Dissertations / Theses: 'Principle Of Sustainability'

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Butler, Colin David, and Colin Butler@anu edu au. "Inequality and Sustainability." The Australian National University. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 2002. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20030324.171924.

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Global civilisation, and therefore population health, is threatened by excessive inequality, weapons of mass destruction, inadequate economic and political theory and adverse global environmental change. The unequal distribution of global foreign exchange adjusted income is both a cause and a reflection of global social characteristics responsible for many aspects of these inter-related crises. ¶ The global distribution of foreign exchange adjusted income for the period 1964-1999 is examined. Using data for more than 99% of the global population, a substantial divergence in its distribution is found. The global Gini co-efficient, adjusted for national income inequality, increased from an already high value of 71% in 1964 to peak at more than 80% in 1995, before falling, very slightly, to 79% in 1999. The global distribution of purchasing parity power income is also examined, for a similar period. Though also found to be extremely unequal, its trend has not been to increased inequality. Implications of the differences between these two trends are discussed. ¶ A weighted time series index of global environmental change (IGEC) for the period 1960-1997 was also calculated. This uses nine categories of global time series environmental data, each scaled so that 100% represents the level of each category in nature prior to anthropogenic change; zero represents decline to a critical point. This index fell from 82% in 1960 to 55% in 1997, and will further decline during this century. ¶ Using evidence from several disciplines, it is argued that the decline in the IGEC correlates with major macro-environmental changes, which, combined with flawed social responses to scarcity and its perception, place at risk the ability of civilisation to function. This could occur because of the interaction of conflict, economically disastrous extreme climatic events, deterioration of other ecosystem services, regional food and water insecurity, and currently unforeseen events. Uncertainty regarding both a safe rate of decline and the tolerable nadir of the IGEC is substantial. ¶ Substantial reduction in the inequality of foreign exchange adjusted income is vital to enhance the development of policies able to reverse the decline in the environmental goods which underpin civilisation, and to promote the co-operation needed to maximise the chance that civilisation will survive.

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Larsson, Stefan. "Between Daring and Deliberating : 3G as a Sustainability Issue in Swedish Spatial Planning." Licentiate thesis, Karlskrona : Department of Spatial Planning, School of Technoculture, Humanities and Planning, Blekinge Institute of Technology, 2008. http://www.bth.se/fou/Forskinfo.nsf/allfirst2/3ab1da63bc53db9ac12573fe0051a222?OpenDocument.

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Erazo, Karlborg Misha. "Generation Zs syn på och attityd till hållbarhetsredovisningen." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23792.

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Hållbarhetsredovisningen kan ses som ett kommunikationsverktyg för företag gentemot sinaintressenter. Då konsumenter generellt sett är företagens primära inkomstkälla blir det därmed en viktig intressent för företaget. En konsumentgrupp som från och med i år beräknas vara den största konsumentgruppen och utgöra nästan 40% av världens konsumtion är Generation Z. Studiens syfte är att undersöka och förstå Generation Zs syn på två av Sveriges största fastfashion företag, nämligen H&M och Gina Tricot, hållbarhetsredovisningar utifrån 3Cprincipen.Vidare är syftet att undersöka om konsumentens attityd gentemot respektive fastfashion företag förändras efter att ha tagit del av hållbarhetsredovisningarna. Konsumenternas attityder analyserades utifrån Solomons et al. (2016) ABC-modell. Tio semistrukturerade intervjuer utfördes där deltagarna först fick dela med sig av generella åsikter kring företagen, därefter fick de ta del av hållbarhetsredovisningarna för att sedan dagen efter svara på ytterligare frågor. Resultatet visade på att konsumenter uppfattar respektivehållbarhetsredovisning som tydlig och jämförbar. För deltagarna som upplevde att hållbarhetsredovisningen var trovärdig var den genomgående anledningen till detta att den innehöll mer information. Konsumentens attityd gentemot respektive fast fashion företag förändrades inte ur många aspekter efter att ha tagit del av hållbarhetsredovisningen. Deltagarna som innan de tagit del av hållbarhetsredovisningen haft en positiv känsla gentemot företaget och därtill får en positiv känsla till hållbarhetsredovisningen uppgav däremot också ett förstärktbeteende. Med andra ord är de vara villiga att handla mer hos det företaget. Dock stämmer inte alltid attityd och beteende överens vilket innebär att man endast kan anta att de blir så. The sustainability report can be seen as a communication tool for companies towards their stakeholders. Since consumers generally are seen as the company's primary source of income they therefore become an important stakeholder for the company. A consumer group that starting from this year is expected to be the biggest consumer group and make up for almost40% of the worlds consumption is Generation Z. This study is aimed to examine and understand Generation Z perception towards two of Sweden's biggest fast fashion companies, H&M and Gina Tricot, sustainability report based on the 3C-principle. Furthermore the purpose is to investigate if the consumers attitude towards respective fast fashion companies changes after they have taken part of the sustainability report. The consumers attitudes was analyzed based on Solomons et al. (2016) ABC-model. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted where the participants first got to share their general opinions about the presented companies, thereafter they received the sustainability reports to then the day after answer additional questions. The results showed that the consumers perceive each sustainability report as clear and comparable. For the participants that perceived that the sustainability report as credible the frequent reason was that it contained more information. The consumers attitude towards the fast fashion companies did not change in many aspects after taking part of the sustainability report. The participants that had a previous positive feeling towards the company and in addition developed a positive feeling towards the sustainability report declared a reinforced behavior. However there is a gap between attitude and behavior and therefore one can only assume that they will behave that way. This paper is further on written in Swedish.

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Parrish, Bradley D. "Sustainability entrepreneurship : design principles, processes, and paradigms." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2007. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/347/.

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Sustainability entrepreneurship is the process of creating new enterprises that survive and thrive by contributing to human wellbeing and the functioning of ecological systems. This study is an investigation of the principles, processes, and paradigms of successful sustainability entrepreneurship. Based on a critical realist perspective, a multiple, embedded case study strategy was used to explore the unique design histories of successful sustainabilitydriven enterprises in four different regions and industries - one each in Europe, North America, East Africa, and Asia-Pacific, and in the marketing and finance, hospitality, training, and export-import-wholesaling sectors. Qualitative data consisting of interviews, documents, and observations from site visits were collected and analysed using combined comparative and narrative analyses. These methods enabled the actor logics that guided the unfolding enterprise design process to be identified and described. Institutional theory was used to educe the implications of these logics for the character and performance of emerging enterprises. The first of three principal findings of this study is a cognitive model of sustainability entrepreneurship that specifies five design principles that guide problem solving. The second principal finding is a process model of sustainability entrepreneurship that demonstrates the way these design principles and the underpinning values become embedded in the enterprises' formal and informal structures, allowing the enterprises to maintain their intended purposes and character while necessarily evolving to ensure survival into the future. The third principal outcome is the proposition that this distinct approach to enterprise design represents the emergence of a new organising paradigm that eschews the dualistic divide between'opportunistic' business and 'altruistic' charity in favour of a new logic based on the coproduction of multiple benefit streams through the perpetuation of human and natural resource quality.

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Kaminski, Aistė. "Refurbishment of Public Buildings according to Sustainability Principles." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080723_093318-83024.

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The main idea of current PhD thesis is an analysis of the public buildings refurbishment according to sustainability principles. The objects of investigation are refurbishment process of public buildings by emphasizing decision making process according to sustainability principles, decision making groups that take part in refurbishment process and affordability principle concerning sustainable refurbishment. The aim of work is influence on scope of refurbishment of public buildings according to sustainable development principles by using multi-criteria analysis methods for making decisions and by using electronic teaching system for knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable building refurbishment. For this aim the following main tasks are approached: review of the researches made by scientists of various countries in the field of sustainable refurbishment of public buildings; creation of theoretical model for refurbishment of public buildings according to sustainable development principles; presentation of practical realization examples of some model parts by using multi-criteria analysis methods for decision making; creation of electronic teaching module for knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable renovation. The dissertation consists of the introduction, four chapters, conclusions, bibliography and appendixes. The first chapter analyses Lithuanian and foreign scientists’ researches in the field of sustainable building refurbishment, refurbishment projects in... [to full text] Disertacijoje nagrinėjamas visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo procesas. Pagrindiniai tyrimo objektai yra visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo procesas, akcentuojant sprendimų priėmimo procesą pagal darnos principus, atnaujinimo procese dalyvaujančios sprendimus priimančios grupės, ir jų informavimas apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą. Pagrindinis disertacijos tikslas yra visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo pagal darnos principus apimčių įtakojimas, pasitelkiant daugiakriterinės analizės metodus sprendimų priėmimui, ir e-mokymo sistemą, žinių apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą platinimui. Darbe sprendžiami keli pagrindiniai uždaviniai: įvairių pasaulio šalių mokslininkų tyrimų darnaus visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo apžvalgos atlikimas; visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo pagal darnos principus teorinio modelio sudarymas; kai kurių modelio dalių praktinio realizavimo pavyzdžių pateikimas, sprendimų priėmimui pasitelkiant daugiakriterinės analizės metodus; e-mokymo modulio apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą kūrimas. Disertaciją sudaro įvadas, keturi skyriai, bendrosios išvados, literatūros šaltinių sąrašas ir priedas. Antrajame skyriuje analizuojami Lietuvos ir užsienio šalių mokslininkų darnaus pastatų atnaujinimo tyrimai, atnaujinimo projektai Lietuvoje ir užsienyje, naujausi Lietuvos ir Europos Sąjungos teisės aktai, reglamentuojantys energijos taupymą. Trečiajame skyriuje remiantis pirmame skyriuje atlikta Lietuvos ir užsienio mokslinių tyrimų analizę suformuluojami pagrindiniai darnaus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

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Agarwal, Sudha Rani, and Timea Kalmár. "Sustainability in Project Management : Eight principles in practice." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-115219.

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This research studies the eight principles of sustainability applied in Project Management. To be more precise the research fulfils four objectives which are: firstly, to review and identify key principles of sustainability in project management from existing literature; secondly, to adopt a multiple case study method to assess the applicability of the principles in project management; thirdly, to determine the barriers that impede certain principles to be applied in projects and the resulting trade-offs; and lastly, to refine the concept of sustainability in project management.The study adopts a subjectivist ontological viewpoint and an interpretivist epistemological outlook. The paper deductively studies the research question and adopts a qualitative mono-method research design, with a multiple case study strategy. The project case studies analysed belong to six different industries namely Pharmaceutical, Information Technology (IT), Automotive, Transportation, Furniture and Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). All case studies fulfil the criteria of being multinational organisations, operating in the private sector, having sustainability as a strategic pillar and projects executed in developed countries with a similar macroeconomic climate. The data has been collected through the semi-structured interview technique and examined using a thematic analysis. The results show that not all eight principles of sustainability are implemented in project management despite of multiple proactive endeavours of engaging in social and environmentally focused business practices. The two principles that show a limited applicability in project management are values and ethics as well as consuming income and not capital.The theoretical contribution of the research is realised through the first collective analysis of the eight principles of sustainability and their implementation in project management through empirical case studies. An additional contribution is through the selection of case studies from industries that have not been examined before. The practical implication of the research is to offer guidance to organisations on what principles they need to build their sustainability project management practices on and to point out the commonly faced barriers and trade-offs.

