches: a survey (214 respondents) and a case study (six interviews of stakeholders of a RM). Our results provide evidence how IS use contributes to different goals at different levels of sustainability and advance knowledge of utilizing IS for providing actual as well as anticipated benefits to sustainability. In addition, our findings provide suggestions on how successful IS might be used to further induce actions and advance goals of environmental sustainability that can contribute to energy policy-making.

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