scholarly journals Limited progress in sustainable development: Factors influencing the environmental management and reporting of South African JSE-listed companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1295-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Kitsikopoulos ◽  
Ute Schwaibold ◽  
Douglas Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Relationship between sustainable development initiatives and improved company financial performance: A South African perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Darelle Groenewald ◽  
Jonathan Powell
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
South African ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
International Study ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Development Initiatives

Orientation: Companies are under ever-increasing pressure from both internal and external stakeholders to consider the environmental and social impacts of their operations and to mitigate these impacts. This necessitates an investigation into the effect of sustainability initiatives on the financial performance (FP) of a company.Research purpose: The study analysed the relationship between sustainability performance and FP in South African listed companies.Motivation for the study: Some South African listed companies acknowledge in their sustainability reports that there is a link between sustainability development and long-term shareholder value. This implies that FP is linked to sustainable development performance. This relationship has not been researched for South African listed companies and therefore needs to be investigated.Research design, approach and method: A similar research method was used as for an international study. Forty-five listed South African companies were selected as the sample. Their sustainable development reports were used for analysis. Data were analysed with the use of content and a canonical correlation analysis.Main findings: The results of the study revealed that an overall positive relationship exists between sustainability performance and FP. Practical implications: South African companies that have a high involvement and focus on specific sustainable development initiatives that are integrated into overall sustainable development strategy can deliver improved FP for the organisation and deliver long-term value to its shareholders.Contribution: Six sustainable development aspects were found to be significantly correlated with improved FP and if incorporated into a company’s sustainable development strategy can lead to increased successes.

LA EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE EN LA FORMACIÓN DE TÉCNICOS COMPETENTES.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Rodríguez Orozco ◽  
Madelin Rodríguez Rensoli
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Middle Level Students

El desarrollo de la educación ambiental para el desarrollo sostenible, se convierte en una necesidad de la formación de los estudiantes del nivel técnico medio dentro de la Educación Técnica Profesional (ETP), es por ello que en el presente artículo, a partir de aplicar los métodos de revisión documental y sistematización, se debate acerca de los términos educación ambiental y gestión ambiental para el desarrollo sostenible, posibilitan identificar la necesidad que tienen el tratamiento metodológico y didáctico para que los docentes y funcionarios incorporen los temas medio ambientales en la formación de los técnicos medios de la especialidad de Refrigeración.   Palabras clave: Educación ambiental; Desarrollo sostenible y Educación Técnica Profesional   ABSTRACT   The development of the environmental education for the sustainable development becomes a necessity for the formation of the technical middle level students of the Technical Professional Education. Hence, it is debated in this article, by applying the methods of documentary review and systematization, the terms environmental education and environmental management for the sustainable development, identify the need for the methodological and didactic treatment, so that the docents and officials incorporate the environmental topics into the technician´s formation in the specialty of refrigeration.   Key words: Environmental Education, Sustainable development, and Technical Professional Education   Recibido: diciembre 2015Aprobado: febrero 2015

Contextual factors influencing the South African elite sporting system: an ‘open system’ approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Shaundre Jacobs ◽  
Veerle De Bosscher ◽  
Ranel Venter ◽  
Jacqueline Martins Patatas ◽  
Jeroen Scheerder
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Open System ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
The South ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Genetic factors influencing bone mineral content in a black South African population

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 708-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew May ◽  
John M. Pettifor ◽  
Shane A. Norris ◽  
Michèle Ramsay ◽  
Zané Lombard
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Content ◽  
South African ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
African Population ◽  
South African Population ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Factors Influencing

The Development of Green Building Materials Trend in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073
Author(s):  
Bao Zhu Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Tendency

Building material is the base of civil engineering construction, in the history of thousands of years of development, building materials also gradually change and change, and is closely related to the progress of human civilization and the development of science and technology.Green building materials has the vital significance to the construction of a conservation-oriented society and sustainable development, in accordance with China's social development.This paper introduces the importance of the development of green building materials,analyzes some factors influencing the development of green building materials in China,and discusses the development tendency of green building materials in China.

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10 No. 3

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Jenny Young
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (EMSD) would like to thank the following reviewers for reviewing manuscripts from May 1, 2021, to August 1, 2021. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Many authors, regardless of whether EMSD publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Macrothink Institute appreciates the following reviewers’ rigorous and conscientious efforts for this journal. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review during this period. Adriano Magliocco, University of Genoa, ItalyAristotulus Ernst Tungka, University of Sam Ratulangi Manado, IndonesiaChristiane do Nascimento Monte, Universidade Federal Fluminense, BrazilChuck Chuan Ng, Xiamen University Malaysia, MalaysiaDastun Gabriel Msuya, Sokoine University Of Agriculture, TanzaniaGiacomo Chiesa, Politecnico di Torino, ItalyJephias Mapuva, Bindura University, ZimbabweJoão Fernando Pereira Gomes, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, PortugueseMd. Nuralam Hossain, Chongqing University, ChinaOylum Gokkurt Baki, Sinop University, TurkeyPankaj Maheshwari, University of Nevada, USATateda Masafumi, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan

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