From Values to Practice: Evaluating the Intention of Indian MSMEs to Adopt Sustainable Business Practices DOI Creative Commons
Minu Mehta,

Boishampayan Chatterjee

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract There are around 634000 MSMEs in India 2024, of which 90% come under the micro category. account for 25% total energy consumed by industries and so critical to India’s attempts adopt sustainable business practices. Of late, there has been a heightened interest this sector towards adoption practices related environment, social governance (ESG) parameters. is growing realization that ESG alignment can be next big factor offering positive differentiation Indian MSMEs, addition low labour cost demographic advantage. The authors found academic research centered obstacles or enablers influence MSME businesses identified need study factors could intention reject pro-sustainability A conceptual model was developed understand through it, decision-making behavior entrepreneurs persons. shows two-tiered relationship, firstly, between four core parameters, namely, Performance Benefits, Effort Assessment, Enabling Conditions Social Pressure intention, secondly, three moderating (Sector, Turnover Location), on

Language: Английский

Challenges and opportunities in sustainability reporting: a focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) DOI Creative Commons
Santi Setyaningsih, Rosita Widjojo, Péter Kelle

et al.

Cogent Business & Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 14, 2024

The purpose of the study was to observe how Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) struggle develop sustainability reports that are today important required by consumers. rationale is report influenced governance practices, social responsibility, environmental impact. research successfully summarizes barriers from 37 influential papers employing a thorough systematic literature review. It based on 6 well-known databases with limitation exclusion criteria such as 11 years (2012–2023), used English, more than 4 pages articles. According findings this review approach, SMEs encounter six different sorts while trying sustainable report: financial, general attitude, knowledge technology, organizational, policies regulations well socio-environmental barriers. Based result, top management will be able determine prioritize removing biggest obstacles their reporting task.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Energy Resilience in Manufacturing Enterprises: A Systematic Mapping of Challenges to Strategies DOI Creative Commons

P. Lebepe,

Tebello N.D. Mathaba

Journal of Economy and Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Mediating Role of Green Innovation and Environmental Performance in the Effect of Green Transformational Leadership on Sustainable Competitive Advantage DOI Open Access

Bülent Demir,

Mehmet Alper Akdemir, Arzu Uğurlu Kara

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 1407 - 1407

Published: Feb. 9, 2025

Owing to global warming and changing environmental factors, the world has been experiencing negative major changes. Society is showing a strong reaction these problems through marches, protests, political initiatives, which also demonstrate need for new understanding of leadership. In this respect, green transformational leadership emerges as potential solution. The current study aims determine mediating role innovation performance in effect on sustainable competitive advantage. With aim, model was formed by utilizing Natural Resource-Based View (NRBV) theory. To test model, data were collected survey answered 412 people working SMEs Istanbul analyzed via Smart-PLS program. results indicate that had moderate role, low light results, advantage predicted NRBV theory found have achieved.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the impact of Trans-Asian railway on logistics mode selection between Thailand and China: An AHP-TOPSIS approach DOI Creative Commons
Qin Lin, Kai Zhang, Dong Huang

et al.

Alexandria Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 98, P. 147 - 158

Published: May 2, 2024

The newly opened Trans-Asian Railway offers opportunities for trade logistics between China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). This study selected six factors including cost, time, transport volume, reliability, safety, environmental friendliness to investigate the impact on ASEAN. It explores most ideal solution Sino-Thai route by using AHP-TOPSIS approach ranks current five routes. results indicate that Sea-land (0.787) is still best option, Kunming-Bangkok Roadway (0.452) came in second, followed (0.431); Nanning-Bangkok (0.373) second last, river-land service (0.249) last resort. In this sense, would influence pattern some extent. will offer insight into managerial decisions trade.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprises: A Hybrid Clustering and AHP-TOPSIS Decision Support Framework DOI Creative Commons
Bain Khusnul Khotimah, Devie Rosa Anamisa, Yeni Kustiyahningsih

et al.

Ingénierie des systèmes d information, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(1), P. 313 - 321

