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Søraa, Roger Andre, Håkon Fyhn, and Jøran Solli. "Energy consultants calculating sustainability for residential buildings." Facilities 37, no. 11/12 (August 5, 2019): 825–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-02-2017-0014.

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PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the role of a particular energy calculator in enhancing the energy efficiency of existing homes by asking how this calculator was developed and how it is domesticated by craftspeople working as energy consultants.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on qualitative interviews with users and producers of the energy calculator (n= 22), as well as participation in energy consultation training.FindingsThe paper finds that, in the energy calculator, there is a striking lack of connection between the domestication and script because of lack of energy consultants’ involvement in the design and implementation process.Practical implicationsThe enrolment of energy consultants as energy calculator users earlier in and throughout the design process could be valuable in making the transition to an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly building sector.Social implicationsThe paper argues for recognition of the role of energy consultants, especially craftspeople, as participants in the design process for tools of governance. This is a call to acknowledge the value of particular skills and experiences possessed by craftspeople doing home consultation.Originality/valueBy understanding the intricate developer–user synchronicity in tools developed for upgrading the building sector, energy mitigation can be made more effective.
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Draisey, Ian. "Consultants' corner." Refocus 3, no. 1 (January 2002): 44–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1471-0846(02)80012-9.

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Draisey, Ian. "Consultants' corner." Refocus 3, no. 2 (March 2002): 46–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1471-0846(02)80028-2.

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Draisey, Ian. "Consultants' corner." Refocus 3, no. 3 (May 2002): 62–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1471-0846(02)80046-4.

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Fitzgerald, Katherine, Philip Yates, Jonathan Benger, and Adrian Harris. "The psychological health and well-being of emergency medicine consultants in the UK." Emergency Medicine Journal 34, no. 7 (October 21, 2016): 430–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-205246.

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ObjectiveTo explore the experience of psychological distress and well-being in emergency medicine (EM) consultants.MethodsA qualitative, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study based on 1:1 semistructured interviews with EM consultants working full time in EDs across South West England. Eighteen EM consultants were interviewed across five EDs, the mean (SD) age of participants being 43.17 (5.8) years. The personal meanings that participants attached to their experiences were inductively analysed.ResultsThe analysis formed three superordinate themes: systemic pressures, physical and mental strain and managing the challenges. Pressures within the ED and healthcare system contributed to participants feeling undervalued and unsatisfied when working in an increasingly uncontrollable environment. Participants described working intensely to meet systemic demands, which inadvertently contributed to a diminishing sense of achievement and self-worth. Consultants perceived their experience of physical and emotional strain as unsustainable, as it negatively impacted; functioning at work, relationships, personal well-being and the EM profession. Participants described how sustainability as an EM consultant could be promoted by social support from consultant colleagues and the ED team, and the opportunity to develop new roles and support ED problem solving at an organisational level. These processes supported a stigma-reducing means of promoting psychological well-being.ConclusionsEM consultants experience considerable physical and mental strain. This strain is dynamically related to consultants' experiences of diminishing self-worth and satisfaction, alongside current sociopolitical demands on EM services. Recognising the psychological experiences and needs of EM consultants and promoting a sustainable EM consultant role could benefit individual psychological well-being and the delivery of emergency care.
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Telles, Beatriz M., Leandro Petrokas, and Marcus H. Nakagawa. "Sustainability Trends and Implementation in Academy and Consulting." Journal on Innovation and Sustainability. RISUS ISSN 2179-3565 3, no. 3 (November 15, 2012): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.24212/2179-3565.2012v3i3p3-17.

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Sustainable development and sustainable shareholder value gain are terms increasingly being worked in the academic and corporate worlds. Based on the Sustainable Shareholder Value Model, by Hart and Milstein (2004), along with research by Sgarbi et al (2008) and Telles (2011), this paper verifies and compares if the jargons from Sgarbi (2008) are being used by professors from PUC-SP and by professionals and consultants in Brazilian companies, in addition to verifying how these professionals and consultants classify these jargons for the next two decades. The conclusion shows that the distribution of jargons from Sgarbi (2008) over the quadrants by Hart and Milstein (2004) are balanced both by professors and by sustainability professionals and consultants. Both the future on the next two decades and the quadrant with highest frequency percentage are related to present topics, externally to the company.
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Zainul Abidin, Nazirah, and Nadia Alina Amir Shariffuddin. "Engaging consultants in green projects: exploring the practice in Malaysia." Smart and Sustainable Built Environment 8, no. 1 (April 1, 2019): 80–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-06-2018-0033.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of engaging key project consultants for the development of green projects in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach is adopted in this research using the face-to-face semi-structured interview process with 18 respondents consisting of developers and architects of green projects that have obtained green certification by the Malaysian Green Building Index. Findings The engagement of consultants is divided into three stages: engagement method; consultant selection method; and evaluation process. The engagement method can be initiated by the client or through the architect. The direct selection is the preferred strategy in engaging architects, while open strategy is commonly adopted for engaging other key consultants. The evaluation process consists of request for proposal evaluation and negotiation before appointment is awarded. In addition, there are four main criteria in selecting the consultants: client’s preference, fee flexibility, green project requirement and consultant firm’s internal strengths. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the Malaysian context and based on the engagement of main consultants in green development projects and, thus, cannot be generalised to other consultants’ engagement in conventional projects. Practical implications This research presents the process that can contribute to better planning, controlling and management of the consultants’ engagement process. The selection criteria shall form a reference in selecting the most suitable consultants for the project. Originality/value This study attempts to understand how consultants are engaged in green projects, an important management stage in project initiation, but has received little attention in the past.
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Peters, Gary F., and Andrea M. Romi. "The Association between Sustainability Governance Characteristics and the Assurance of Corporate Sustainability Reports." AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory 34, no. 1 (July 1, 2014): 163–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/ajpt-50849.

