scholarly journals The role of alliances in creating legitimacy of sustainable technologies: A study on the field of bio-plastics

2017 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maikel Kishna ◽  
Eva Niesten ◽  
Simona Negro ◽  
Marko P. Hekkert
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Technologies

Financing Energy Access in Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kayode Oniemola ◽  
Jane Ezirigwe
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Diesel Motors

To achieve universal energy access will attract huge capital investments. If sub-Saharan Africa is to realize anything close to the ambitious goals set for its energy access, then new actors, innovative funding mechanisms and sustainable technologies will have to be attracted. Finance is needed for activities such as rural electrification, clean cooking facilities, diesel motors and generators, other renewable energy technologies, oil and gas infrastructures, etc. Finance is also needed in research and development of suitable technologies and funding options as well as investment in the capacity to formulate and implement sound energy policies. This chapter examines the varied financing options for energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that with appropriate laws in place and effective mechanism for implementation, African countries can significantly engage private sector financing, international financial institutions and foreign donors. The role of the law here will be in creating an enabling environment for financing.

scholarly journals Innovative and Sustainable Technologies to Enhance the Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 849
Author(s):  
Angela Fadda ◽  
Daniele Sanna ◽  
El Hassan Sakar ◽  
Said Gharby ◽  
Maurizio Mulas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Edible Oils ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Antioxidant Compounds ◽  
Food Industries ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Vegetable Wastes ◽  
Natural Foods

To meet consumers’ demand for natural foods, edible oil producers and food processing industries are searching for alternatives to synthetic antioxidants to protect oils against oxidation. Antioxidant compounds extracted from different plant parts (e.g., flowers, leaves, roots, and seeds) or sourced from agri-food industries, including residues left after food processing, attract consumers for their health properties and natural origins. This review, starting from a literature research analysis, highlights the role of natural antioxidants in the protection of edible oils against oxidation, with an emphasis on the emerging and sustainable strategies to preserve oils against oxidative damage. Sustainability and health are the main concerns of food processing industries. In this context, the aim of this review is to highlight the emerging strategies for the enrichment of edible oils with biomolecules or extracts recovered from plant sources. The use of extracts obtained from vegetable wastes and by-products and the blending with oils extracted from various oil-bearing seeds is also pointed out as a sustainable approach. The safety concerns linked to the use of natural antioxidants for human health are also discussed. This review, using a multidisciplinary approach, provides an updated overview of the chemical, technological, sustainability, and safety aspects linked to oil protection.

scholarly journals The Role of Manufacturing Techniques in Enterprises Producing Heating Devices in the Context of Sustainable Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldona Kluczek ◽  
Władysław Włosiński
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Industrial Case Study ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques

Abstract Manufacturing techniques are concerned with quality, cost, productivity and sustainability. With today‘s environmental awareness and the pressure of the sustainability requirements, existing manufacturing techniques of heating devices are evolving into the redesign manufacturing unit processes to increase overall sustainability. Also, these techniques need a measurement method to assess processes-related sustainability performance indicators. The purpose of this paper is to stress the role of manufacturing techniques: welding, cleaning and painting in the manufacture of heating appliances (solid fuel fired boilers used renewable energy sources) in terms of incorporating into the field the concept of sustainable development. It then focuses on the environmental, technical, economical and social impact of sustainable technologies and argues for the need to ensure that the concept is being applied to the manufacture of heating devices. In this paper, author tries to propose a unified, standard scientific factory-level methodology to evaluate the influence of manufacturing techniques on the sustainability of enterprises producing heating devices. The proposed methodology in the terms of the case study is a comprehensive answer to the question of to what extent the improvements in those techniques influence the sustainable development of the enterprises. An industrial case study demonstrates that the proposed improvements can effectively influence the sustainability of enterprise. The results of this assessment can be applied to broad industry sectors, and can lead to the accepted measures and practices.

scholarly journals Sustainability Transition in Established Corporations: Detailing the Role of Technological Innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Patil ◽  
Akriti Jain ◽  
Anjula Gurtoo
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Technological Assessment ◽  
Systematic Shift ◽  
The Impact

Sustainability transition theories analyse a systematic shift towards sustainability at micro (niche), meso (regime) and macro (landscape) level. The assessment of technological systems and structures at the firm level in sustainability transition literature is scant. The present study, taking the technological assessment perspective at the firm level, finds answers to questions like (a) how do established corporations move towards sustainable practices? (b) what role does technological innovation play in the firm’s transition towards sustainability? (c) what technological modes are adopted for sustainability transition? We find answers to these questions through an in-depth case analysis of two multi-national companies in the consumer goods industry. Internally developed and externally acquired technologies by firms in the last 15 years are plotted using qualitative and quantitative indicators on pre-designed templates. Technologies for all three sustainability dimensions, namely, environmental, social and economic, are mapped and the impact assessed. The analysis finds a sustainability transition landscape that shows the use of protected (patents, trademarks, designs) and unprotected technologies (open innovation) to generate impacts like production efficiency, consumption reduction, emission reduction, reduce-recycle-reuse among others. Companies implementing sustainable technologies do observe positive impacts. Implementation of reduce-reuse-recycle (3R)-based technologies enhance the achievement of sustainable development targets. Furthermore, the use of trademarks seems common in differentiating their technologies and identities. These and other results are detailed and used to comment on the role of managing intellectual property and harnessing the effect of technological innovations in sustainability transition.