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Hansson, Julia, and Pernilla Johansson. "Principbaserade och regelbaserade redovisningsstandarder : En komparativ innehållsanalys av IFRS och GRI." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-23517.

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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att jämföra redovisningsstandarderna IFRS och GRI samt granska och analysera i vilken utsträckning de är principbaserade. Studien syftade även till att undersöka i vilken utsträckning standarderna är regelbaserade. Metod: Denna studie utgår från en hermeneutiks vetenskapstradition med en deduktiv ansats och en kvalitativ metod. Studiens empiriska material har hämtats från redovisningsstandarderna IFRS och GRI. Det insamlade materialet jämfördes mot tidigare forskning och teorier samt presenterades under kapitlet ”Resultat och analys”. Det insamlade materialet analyserades även, med hjälp av en komparativ innehållsanalys och en kodningsmanual, för att avgöra i vilken utsträckning standarderna är princip- och regelbaserade. Resultat och slutsats: Studiens resultat visar att alla standarder innehåller både principer och regler. De finansiella redovisningsstandarderna tenderar att i större utsträckning vara regelbaserade och hållbarhetsredovisningsstandarderna tenderar att i större uträckning vara principbaserade. Studiens slutsats lyder således att det inte går att kategorisera standarderna som antingen princip- eller regelbaserade. Båda standarderna befinner sig i en gråskala, där de i viss utsträckning, är både principbaserade och regelbaserade. Uppsatsens bidrag: Det teoretiska bidraget ger ytterligare belägg för att debatten huruvida standarderna kan anses vara princip- eller regelbaserade inte längre bör fortgå som tidigare. Det praktiska bidraget ger företag och standardanvändare en bättre förståelse för att standarderna inte är antingen princip- eller regelbaserade. Vilket skapar en medvetenhet i hur de bör tillämpa standarderna beroende på om de tenderar att vara mer eller mindre princip- eller regelbaserade. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Ett förslag till fortsatt forskning inom detta ämnesområde är att tillämpa denna studies tillvägagångssätt och forskningsfrågor på andra standarder, både inom IFRS och GRI men även inom andra normgivningsorgan. Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the IFRS and GRI accounting standards as well as review and analyze to what extent they are principles-based. The study also aims to examine to what extent the standards are rules-based. Method:This study is based on a hermeneutic science tradition with a deductive approach and aqualitative method. The study's empirical data are collected from the IFRS and GRI accounting standards. The collected material was compared to previous research and theories and presented in the chapter “Results and analysis” The empirical data were also analyzed, using a comparative content analysis and coding manual, to determine to which extent the standards are principles-based and rules-based. Results and Conclusion: Our results show that all standards contain both principles and rules. The financial accounting standards tend to be rules-basedin greater occurrence, whereas sustainability reporting standards tend to be principles-based, in greater occurrence.The study therefore concludes that it isnot possible to categorize the standards as either principles or rules. Both standards are in a gray scale, where they, to some extent ,both are principles- and rules-based. Contributions of the thesis: The theoretical contribution provides further evidence that the debate whether the standards can be considered principles- or rules-based no longer should be continued as before. The practical contribution gives companies and standards users a greater understanding regarding that standards are not either principles- or rules-based. That creates an awareness of how they should apply the standards depending on if they tend to be more or less principles- or rules-based. Suggestions for further research: A proposal for further research in this subject is to apply this study’s approach and research questions on other standards, both in IFRS and GRI but also in other standards organizations.

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Albert, Martin, Melanie Hartwig, Stefan Hüsig, and Anna Lanfermann. "Ökologische, ökonomische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit an der TU Chemnitz: Posterband mit Beiträgen aus Lehre, Forschung, Administration und von universitären Interessengruppen." Technische Universität Chemnitz, 2015. https://monarch.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A20332.

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Alle Akteure der TU Chemnitz wurden 2015 dazu aufgerufen sich an einem Diskurs für Nachhaltigkeit zu beteiligen. Dazu sollten sie folgende Leitfragen beantworten: „Welche Maßnahmen und Projekte setzen Sie, als Akteur (Fakultät, Forschungsverbund, administrative Einheit, universitäre Interessensgruppe), im Rahmen der „ökologischen, ökonomischen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit“ um? Welche Definition bzw. Konzept oder Leitbild von Nachhaltigkeit legen Sie diesen Maßnahmen und Projekten zugrunde?“ Die eingereichten Beiträge sind in diesem Posterband gesammelt.:Vorwort.........................................................................................1 Forschungsbereich Biopolymere und Naturfaserverbunde (BNF).................3 Professur Energie und Hochspannungstechnik........................................7 Professur für Innovationsforschung und Technologiemanagement.............11 Bundesexzellenzcluster MERGE..........................................................15 Professur Nachrichtentechnik der TU Chemnitz.....................................18 NATUC – Referat für Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit...................................21 Professur Personal und Führung.........................................................24 Professur Privatrecht und Recht des geistigen Eigentums........................28 SAXEED Gründernetzwerk..................................................................32 Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau......................................................36 Universitätsbibliothek.......................................................................40 In 2015 all agents at TU Chemnitz were called to participate in a discours on sustainability. They were asked to answer the following questions: „Which steps and projects regarding „ecological, economic and social sustainability“ do you implement as an actor at the university (faculty, research association, admistrative unit or university interest group)? Which definition, concept or model do you take as a basis for these activities?“ The contributions to this call are collected in this publication.:Vorwort.........................................................................................1 Forschungsbereich Biopolymere und Naturfaserverbunde (BNF).................3 Professur Energie und Hochspannungstechnik........................................7 Professur für Innovationsforschung und Technologiemanagement.............11 Bundesexzellenzcluster MERGE..........................................................15 Professur Nachrichtentechnik der TU Chemnitz.....................................18 NATUC – Referat für Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit...................................21 Professur Personal und Führung.........................................................24 Professur Privatrecht und Recht des geistigen Eigentums........................28 SAXEED Gründernetzwerk..................................................................32 Studentenwerk Chemnitz-Zwickau......................................................36 Universitätsbibliothek.......................................................................40

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Walter, Tyler Lee. "Biomimicry: architecture imitating life's principles." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1428049232.

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Loving, Virginia. "The Sustainability of a Coaching Model for Beginning Principals." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2382.

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Abstract THE SUSTAINABILIY OF A COACHING MODEL FOR BEGINNING PRINCIPALS By Virginia F. Loving A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Director: R. Martin Reardon, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Education This phenomenological study sought to determine what coaching-induced practices are acquired during novice principals first year as principal, and the sustainability of coaching-induced practices once the coach has been removed. This study identified skills learned while novice principals participated in a coaching program, and the extent to which these practices continued into the second, third, and fourth year of their principalship (as appropriate) once the coaching had concluded. Face-to-face interviews were recorded, transcribed, and reviewed to provide insight into common themes from the participants. Direct quotations about the experience were then placed in a narrative to describe the phenomenon of the coaching experience as seen through the eyes of the participants. After a careful review of the information, the findings reveal, that indeed, components of the coaching experience are sustainable once the coach has been removed. The common elements were data collection and analysis, confidence, feedback, finding a focus, and self-reflection.

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Bartlett, H. V. "Understanding the implementation of sustainability principles in UK educational building projects." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.596435.

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The need for sustainability (or sustainable development) is widely recognised, and the case for it rarely disputed. There is a particular need for action within the construction industry because of the nature and scale of its activities. Commentaries and statistics on the impacts of the industry abound. Nevertheless there continues to be confusion about the application of sustainable development to construction and the built environment. Using an inductive approach, which follows the roadmap set out by Eisenhardt (1989) for building theories from case studies, four UK educational buildings (the Education Resource Centre at the Eden Project, the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, the Oxstalls Campus at the University of Gloucestershire and the Great Notley Discovery Centre) have been investigated as case studies to address three research questions: What is sustainability in relation to the built environment? Why is it taken into account? and How is it taken into account? Hypotheses have been shaped from analyses of the case studies and evaluated in relation to the literature. It is proposed that for sustainability to be successfully taken into account in a building project there must be a client-driven agenda, an appropriate culture, clear definitions, a means of measurement and the use of tools. It is suggested that this can be undertaken within any contractual form. However, definitions of sustainability in relation to building projects need to be broadened beyond those aspects currently given prominence in the literature.

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Morpeth, Nigel D. "Operationalising the principles in sustainability in tourism at the local level." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2002. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7584.

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By the 1990s a research base had developed articulating the principles of sustainability, but there remained a need for work which analysed the implementation process and the implementability of sustainability in particular policy areas. The Rio UNCED conference (1992) had articulated concerns that all levels of governance should operationalise the principles of sustainability into deliverable actions. Whilst critics (e. g. Galtung et al., 1995) have challenged the legitimacy of these global pronouncements, there was nevertheless an expectation that Local Agenda 21 (LA21) might facilitate transformational change within local governance, with local authorities and other key actors engaging in communityorientated policy making to establish priorities for sustainability. It is within the context of these considerations that this research formulated three main research aims: to establish the role of LA21 processes in operationalising the principles of sustainability at the local level in the UK; exploring the interaction between politicians, local government officers and community representatives. 2) to consider the capacity of the policy area of tourism to operationalise the principles of sustainability at the local level and thus provide evidence of the wider implementability of sustainability principles within local government. 3) to scrutinise the potential of the example area of cycle tourism to provide a model for sustainable tourism at the local level. Adopting a case study research strategy, three example local authority types were identified within the LJK sub-region of Humberside. The research project highlighted a spectrum of corporate responses to sustainability, ranging from non-participation in the LA21 process, to a 'Centralist' approach driven by a strong political commitment, and thirdly a community orientated approach with priorities for sustainability evolving within policy communities at the 'Periphery. Policy 'animateurs' were identified who were committed to the integration of sustainability principles within initiatives for tourism and cycling.