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SUMMARY This study provides evidence on whether sustainability-oriented corporate governance mechanisms impact the voluntary assurance of corporate sustainability reports. Specifically, we consider the presence and characteristics of environmental committees on the Board of Directors and a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) among the management team. When examining assurance services, we make a distinction between those services performed by professional accountants, consultants, and internal auditors. We find that the presence of a CSO is positively associated with corporate sustainability report assurance services, and this association increases when the CSO has sustainability expertise. Supporting the position that some firms establish sustainability-related governance merely to conform to socially desired behavior, we find that only those environmental committees containing directors with related expertise influence the likelihood of adopting sustainability assurance. Presently, environmental committees with greater expertise appear to prefer the higher-quality assurance services of professional accounting firms. Expert CSOs, on the other hand, prefer assurance services from their peers with sustainability expertise, as evidenced by their choice to employ consultants. When analyzing firms' environmental contextual characteristics, we find that firms employing a CSO and exhibiting poor environmental performance, relative to other firms in their industry, prefer to report sustainability results without assurance. While we do find that larger firms in the U.S. are significantly less likely to employ assurance, this result decreases over time. Further, we provide initial evidence that the value-relevance of sustainability assurance is increasing with time.
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Tayeh, Bassam A., Yazan I. Abu Aisheh, and Ibrahim O. Abuzuhri. "Factors Affecting Sustainability Performance during the Construction Stage in Building Projects-Consultants’ Perspective." Open Construction and Building Technology Journal 14, no. 1 (February 18, 2020): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874836802014010017.

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Background: The construction industry significantly contributes towards enriching human inhabitation within the built environment. However, the industry generates one-third of the world’s carbon emissions per annum (a major contributor to climate change). In response, a sustainable construction development agenda has been propagated by governments worldwide. Objective: This research investigates the factors affecting sustainability performance during the construction stage of building projects in the Gaza Strip from consultants’ viewpoint. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 35 consultants, and 31 completed questionnaires were returned, representing a response rate of 88.57%. A total of 55 variables were considered in this study and listed within three thematic factor groups, namely, economic, social and environmental factors. Data collected were analysed using factor analysis and relative important index within the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (v22). Results: Results indicated that the most influential factors are i) Economic: professional fees of engineers and consultants, energy cost and use of full equipment capacity; ii) Social: availability of knowledge and skills in the labour force, increased burden on infrastructure as a result of the use and depletion of natural resources and public awareness; and iii) Environmental: environmental regulations, pollution generation and waste generation. Conclusion: Lack of awareness about economic and social sustainability was found due to the traditional definition of environmental sustainability and the upper and indirect super-vision of consultants to the construction stage.
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Diouf, Dominique, and Olivier Boiral. "The quality of sustainability reports and impression management." Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30, no. 3 (March 20, 2017): 643–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-04-2015-2044.

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Purpose The purpose of this research is to analyze the perceptions of stakeholders – more specifically, socially responsible investment (SRI) practitioners – of the quality of sustainability reports using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on 33 semi-structured interviews carried out with different stakeholders and experts (e.g. consultants, fund managers, analysts, consultants) in the field of SRI in Canada. Findings The perceptions of SRI practitioners shed more light on the elastic and uncertain application of the GRI principles in determining the quality of sustainability reports. Their perceptions tend to support the argument that sustainability reports reflect the impression management strategies used by companies to highlight the positive aspects of their sustainability performance and to obfuscate negative outcomes. Originality/value First, undertake empirical research on stakeholders’ perceptions – which have been largely overlooked – of the quality of sustainability reports. Second, shed new light on the impression management strategies used in sustainability reporting. Third, show the reflexivity and the degree of skepticism of practitioners with regard to the reliability of information on sustainability performance.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Sustainability Consultants"

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Johnson, Whitney E. "AN INTERNSHIP WITH YRG SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1239666310.

