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The impact of centralized volume-based procurement policy on dental implant procurement volume in medical institutions of a Western Province in China-a single-group and double-group interruption time series analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Oral health constitutes a critical component of overall health, and tooth loss significantly compromises quality of life. Dental implants, as an ideal restorative solution, face accessibility challenges due to their high cost.
Kai Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Renewable Energy in Prominent City Buildings: A Diffusion Study on Top European Football Organizations

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study applied the diffusion of innovation theory to investigate the rate of diffusion of renewable energy sources used by Europe's top professional football stadiums and the relationship with carbon neutrality. A discrete diffusion model estimated the diffusion of renewable energy to saturation, and a multivariate logistic ...
Chad S. Seifried   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tools for Enhancing Competitive Conditions in Regulated Procurement in the Far Eastern Region

open access: yesСовременная конкуренция
The article examines the competitive environment in regulated public procurement markets in the Far Eastern Federal District for the period 2020-2024. The study's relevance stems from the Russian government's strategic focus on developing the Far East ...
Dzhamiliya A. Sozaeva   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBusiness 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green procurement by local government: a review of sustainability criteria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This report assesses green purchasing practices by local government associations and councils. Green public procurement is the purchase of 'goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle' (European Union, 2011).
Zeppel, Heather
core   +1 more source

When Do Robots Go Green? Unveiling Mechanisms, Thresholds, and Spillovers of Industrial Robotics on Global Ecological Capacity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between industrial robotics adoption and ecological capacity, measured by biocapacity, using panel data from 50 countries over the period 2000–2024. We investigate the transmission mechanisms, non‐linearities, spatial spillovers, and heterogeneity characterizing this relationship.
Brahim Bergougui   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Sustainable Development into the Procurement of Food and Catering Services

open access: yes, 2016
The purpose of this Procurement Guidance Note (PGN 04/14) is to provide advice and guidance to procurement practitioners on integrating sustainable development and healthy eating objectives into the procurement of food and catering ...

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

open access: yesBusiness 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Leasing as a Policy Instrument for Emergency Green-Energy Security Under Geopolitical Conflict: A Tripartite Evolutionary Game Analysis

open access: yesEnergies
Under geopolitical conflicts, the deployment of emergency green energy in energy-import-dependent countries is constrained by limited upfront capital and uncertainty regarding the conflict duration.
Haibo Chen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Back to Nature or Technology to the Rescue? Climate Managers' Preferences for Investment in Carbon Dioxide Removal

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms are increasingly looking into carbon dioxide removal (CDR), a set of options to take past emissions of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Often two basic categories of CDR are distinguished: nature‐based solutions, such as planting trees or restoring wetlands, and technology‐based solutions, such as various forms of carbon capture ...
Sabrina Mili   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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