scholarly journals Spontaneous Variety-Seeking Meal Choice in Business Canteens Impedes Sustainable Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 746
Author(s):  
Pascal Ohlhausen ◽  
Nina Langen
Keyword(s):  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Variety Seeking ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainable meal choices in the out-of-home catering market are essential to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. This study investigated consumers’ acceptance of different features that help service providers to work more sustainably. For this purpose, data of a choice experiment and a supporting online questionnaire were analyzed using latent class analysis (LCA) and the data of n = 373 employees. Examined attributes in the choice experiment were menu variety, menu type, ordering system, ingredients and price. LCA led to four consumer segments: variety seekers (27.6%), spontaneous decisionmakers—vegetarian (25.7%), spontaneous decisionmakers—meat (24.1%) and vegetarians/vegans (22.6%). Results showed that consumers in all four segments expected to have the choice between different menus in company canteens. Moreover, they preferred spontaneous choice to preordering. Both preferences hamper sustainable production and consumption in the catering sector.

scholarly journals Supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: reconceptualising a ‘sustainable development assessment tool’ for the health and care system in England

2018 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hewitt ◽  
Petra Molthan-Hill ◽  
Richard Lomax ◽  
Jerome Baddley
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Corporate Citizenship ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Assessment

Aim: As one of the biggest organisations in the world, the National Health Service (NHS) in England can contribute considerably to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN’s SDGs). In order to optimise this, this study evaluated and reconceptualised a sustainable development assessment tool for health and care settings in England. Methods: A quantitative survey and user/expert discussion panels were conducted to evaluate and reconceptualise the existing sustainable development assessment tool used by the NHS in England, the so-called ‘Good Corporate Citizenship Assessment Tool’, including potential improvements such as the integration of the UN’s SDGs. Results: A reconceptualised self-assessment tool integrating the UN’s SDGs was developed and implemented online as the ‘Sustainable Development Assessment Tool’ (SDAT). Further improvements included a process-oriented redesign and the creation of new modules and cross-sections aligning them with the leads responsible for the implementation of key initiatives in NHS organisations, which would contribute to achieving the targets of the SDGs. Conclusion: User/expert involvement has enabled an informed approach to a reconceptualisation of a sustainable assessment tool for health and care settings. The tool will support organisations to build their mandatory Sustainable Development Management Plans, as part of the National Public Health Outcomes Framework. Alignment of the tool to the UN’s SDGs provides an opportunity for health and care organisations to demonstrate accountability and progress against the UN’s set of transformational goals. Furthermore, the tool could be adapted to other public service providers.

scholarly journals The Concept of Sustainable Development: the Basis for the Emergence of Integrated Reporting of the Enterprise

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
K. V. Bezverkhiy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Growth Production

The sustainable development of societies, countries, economic sectors or business enterprises is based on the assumption that economic growth, production and consumption has the limitations imposed by the possibility for rehabilitating ecological systems. Issues of the rational use of resources form the conceptual framework for the sustainable development. But the emergence of information support in form of integrated reporting of the enterprise causes much debate in the theoretical and practical field. The purpose of the study is to analyze the evolution of the provisions of the sustainable development concept and identify the preconditions for the emergence of integrated reporting of the enterprise. The components of the sustainable development and its purpose are highlighted; the sustainable development goals of UN and their respective indictors are illustrated. The relation of the categories of capital (financial, industrial, intellectual, human, social and nature capital), reflected in the integrated reporting of the enterprise, with the sustainable development goals is substantiated. The analysis shows that the top category of capital contributing in all the sustainable development goals (the total of 17) is social capital; financial capital (contributing in 14 goals) ranks second, human capital (12 goals) ranks third, production capital (10 goals) comes fourth, intellectual capital (9 goals) is the fifth, and nature capital (8 goals) ranks sixth. These results are indicative of high relevance of integrated reporting of the enterprise to the sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals HoReCa Food Waste and Sustainable Development Goals—A Systemic View

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5510
Author(s):  
Aleksander Buczacki ◽  
Bartłomiej Gładysz ◽  
Erika Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Food Services ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

