Circular Economy in the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Business Model Approach
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.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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Integrated Phenotypic, Cytotypic, and Microsatellite Diversity Analysis of Wild-Growing/Naturalized Ber (<i>Ziziphus mauritiana</i> Lam.) Across Pakistan: Implications for Germplasm Conservation and Breeding. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Basit MF, Bhanbhro N, Rahim F, Huang J.
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Broad Skills, Smaller Footprints? Generalist CEOs and Firm Biodiversity Exposure
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether CEO generalist skills predict firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure, an emerging strategic and financial concern. Using the biodiversity indicator developed based on textual analysis and the General Ability Index, we find that firms led by generalist CEOs are associated with significantly lower disclosed biodiversity risk ...
Hafiz Hoque +2 more
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Biodegradation of Synthetic Polymers Used in Consolidation of Deteriorated Limestone Monuments. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Ibrahim S +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.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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A harmonized dataset and exploratory non-destructive screening framework for characterizing physical and mechanical interrelationships in traditional heritage materials. [PDF]
Sci RepAlbadrani MA.
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza +3 more
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Lime finishes: what's the point? Pressure difference in storm conditions in a changing climate. [PDF]
UCL Open EnvironMeek T, North K, Moore CD, Subke JA.
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Analysis of the Regulatory Framework for the CCU Technology
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is increasingly considered an important technology for achieving climate neutrality within the German and European legal framework. Recent developments, particularly the Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Act (KSpTG), aim to enable CO2 transport infrastructure and cross‐sector carbon management systems ...
Sophie Schmengler +2 more
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Identification of keystone taxa shaping biocrust formation and biodeterioration of limestone monuments in the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty. [PDF]
Environ MicrobiomeWang W, Huang X, Wu F, Liu X.
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