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Gelfgren, Viktoria, and Brinkmann Christoffer Högbom. "The Strategy of Using Consultants for Sustainable Business Development Within SMEs." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48995.

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Problem: A decisive majority of Swedish firms are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and studies indicate that most of these lack, among other things, financial resources, which often limit smaller firms from implementing sustainable practices. Since SMEs compete with larger enterprises, with more established departments and therefore, they cannot strategize their sustainability work to the same extent. The problem emerges when requirements from stakeholders, based on the 2030 agenda, cannot be met due to lacking organizational abilities. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding of how sustainability consultants support SMEs in their sustainable development work. The research, therefore, investigated the practical processes of consultants when they work with SMEs. The varying processes between sustainability consultants will also be investigated, so similarities and differences can be discovered in their processes. Method: The research conducted follows a grounded theory, an exploratory approach, an abductive research design, all under an interpretive philosophy. The primary data collected consists of semi-structured interviews with sustainability consultants in the Jönköping area. Following the grounded theory, this included three stages of analysis namely open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. During selective coding, it is critical to use an abductive design to ground the empirical findings in existing literature and theory. The analyzed findings were thereafter transformed into a proposed model which is supported by both the empirical findings and theory. Conclusion: Sustainability consultants can support SMEs with their knowledge and expertise when developing sustainable business practices in smaller firms. This research also contributes to a proposed model that shows the process for SMEs and further explains how SMEs and consultants can work together to develop strategic goals for regenerative firms. However, it is noted that contextual factors and specific gains in knowledge cannot be conveyed in a model. Although, describing the processes of knowledge transfer using an adaption of agile methodology was found suitable for this study. Conclusively, the model’s success is highly based on contextual factors such as firm maturity and the knowledge of the consultant in the specific field under development.
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Fitzgerald, Katherine. "The psychological health of emergency medicine consultants." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/15560.

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Objective—To explore the experience of psychological distress and wellbeing in emergency medicine (EM) consultants. Methods— A qualitative, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study based on interviews with EM consultants working in emergency departments (EDs) across South West England. 18 EM consultants were interviewed, representing a response rate of 54.55% across 5 EDs. The mean (SD) age of participants was 43.17 (5.8) years. All participants worked full-time as EM consultants, with the average years-in-role being 7.64 (5.76). The personal meanings that participants attached to their experiences were inductively analysed and explored alongside their perceived psychological health. Results— The analysis formed three super-ordinate themes: systemic pressures, physical and mental strain, and managing the challenges. Pressures within the ED and healthcare system contributed to participants feeling undervalued and unsatisfied when working in an increasingly uncontrollable environment. Participants described working intensely to meet systemic demands, which inadvertently contributed to a diminishing sense of achievement and self-worth. Consultants perceived their experience of physical and emotional strain as unsustainable, as it negatively impacted: functioning at work, relationships, personal wellbeing and the EM profession. Sustainability was promoted by the presence of social support and through evolving with the consultant role. Conclusions— EM consultants experience considerable physical and mental strain. This strain is dynamically related to consultants' experiences of diminishing self-worth and satisfaction, alongside current socio-political demands on EM services. Recognising the psychological experience and needs of EM consultants through promoting a sustainable EM consultant role could have wide-reaching benefits for the delivery of emergency care and physician wellbeing.
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Selhammer, Amanda. "Towards a sustainable future of apparel : Perspectives from Swedish clothing brands and sustainable fashion consultants." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158183.

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The manner in which clothing is designed, produced and used is responsible for major negative impacts on the environment as well as major ethical and social issues on a global scale. The increased concern for sustainability issues in the industry is similarly argued to have led to transformations of the business context of apparel companies, that have been shown to increasingly incorporate sustainability in their corporate strategies. This thesis focuses on sustainability strategies of Swedish clothing brands operating in the global apparel and fashion industry, with the aim to explore the topic of sustainability in relation to the Swedish apparel industry. Through qualitative interviews with sustainability managers and consultants working within the industry, it explores the drivers for working with sustainability as well as main challenges for achieving sustainability within the apparel industry. The results show that the concept of sustainability is indeed highly complex and broad in regard to the design, production and use of clothes. Companies are influenced by many factors that drive change towards sustainability. The future of the apparel sector is believed to be increasingly affected by new ideas to produce and indeed also consume clothes that challenge the dominating linear system. In conclusion, the industry faces many challenges concerning sustainability, but the proactive approaches by apparel companies seem to create new opportunities for change. Also, the anticipated further increase in interest for sustainability in society and subsequently among consumers and other actors may stimulate further advancements of the strategic responses among apparel companies.
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Kihlström, Anne, and Klara-Lotta Larsson. "Integrating Sustainability : A study of consultants’ translation of the Integrated Reporting framework in a Swedish context." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-255942.