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

The vitality of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is integral to the economic fortification nations, necessitating refined enhancement mechanisms from governmental bodies.Distinctive in their developmental trajectory, SMEs present a unique challenge prioritizing interventions.A Decision Support System (DSS), employing hybridized methodology Clustering Analytic Hierarchy Process-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity Ideal Solution (AHP-TOPSIS), proposed facilitate stratification guide action based on hierarchical scale priorities.In this study, K-Means clustering was adopted segmentation SMEs, leveraging its capability efficiently partition high-dimensional data with minimal error.Subsequently, TOPSIS method utilized rank within each cluster.However, critical step computing criteria weights ascertain relative importance achieved through AHP method.The latter effectively addresses multivariate considerations encompassing both quantitative qualitative pairwise comparison matrices.The research incorporated 11 attributes, essential characteristics intrinsic business entities, such as name, location, operational status, sector, tax identification number, workforce size, average revenue, production costs, challenges, credit accessibility, external financing needs.The process, executed via Self-Organizing Maps (SOM), yielded optimal clusters at 1000 epochs, evidenced Davies Bouldin Index (DBI) 0.74785, translating an accuracy 91.2601%.Notably, SOM's performance SME surpassed that K-Means, demonstrated superior results Sum Squared Error (SSE) DBI metrics, thus showcasing proficiency managing heterogeneous criteria.The engenders n-cluster output, which members are earmarked priority ranking.AHP-derived calculated, Consistency Ratio (CR) exceeding 0 denoting consistency, thereby determining significance SME.TOPSIS calculations then ascribe final score, delineating SMEs' standings.This integrated DSS framework presents robust tool policymakers, ensuring targeted efficient allocation resources towards advancement SMEs.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating financial implications of renewable energy for climate action and sustainable development goals DOI Creative Commons
Yasir Ahmed Solangi, Cosimo Magazzino

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 115390 - 115390

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Development Goals in Action: Circular Economy Strategies and ESG Environmental Practices in a Plastic Injection Molding Company DOI Creative Commons

Chang–Hsien Hsu,

Ching‐Chung Chen,

Yi‐Chun Su

et al.

Journal of Lifestyle and SDGs Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. e04468 - e04468

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Objective: This study investigates how a plastic injection molding company integrates circular economy strategies to reduce waste and carbon emissions while achieving cost efficiencies, aligning these efforts with the goals of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, which emphasizes responsible consumption production. Theoretical Framework: The research is grounded in ESG environmental principles emphasizing Circular concepts underpin analysis, focusing on resource efficiency minimization. Method: Qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews, on-site observations, secondary data were used examine company’s ABS recycling practices. Results Discussion: reduced virgin material usage by implementing innovative techniques. Annually, approximately 320 kilograms are recycled, lowering production costs 9.3% reducing CO₂ 860.8 kg. Research Implications: demonstrates practical application manufacturing, highlighting their dual benefits sustainability economic performance. Originality/Value: By alignment practices SDG this provides actionable insights for manufacturers aiming integrate findings offer replicable model sustainable development advancing global targets resource-intensive industries.

Language: Английский

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Transforming Sustainable Supply Chain Practices Through Harnessing Blockchain Technologies DOI
Zeeshan Asim

Advances in logistics, operations, and management science book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 405 - 432

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

This study undertakes a thorough examination of the ramifications blockchain technology on sustainable supply chain practices, meticulously assessing its merits and drawbacks. Through an in-depth exploration challenges related to adoption in SSC Practices, research endeavors furnish pragmatic recommendations for climbing obstacles visibility, transparency, tracking. The primary objective is actionable insights organizations aspiring capitalize blockchain, ultimately refining optimizing their operations. investigation scrutinizes integration beneficial chain. applies it context Supply intermediaries, offering comprehensive understanding technology's influence practices this specific domain.

Language: Английский

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On the Interplay Between Behavior Dynamics, Environmental Impacts, and Fairness in the Digitalized Circular Economy with Associated Business Models and Supply Chain Management DOI Open Access

Shai Fernández,

Ulf Bodin, Kåre Synnes

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. 3437 - 3437

Published: April 12, 2025

In contemporary research, the digital transformation of industries and societies has increased importance interdisciplinary exploration, particularly when addressing complex challenges faced by modern organizations social systems. From perspective digitalization, this literature review examines intricate interactions between three key research domains: behavior dynamics, environmental impact, fairness. By reviewing a wide range studies methodologies, it reveals new insights, challenges, opportunities that arise at intersection through interdependencies these areas within ecosystems. Through structured approach covering preliminary background, state-of-the-art methods, comprehensive analysis, document seeks to reveal synergies divergences among domains. Special emphasis is placed on their implications in digitalization circular economy, business models, supply chain management contexts where domains converge meaningful ways. Additionally, an extensive existing literature, highlights current state identifies notable gaps. These include issues such as ensuring fairness digitalized sustainable strategies, understanding role dynamics promoting management, managing impacts digitally driven models. weaving together diverse elements, work offers novel perspective, emphasizing collaborative integrative shaping equitable future.

Language: Английский

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Green Management as a Management Tool DOI
Halil Yorulmaz

Advances in logistics, operations, and management science book series, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 299 - 332

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

Businesses must respond to the increasing demands for environmental sustainability on a global scale. Developments have highlighted green management as tool business managers. Green has been among popular tools in recent years, but it is still preferred below its potential. The reasons this can be shown expectation of performance output return. In study, perspective and perspectives sciences are synthesized, guide researchers practitioners, discussed context historical roots, barriers motivators revealed. Various empirical evidence presented practitioners that increases both organizational employee performance. addition contribution practices sustainability, employees who members society exhibit pro-environmental behaviors through management.

Language: Английский

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