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ALMEIDA, MARIA FATIMA LUDOVICO DE. "CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND ADAPTIVE PLANNING: FROM PRINCIPLES TO ACTION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2006. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=9230@1.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S. A. O paradigma de desenvolvimento sustentável traz para as empresas dois grandes desafios: por um lado, gerar inovações necessárias à existência humana sustentável e, por outro, vencer resistências da sociedade quanto aos novos produtos e serviços. Partindo-se do pressuposto de que futuras tecnologias e inovações tecnológicas impulsionarão negócios mais sustentáveis, propiciando às empresas novas opções de criação de valor, o desafio é descobrir de que maneira as empresas que atuam em ambientes cada vez mais complexos possam incorporar a visão de sustentabilidade econômica, social e ambiental - igualmente complexa - em suas estratégias tecnológicas. Nesse contexto, o objetivo da tese é desenvolver e validar um modelo conceitual de gestão estratégica da tecnologia para empresas que buscam pautar sua atuação nos princípios do desenvolvimento sustentável e que desejam incorporar as variáveis sociais e ambientais, além das econômicas, às suas estratégias tecnológicas. Conceituam-se, inicialmente, desenvolvimento sustentável na perspectiva de negócios, abrangendo responsabilidade social empresarial e sustentabilidade corporativa, que, juntamente com inovação tecnológica, são considerados os focos do novo modelo. Em seguida, apresentamse as bases conceituais para a construção da grade analítica que norteou o desenvolvimento e a implantação do modelo, que compreende o referencial sociotécnico, as abordagens de planejamento adaptativo e de aprendizagem organizacional e modelos de gestão tecnológica. Por se tratar de um caso empírico de aprendizagem organizacional e planejamento adaptativo, baseado em projeto de pesquisa-ação em uma empresa de energia de grande porte, acredita-se que a disseminação do modelo proposto possa contribuir para importantes mudanças organizacionais em relação às atuais práticas de gestão tecnológica na indústria, tão centradas ainda nas questões de curto e médio prazos e nos retornos econômicos dos desenvolvimentos tecnológicos. The sustainable development paradigm presents a challenge to companies that conduct cutting edge research and endeavor to create new, distinctive and products and services. It also challenges the markets and society for which new products and services are destined and which cultural value systems and political frameworks shape. Based on the fact that future technologies will stimulate more sustainable business, the challenge of really integrating sustainability thinking into business processes is significant. The central question is how companies can capture the business potential of sustainable development and integrate economic, social and environmental criteria into their strategic decisions, particularly those related to technological management. In this context, the thesis provides a conceptual model of strategic management of technology towards corporate sustainability, arguing that the integration of sustainability thinking, as an opportunity, into research and development - R&D and innovation processes is in its best business interests. The thesis provides an understanding of sustainable development thinking in business, and discusses the contribution that sociotechnical, adaptive planning and organizational learning approaches can make towards an effective implementation of sustainable technology development in business context. A conceptual model is proposed and validated through a twoyear long research-action project carried out within a large energy company in Brazil - Petrobras. Like many others action research projects, it is situationally unique, but the general elements of the model and the methods used can be replicated by companies of other industrial sectors. It is also believed that dissemination of the proposed model can contribute to important organizational changes related to current technological management practices in industry.

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Ronge, Victoria. "Sustainable Forestry? : A Sustainability Analysis of the Swedish Forest Sector Applying 'Backcasting from Sustainability Principles' as the Methodology." Thesis, KTH, Miljöstrategisk analys (fms), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-200277.

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Forests are key providers of terrestrial ecosystem services such as climate regulation, water purification, natural pest control, habitats for biodiversity, as well as different forms of wood based materials and food. Nevertheless forests are dangerously exposed to great pressures from various kinds of societal activities. This report examines the importance of forests for the (i) maintenance of life supporting functions of the biosphere as well as for (ii) providing a flexible resource base for the satisfying of human needs on more and more sustainability-driven markets. How can Swedish forestry be managed such that those two essential roles of forests become mutually supportive? The report also relates the results to three relevant and well-citied protocols for the subject: the Sustainable Development Goals in UN’s Agenda 2030, the Swedish Environmental Quality Objectives, and the Swedish National Forest Program. The approach applied Maxwell’s process design for qualitative research. Data have been collected from literature search and interviews of experts and the analytical instrument for modeling of data was the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD). The report concludes: Sustainable development for forestry relies on a paradigm shift in civilization’s perception of forestry to a practice where planning departures from envisioning a future where natural forest functions to sustain higher life forms and civilization are safeguarded and prioritized before other usages of forestland, and where diversity is enhanced in terms of tree age and species to foster more resilient and high-quality timber forests. When the above points are achieved, the higher diversity of more resilient forests should also have potential to supply markets with various kinds of resources offered to more and more sustainability driven markets. Furthermore, this development of society’s forest use increases the chances for civilization to be sustainable also with relatively smaller forest areas put aside for no forestry at all. In such a situation forestry and society have prioritized forest products and usages with long life spans before such with short. A future sustainable Swedish forest sector has recognized the above, and drawn an essential conclusion from it: the interdependency of forests with society’s overall sustainability performance calls for a cooperative approach that departures from an understanding of basic sustainability principles that are shared across sectors and disciplines. The Sustainable Development Goals, the Swedish Environmental Objectives and the Swedish National Forest Program all fail to take the above broad- systems perspective when it comes to proposing measures for the future, including how to advise further research to explore what the sustainable Swedish forestry could entail. The study arrives at pointing out an overall approach to analyses, planning and further research in those regards, rather than evaluating details on the path towards sustainable forestry. Skogen är en nyckelresurs i den landbaserade naturen som förser samhället med ekosystemtjänster såsom klimatreglering, vattenrening, naturlig skadedjursbekämpning, habitat för biologisk mångfald, likväl som olika former av träfiberbaserade material och mat. Samtidigt är skogen hotad av kraftigt tryck från olika aktiviteter i samhället. Den här rapporten undersöker skogens betydelse för (i) upprätthållande av biosfärens livsuppehållande funktioner, samt som (ii) flexibel resurs när det gäller att förse mänskliga behov på alltmer hållbarhetsdrivna marknader. Hur bör skogen skötas så att dessa två roller stödjer varandra? Rapporten relaterar också resultaten till tre relevanta och vanligt citerade protokoll: hållbarhetsmålen i FNs Agenda 2030, de svenska miljömålen och det svenska nationella skogsprogrammet. Forskningen har strukturerats med hjälp av Maxwells process-design för kvalitativ forskning. Data har samlats in genom litteraturstudier och från intervjuer med experter. Modellering av data har gjorts genom att använda ramverket för strategisk hållbar utveckling (FSSD) som analysinstrument. Rapporten kommer fram till att: Hållbar utveckling för skogsbruket är beroende av ett paradigmskifte. En skogsskötsel där (i) planering utgår från att föreställa sig en framtid där skogens funktioner för högre liv på jorden är säkrade och satta före annan användning av skogsmark, och (ii) mångfald är främjad gällande trädens ålder och antalet arter så att mer resilienta skogar kan bidra med högkvalitativt timmer. När skogen förvaltas på det sättet så bör de mer diversa och resilienta skogarna ha möjlighet att förse marknader med olika resurser som kan visa sig vara viktiga på alltmer hållbarhetsdrivna marknader. Vidare borde denna utveckling av samhälles skogsanvändning öka chanserna för civilisationen att bli hållbar med relativt mindre ytor reserverade för att skyddas mot skogsbruk. Med en sådan förvaltning har skogsägare och samhället i stort prioriterat produkter och användningsområden med långa livslängder före sådana med korta livslängder. En framtida hållbar svensk skogssektor har insett allt ovanstående och dragit en väsentlig slutsats från det: beroendet mellan skogen och samhällets övergripande hållbarhetsarbete kräver samarbete utgående från grundläggande hållbarhetsprinciper som delas över sektors- och disciplingränser. Hållbarhetsmålen i Agenda 2030, de svenska miljömålen och det svenska nationella skogsprogrammet saknas alla ett tillräckligt brett systemperspektiv när det gäller att föreslå åtgärder för framtiden, inklusive att ge rekommendationer för framtida forskning om hållbart svenskt skogsbruk. Studien pekar snarare ut en övergripande inriktning för analyser, planering och forskning om hållbart svenskt skogsbruk, än utvärderar de exakta stegen på vägen dit.

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Davies, Tom Graham. "Sustainability assessment : towards a new generation of policy assessment, principles and process." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/5723.

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This thesis examines the current state of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in relation to its explicit aim of Sustainable Development (SD). The argument developed is that with increasing levels of theoretical and practical interest in Strong Sustainability (SS), the current, largely retrospective model of SEA, and its application need to be re-envisioned. The thesis therefore improves this existing model of SEA to ensure greater sensitivity to concerns for stronger sustainability. The new model is referred to as Strategic Sustainability Development (SSD). This model is tested against the current Auckland Regional Growth Strategy (ARGS) to determine whether an SEA model, with explicit Strong Sustainability references can generate a workable process for governments to achieve SD related goals. In particular, the new model is assessed to see whether applying it to the issue of Climate Change would result in substantive environmental gains in Auckland, New Zealand. The ARGS as it stands in 2008 has taken a small but important step towards Sustainability by recognizing the need for limiting spatial growth. To this end, the Auckland Regional Growth Forum has instigated the creation of Auckland��s Metropolitan Urban Limit and internal growth conurbations. These developments, while positive, will however fail to address the key environmental issues facing Auckland. The ARGS, by adopting a framework that conforms to the standard of only Weak Sustainability, will continue to encourage a social and economic growth discourse that promotes unsustainable consumption, social dysfunction, and environmental problems such as air pollution. This thesis therefore argues that the ARGS should employ a model of SEA based on SS, namely the model developed in this thesis, SSD. Had a model such as SSD been applied to Auckland��s development over the last decade, significant positive environmental outcomes may have been achieved. Recent developments, such as the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, represent a qualitative change in the way environmental issues are now taken seriously by governments and publics alike. Environmentalism has thus reached a tipping point where governments clearly have a mandate to give substantive attention to environmental issues. This thesis provides a clear model that can be applied by governments to achieve sustainable environmental outcomes.

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Mniki, Phumzile. "An analysis of the implementation of sustainability principles in Buffalo City Municipality." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003941.

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This study investigated the planning, implementation and monitoring of sustainability principles in Buffalo City Municipality (BCM), in the Eastern Cape Province. It also analysed how reporting on sustainability principles was done at this municipality. The research was conducted as a qualitative case study that used analyses of documents, questionnaires and interviews to gather data. All respondents were involved with BCM, some as municipal officials in key positions in the different directorates and others as councillors. The study was contextualised within the area of sustainable development at local government level. The focus was on how the mandate of sustainable local development at local government level was met in BCM. The focus was on the planning, implementation and monitoring of stipulations of Local Agenda 21 and sustainability principles. The study focused on the provision of basic services; inter-generational equity; integration of economic, social and environmental aspects; community involvement; institutional capacity building; partnerships, and global links. The study established that Buffalo City Municipality incorporated sustainability in its vision. There was a lack of common understanding of the meaning of sustainability. Sustainability principles featured prominently at the integrated development planning phase but were less explicitly mentioned in the implementation, monitoring and reporting phases. Sustainability principles were subsumed in the developmental goals of the municipality. The study also highlighted the need for a strategy to have an institution-wide implementation of sustainability principles which would incorporate raising awareness about sustainability and its value.

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Terrazos, Poves Juana Rosa, and Gómez Enrique Jesús Cabrera. "Indirect Expropriations in Investment As a Result of the Exercise of the Regulatory Power and its Relationship with the Patrimonial state Liability of the Public Administration." Derecho & Sociedad, 2015. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/118660.

