Fighting Ecomafias

Innovation processes are becoming increasingly central, and newer industries have become already less resource-intensive in comparison with the traditional ones. Nevertheless, this alone does not assure sustainability, which requires a step further towards economically viable, environmentally compatible, and socially responsible behaviours. This chapter addresses the issues relating to sustainable development to provide a critical discussion on the potential role played by networking relationships in the biotech field. For the purposes of the study, we employ the co-management and multi-stakeholder perspectives. We demonstrate that the biotechnology research results may be enhanced thanks to cooperation dynamics and interactions among heterogeneous actors, with undeniable cultural and social positive impacts. Also, we discuss social implications and open concerns, both with regard to the relationships within innovative networks and between institutional professional actors, allowing the identification of any grey areas and limitations, especially relevant to policy makers.

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Enterprise Architecture of Sustainable Development

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - A Systemic Perspective to Managing Complexity with Enterprise Architecture ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4518-9.ch008 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 256-300

Author(s):

Roberto Villarreal

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Policy Dialogue ◽

Policy Coherence ◽

Resource Base ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Organization And Management ◽

Multi Stakeholder

The Outcome Document of the recent international diplomatic conference on sustainable development, Rio+20, portrays it as a multi-stakeholder process aimed at increasing the wellbeing of present and future generations in a dynamic, inclusive, equitable, safe, lasting, and environmentally balanced fashion, emphasizing that it should lead to poverty eradication, social development, the protection of all human rights and the elimination of human-provoked damage to the natural environment and resource-base. This reflects a highly complex process. Whereas the wording of its features and purposes exhibits considerable progress in the international policy dialogue, it appears that, among analysts, policy-makers, and practitioners around the world, there could be still large dispersion in the precise understanding of many underlying notions, the main issues, and their interrelationships. Consequently, there is not yet enough clarity among all stakeholders as to how to proceed on the implementation of coherent and coordinated strategies and policies for sustainable development. This chapter presents an analytical framework to look at these matters from a systemic perspective, with the intention of inspiring non-specialists to consider the advantages of the Enterprise Architecture approach to generate more clarity, facilitate communication, enhance policy coherence, and foster cooperation and partnerships for improving sustainable development. Some practical uses of the systems approach to enhance strategy, organization, and management for sustainable development are suggested.

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Enterprise Architecture of Sustainable Development

Human Rights and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6433-3.ch026 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 440-483 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Roberto Villarreal

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Policy Dialogue ◽

Policy Coherence ◽

Resource Base ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Organization And Management ◽

Multi Stakeholder

The Outcome Document of the recent international diplomatic conference on sustainable development, Rio+20, portrays it as a multi-stakeholder process aimed at increasing the wellbeing of present and future generations in a dynamic, inclusive, equitable, safe, lasting, and environmentally balanced fashion, emphasizing that it should lead to poverty eradication, social development, the protection of all human rights and the elimination of human-provoked damage to the natural environment and resource-base. This reflects a highly complex process. Whereas the wording of its features and purposes exhibits considerable progress in the international policy dialogue, it appears that, among analysts, policy-makers, and practitioners around the world, there could be still large dispersion in the precise understanding of many underlying notions, the main issues, and their interrelationships. Consequently, there is not yet enough clarity among all stakeholders as to how to proceed on the implementation of coherent and coordinated strategies and policies for sustainable development. This chapter presents an analytical framework to look at these matters from a systemic perspective, with the intention of inspiring non-specialists to consider the advantages of the Enterprise Architecture approach to generate more clarity, facilitate communication, enhance policy coherence, and foster cooperation and partnerships for improving sustainable development. Some practical uses of the systems approach to enhance strategy, organization, and management for sustainable development are suggested.

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Local Action with Global Impact: The Case of the GROW Observatory and the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410518 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10518

Author(s):

Raquel Ajates ◽

Gerid Hager ◽

Pavlos Georgiadis ◽

Saskia Coulson ◽

Mel Woods ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Local Level ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

Closing The Gap ◽

Multi Stakeholder

This article reports on Citizen Observatories’ (COs) potential to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reflecting on the experience of the GROW Observatory (GROW). The research aims to take the first steps in closing the gap in the literature on COs’ potential contributions to the SDG framework, beyond quantitative data contributions for indicator monitoring. Following an analysis of project activities and outcomes mapped against the SDG framework, the findings reveal GROW’s potential contributions across two dimensions: (i) Actions to advance the implementation of goals and targets through awareness raising and training; participatory methods; multi-stakeholder connections; and supporting citizens to move from data to action and (ii) Data contributions to SDG indicator monitoring through citizen-generated datasets. While earlier research has focused mostly on the latter (dimension ii), CO activities can impact numerous goals and targets, highlighting their potential to relate global SDGs to local level action, and vice versa. These findings align with the growing literature on COs’ ability to bring together policy makers, scientists and citizens, and support changes to environmental policy and practice. Furthermore, this research suggests groundwork activities that address the goal and target level can also enhance sustained data collection to contribute to indicator level monitoring. We conclude with future trends and recommendations for COs wishing to contribute to the SDGs.

