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Energy dialogue between district heating networks

Journal of Cleaner Production
This study evaluates the RA project, an innovative district heating system in Udine, Italy, which harnesses waste heat from a steelmaker, in alignment with the European Road Map 2050. The project is notable for its recovery and utilization of thermal energy, thereby contributing to improved energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Marchi B., Nardin G., Barazzutti A., Ciotti G., Zanoni S., Zavanella L. E.   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR), conceptualised along two complementary dimensions, relevance and reliability, to assess how firm‐level attributes and institutional conditions jointly shape disclosure practices in the electricity sector.
Alva Marasigan, Muhammad Nurul Houqe, Warwick Stent, Olayinka Moses   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Universal and Actionable Measure of Corporate Sustainability for Strategic Decision Making

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Managers require a universal, comparable, and decision‐useful measure of corporate sustainability that can reliably inform business strategy, yet such a tool remains absent in the literature and current practice. This paper introduces a comprehensive and operational metric—grounded in Goertz's Basic Framework for developing social science ...
Mariapia Pazienza, Martin de Jong, Dirk Schoenmaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder Engagement as a Design Principle: Orchestrating a Digital Platform for the Safety and Sustainability of the Nanomaterials Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The governance of chemicals and nanomaterials presents a critical challenge, as significant uncertainties regarding safety and sustainability match their innovation potential. This creates a “knowledge‐to‐action” gap, hindering the practical implementation of safety and sustainability by design (SSbD) principles.
Mario Miozza, Luigi Mersico, Jelena Barbir, Genc Alimehmeti, Angelo Paletta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroeconomic Modeling and Energy Subsidy Reform Policy Dialogue

, 2023
The report explores modeling approaches, designs, and impacts of CGE modeling exercises carried out for energy subsidy reforms in different country settings. The report reviews approaches used as part of operational and analytical engagements supported by the World Bank, including those funded by ESMAP, as well as activities by other institutions.
Njinkeu, Dominique, Djiofack, Calvin, Gencer, Defne, Beyene, Lulit Mitik, Alli, Mosuru Olukayode   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the role of green hydrogen as the commodity enabling a new green dialogue among the Mediterranean shores

Energy Conversion and Management: X
The Mediterranean basin has been characterized by a net flow of fossil commodities from the North African shore to Southern Europe and the Middle East for decades; however, decarbonizing the energy system implies to substantially modify this situation ...
A. Mazza, A. Forte, E. Bompard, G. Cavina, A.M. Angelini, M. Melani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Challenges to the Steel Industry in a Developing Country: Sanctions and Security Issues at the Forefront

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to sustainability research by investigating the complex, geopolitically induced challenges faced by industrial supply chains under international sanctions. Using Iran's steel industry as a case, it examines sustainability barriers through the lens of stakeholder theory. A mixed methods approach was employed.
Seyed Hamed Moosavirad, Mohammad Moshtari, Ali Esfahbodi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EU - Russia energy dialogue and Lithuania's energy security.

, 2006
National security, energy security, and co-operation in the energy sector between Russia and the West start regaining their status of extra-popular subjects. After the unjustifiably long time Lithuania has eventually witnessed the opinion that its energy security is impaired by not only Russia’s, but also Western partners’ unfriendly policy.
openaire   +1 more source

Goal Displacement and Goal Conflicts in Circular Innovation Initiatives: Types and Mitigation Practices

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms set ambitious sustainability goals but these are frequently “displaced” by proxy goals that are easier to track and measure. However, the specific types of goal conflicts that follow from this displacement are poorly understood. We conducted a case study of circular innovation initiatives at a global MedTech company and identified ...
Wiebke Reim, Johan Frishammar, Debadrita Panda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source