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In this article the authors highlight the promotion of private sector participation in infrastructure development for the provision of public services, through joint actiondesigned for the private and public sector instruments. Under that context, they take asa starting point the figure of corporate governance, as an efficient state action, because itinvolves a change in the conception of the state and non-state roles in investment in publicservices, considering the actors public and private, as a cooperating conjunction with theformulation and implementation of public policies.In this context, the authors develop and analyze pending tasks in the exercise of regulatoryauthority and its relation to the patrimonial liability of the State, which in their view must also be taken into account for the effectiveness of corporate governance. En el presente artículo, se destaca el fomento de la participación del sector privado en el desarrollo de infraestructura para la prestación de servicios públicos, a través de instrumentos ideados para una actuación conjunta de los sectores privado y público. Bajo ese contexto, toman como punto de partida a la gobernanza corporativa como una actuación eficiente del Estado, en tanto implica una variación de la concepción de los roles estatales y no estatales en materia de inversión en la prestación de servicios públicos, considerando a los actores públicos y privados como una conjunción cooperante con la formulación y la ejecución de políticas públicas.En ese contexto, los autores desarrollan y analizan tareas pendientes en materia del ejercicio de la potestad reguladora y su relación con la responsabilidad patrimonial del Estado que, desde su perspectiva, deben también tenerse en cuenta para la efectividad de la gobernanza corporativa.

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Brennan, Josephine, Susan Garrett, and Mike Purcell. "Opportunities for Global Sustainability (Global ABCD)." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3469.

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In spite of our substantive knowledge about global un-sustainability, insufficient progress is being made to halt systematic socio-ecological decline. Much information is readily available on downstream impacts, with limited focus on upstream activities driving such effects. This thesis uses backcasting from socioecological principles for sustainability to identify major upstream human activities violating these principles, the underlying drivers reinforcing such activities, alternative practices already in use with potential for significant expansion, and emerging opportunities for action across different sectors of society. Results show emerging patterns of high magnitude violations across all four socio-ecological principles indicating nexus points in energy, transportation and agriculture. These activities are reinforced by our societal structure which is designed to meet human needs through a growth paradigm which in turn does not adequately consider the ongoing health of ecosystems or the sustainable functioning of society itself. Shifting to potential solutions, examples focus on themes such as renewable energy, green chemicals, organic agriculture, and self-organising network structures. Recognising that these actions may not be enough, the thesis explores elements of a global vision which could guide progress. Emerging nexus points for societal change include education, information flows (particularly the media), design (as a leverage point), self-organization, and governance. Josephine Brennan +27 83 778 9158

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Cerbach, Caroline, and Sofie Wedin. "How to obtain and measure sustainability within project organization." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21755.

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Theewaterskloof is a community with several faces. Situated right outside Cape Town, South Africa, the community of Theewaterskloof is distinguished by a low socio-economic standard. Housing and jobs are the main issues that concern the inhabitants of Theewaterskloof. Since 2004 the Theewaterskloof Development Project is run by students and by the Theewaterskloof Development Project Organization. The overall project aims are Service-Learning for students and sustainable rural community development, which in turn should result in increased entrepreneurship, work opportunities and self-sufficiency for the inhabitants in Theewaterskloof.With the complex conditions that characterize the project we found it very valuable to have a sustainable organization representing a strong base and clear concept. We came to understand that the power and motivation to make changes within the organization lies within the organization itself. With this in mind we began researching the project by interviewing involved parties and observing the project in field. The first conclusion we made was that the aims of the Theewaterskloof Development Project in theory and practice were not coherent. We then came to focus on areas within the organization that we perceived to be complex. As a result four themes were identified and processed; 1) Communication, cohesion and will to co-operate, 2) Project office, administration, organization and project management, 3) Enjoyable work assignments, the importance of every person involved and clearer vision on what every person is contributing with, and 4) Clear vision and aim, clarify the purpose of the whole project and clarify the approach to reach the aims. To simplify the themes and make them more applicable we came to our second conclusion; the need of finding a suitable approach for transforming the themes into normative principles. This approach is presented as the Seven Step Approach in which the results are four normative principles; Communication, Project management, Motivation and Strategy, all important for a sustainable organization and the further development of the project. As a final outcome we produced a guide with the base of the Seven Step Approach suited to fit the needs and conditions of Theewaterskloof Development Project. The guide has the purpose of assisting the project organization in achieving the principles to better reach the aims of the project.

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Ploeg, Pieter, Dorph Jesper Revald, and Nicole Harvey. "Planetary Boundaries and Sustainability Principles: An integrated approach in the context of agriculture." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-12367.

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This thesis explores how the Planetary Boundaries (PBs), as derived from the Planetary Boundary Framework (PBF), and the Sustainability Principles (SPs), as derived from the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), can be integrated. It presents and discusses how the PBs and SPs intersect and provide additive value, with the purpose to inform the development of strategic guidelines towards sustainability. Agriculture was used as a case context due to its significant contribution to the sustainability challenge. The methods include the development of a matrix, populated with agricultural contributions to SP violations and PB transgressions, and a series of qualitative interviews with sustainability experts to validate the matrix and provide further insight into how an integrated approach can be used in practice. Results show that intersects exist on both driver and impact levels, and that the matrix provides an enhanced understanding of the system. Researchers conclude that there are various benefits from integrating the SPs and PBs, including aspects such as easing communication, informing prioritisation of urgent issues, and the development of strategic transformation approaches. Integrating SPs and PBs provides an enhanced definition of sustainability, from which explicit goals, criteria and strategic guidelines can be developed towards solving the sustainability challenge.

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Pennick, Christopher. "Evidence Based Principles for Transit Oriented Development." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/316730.

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Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone This paper discusses the theory of transit oriented development and attempts to create an effectually structured set of best practices through the study and modification of the documentation that currently exist. To identify the core elements or “principles” that go into constructing a transit oriented development plan. To do this a [deconstructive] qualitative survey of more than 30 projects or municipal planning documents that self-identified as transit oriented was conducted. The result was six goals that were deemed essential to the creation of “good” transit oriented development. The six goals were then combined with empirical research from academic and practicing professionals in the field to form recommendations for new best practices.

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Henson, Michael, Merlina Missimer, and Stephen Muzzy. "The Campus Sustainability Movement : A Strategic Perspective." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4099.

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Society is facing a crisis of un-sustainability. The sector of higher education is well poised to support transition to a sustainable society. This thesis assesses the efforts of the Campus Sustainability Movement (CSM) in the US and Canada relative to a Strategic Sustainable Development Framework. Key findings indicate that the CSM is utilizing tools and engaging in a variety of actions towards sustainability. However, it is largely failing to use systems thinking to understand the complex interrelationships of its actions. Most efforts lack a strategy, and when strategy is present, it follows more from barriers than from a long-term goal. Current efforts mostly focus on environmental sustainability. The authors present a backcasting from principles of sustainability approach as one means to improve the strategy of the CSM. They also propose a vision for higher education that incorporates sustainability principles and fundamental human needs in an attempt to bring some concreteness to both the environmental and social aspects of sustainability in higher education.

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Bass, Beverly J. "Assessing Ecological Design Principles as They Relate to Sustainability in Neighborhoods of Tucson, Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2003. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu_e9791_2003_012_sip1_w.pdf&type=application/pdf.

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Vivier, Jacobus Johannes Petrus. "Development of an assured systems management model for environmental decision–making / Jacobus Johannes Petrus Vivier." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7628.

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The purpose of this study was to make a contribution towards decision–making in complex environmental problems, especially where data is limited and associated with a high degree of uncertainty. As a young scientist, I understood the value of science as a measuring and quantification tool and used to intuitively believe that science was exact and could provide undisputable answers. It was in 1997, during the Safety Assessments done at the Vaalputs National Radioactive Waste Repository that my belief system was challenged. This occurred after there were numerous scientific studies done on the site that was started since the early 1980’s, yet with no conclusion as to how safe the site is in terms of radioactive waste disposal. The Safety Assessment process was developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to transform the scientific investigations and data into decision–making information for the purposes of radioactive waste management. It was also during the Vaalputs investigations when I learned the value of lateral thinking. There were numerous scientists with doctorate and master’s degrees that worked on the site of which I was one. One of the important requirements was to measure evaporation at the local weather station close to the repository. It was specifically important to measure evaporation as a controlling parameter in the unsaturated zone models. Evaporation was measured with an Apan that is filled with water so that the losses can be measured. Vaalputs is a very dry place and water is scarce. The local weather station site was fenced off, but there was a problem in that the aardvark dug below the fence and drank the water in the A–pan, so that no measurements were possible. The solution from the scientists was to put the fence deeper into the ground. The aardvark did not find it hard to dig even deeper. The next solution was to put a second fence around the weather station and again the aardvark dug below it to drink the water. It was then that Mr Robbie Schoeman, a technician became aware of the problem and put a drinking water container outside the weather station fence for the aardvark and – the problem was solved at a fraction of the cost of the previous complex solutions. I get in contact with the same thinking patterns that intuitively expect that the act of scientific investigations will provide decision–making information or even solve the problem. If the investigation provides more questions than answers, the quest is for more and more data on more detailed scales. There is a difference between problem characterization and solution viidentification. Problem characterization requires scientific and critical thinking, which is an important component but that has to be incorporated with the solution identification process of creative thinking towards decision–making. I am a scientist by heart, but it was necessary to realise that apart from research, practical science must feed into a higher process, such as decision–making to be able to make a practical difference. The process of compilation of this thesis meant a lot to me as I initially thought of doing a PhD and then it changed me, especially in the way I think. This was a life changing process, which is good. As Jesus said in Mathew 3:2 And saying, Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Thesis (Ph.D. (Geography and Environmental Studies))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

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Costa, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros. "O princípio da justiça intra e intergeracional como elemento na destinação das rendas de hidrocarbonetos: temática energética crítica na análise institucional brasileira." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/86/86131/tde-21092012-181014/.

