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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

The Strategic Role of Sustainability Certifications: A Multi‐Theoretical Framework and Comparative Analysis in the Global Wine Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly embedded in the governance and competitiveness of the wine sector, yet their strategic role remains under‐theorised. This study conceptualises certifications as multidimensional strategic mechanisms and conducts a comparative analysis of 50 schemes used in the global wine industry.
Alexy Apolo‐Romero, Nieves García‐Casarejos, Pilar Gargallo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crystallization Behaviour of Glyceryl Monooleate and Its Effect on the Crystallization and Texture Characteristics of Palm Stearin

Shipin gongye ke-ji
The crystallization behaviour and texture characteristics of specialty fats and oils are influenced by glyceryl monostearate (GMS), a commonly used food emulsifier.
Qingyi XU, Yilin MAO, Eng-Tong PHUAH, Yong WANG, Xiaofang ZENG, Guanghui LI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

PERFECTA Loaded Lipid Cubosomes for 19F‐MRI: Physico‐Chemical Characterization

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Phytantriol‐based cubosomes loaded with PERFCTA, a fluorinated MRI probe, were developed as promising systems for imaging and drug delivery. The nanoparticles showed high PERFECTA encapsulation efficiency, strong fluorine MRI signals, and optimal colloidal stability in biological media.
Pietro Milesi, Beatrice Lucia Bona, Cristina Chirizzi, Marco Campanile, Pompea Del Vecchio, Marc Schmutz, Valerie Sartor, Debora Berti, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Francesca Baldelli Bombelli, Barbara Lonetti   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Standing Up for GMOs [PDF]

Science, 2013
On 8 August 2013, vandals destroyed a Philippine “Golden Rice” Field Trial. Officials and staff of the Philippine Department of Agriculture that conduct rice tests for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) had gathered for a peaceful dialogue.
Alberts, Bruce M., Beachy, Roger N., Baulcombe, David C C., Blobel, Günter, Datta, Swapan Kumar De, Fedoroff, Nina V., Kennedy, Donald E., Khush, Gurdev Singh, Peacock, Jim, Rees, Martin J., Sharp, Phillip A.   +10 more
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Marine Tourism and Social Responsibility of Destinations: An Analysis for the Formulation of Public Policies

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses the commitment of marine tourism companies to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the factors that affect it (economics, pressures from interest groups, barriers, innovative capacity, relationships of the company with its environment and characteristics of the businesses).
Olga González‐Morales, Agustín Santana‐Talavera, Francisco J. Calero García   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chain Performance Measurement Model for GMO and Non-GMO Using Data Envelopment Analysis Method

Applied Sciences, 2019
The increase in food demand in Indonesia is one of the consequences of the imbalance between population growth and declining food products. One of alternative technologies that can be used in plant breeding programs to increase agricultural production ...
Virda Hersy Lutviana Saputri, Wahyudi Sutopo, Muhammad Hisjam, Azanizawati Ma’aram   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are consumers willing to pay more for future organic? Preference for certified transitional labels

Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.
Abstract The organic industry in the United States (US) has never kept pace with consumer demand and heavily relies on imports. This paper investigates how consumers value certified transitional labels, indicating growers are transitioning from conventional to organic production.
Xuqi Chen, Jared Gars, Dinglin Duan, Zhifeng Gao, Xin Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development of human civilisation has begun with seed sowing: Will it also end with seed sowing? [PDF]

Selekcija i Semenarstvo, 2013
In recent times, we have witnessed a very intense debate, and I would say, even conflicts of opinions in regard to amendments to the Law on GMO in Serbia.
Babić Vojka
doaj  

Chronic Loneliness Reduces Choice Likelihood of Products With Prosocial Attributes

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic loneliness influences consumer preferences and behaviors in various consumption domains. Building on the evolutionary theory of loneliness (ETL), this article extends the marketing and psychology literature on the effects of chronic loneliness to prosocial consumption.
Nasrin Yazdanian, Bianca Grohmann, H. Onur Bodur   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source