Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Sustainability performance"”.
-
Assessing sustainability performance of farms: an efficiency approach
Sustainability can be seen as a key element towards a profitable long-term future for farming and rural areas. Strong economic performance should go hand in hand with the sustainable use of natural resources. To assess sustainability, both a clear framework and empirical work measuring, explaining …
-
Assurance of CSR Reports and Its Association With CSR Disclosure and Company Financial and Sustainability Performance.
… disclosed, and the company’s financial and sustainability performance. The results suggest that there are differences between companies that assure their CSR reports and those that do not assure their CSR reports. Specifically, the results provide some support that the decision to assure and …
-
Investigation on quantitative assessment of energy consumption and the associated sustainability performance of CNC milling machines
… of energy consumptions and the associated sustainability aspects of CNC machines and operations is the key driver for this research, albeit incorporating its implementation and application perspectives on shopfloor machining operations is the predominant goal as well. The research presented …
-
The impact of sustainability committee characteristics on corporate sustainability performance: Evidence from the FTSE 150 non-financial companies
… considerable business and academic interest in sustainability over the last two decades, this study’s aim was to extend previous research by examining through the lens of stakeholder theory, Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) and legitimacy theory: through (1) the impact of sustainability …
-
Sustainability performance analysis and decision-making for minerals beneficiation : a South African iron and steel scrap case study
… of positive and negative impacts, if the sustainability benefits are to be maximised. Decision support frameworks (DSF) have been recommended for the promotion of sustainable development in the minerals sector, in particular for corporate and public policy development. They provide a …
-
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: State of the Art and Perspectives in Social, Environmental and Sustainability Performance Management
… measuring the financial dimension of corporate performance. In parallel, thousands of companies, and especially the listed ones, have introduced, developed and implemented different practices of non-financial reporting. So, what is the state of the art with regard to the most important …
-
Relative performance transparency : effects on sustainable purchase and consumption behavior
… into the levels and changes of relative sustainability performance affects consumer behavior. Our work considers two forms of transparency: process transparency and customer transparency. We operationalize process transparency, in which information about the company's sustainability …
-
Development of a Sustainability Framework for Liner Shipping: A Study in South Korea
… of international trade. The significance of sustainability within shipping has expanded considerably, as the industry generates substantial socio-environmental effects attributable to its operational scale. This imperative underscores the necessity for a framework to systematically monitor, …
-
Investigating factors influencing sustainable development, performance, and delivery processes of green construction projects in south africa
… the green certification to measure environmental sustainability performance during the different phases of the building's lifecycle. However, there is limited research on the factors that influence the quest for the development of sustainable buildings in South Africa. Therefore, this research …
-
Developing a Focal Firm’s Sustainable Supply Chain Framework: Drivers, Orientation, Practices and Performance Outcomes
… grow, and diverse consumption patterns emerge, sustainability has become critical for competing in international markets (Epstein, 2008; Lubin and Esty, 2010; Wu and Pagell, 2011). The goal of sustainability is grounded in the concept of the triple bottom line, which indicates that balancing …
-
A Decision Support System for Quantifying Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises
… increasing pressure to measure and improve their sustainability performance, yet most existing assessment tools remain too complex, costly, or rigid for their operational capacity. This study set out to design and implement a decision support system that enables SMEs to quantify, interpret and …
-
Sustainable Machining of Aerospace Alloys for Improved Product and Process Sustainability: Evaluation of Dry, Near-dry (MQL) and Cryogenic Machining Processes
When evaluating the sustainability of a machining process, the effects on the product sustainability cannot be neglected. A more sustainable process cannot generate a less competitive product or a less sustainable one. This aspect has to be considered when planning changes in the manufacturing …
-
Determining Sustainability Key Performance Indicators for Food Loss Reduction in the Supply Chain: Empirical Evidence from Jordan
… affecting our food security and the world’s sustainability development position. Although recent years have witnessed growing research on reducing food loss, most research didn’t evaluate the performance measurement systems in the context of food loss reduction. Consequently, research …
-
A positive approach to sustainability
Sustainability is a complex term that is becoming increasingly used. While extremely important, sustainability is often misused and misunderstood, yielding undesirable effects. Furthermore, many organizations promote the image of being sustainable without embracing it, otherwise known as …
-
Sustainable facilities management with the support of building information modelling
… and do not implement initiatives to enhance sustainability. The aim of this research is to develop a sustainability measurement system specific to facilities management and a new methodology to support the implementation of building information models for existing buildings in order to …
-
Study on the application of ionic liquids in bio-based lubricant for a sustainable machining process
… significant uncertainties about the overall sustainability performance of the bio-based MWFs. In this study, with the objective of achieving machining sustainability, a novel chemically modified Jatropha-based trimethylolpropane ester (MJO) was refined by mixing it with ionic liquids (ILs) …
-
Implications of management control systems for green supply chain management in South Africa a case study of a food retailer
… high performing buyer-supplier engagements were: sustainability, performance management, quality management, shared investment, waste reduction, and the relationship between partners. This study found that a buying firm needs to employ management control systems in ensuring the supplier outputs. …
-
Three Essays in Corporate Stewardship
… to delist earlier when their financial and sustainability performance deteriorates after joining PRI, especially after they are mandated to provide standardized reports on sustainable investment practices. Based on these standardized reports, I further document that companies are more likely …
-
Integrating sustainability thinking and practices into surfing events: case studies in Hawaii and Jeffreys Bay
… event management (SEM) is the integration of sustainability principles and practices into event production to produce an event that goes beyond economic longevity and fulfils important social, cultural, and environmental roles that people value. This research explores the current practices and …
Page 1 of 3