Sustainability Disclosure and External Assurance of Reports in the Italian Agrifood Sector
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The European Union introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) with the aim of aligning the “walk”—the implementation of substantive sustainability practices—and the “talk”—their representation in sustainability reporting.
Andrea Caccialanza +2 more
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From Waste to Value: A Bibliometric‐Systematic Review of Biogas and Biomethane Business Literature
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to escalating environmental challenges and the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions, the agri‐food sector is increasingly exploring business models grounded in circular economy (CE) principles based on the production of biogas and biomethane.
Silvia Cantele +3 more
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Economic Optimization of Sugarcane-livestock Integration for Bioenergy Expansion in Brazil
Chemical Engineering TransactionsDue to the expansion of ethanol production, debate on conflicting issues regarding land use competition between biofuels and food production is raised.
Igor L.R. Dias +7 more
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Shifting Tides: A Decade of Business Climate Adaptation and Resilience Research (2013–2023)
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change is causing significant disruptions to the socio‐ecological systems in which organizations operate, presenting unprecedented challenges for businesses across sectors in adapting to shifting environmental conditions and building resilience to extreme weather events.
Domenico Villano +3 more
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Evidence of Scope Economies in the Australian Wheat-Sheep Zone [PDF]
Scope economies can be used in studies of farming systems to provide a measure of synergies between different farm enterprises and between activities within farm enterprises. In this paper, they are reported for farms in a benchmarking group in the Wheat-
Fleming, Euan M. +2 more
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Pre‐industrial land‐use limits contemporary shrub encroachment in the French Alps
Ecography, EarlyView.Shrub encroachment has become a global phenomenon in recent decades. While global warming in the Arctic is often cited as the primary cause, human‐managed mountain regions have experienced intense historical land‐use that may also play a considerable role.
Baptiste Nicoud +6 more
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Agriculture Diversification in the Mekong Delta: Farmers' Motives and Contributions to Livelihoods [PDF]
Although specialization is the global trend in agriculture, integrated farming systems have emerged in Vietnam. An important motive was the desire to improve the livelihoods and the diet of the nuclear families; this was evident in the analysis using the
Cao Quoc Nam +4 more
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An Ultra‐Low‐Power and High‐Temperature‐Homogeneity Wafer‐Scale Infrared Source
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.A wafer‐scale MEMS infrared source with an Al@nanoforest radiation layer achieves high emissivity and temperature homogeneity at low power, enabling efficient CO2 detection for smart agriculture. Non‐dispersive infrared gas sensors, renowned for their high selectivity and high reliability, are extensively employed in applications of smart agriculture ...
Qirui Zhang +9 more
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Exploring the impact of grazing on fecal and soil microbiome dynamics in small ruminants in organic crop-livestock integration systems. [PDF]
PLoS OneCheong S +8 more
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Integration of Crops, Livestock, and Solar Panels: A Review of Agrivoltaic Systems
AgronomyThis review article focuses on agrivoltaic production systems (AV). The transition towards renewable energy sources, driven by the need to respond to climate change, competition for land use, and the scarcity of fossil fuels, has led to the consideration of new ways to optimise land use while producing clean energy.
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