scholarly journals Durability of Biodegradable Polymer Nanocomposites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 3375
Author(s):  
Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina ◽  
Olesja Starkova ◽  
Sergejs Gaidukovs ◽  
Oskars Platnieks ◽  
Gerda Gaidukova
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Nanocomposites ◽  
Biodegradable Polymer ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Thermal Ageing ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Hygrothermal Ageing ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Practical Tool

Biodegradable polymers (BP) are often regarded as the materials of the future, which address the rising environmental concerns. The advancement of biorefineries and sustainable technologies has yielded various BP with excellent properties comparable to commodity plastics. Water resistance, high dimensional stability, processability and excellent physicochemical properties limit the reviewed materials to biodegradable polyesters and modified compositions of starch and cellulose, both known for their abundance and relatively low price. The addition of different nanofillers and preparation of polymer nanocomposites can effectively improve BP with controlled functional properties and change the rate of degradation. The lack of data on the durability of biodegradable polymer nanocomposites (BPN) has been the motivation for the current review that summarizes recent literature data on environmental ageing of BPN and the role of nanofillers, their basic engineering properties and potential applications. Various durability tests discussed thermal ageing, photo-oxidative ageing, water absorption, hygrothermal ageing and creep testing. It was discussed that incorporating nanofillers into BP could attenuate the loss of mechanical properties and improve durability. Although, in the case of poor dispersion, the addition of the nanofillers can lead to even faster degradation, depending on the structural integrity and the state of interfacial adhesion. Selected models that describe the durability performance of BPN were considered in the review. These can be applied as a practical tool to design BPN with tailored property degradationand durability.

scholarly journals Reductive Defluorination and Mechanochemical Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): From Present Knowledge to Future Remediation Concepts

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7242
Author(s):  
Philipp Roesch ◽  
Christian Vogel ◽  
Franz-Georg Simon
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Decomposition Reactions ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Remediation Strategies ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Over the past two decades, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have emerged as worldwide environmental contaminants, calling out for sophisticated treatment, decomposition and remediation strategies. In order to mineralize PFAS pollutants, the incineration of contaminated material is a state-of-the-art process, but more cost-effective and sustainable technologies are inevitable for the future. Within this review, various methods for the reductive defluorination of PFASs were inspected. In addition to this, the role of mechanochemistry is highlighted with regard to its major potential in reductive defluorination reactions and degradation of pollutants. In order to get a comprehensive understanding of the involved reactions, their mechanistic pathways are pointed out. Comparisons between existing PFAS decomposition reactions and reductive approaches are discussed in detail, regarding their applicability in possible remediation processes. This article provides a solid overview of the most recent research methods and offers guidelines for future research directions.

scholarly journals The role of business in constructing sustainable technologies: Can the Silicon Valley model be aligned with sustainable development?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Matthews ◽  
Laurence Stamford ◽  
Philip Shapira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Silicon Valley ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Employee Values ◽  
Capital Financing ◽  
Systemic Nature

Businesses are increasingly focussing their efforts on developing sustainable technological innovations. In doing so, they face obstacles in the systemic nature of innovation processes, the uncertain and ambiguous nature of sustainability, and in reconciling their business model and strategy with social and environmental value creation. This is particularly the case for those trying to emulate the so-called ‘Silicon Valley model’, which prioritises speed to deliver on its ambitious socially significant mission, relies on high-risk venture capital financing, and encourages flexibility and curiosity on the part of employees. This article uses data gathered during an action research case study to explore whether this much vaunted model could be better aligned with sustainable development. While, in this case, we find systemic and cognitive challenges to be currently precluding concerted action on sustainability, we also identify opportunities for greater alignment. Changes in the market and financial environment promise to provide new incentives for sustainability while the use of public deliberations such as citizen assemblies could help to reduce ambiguity. Complementary application of approaches like Constructive Sustainability Assessment within companies would allow business models to be more proactively and demonstrably aligned with employee values and ambitious sustainability missions.

scholarly journals Measuring Green Banking Practices on Bank’s Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from Kathmandu valley

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nischal Risal ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Impact

The research paper aims to analyze the impact of green banking practices on bank’s environmental performance in Nepal. The casual relational research design has been adopted in the study. The simple and stepwise multiple regression analysis have been performed to accomplish the objective of the research. The research paper follows cross-sectional qualitative research with descriptive outcome. The Chronbach’s Alpha has been used to analyze the reliability of instruments and data. The 189 samples have been collected from the banks using convenience sampling method. The SPSS software has been used to tabulate and analyze the data. The research paper concluded the energy efficient equipment and green policy posed the significant impact on bank’s environmental performance; green loan and green project as not. Similarly, the environmental training contributed mild to bank’s environmental performance. The findings of the paper suggested the role of banks and government in encouraging environmentally sustainable technologies as highly important for increasing bank’s reputation and awareness among customers.

scholarly journals Measuring Green Banking Practices on Bank’s Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from Kathmandu valley

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Nischal Risal ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Impact

The research paper aims to analyze the impact of green banking practices on bank’s environmental performance in Nepal. The casual relational research design has been adopted in the study. The simple and stepwise multiple regression analysis have been performed to accomplish the objective of the research. The research paper follows cross-sectional qualitative research with descriptive outcome. The Chronbach’s Alpha has been used to analyze the reliability of instruments and data. The 189 samples have been collected from the banks using convenience sampling method. The SPSS software has been used to tabulate and analyze the data. The research paper concluded the energy efficient equipment and green policy posed the significant impact on bank’s environmental performance; green loan and green project as not. Similarly, the environmental training contributed mild to bank’s environmental performance. The findings of the paper suggested the role of banks and government in encouraging environmentally sustainable technologies as highly important for increasing bank’s reputation and awareness among customers.

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