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A tese apresenta o desenvolvimento teórico do princípio da justiça intra e intergeracional (PJI&IG) como elemento na definição da destinação das rendas de hidrocarbonetos. O tema é tratado como aspecto fundamental nas áreas energética e institucional de países produtores de hidrocarbonetos. O PJI&IG incorpora o conceito de equidade intergeracional. Também, assume-se que uso de rendas derivadas da exploração de recursos naturais exauríveis envolve dimensões associadas ao conceito de sustentabilidade. Admite-se a ideia de unicidade e de completude da espécie humana, que corresponde à cumulatividade da experiência humana sobre a Terra. A efetivação de direitos fundamentais é o mecanismo de concretização dessa ideia. Desenvolve-se metodologia empírica e qualitativa baseada na perspectiva institucionalista. Demonstra-se que a temática aqui tratada é elemento essencial para solucionar problemáticas referentes à hipótese da maldição dos recursos naturais. A metodologia abarca o uso do referencial teórico para construção do PJI&IG e de métodos qualitativos para a avaliação institucional tendo esse princípio como referência. A tese foca na experiência do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, do Governo Federal, do Poder Legislativo e do Poder Judiciário como casos que permitem verificar a aplicação do PJI&IG no processo de destinação das rendas de hidrocarbonetos. Os resultados demonstram que o princípio em questão é factível do ponto de vista constitucional e que o seu conteúdo possibilita a destinação das rendas de hidrocarbonetos dentro dos direitos fundamentais e da sustentabilidade integral, que assume a responsabilidade, a solidariedade e o comprometimento social como caminhos para destinação dessas rendas. Na análise institucional específica, os resultados apontam para uma tendência no Brasil de não se respeitar o PJI&IG nas práticas administrativas que gerenciam a destinação das rendas de hidrocarbonetos. Por exemplo, existem evidências de que os gastos com pessoal predominam na esfera municipal. No exame do Poder Executivo Federal, verificou-se evidências de que já existe uma espécie de fundo, quando as rendas de hidrocarbonetos destinadas aos Ministérios são contingenciadas para fins de gerar superávit primário. Em relação ao Poder Legislativo, especificamente, à Câmara dos Deputados, constatou-se referência ao PJI&IG nos textos dos Projetos de Lei, porém nenhuma proposição tornou-se lei. Na análise do Poder Judiciário, averiguou-se que o STF e o STJ inovam na ordem jurídica quando decidem que municípios não podem destinar rendas de hidrocarbonetos para gastos correntes. Nas conclusões foi possível apontar que apesar de o PJI&IG ter em sua base conceitual características que o direcionam como importante elemento de avaliação institucional, as instituições estudadas não o aplicam usualmente em suas decisões, seja no âmbito de políticas ou programas públicos, na confecção de leis ou em julgamentos. Por tal motivo, a tese recomenda, ao final, utilização de instrumentos e caminhos para a incorporação do PJI&IG dentro da prática institucional. The thesis presents the theoretical development of the principle of intrageneration and intergeneration justice (PJI&IG) as an element in the definition of the destination of government takes. The subject is treated as a fundamental aspect in the energetic and institutional areas of the countries which produce oil and gas. The PJI&IG incorporates the intergenerational justice concept. It is also assumed hereby that the use of revenues derived from the exploitation of exhaustible natural resources involves dimensions associated to the concept of sustainability. The thesis creates the idea of the humankind as one, which is the sum of the human experience on Earth. The fundamental rights enforcement is a mechanism for achieving this idea. It develops an empirical and qualitative methodology based on an institutionalist perspective. It shows that theme being herein treated is an essential element to solve problems related to the hypothesis of natural resource curse. The methodology includes the use of the theoretical construction of the PJI&IG and qualitative methods in institutional assessment having this principle as a parameter. The thesis focuses on the experience of municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte State, Federal Government, Legislative Branch, and Judiciary as cases which allow us to verify the use of PJI&IG in the process of the destination of government takes. The results show that the principle in question is feasible from the standpoint of the Brazilian constitution and that its contents enable the allocation of government takes within both the fundamental rights and integral sustainability, which assume responsibility, solidarity and social commitment as ethical values for the allocation of government takes. In the institutional analysis herein, the results show that Brazil tends not to respect the PJI&IG in the administrative practices which run the destination of the government takes, there are evidences which show that the personal spending dominates in the municipal government, for instance. In the Federal Executive Branch scanning, there were evidences that show fund currently exists, when revenues are not sending to the Ministries in order to generate a primary surplus. Regarding to the Legislature, specifically the Chamber, there was reference to the PJI&IG in the bills, however none of them was approved. In the analysis of the judiciary, it was found that the STF (Federal Supreme Court) and STJ (Superior Court of Justice) create new law when they decided that municipalities cannot allocate the government takes to current expenditure. In the conclusions it was possible to stress that although the PJI&IG has in its conceptual basis features that show as important indicator of institutional assessment, the institutions studied do not apply it in their decisions, neither through policies nor through public programs, not even by making of laws or judgments. Therefore, this thesis recommends that PJI&IG should be incorporated in the institutional practice.

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Saeed, Bilal Bin, Henry Mgbemena, Si-Ying Wu, and Ying Wang. "Youth Mentoring : A Strategic Move Towards Sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för maskinteknik, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-2241.

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The one condition that is bottom line for the survival of humanity is socio-ecological integrity. Youth mentoring helps to build capacities in youth to preserve and promote social integrity. This thesis looks at youth mentoring programs in general and Mentor Sweden specifically, and analyzes how youth mentoring programs can contribute strategically towards a sustainable development through the lens of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. The final outcome is a proposed set of suggestions which any mentoring organization can use in order to help move society strategically towards sustainable development through its mentoring programs.

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Sivaswamy, Swetha. "Industrial applications of principles of green chemistry." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44776.

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Cross-linked polyethylene has higher upper use temperature than normal polyethylene and is used as an insulating material for electricity carrying cables and hot water pipes. The most common method of inducing crosslinks is by reaction with silanes. After incorporation of silanes into polyethylene and upon hydrolysis with ambient moisture or with hot water, Si-O-Si crosslinks are formed between the various linear polyethylene chains. Industrially, this reaction is performed routinely. However, the efficiency of this reaction with respect to the silane is low and control of product distribution is difficult. A precise fundamental understanding is necessary to be able to manipulate the reactions and thus, allow for the facile processing of the polymers. Hydrocarbon models of polymers - heptane, dodecane - are being used to study this reaction in the laboratory. For the reaction, vinyltrimethoxysilane is used as the grafting agent along with di-tert-butyl peroxide as the radical initiator. MALDI, a mass spectrometric technique is used for the analysis of the product distribution after work-up. Advanced NMR techniques (COSY, HSQC, DEPT, APT, HMBC) are being conducted on the grafted hydrocarbon compounds to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanism and regiochemistry of the grafting reaction. Scalable and cost effective methods to capture CO2 are important to counterbalance some of the global impact of the combustion of fossil fuels on climate change. The main options available now include absorption, adsorption and membrane technology. Amines, especially monoethanolamine, have been the most commercialized technology. However, it is not without disadvantages. House et al have investigated the energy penalty involved in the post-combustion CO2 capture and storage from coal-fired power plants and found that 15-20% reduction in the overall electricity usage is necessary to offset the penalty from capturing and storing 80% of United States coal fleet's CO2 emssions1. Novel non-aqueous amine solvents, developed by the Eckert Liotta group, react with CO2 to form ionic liquids. The ionic liquids readily desorb CO2 upon heating, regenerating the reactive amines and this cycle can be carried out multiple times. An iterative procedure is being adopted to develop amine solvents for CO2 capture. Thermodynamic information like reversal temperature and boiling point of the solvents are collected; they are then used to formulate structure property relationships which allow for new molecules to be engineered. On reaction with CO2, there is a sharp increase in viscosity which is unfavorable from a processing standpoint. Many approaches to mitigate and control viscosity are being studied as well. 1House et al, Energy Environ Sci, 2009, 2, 193-205

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Silveira, Alexandre Coutinho da. "Governança pública de royalties: federalismo fiscal e futuras gerações." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2133/tde-13022015-135919/.

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Esta dissertação tem por objetivo analisar criticamente a governança das receitas públicas de recursos naturais não renováveis no Brasil. Considerando a característica essencial de finitude dos recursos naturais explorados, que importa também em negar às gerações pósteras o acesso aos bens minerais e petrolíferos, impõe-se reconhecer nos diversos aspectos dessa governança a necessidade de tratar essa receita de forma singular. Para compreender quais são estas especificidades, foram eleitos dois eixos de análise: o primeiro, com a revisão da literatura sobre a maldição dos recursos naturais, a doença holandesa, e fenômenos (especialmente econômicos) relacionados à exploração mineral; e o segundo, com consulta à doutrina de diversos ramos (no Direito e fora dele) sobre a noção de justiça, solidariedade ou equidade entre gerações, bem como com a busca de especificação do conteúdo desta perspectiva, que se aplica a diversas áreas do Direito, inclusive e especialmente ao Direito Financeiro. Com essas bases, elegem-se aspectos da governança brasileira de royalties a serem analisados: o federalismo fiscal dessas receitas públicas patrimoniais; a forma de tratamento financeiro-orçamentário dos royalties, especialmente sua classificação consoante a Lei nº 4.320/1964; a utilização de Fundos para gestão dessas receitas (o Fundo Social); a relação entre a arrecadação de royalties e a arrecadação tributária, especialmente nos entes subnacionais beneficiados em grande monta com essas receitas patrimoniais; os modos de direcionamento e coação que a lei impõe ao gestor no gasto dos royalties; a transparência fiscal brasileira; e, de forma ampla, as recentes alterações (efetivadas e propostas) nas leis que regem as explorações de minérios e de petróleo no país. Conclui-se que, apesar de o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro ter avançado significativamente em alguns desses aspectos recentemente (especialmente com a criação do Fundo Social no âmbito da União, e no que diz respeito à transparência fiscal relacionada à atividade exploratória), ele não está, sob as perspectivas de análise escolhidas, adequadamente aparelhado para a governança das receitas públicas de recursos naturais não renováveis. This dissertation aims to critically analyze the Brazilian governance of public revenues from nonrenewable natural resources. Considering that finiteness is an essential characteristic of natural resources that are exploited, which implies in denying future generations the access to mineral and oil assets, one must acknowledge, in various aspects of governance, the necessity to treat these revenues singularly. To understand what these specificities are, two axes of analysis were elected: the first envolves revisiting the curse of natural resources, the Dutch disease, and phenomena (especially those of economic nature) related to the mineral exploitation; and the second involves consulting doctrine of different areas of study (in and out of Law) about notions of justice, solidarity or equity between generations, as well as searching for specification of this content, which applies to various areas of Law, including and especially Public Finance Law. Building on these foundations, some aspects of Brazilian governance of royalties were elected to be analyzed: fiscal federalism applied to these public revenues; the financial-budgetary treatment of royalties, especially its classification under Law nº 4.320/1964; the utilization of Funds to manage these revenues (the Social Fund); the relationship between the collection of royalties and the collection of taxes, especially in subnational governmental entities largely benefited by these revenues; the ways the law directs and coerces the expenditure of royalties; Brazilian fiscal transparency; and, broadly, the recent modifications (finished and proposed) in the laws that conduct the exploitation of minerals and oil in the country. It is concluded that, although the Brazilian legal system has advanced significantly in some aspects as of late (especially the creation of the Social Fund by the central government, and in respects to fiscal transparency related to the exploratory activities), it is not, under the elected perspectives of analysis, adequately prepared to regulate the governance of public revenues originating from exploration of nonrenewable natural resources.

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Cataldi, Carlotta, Maureen Dickson, and Crystal Grover. "Slow Fashion : Tailoring a Strategic Approach towards Sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5405.