A significant share of food waste originates in the food services domain and HoReCa sector. Organizational improvements leading to the decrease of food waste and related costs in HoReCa are needed to make progress in this issue. A systems engineering approach was applied to examine the links between food waste generated in the HoReCa industry and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A literature review discovered two dimensions of actions leading to decreasing food waste in HoReCa; i.e., actions triggered by companies and by authorities (e.g., governmental policies). Additionally, customers and society were also considered. A framework is proposed to explicitly illustrate the dependencies of different micro actions devoted to food waste reduction in HoReCa in support of the SDGs. The other dimension of this framework is macro policies and their impact on SDGs. To increase food waste reduction awareness and collaboration, stakeholders on both the macro (launched by authorities for the whole sector) and micro (initiated by single organizations on their own) levels must work together. The results of this research will be useful in coordinating the efforts of all (consumers, HoReCa companies and suppliers, policymakers and administrations on different levels) involved in the supply chain of food production and consumption.

scholarly journals Shaping Digital Ecosystems for Sustainable Production: Assessing the Policy Impact of the 2030 Vision for Industrie 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12596
Author(s):  
Björn Sautter
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Industrie 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Digital Ecosystems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Policy Impacts

How can we effectively shape digital ecosystems for sustainable production in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations? The German Plattform Industrie 4.0 has developed a vision for 2030 entitled “Shaping Digital Ecosystems Globally” with sustainability as one of three key pillars. Based on this vision, three development paths towards a digital, networked and sustainable manufacturing industry of the future were identified and further concretized with corresponding scenarios and business use cases. This article assesses this participatory approach of jointly thinking and shaping futures, with a particular focus on outcomes and policy impacts. A specific focus is placed on the involved and addressed public and private stakeholders, industry and policy sectors, and governance levels. The study shows that the 2030 Vision for Industrie 4.0 is a good example of how broad policy impacts can be achieved by taking a multi-actor, multi-sector and multi-level approach. Based on some practical implications for designing collaborative manufacturing networks in digital ecosystems, the article concludes with a call for collective action towards the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by the year 2030.

scholarly journals Interactive IOT enabled Seizures and Epilepsy Data Acquisition system for prediction of Alzheimer's disease.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavitra B ◽  
Narendar Singh ◽  
sudhir kumar sharma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart Lighting ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

An analysis of many IoT deployments showed that most of them can address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the UN’s 2030 agenda. Interestingly, most of these projects concentrate on five SDGs: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure, Smart cities and communities, Affordable and clean energy, Good health and wellbeing, and Responsible production and consumption. Examples include a remote water-monitoring solution that ensures clean water in regions with an indigenous population, and smart lighting initiatives

scholarly journals Interactive IOT enabled Seizures and Epilepsy Data Acquisition system for prediction of Alzheimer's disease.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavitra B ◽  
Narendar Singh ◽  
sudhir kumar sharma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart Lighting ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

An analysis of many IoT deployments showed that most of them can address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the UN’s 2030 agenda. Interestingly, most of these projects concentrate on five SDGs: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure, Smart cities and communities, Affordable and clean energy, Good health and wellbeing, and Responsible production and consumption. Examples include a remote water-monitoring solution that ensures clean water in regions with an indigenous population, and smart lighting initiatives

scholarly journals Industry 4.0: a step towards achieving the SDGs? A critical literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grischa Beier ◽  
Silke Niehoff ◽  
Mandy Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Critical Literature

AbstractThe transformation of industrial production is one of the big challenges on the pathway to sustainable development. Therefore, expectations regarding the contribution of Industry 4.0 are high. So far there is only little research focusing on the relation between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the digitalization of industrial processes. We argue that sustainability aspects must be an integral part of Industry 4.0 implementation to support a sustainable development. For that reason, the digital manufacturing concept itself must take essential characteristics of sustainability into account. Our analysis has investigated to what extent sustainability aspects are currently reflected in the most recognized articles about Industry 4.0. For that purpose, we have conducted a systematic literature review, in which we have analysed the top cohort of most frequently cited articles published after 2013 on GoogleScholar dealing with “Industry 4.0”. Our literature review reveals that the descriptions reflect many expectations and hopes while only few of them are evidence-based. According to our results Industry 4.0 mainly deals with the economic dimension of sustainability such as growth and productivity. Although there are expectations that Industry 4.0 creates a window of opportunity for a more sustainable production, we could not find evidence to support this idea. Instead of targeting a more sustainable production, many descriptions draw a picture in which Industry 4.0 processes run exactly as before, just in a digital way.

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