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IBM: Building a Smarter Planet (Interview with Sandy Dochan and Jeff Tieszen) [PDF]

, 2012
A candid discussion is presented with two IBM corporate managers regarding IBM‘s history and current involvement in sustainable global development. This frank interview travels from the roots of the organization through the changing leadership of today ...
Gingerich, Elizabeth
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Participation and Energy Citizenship

AbstractThis chapter connects the discourse on participation and energy citizenship to reframe participation as a vehicle for citizens’ agency, rather than a mechanism for government authorities to gain legitimacy, acceptance, or control. The chapter explores how existing modes of participation can be enriched by incorporating a view of energy ...
Niall P. Dunphy, Breffní Lennon, Alexandra Revez, Bin Bin J. Pearce   +3 more
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Collaborative energy districts – Urban workshops for proximity energy

Agathón
Demands for energy sustainability have become a priority, and institutional policies are incentivising alternative energy production models over established ones. Cities consume over 65% of the world’s resources and are strategic. Within this framework,
Davide Crippa, Barbara Di Prete, Raffaella Fagnoni, Carmelo Leonardi   +3 more
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Strategic Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Multidimensional Index for Decision Making in Decentralised Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte‐Ureña, Pedro Fernandes da Anunciação, Francisco Camacho‐Ferre   +3 more
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Environmental Taxes and Subsidies for Sustainability: Experimental Evidence on Consumer Preferences for Business Strategy

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular textile management is essential to achieving sustainable consumption, as outlined in SDG 12, but consumer behavior and economic factors often hinder its adoption. This study investigates how environmental policies, such as carbon taxes and subsidies, influence consumer choices in the fast fashion sector by examining purchasing ...
Alessandro Cascavilla, Idiano D'Adamo, Simona Desideri, Martina Iannilli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote [PDF]

, 2004
As millions of immigrants marched across the U.S. in the historic mobilizations for immigration reform in spring 2006, they chanted: "Today We March, Tomorrow We Vote". Skeptics dismissed the marchers, pointing out that neither the undocumented nor legal
Fred Tsao, Joshua Hoyt, Rob Paral
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Operationalising Sufficiency in an Organisational Context: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficiency‐led sustainability is important but often fails to deliver absolute reductions in resource use, leaving organisations exposed to rebound effects. What remains underexplored is how sufficiency, the strategic limitation of consumption and resource use, is operationalised within organisational contexts.
Shahrokh Nikou, Erik‐Jan Hultink, Nancy M. P. Bocken   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active citizenship and late-life learning in the community [PDF]

, 2013
In an age where the official, adult-education component of lifelong learning is dominated by the discourse of employability and performativity, reclaiming the radical agenda of critical, adult, active citizenship is not only urgent but indispensable for ...
Borg, Carmel, Formosa, Marvin
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Material energy citizenship through participation in citizen-financed photovoltaic projects

Energy, Sustainability and Society
Background Citizens are recognized as key actors in the energy system’s transformation by assuming novel roles beyond being mere energy consumers. Participation in renewable energy projects increases societal support and renders the decarbonization of ...
Fabienne Sierro, Yann Blumer
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Green Entrepreneurial Mindset for a Sustainable Future: Does Environmental Dynamism Have a Say?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigates the influence of green entrepreneurial behaviour on the ever‐increasing concern to design a sustainable supply chain. The standard scales are utilized for the study, and data collected through online channels are tested for reliability and validity.
Rose Antony, Mahak Sharma, Alessio Ishizaka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source