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This research explores one avenue for achieving sustainability within the fashion industry; which as it exists today is unsustainable. The Slow Fashion movement has an existing foundation in the larger fashion industry and is already making strides towards sustainability. The authors used this opportunity to examine a strategic approach, as its current approach is ad hoc. First, the authors assessed the Slow Fashion movement using the 5 level Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. To analyze the Slow Fashion movement further, the concept of Leverage Points was used to provide a focused lens to assist the author’s in navigating through the fashion industry’s complex system. Findings were synthesized into thirty strategic recommendations that target various players in the Slow Fashion movement. Three key recommendations will provide the most leverage in strengthening the Slow Fashion movement: 1) Co-create Slow Fashion Principles to represent the values of the movement and a shared definition of sustainability 2) Establish an overarching global network and local chapters for the Slow Fashion movement 3) Harmonize global garment and textile labelling initiatives under a Slow Fashion label.

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Kaminski, Aistė. "Visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimaspagal darnos principus." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080723_093132-57701.

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Disertacijoje nagrinėjamas visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo procesas. Pagrindiniai tyrimo objektai yra visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo procesas, akcentuojant sprendimų priėmimo procesą pagal darnos principus, atnaujinimo procese dalyvaujančios sprendimus priimančios grupės, ir jų informavimas apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą. Pagrindinis disertacijos tikslas yra visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo pagal darnos principus apimčių įtakojimas, pasitelkiant daugiakriterinės analizės metodus sprendimų priėmimui, ir e-mokymo sistemą, žinių apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą platinimui. Darbe sprendžiami keli pagrindiniai uždaviniai: įvairių pasaulio šalių mokslininkų tyrimų darnaus visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo apžvalgos atlikimas; visuomeninių pastatų atnaujinimo pagal darnos principus teorinio modelio sudarymas; kai kurių modelio dalių praktinio realizavimo pavyzdžių pateikimas, sprendimų priėmimui pasitelkiant daugiakriterinės analizės metodus; e-mokymo modulio apie darnų pastatų atnaujinimą kūrimas. Disertaciją sudaro įvadas, keturi skyriai, bendrosios išvados, literatūros šaltinių sąrašas ir priedas. Antrajame skyriuje analizuojami Lietuvos ir užsienio šalių mokslininkų darnaus pastatų atnaujinimo tyrimai, atnaujinimo projektai Lietuvoje ir užsienyje, naujausi Lietuvos ir Europos Sąjungos teisės aktai, reglamentuojantys energijos taupymą. Trečiajame skyriuje remiantis pirmame skyriuje atlikta Lietuvos ir užsienio mokslinių tyrimų analizę suformuluojami pagrindiniai darnaus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] The main idea of current PhD thesis is an analysis of the public buildings refurbishment according to sustainability principles. The objects of investigation are refurbishment process of public buildings by emphasizing decision making process according to sustainability principles, decision making groups that take part in refurbishment process and affordability principle concerning sustainable refurbishment. The aim of work is influence on scope of refurbishment of public buildings according to sustainable development principles by using multi-criteria analysis methods for making decisions and by using electronic teaching system for knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable building refurbishment. For this aim the following main tasks are approached: review of the researches made by scientists of various countries in the field of sustainable refurbishment of public buildings; creation of theoretical model for refurbishment of public buildings according to sustainable development principles; presentation of practical realization examples of some model parts by using multi-criteria analysis methods for decision making; creation of electronic teaching module for knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable renovation. The dissertation consists of the introduction, four chapters, conclusions, bibliography and appendixes. The first chapter analyses Lithuanian and foreign scientists’ researches in the field of sustainable building refurbishment, refurbishment projects in... [to full text]

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Guerrero, Lopez Ana Lucia. "Planting a seed in future generations: A Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of Sustainability Principles in Public High Schools of Tucson." The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626237.

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Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project The following paper addresses the importance of sustainability in education and just how imperative it is that students receive an education that includes sustainability values and practices, and where their campuses act as examples of sustainable architecture and as living laboratories. The study was conducted in Tucson Arizona. Three schools from different districts were selected and studied as a means to evaluate the degree of implementation of sustainability principles in their academic curriculum and their built environment, and to identify potential barriers for wide implementation of sustainability principles in schools.

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Ashby, Alison Louise. "From principles to practice : sustainable supply chain management in SMEs." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3207.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is an evolving discipline, and incorporates the environmental and social performance dimensions of sustainability with the traditional measure of economic performance; current SSCM research indicates a skew towards economic performance and its interaction with environmental performance, while social performance is underrepresented (Pagell and Wu, 2009, Schaefer, 2004, Sharma and Ruud, 2003). The UK clothing industry represents a relevant research focus due to its supply chain complexity, and scale and scope of its environmental and social impacts; this thesis further recognises the tendency for academic research to focus on Large Enterprises (LE) (Curran and Blackburn, 2001) and investigates how SSCM is implemented in UK SME clothing supply chains to understand how and why they address economic, environmental and social performance and the potential contribution to developing the SSCM concept. An inductive case study methodology is employed and the research focuses on 4 UK clothing SMEs with primary data collection a series of semi-structured interviews, supported by observation, company documentation and archival data. Three theoretical lenses are applied and the findings indicate that SMEs manage their supply chains for sustainability in ways that strongly align with their specific characteristics and apply a greater emphasis on long-term, trust-based and mutually beneficial supplier relationships. A rich view of SSCM practice in SMEs is developed, which reflects the more intangible and human components of sustainability and supply chain relationships, and how these can be harnessed to achieve firm specific commitments. This thesis fulfils an identified need to study how sustainability is addressed in SME supply chains within a single industry; SSCM research to date has focused on large organisations and multiple industry perspectives. It contributes to knowledge in both the SSCM and SME research fields by identifying key gaps within the combined literature, critiquing sustainability models and developing a conceptual framework from the findings, which aims to embed social performance and offer a more integrated approach to SSCM in this context.

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Pureza, Alvaro, and Siti Mustapha. "Using a Strategic Sustainable Development Approach to Corporate Social Sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3468.

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The awareness of the unsustainable path we are heading and the pressing need to act has been growing for the last few decades. Organisations, in particular corporations, play an important role in the necessary changes and they are increasingly being obliged by a growing range of stakeholders to play a positive part in society as corporate citizens. This has led to the current proliferation of initiatives and standards on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and has created confusion and misunderstanding about what is a strategic corporate responsibility approach. We found that current CSR lacks principles of sustainability and a universal ethical guideline. This paper argues that current CSR can be made strategic by considering a scientifically relevant whole systems approach of sustainability as its fundamental objective. We present some implementation guidelines for CSR based on principles of sustainability and on the universal ethical principle of non-harm. Analysis of selected organisations in Brazil and Malaysia using the proposed guidelines provided recommendations and insights on how these organisations can contribute towards a sustainable society.

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Janssen, Edwin, Selene Kfoury, and Rutger Verkouw. "Mind the Gap! Strategically Driving GRI Reporting Towards Sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-2438.

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Sustainability reporting is a vital tool to communicate an organisation’s sustainability performance to stakeholders. Sustainability reporting also allows an organisation to communicate its vision, goals and strategic plans. In order to be strategic towards sustainability, an organisation should have a vision of where it wants to go, and assess where it is today, so as to take the right initiatives towards its vision. This thesis focuses on how GRI sustainability reporting and strategic planning towards sustainability can be combined in an integrated process to help organisations move towards sustainability. The Integrated Process allows an organisation to gain a better understanding of its sustainability context; design resilient strategies in light of that context using a backcasting from Sustainability Principles approach; and report its sustainability performance and progress in bridging the gap towards sustainability, transparently to internal and external stakeholders. Edwin Janssen +31626078987 Rutger Verkouw +31624155241 Selene Kfoury +551138138481

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Frey, Jeffrey Daniel. "The Sustainability of Nonprofit Leaders: Principles and Practices that Encourage and Restore Personal Wellbeing and Professional Effectiveness." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1559916763158355.

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Otuoma, Susan, Barbero Julia Martinez, and Omer Mohammed. "Social Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Care Policies for Children in Kenya." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-19827.

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The social phenomenon of children without parental care and those at risk of separation from their parents has gained considerable global attention in recent years. A key concern is the over-reliance on institutional care mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America as the default form of alternative care for such children. Extensive research points to mostly negative impact of separation of children from families and institutionalization of children which affects their health outcomes and development. In response to this global crisis, the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children were developed in 2010. Kenya domesticated the guidelines in 2014 and is in the process of implementation. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development and more specifically the Social Sustainability Principles are used in this study to assess the extent to which the UN Guidelines, Kenya Guidelines and implementation of alternative care of children in Kenya align to Social Sustainability. This research finds that the guidelines are highly aligned to social sustainability although their implementation points to major structural obstacles that if minimized will promote social sustainability of alternative care in Kenya. A coherent well-coordinated approach that takes a systems perspective and links to the mainstream social development agenda is recommended.

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Khadour, Lina. "Total quality environmental management (TQEM) framework towards sustainability (UK Novated D&B principal contractors)." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2010. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/124/.

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To reduce the substantial environmental damage of the built environment, contractors have to comply with an increasing number of environmental building regulations. Apart from the purely practical implications of compliance, there is a perception of a gap emerging from not joining up the construction cycle with management-based solutions for performance development, especially in newer areas of interest such as the environment and sustainability. Research has shown that out of the variety of the procurement routes the UK construction industry offers, there has been a continuous increase in the use of novated Design-and-Build (D&B) over the last 15 years. Many clients regard it as providing value for money and the contractors see it as an opportunity to apply their key strengths in management and coordination of design and construction works. The situation of high adoption of D&B, despite its poor quality and environmental performance, motivated this research to develop a management-based solution for performance improvement from the novated D&B principal contractors’ perspective. To date, the bulk of empirical research on environmental management issues has been directed toward quality, strategy, supply chain, and process management. The development of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) may improve environment, quality, sustainability, client’s value for money, and at the same time reduce contractors’ risks. TQEM has emerged, in the manufacturing sector, from integrating strategic Environmental Management (EM) into the holistic approach of Total Quality Management (TQM). TQEM embodies four key principles: customer identification, continuous improvement, doing the job right the first time and a system approach. The impact of TQEM on construction management, design, performance, and procurement are not always as visible to the end-users as they are to the contractor. To be able to define these elements in a construction project, contractors’ perspectives need to be studied with regard to the corporate-level TQEM (cultural and business aspects) and project-level TQEM (construction performance and procurement arrangements). The aim of this research therefore is to establish the suitability of TQEM for D&B main contractors across the major classification of project types. The triangulation approach in the study combines two levels for investigation; a survey and case studies. There are two main reasons for selecting this approach: 1) the two different methods are used for different purposes as the survey focuses on corporate-level TQEM while the case studies are concerned with the project-level TQEM; and 2). This use of multi-methods enables triangulation to take place in order to ensure that the data is reliable. For the survey, a primary group of top D&B contractors who are likely to be most affected by the new environmental regulations are included in the sample frame. For the case studies, within the three selected reputable D&B main contractors, secondary groups of top, middle and project level managers’ opinions, are investigated. The findings illustrate the demand for TQEM and suggest extending TQEM processes over the project development stages. The survey results are analyzed to refine a primary TQEM framework which would hopefully be sufficiently general for implementation purposes. Understanding the case studies’ informants’ professional standing and the significance of their comments is enhanced for ensuring the primary TQEM framework external validity. The framework is developed further through the provision of rich, thick detailed description out of the case studies which allow any other D&B contractor interested in transferability to have a solid framework for comparison. Hence, this research provides the basis for further studies into how TQEM can be enhanced in a way that will provide contractors with sustainable competitive advantages. The research contribution to knowledge is born from reasoned reflections and principled convictions. A new concept of Const.TQEM and a new framework for performance improvement towards sustainability for novated D&B main contracts are developed by this research. The Const.TQEM framework has a potentially massive impact on the timing and nature of the design, of contractor intervention, recognition, and of the contractual and working relationships of the parties involved in a project. By picturing the interaction between the whole parties involved in a novated D&B project, this new framework overcomes many of the shortcomings of the conventional D&B method of construction procurement, enables greater concurrency in design development and project planning, balances priorities, and generates realistic plans. A combination of originality & credibility increased resonance and usefulness and subsequently value of contribution. This research develops a solution for the gap found in the literature by refining and extending current practices of compliance with the new environmental regulations from the design phase, to the managerial and procurement arrangements picturing the interaction among all the parties involved in a project realisation.

