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Sustainable procurement strategies for competitive advantage: An empirical study [PDF]
, 2015 Procurement plays a key role in sustainability as policies and practices need to extend beyond organisations' boundaries to incorporate their whole supply chains.
Accenture +37 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The relationship between anabolic and catabolic processes governing lung cancer cell growth is nuanced. We show that ATG4B, an autophagy regulator, is elevated in lung cancer and that high ATG4B is associated with worse patient outcomes. Targeting ATG4B in cells reduces growth, protein synthesis, and mTORC1 activity, demonstrating a new relationship ...
Patrick J. Ryan +6 more
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International Journal of Economics and Financial IssuesThis study empirically examines the predictive relationship between sustainable procurement practices and its dimensions (staff competence, sustainable IT infrastructure and top management support) and the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises ...
Clement Nangpiire +2 more
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Sustainable Procurement in Practice: Explaining the Degree of Sustainable Procurement from an Organisational Perspective [PDF]
, 2013 Sustainable procurement is often used to reduce negative environmental impacts related to production and consumption. Several studies in the sustainable procurement literature have identified potential drivers of and barriers to sustainable procurement ...
Grandia, J. (Jolien) +3 more
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Improving sustainability performance through supplier relationship management in the tobacco industry [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how tobacco manufacturing companies can improve their sustainability performance via effective supplier relationship management (SRM).
Adesanya, Ayotunde +3 more
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The role of lipid metabolism in neuronal senescence
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Disrupted lipid metabolism, through alterations in lipid species or lipid droplet accumulation, can drive neuronal senescence. However, lipid dyshomeostasis can also occur alongside neuronal senescence, further amplifying tissue damage. Delineating how lipid‐induced senescence emerges in neurons and glial cells, and how it contributes to ageing and ...
Dikaia Tsagkari +2 more
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Analysis of sustainable procurement in supplying recycled content: A case study in Western Australia
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2022 Extensive construction activities across Australia have resulted in an unpreceded rate of construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation. A fraction of this waste is currently being recycled and supplied to the market.
S. Shooshtarian +3 more
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Barometr Regionalny, 2019 The article concerns the practical use of green public procurement to implement sustainable development. The use of this type of instrument in the investment activity of the city in the years 2007–2017 is presented on the example of the City of Łódź ...
Małgorzata Burchard-Dziubińska +1 more
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Policy on Timber Legality Verification System for Sustainable Public Procurement and Green Products [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Forest natural resources in Indonesia are one of the contributors to the fulfilment of human life and development capital. However, the use of forest resources without regard to aspects of sustainability will cause damage and even extinction of the ...
Tuharno Tuharno +2 more
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Performance-Based Specifications: Exploring When They Work and Why [PDF]
, 2014 There is extensive research and attention on innovation and sustainable public procurement (SPP) in the European Union at present, with the 2014 revision of the Procurement Directives, the Innovation Union strategy and other European Union policy ...
Carlos Dominguez +3 more
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