The Productivity Commission’s inquiry report into ‘Waste Management’ was tabled by Government in December 2006. The Australian Government asked the Commission to identify policies that would enable Australia to address market failures and externalities associated with the generation and...

The Productivity Commission released its final research report into ‘Rural Water Use and the Environment: The Role of Market Mechanisms’ in August 2006. The report indicates that there is scope for markets to play a greater role in improving the efficient use of water, including for...

Frame analysis has been often used by scholars studying New Social Movements to analyze their discourses and their ability to mobilise people. This paper refers to the application of 'frame analysis' to a different context, namely to discourses of both social movements and institutional actors...

The qualitative dimension of the service companies’ activities also refers totheir impact over the environment. This aspect is meant to contribute to a sustainableeconomic growth, based on high economic performances, but also on obeying theenvironment protection and preservation requirements....

General trend is the decline of the European Union economies and financial markets hit by banking instability. In this context, although Member State, Romania is evolving somewhat isolated, saying record growth rates of GDP and previzionand as in 2009 the economy will be as dynamic. It is a...

Le management est l’art de diriger efficacement une organisation en vue d’atteindre les effets désirés avec le minimum de gaspillage. Outre la rationalisation, cela nécessite du charisme : un manager extrait de l’angoisse de son organisation et y instille de l’enthousiasme. Ainsi...

A significant proportion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa live in the rural areas, with the majority living on less than US$1 per day. Access to electricity is considered an essential element in the sustainable development of rural areas and an enabler for countries to achieve their...

This paper discusses the nature of sustainability and the institutional arrangements that can help or hinder the pursuit of a future society that is both ecologically sustainable and humanly desirable. All collective efforts are mediated through institutions, and without institutional change we...

Purpose – Sustainability and environmental issues are among the most pressing concerns for modern humanity, governments and environmentally conscious business organizations. Green supply chain management has been acknowledged as a key factor to promote organizational sustainability. Green...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the empirical reality of environmental scanning (ES) practices in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) contexts. In particular it tests a conceptual framework proposed in 2011 by Fabbe-Costes et al . Design/methodology/approach – The...