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Calderer, Jordi. "Banking and Human Rights : A content analysis on Caixabank and BBVA sustainability reporting." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-42782.

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Business and human rights is a recurrent discussion and the literature shows that it is a common research topic. However, when it comes to Banking and human rights the academic works drop considerably. The purpose of this paper is first, measure the degree of detail and depth of the analyzed annual reports regarding the information relevant to human rights and second, check if the non-financial information or sustainability reporting of the selected banks have changed overtime. To try to answer those questions the paper makes use of a qualitative and quantitative content analysis that are based on a relevant theoretical framework for each of the questions. An extensive background on sustainability reporting is provided in order to have a linear narrative.

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Hofer, Nancy Dee. "An evaluation of neighbourhood sustainability assessment frameworks using ecosystem characteristics and principles of systems resilience as the evaluation criteria." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14216.

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If human societies are to sustain over the long-term, we must manage human societies and our products, including settlements, to work within the context of a living environment. While conventional practice in neighbourhood planning has made advances in acknowledging the importance of sustainability in the built environment, it generally does not acknowledge fundamental ecological concepts such as the ecology of sites, global ecological productive carrying capacity or the dynamic nature of a living, rapidly eroding, biophysical environment. This thesis articulates the need to acknowledge the ecological context as the basis of sustainable communities. A living ecological system is not only the context in which settlements operate; ecosystems may also be a viable model from which to form settlements. This thesis proposes incorporating the model of ecosystems, the characteristics they embody and principles by which they are governed into the planning and design of settlements as a method of informing a physical form that can support sustainable communities. A case study of a local Vancouver neighbourhood, False Creek North, is used as a tangible reference point around which to frame the discussion of sustainable communities. Although not planned explicitly to be a “sustainable community” the neighbourhood embodies many of the characteristics of conventional thinking about sustainable neighbourhoods. Using sustainability assessment frameworks, the False Creek North development is evaluated for sustainability merits and weaknesses in order to understand how this model of development could be improved to better reflect concepts of sustainability. In order to ensure that the frameworks reflect a strong, ecologically bound concept of sustainability the assessment frameworks are also evaluated based on their ability to capture characteristics and principles of ecological systems using an evaluation matrix. An integrated discussion is presented on a) how well the frameworks reflect ecological principles and b) what elements of FCN display ecological sustainability characteristics. Overall, the assessment frameworks are found to be limiting in their ability to capture fundamental ecological concepts. Indicators that reflect ecological principles and characteristics are therefore proposed and examples are given as to how they might be used to measure aspects of the case study site, False Creek North.

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Yiannakaris, Laskarina Alice. "Integrating principles of sustainability into communication design pedagogy at selected HEIs in Cape Town : towards an industry-responsive curriculum." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2397.

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Thesis (MTech (Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. This research study investigates the level of awareness of, and engagement with Design for Sustainability (DfS) among three categories of actors within the Cape Town communication design fraternity: design educators, design students and design professionals. It focuses specifically on the degree of application of DfS within three selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Cape Town, while also interrogating the local industry’s need for students who are knowledgeable and skilled in this subject. To successfully practice DfS, communication designers need to be responsive to the possible environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts of their work. This study argues for the early incorporation of principles of sustainability into communication design curricula in order to promote the uptake of DfS. An extensive review of literature facilitates the showcasing of practical examples of how communication designers can positively address sustainability through their design solutions. Further, it also unpacks the barriers and solutions to integrating DfS into both education and practice. The study employs a qualitative research approach. Using purposive sampling, rich data is gathered from the key informants through focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Activity Theory is used as an analytical lens through which to examine the dynamics between the three different actors who are involved in the activities of teaching, learning and practicing DfS in communication design. The findings identify major gaps in the teaching of DfS as the subject is typically considered to be applicable to environmental issues. There is also limited understanding of how to practically apply principles of sustainability. Along with proposing appropriate strategies and tools to enrich the education around DfS in a more holistic manner, the study highlights the need for proactive re-curriculation so as to effectively sensitise students to the responsibility of communication designers to tackle sustainability issues. A set of adaptable guidelines is proffered as a way of making DfS more accessible to students while training them to channel their unique skill set and enhance attributes of agility and resilience in preparation for professional practice and an ever changing world. Educators are seen as playing the most crucial role in effecting the proposed guidelines because they interface with both students and industry; as well as straddle the critical domains of research, pedagogy and professional praxis. Additionally, this study recommends establishing more robust, responsive and meaningful connections between academia and industry in order to develop contextually relevant industry standards that will promote and advance DfS best practice among the Cape Town communication design fraternity.

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Cloutier, de Repentigny Pierre. "The sustainability of biofuels : a principled lifecycle assessment of the 2009 European Union Renewable Energy Directive and its framework." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57925.

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Drastic reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are needed in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. The European Union (EU), a leader in climate change mitigation, has adopted an ambitious strategy to achieve its mitigation goal. A piece of this strategy is the Renewable Energy Directive. The Directive establishes mandatory renewable energy targets for member states. Cognizant that in order to achieve the target of 10% of final energy consumption in the transport sector member states would have to rely heavily on biofuels, the EU, in the spirit of sustainable development, included in the Directive sustainability criteria for biofuels. The criteria were needed because, although biofuels can be carbon neutral and an effective replacement for fossil fuels, the production of biofuels can have serious environmental and socio-economic consequences. This thesis concludes that the Directive will not result in the sustainable production of biofuels. This conclusion is based on the principled lifecycle assessment of the Directive and its framework. This approach is a combination of core principles of sustainable development – integration, equity, precaution and polluter pays – and of the basic tenets of lifecycle assessment, a methodology designed to measure the lifecycle impacts of a product. Due to the reliance by member states on first generation biofuels, biofuels produced under the Directive’s regime are not likely to reduce GHG emissions compared to fossil fuels, and are likely to increase water pollution, the loss of biodiversity and food insecurity. The negative impacts of biofuels production are caused mainly by the agricultural production of feedstocks, especially through indirect land-use change. Furthermore, the cost of pollution is not internalized by the regime and biofuels subsidies are not linked to environmental concerns. Therefore, the lifecycle impacts of EU biofuels production do not accord with core principles of sustainable development. Only second and third generation biofuels, which are not yet available on a large-scale, seem to have the potential to be sustainable. Law, Peter A. Allard School of Graduate

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Erickson, III Lennart Theodore. "Principals' Experiences Initiating, Implementing, and Sustaining Change Within Their School." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1473.

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Many research studies have investigated the role of the principal in implementing change. Despite the information gleaned from those investigations, principals continue to struggle with initiating, implementing, and sustaining change in their schools. Guiding this narrative inquiry study were theories related to principal leadership, educational change theory, and the theories associated with school culture, with the intent to understand the experiences of principals as they initiated, implemented, and sustained change in their schools. This study explored the challenges and successes principals experienced along with the specific actions that contributed to successful implementation. Five principals from southern Idaho were interviewed. Narratives were co-constructed based on each of the principal's experiences. Polyvocal analysis was used to analyze the data and co-construct the narratives with the participants. Common themes were examined and compared to recent research related to principals implementing change. A cross narrative analysis was used to compare the common themes and actions attributed to the successful implementation of change. Analysis of the data revealed that, among these 5 principals, successful implementation of change was created by obtaining buy-in from staff, building trust, distributing leadership, providing structured time for teachers to learn and collaborate, building capacity through targeted professional development, and seeking input from all stakeholders. These findings will promote social change by helping principals to understand the experiences of other principals with initiating, implementing, and sustaining change. Also, the common themes identified will inform principals on how to successfully implement change that will positively affect students.

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Van, Wyk Hendrik Schalk Jacobus. "Local governance for environmental sustainability : an overview of some environmental law principles in South Africa / Hendrik Schalk Jacobus van Wyk." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1235.

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Danagalan, Aliyu. "The use of selected indicators to examine marine fishery sustainability within the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2015. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-use-of-selected-indicators-to-examine-marine-fishery-sustainability-within-the-nigeriasao-tome--principe-joint-development-zone(78d6d323-132c-4b3a-a9cc-957cc6fef290).html.

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In 1999, the officials of the Nigerian and Sao Tome & Principe’s governments embarked upon delineating their maritime boundary. They discovered that the two nations’ maritime boundary overlapped as a result of establishing their Exclusive Economic Zone; and this area of overlap was found to have enormous hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon resources. Several meetings and negotiations ensured and the area of overlap designated a joint development zone. The aim of the research is to evaluate the viability and effectiveness of implementing the recently published Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme-Large Marine Ecosystem indicators to the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone-an area of sub-Large Marine Ecosystem scale- given the characteristics of the zone and particularly the extent of Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported fishing around the area. An interview and questionnaire survey was conducted on some selected stakeholders where initial findings revealed a clear lack of information exchange among critical stakeholders, inadequate attention to living resource exploitation in a joint development designated to cover both living and non-living resources, lack of a coherent mechanism to tackle issues of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing practices among others and most importantly lack of or ignorance on the use and employment of indicators for marine ecosystem assessment as encouraged by scientists. Results from the survey were further compared and evaluated against international best practices where recommendations emerged. This provided insights and lessons upon further evaluations from examples of successful application of use and deployment of indicators for marine resource assessment especially in joint development context for the research area that are capable of being applicable elsewhere in similar scenarios. Feedback and comments were later obtained upon the initial analysis from the main stakeholders responsible for the sustainable management of the Joint Development Zone’s fishery resources. This was then integrated into the research which provided critical insights and key lessons on the use and employment of indicators as well as on the current management arrangements in place for the sustainable management of the Joint Development Zone’s fishery resources.

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Delavari, Edalat Farideh. "Constraints on the adoption of Adaptive Water Management principles : the case of Greater Tehran." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7320.