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Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU): Principios para una universidad sostenible, cooperativa y democrática desde el diagnóstico participativo de su alumnado

Education Policy Analysis Archives ◽

10.14507/epaa.25.2769 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

María-Jesús Martínez-Usarralde ◽

Carmen Lloret-Catalá ◽

Sara Mas-Gil

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Social Education ◽

Education Students ◽

Student Body ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The University

The present study analyses the speech of the University under which it is recognized the presence of “University Social Responsibility” by questioning one of its participants, the student body. The objective of this research is to provide relevant conclusions to its vision and raise them to the university´s policy-makers. A methodological quantitative and qualitative systematized research was done in the course of two academic years involving 206 Social Education´ students at the University of Valencia (Spain). The study´s goal has been to carry out a participatory diagnosis on the situation of the USR and Sustainable Development based on Vallaeys, De la Cruz and Sasia questionnaire (2008). Among the results it is necessary to emphasize that the students perceive that the university provides them an ethics and citizenship training that enables them to be socially responsible individuals. However they perceive that the value-based policies should be addressed in a more coordinated and cross-cutting approach.

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Expanding Neonatal Bloodspot Screening: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective

Frontiers in Pediatrics ◽

10.3389/fped.2021.706394 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Tessa van Dijk ◽

Adriana Kater ◽

Marleen Jansen ◽

Wybo J. Dondorp ◽

Maartje Blom ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Gain ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Life Planning ◽

Stakeholder Perspectives ◽

Societal Challenges ◽

Uncertain Significance ◽

Reproductive Life ◽

Stakeholder Perspective ◽

Multi Stakeholder

Neonatal bloodspot screening (NBS) aims to detect treatable disorders in newborns. The number of conditions included in the screening is expanding through technological and therapeutic developments, which can result in health gain for more newborns. NBS expansion, however, also poses healthcare, ethical and societal challenges. This qualitative study explores a multi-stakeholders' perspective on current and future expansions of NBS. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 Dutch professionals, including healthcare professionals, test developers and policy makers, and 17 parents of children with normal and abnormal NBS results. Addressed themes were (1) benefits and challenges of current expansion, (2) expectations regarding future developments, and (3) NBS acceptance and consent procedures. Overall, participants had a positive attitude toward NBS expansion, as long as it is aimed at detecting treatable disorders and achieving health gain. Concerns were raised regarding an increase in results of uncertain significance, diagnosing asymptomatic mothers, screening of subgroups (“males only”), finding untreatable disorders, along with increasingly complex consent procedures. Regarding the scope of future NBS expansions, two types of stakeholder perspectives emerged. Stakeholders with a “targeted-scope” perspective saw health gain for the neonate as the exclusive NBS aim. They thought pre-test information could be limited, and parents should be protected against too much options or information. Stakeholders with a “broad-scope” perspective thought the NBS aim should be formulated broader, for example, also taking (reproductive) life planning into account. They put more emphasis on individual preferences and parental autonomy. Policy-makers should engage with both perspectives when making further decisions about NBS.

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Recent Innovations in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI): The Role of “Socially Responsible Bonds” in Spurring Sustainable Development

International Studies Review ◽

10.1163/2667078x-01901002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 27-47

Author(s):

Hannah Jun ◽

Hyojin Kim ◽

Songhee Han

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Impact ◽

Potential Role ◽

Social Issues ◽

Socially Responsible Investing ◽

Investment Strategies ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Responsible Investing ◽

Social Impact Bonds

While it has become clear that the global community needs to utilize partnerships between the public and private sectors to achieve broader economic and development goals, there has been less discussion about the potential role of investors in shaping and participating in this movement. Part of this may be due to familiarity with traditional methods such as official development assistance (ODA) and relatively less understanding about recent innovations in socially responsible investing (SRI), including social impact bonds and development impact bonds. As economies like Korea have begun to show greater interest in harnessing various investment strategies to achieve broader social goals, we find it critical to better understand what financial tools are available within the context of encouraging sustainable development. As such, this paper highlights the potential role investors can play in contributing to broader social issues both at home and abroad through an examination of recent innovations in SRI – specifically, the category of so-called “socially responsible bonds.”

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