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Circular Economy in the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Business Model Approach
ABSTRACT The water and wastewater management sector faces many challenges related to the implementation of a circular economy (CE). To date, sectoral CE solutions have focused mainly on technological innovations, with limited attention paid to social and economic aspects.
Marzena Smol +2 more
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ABSTRACT Climate‐resilient food systems require simultaneously addressing climate mitigation, food security, and biodiversity conservation. Yet most policy frameworks treat these interdependent goals as separate challenges, fragmenting action across sectors.
Nikolaos Syndoukas +7 more
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ABSTRACT Given the critical role that banks play in sustainable development through their financial intermediation and capital allocation functions, assessing their sustainability performance has become an increasingly important research issue.
Özcan Işık +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and double materiality can be integrated within the agri‐food sector, with a particular focus on a company operating in hydroponic agriculture. This study conducts a comprehensive double materiality assessment to evaluate the organization's socio‐environmental ...
Christian Bux +3 more
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ABSTRACT Industrial symbiosis (IS) represents a key strategy for industrial decarbonisation (ID) by converting one industry's waste into valuable inputs for another, reducing emissions and resource extraction. Scientific studies have explored the concept, implementation approaches and theoretical foundations of IS.
Marzieh Dehghan Niri +2 more
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African Twist of Circular Economy: Insights, Policies and Recommendations
ABSTRACT While the circular economy (CE) has gained traction, this paper argues that mainstream CE approaches risk being misaligned in the African context. Drawing on a mixed‐methods synthesis of empirical studies, policy documents and cross‐country examples, the study shows that Africa's CE transition is fragmented and uneven, leaving the continent at
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie +4 more
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ABSTRACT The ESG Controversies Index provided by Thomson Reuters (Refinitiv) has been widely used in sustainability, finance, and corporate governance research as a proxy for firms' exposure to environmental, social, and governance controversies. However, a number of published studies appear to misinterpret the index by reversing its underlying scale ...
Haitham Nobanee +3 more
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Foreign Aid in Transition: A Critical Assessment of USAID's Withdrawal From Five Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]
Tamirisa K +6 more
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ABSTRACT Transition of consumption models towards a circular economy is fundamental, particularly in the food packaging sector, which generates a high proportion of waste. In this context, consumers play a fundamental role, especially at the domestic level through separate waste collection, to limit the use of virgin materials and facilitate the reuse ...
Maria Vittoria Rizzo +3 more
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Cross-Sector Policies for Achieving Equitable Obesity Prevention and Food Security: A Review of Real-World Actions. [PDF]
Zorbas C +6 more
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