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Continued water scarcity, flooding, pollution and urbanisation, especially in developing countries, have signified the necessity of renewed exploration of the most appropriate approach to water management. This approach should aim to meet the water requirements in the changing world in a sustainable way. Reviewing the different water approaches that have emerged in the developed countries during the last decades suggests that Adaptive Water Management (AWM) could provide a sustainable route to address the existing complex problems of urban water management through the future. The purpose of this study was to determine whether AWM could be applied to Greater Tehran in order to maximise sustainability and deal with the future uncertainties. The AWM characteristics of polycentric governance, institutional flexibility, and public participation were used to assess the adaptability of the existing water management. The research findings showed that, despite the lack of adaptability in the current Greater Tehran water management, there are positive attitudes towards adaptability among water professionals and the public. The research findings emphasised that the AWM application could be promoted by more participation in various levels of institutional structure. This thesis suggests that if the concept of AWM is applied to Iran, it has the potential to have a significant influence in the current/future water management by promoting technical and institutional performances simultaneously.

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Äng, Magdalena. "Vad kommunicerar Sveriges “mest hållbara” företag om hållbarhet? : En fallstudie om vad hållbara företag kommunicerar." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445264.

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The climate, the environment and sustainability work are in more focus than ever. With the growing interest in sustainability work, new opportunities with data, and technological progress, opportunities—but also challenges—are created. These new possibilities give market analysis companies an opportunity to foster sustainability work for the better. It has been shown that an important part of successful sustainability work is to communicate it externally to reap competitive advantages. The purpose of this study is to create a greater understanding of what companies that are perceived as sustainable in Sweden communicate today. By examining what companies that are perceived as sustainable communicate, a better understanding of customer demands can be obtained and contribute to knowledge in the process of sustainable work. Companies' sustainability communication is studied from the perspective of what they communicate from Agenda 2030, impact in GRI and what priorities in the materiality principle. It is observed that several Agenda 2030 goals are mentioned slightly more or less frequently than others where goals 12 and 13 could be identified as more communicated. The disclosures in GRI differ between industries although they have some common disclosures communicated more frequently where the publication of greenhouse gas emissions was in focus in the climate dimension, diversity and discrimination in the social dimension, and incidents of corruption in the financial dimension. The materiality principle tends to have certain focus areas with the main focus being on products, the value chain and sustainability in general, which are jointly communicated regardless of industry. Klimatet, miljön och hållbarhetsarbete är mer i fokus än någonsin. Det finns ett växande intresse för hållbarhetsarbete, nya möjligheter för data och med teknologiska framsteg skapas möjligheter—och utmaningar. Möjligheterna med att arbeta med data i kombination med ökat intresse samt behov av hållbarhetsarbete ger analysföretag en möjlighet att främja hållbarhetsarbetet till det bättre. Det är visat att en del för lyckat hållbarhetsarbete är att kommunicera det utåt för att dra nytta av konkurrensfördelar. Syftet med examensarbetet är att bidra till ökad förståelse över vad en väl kommunicerad hållbarhetskommunikation består av. Genom att undersöka vad företag som upplevs hållbara i Sverige kommunicerar idag kan en ökad förståelse för vad kunderna efterfrågar erhållas och bidra till kunskap i processen för hållbarhetsarbetet. Studien studerar företags hållbarhetskommunikation utifrån vad de kommunicerar som mål i Agenda 2030, vilken påverkan i GRI och vad företagen kommunicerar att de prioriterar i väsentlighetsanalysen. Vidare observeras flera Agenda 2030 mål som nämns något mer frekvent medans andra omnämns i lägre utsträckning. Påverkan kommunicerad i GRI skiljer sig mellan branscher men har vissa gemensamma offentliggöranden och väsentlighetsanalysen tenderar att ha vissa fokusområden som sticker ut. I Agenda 2030 kunde hållbar konsumtion och produktion (mål 12) och bekämpa klimatförändringarna (mål 13) identifieras som mål mer i fokus. Baserat på GRI indikatorerna var det offentliggörande om växthusgasutsläpp avseende klimatdimensionen, mångfalden och diskriminering m.m. i samhällsdimensionen och om incidenter om korruption i den ekonomiska dimensionen. I väsentlighetsanalysen var det främst produkter, värdekedjan och hållbarhet överlag som gemensamt kommuniceras oavsett bransch.

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Silva, Joana dos Reis Ribeiro Fernandes. "O equipamento como motor de regeneração urbana da cidade de Luanda." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/13607.

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Elias, Bernardo Miguel Matos. "Os princípios do Equador no Millennium BCP : razões para o abandono." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11304.

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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais Este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender as razões que levaram ao abandono por parte da instituição bancária Millennium bcp dos Princípios do Equador, bem como a importância que esses Princípios tinham como ferramenta de gestão do risco de crédito, risco ambiental e risco reputacional na área de Project Finance. Conduziu-se o estudo de forma a entender quais foram as razões do abandono, qual o balanço feito dos anos em que foram aderentes, bem como as vantagens que os Princípios do Equador trazem. A opinião do banco Millennium bcp foi recolhida através de uma entrevista com o diretor da Sustentabilidade, e com o diretor dos Project Finance, as duas principais áreas deste estudo. Com a realização deste estudo concluiu-se que no caso do Millennium bcp, as mais-valias de uma adesão a este tipo de ferramenta seriam praticamente nulas, sendo apenas benéfico numa vertente de reputação, reforçando a imagem do banco, como sendo uma instituição que cumpre os requisitos de referência. Sendo estes requisitos de referência obrigatórios nos mercados onde o banco atua, o banco decidiu optar pelo abandono dos Princípios do Equador, também pela sua adesão apresentar custos adicionais para o banco. This work aims to understand the reasons that led to the abandonment by the Millenium bcp bank of the Equator Principles, as well as the importance that these principles had as tool to the management of the credit risk, environmental risk and reputational risk in the field of Project Finance. The study was conducted to understand which were the reasons for the abandonment, which auditing was made of the years they were members, as well as the advantages that the Equator Principles bring. The opinion of the Millenium bcp Bank was collected through an interview with the Director of Sustainability, and the Director of the Project Finance, the two main areas of this study. With the achievement of this study, it was concluded in case of Millennium bcp, the gains of a membership to this type of tools would be practically null, being only beneficial shed a reputation, reinforcing the image of the bank as an institution that meets the standard requirements. Since these reference mandatory requirements in the markets where the bank operates, the bank decided to opt for the abandonment of the Equator Principles, also for its membership present additional costs to the bank.

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Gallon, François. "Collégialité & Subsidiarité : un principe-dual pour l'action - Des organisations durables dans un environnement complexe." Thesis, Châtenay-Malabry, Ecole centrale de Paris, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013ECAP0075/document.

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La problématique de la thèse est relative à la gouvernance d’entreprise. Elle s’interroge sur la collégialité et la subsidiarité comme principes d’action. Les deux notions ont tout d’abord été abordées sous l’angle de leur clarification, resituées notamment dans le contexte socio-historique de leur émergence. Une enquête par questionnaire est effectuée auprès de salariés de l’organisation ayant servi de support aux études de terrain, un Groupe industriel. Une enquête complémentaire, réalisée auprès d’une organisation externe au Groupe a enrichi les résultats. Le traitement via l’analyse factorielle des correspondances met en évidence des différences significatives entre les éléments clefs des définitions théoriques de la collégialité et de la subsidiarité et ceux associés à ces notions par des acteurs des organisations étudiées. Deux études de terrain ont été conduites : la réalisation d’une monographie d'une filiale, est basée sur des collectes d’informations continues pendant dix ans, et une observation de terrain relative à une organisation en mode projet. Cette dernière est complétée par une étude par questionnaire, sur la mise en œuvre au quotidien de la collégialité et de la subsidiarité. La mise en perspective des deux études montre principalement que l'utilisation de la collégialité contribue à une création de valeur économique et sociale. Elle souligne également l'importance du dirigeant en tant que figure d'autorité et sa responsabilité première quant à l'établissement d'un niveau de confiance initial qui s’avère indispensable pour la mise en œuvre effective de la collégialité au sein des équipes. Enfin, nous confirmons que la collégialité et la subsidiarité utilisées comme un principe-dual pour l'action contribuent à la prise en compte, par les acteurs, de la complexité de l'environnement de l'organisation dans une perspective de développement durable The issue of this thesis is relating to business governance. It enquires about corporate management and subsidiarity as principles for action. As a first step, both concepts were addressed with a view to their clarification, and situated in the socio-historical context in which they emerged. A questionnaire-based inquiry was made among employees of the reference business selected for on-site studies, namely an industrial group. The results were enhanced by a supplementary inquiry carried out in a business outside the group. The processing, made through the factorial analysis of correspondences, highlights significant differences between key elements of the theoretical definitions of corporate management and of subsidiarity, as well as those associated to them by agents of the businesses under study. Two on-site studies were conducted: the writing up of a monograph on one branch of the group, based on continuous information collecting over a ten years period, and one on-site survey relating to a business in its project phase. This survey was complemented with a questionnaire-based survey about the day-to-day implementation of corporate management and subsidiarity. Considering both studies from a common angle mainly reveals that using corporate management contributes to creating economic and social value. Furthermore, the importance of the manager as an authoritative character is highlighted, as well as his primary responsibility in establishing the initial level of confidence that proves to be indispensable for the effective implementation of corporate management inside the teams. Finally, we confirm that corporate management and subsidiarity, when used as a dual-principle, contribute to the taking into account by the actors of the complexity of the business’s environment in a sustainable development perspective

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Wolford, Debra Walls. "Effective Leadership Practices in the Sustainability of Professional Learning Communities in Two Elementary Schools." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1359.

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the leadership practices of principals who sustain professional learning communities. The study was conducted using semistructured interviews with 2 elementary school principals from a noted professional learning community district in Henderson, Kentucky. A Professional Learning Community Assessment Survey was completed by the teachers in both elementary schools. Photographs of each school and a review of school documents triangulated the research of these 2 professional learning communities. In interviews the principals described their roles in: (1) defining a professional learning community or PLC, (2) supporting and sustaining a PLC, (3) supporting professional dialogue opportunities in a PLC, and (4) identifying shareholders as an essential element in successful professional learning communities. The teacher surveys helped to confirm the principals' perceptions and the roles of the principals in supporting and sustaining a professional learning community. The teachers defined the principal's role in supporting and sustaining a professional learning community as (1) involving staff in decisions, (2) incorporating teachers' advice to make decisions, (3) providing staff members access to key information, (4) the principal being proactive, (5) enabling staff members to initiate change, (6) sharing responsibility and rewards, (7) sharing power and authority, and (8) promoting and nurturing leadership. The effective leadership practices of both principals support successful and sustainable professional learning communities. The triangulation of data reinforced these conclusions: (1) both principals have effective leadership practices that support and sustain a PLC, (2) the majority of teachers from both schools who participated in the survey overwhelmingly approve of the leadership practices of their principals, (3) continued improvement in student assessment results over a period of years support the practices of the principals, and (4) effective leadership practices strengthen the professional learning concept of supporting and encouraging continued student and teacher progress. The results from this study were intended as a reference for principals and school districts concerning the effective practices of principals to support and sustain professional learning communities.

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