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Purpose In the present context of a globalised economy, market requirements are changing regularly in term of product cost, delivery time, safety and environmental issues. Apart from conventional measures, environmental factors have become an integral part of performance measurement system. This...
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Purpose This paper aims to discuss some of the findings of an ongoing “Green & Smart Furniture” (GSF) research project. It actually focuses on third-age consumers’ behavior and interest in purchasing smart and eco-friendly wooden furniture, providing some critical implications for the...
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conditions. Organizations with unsafe working conditions are more likely to invest in sustainability initiatives. However …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the concept of “transformative business sustainability”. “Business … sustainability” refers the total effort of a company – including its demand and supply chain network – to reduce the impact on the …, dynamic and flexible approach to “business sustainability” not governed by blinkers. Design/methodology/approach – This paper …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the sustainable business practices of Woolworths, a major South African retail chain. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis of Woolworths' comprehensive 2008 and 2009 annual reports and press releases was done in order to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a corporate effort to implement a sustainable business model. Design/methodology/approach – A Norwegian producer of office chairs, selling products across Europe, is examined in this study. Information has been collected from...
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lead to different approaches to sustainability. Sustainability may be understood as a strategic tool in order to achieve …. Practical implications – Companies need to consider sustainability practices as a long‐term investment instead of as an …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how a corporation with sustainability as its mission implements … sustainability strategy and programmes to promote social responsible management. Special attention is paid to how internal and … external value systems interact and influence the conception and implementation of sustainability. Design …
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made progress toward greater sustainability. However, its program often lacks specificity, particularly in terms of … greenhouse gas emissions. Within a visibly and highly polluting industry Tim Hortons sustainability program is a step in the … characteristics of the industry (disposal food and beverage containers, and drive‐thrus for example), yet sustainability is also …
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sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – “Business sustainability” is defined as a company's or an organization's efforts to … question, namely: how can business sustainability and E‐footprints be conceptualised? Findings – The model introduced …‐footprint stakeholders and zero‐sum cycles. The authors have striven to address this gap by introducing a business sustainability model in an …
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