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The present study examines how legitimacy is created in consultants’ translation of the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework in a Swedish context. The aim was to understand which logics from the sociology of worth (SOW) the consultants’ translation of the IR framework will build on in making it a legitimate practice in a Swedish context. The study employed three aspects presented by Patriotta et al. (2011), where actors provide justifications in order to attain legitimacy, to describe the translation process. Boltanski and Thévenot’s SOW was applied to discern what logics that were present and compromised upon in the translation process to make the IR framework a legitimate practice in a Swedish context.  The present study mainly found the logics of fame, industrial and market, but other logics was also found in the process of making a legitimate translation of the IR framework by the consultants. Thus resulting in a broad compromise of logics, generating potentially vague and ambiguous statements of sustainability. If integrated reporting is the future for corporate reporting, then these dominating logics in the translation of the IR framework might set the tone for the sustainability reporting that will be spread by consultants in a Swedish context.
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Palm, Rebecca, and Maja Sieczko. "Transitioning Towards the Regenerative Business Phase : An exploratory study of SMEs from the perspective of sustainability consultants." Thesis, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52776.

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Background: The importance of sustainability is growing; however, the mindset of many businesses remains in the profit-driven take-make-waste economy, aiming for limitless growth. Humanity cannot continue with business-as-usual, and a paradigm shift must occur to ensure a future for the planet. SMEs represent 99% of the businesses in the EU, and to ensure a safer tomorrow for all, they need to evolve to reach sustainable development and capture the opportunities of regenerative strategies. Nevertheless, regenerative business practices are not widely appropriated in practice. Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explore the phenomenon of regenerative businesses on SME level through the perspective of Swedish sustainability consultants. The authors aim to gain an understanding of the transformation processes in order to investigate if SMEs can reach a regenerative stage and, if so, how? Method: The study was conducted with an inductive qualitative approach under the interpretivism paradigm, and a multiple case study approach was chosen to best capture the phenomenon. The primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews with sustainability consultants from various SMEs in Sweden, and a thematic data analysis was conducted to interpret the empirical findings to relate them to the theories presented. Conclusion: The findings pointed to eight factors that enable and restrict SMEs in transitioning to a regenerative phase. Internally, SMEs are impacted in their transition by the mindset, values, sustainability awareness, strategy and communication, and the organizational structure of the business. In addition, the main external factors influencing the transition are the ambiguity regarding the sustainability concept and pressure from various stakeholders. The findings also highlighted the interconnectedness of the factors and the importance of a paradigm shift to whole systems thinking.
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Willetts, Richard. "Investigating the multiple influences affecting sustainability in a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/13640.

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Sustainability has been an issue receiving growing attention in the past decade and the construction sector has not escaped notice. There has been a response at both the Government and industry level, to the agenda; with agreement that the industry must address sustainability by acting to minimise its impacts on both the environment and society. While much focus has been placed on how to minimise these impacts in the building sector, far less attention has been given to the infrastructure sector. Again while attention has been given to the construction process and acknowledging the potential for maximising impact reduction at the design stage, the focus given to the relationship between sustainability and consultant engineers has been limited. This research sets out to understand the influences affecting sustainability in a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, with an emphasis on the environment and the design stage. Utilising a selection of research methods (i.e. case studies, archival analysis, interviews, causal loops and questionnaires) an understanding was developed illustrating the influence that clients, strategic and operational organisational issues, policy and engineers knowledge, have on implementing sustainability. Relating the research to the existing literature, it was possible to propose a number of interventions to promote the integration of sustainability within a consultancy.
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Arslan, Bercis. "Ecological Sustainability in Software Development : The Case of a Technical Consultancy Firm." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-297243.

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Sustainability in the software and Information Technology (IT) industry has previously been discussed by practitioners mostly with a focus on maintainability and extensibility. In turn, the ecological and environmental dimensions of sustainability have been neglected. Previous research has shown that there are obstacles in the industry in terms of knowledge, experience, and support. Lack of knowledge stems from a lack of tools to detect and determine factors that affect environmental sustainability in software development, such as energy consumption. Furthermore, examining employees’motivations, attitudes, and discretionary behaviours is important to understand how implementation can be enabled and sustained. The purpose of this study is to find practices and tools for achieving environmental sustainability in software development as well as understanding what factors are hindering software engineers from adopting sustainable practices and tools that already exist. A qualitative single case study was conducted with semi-structured interviews as the primary method for data collection. The interviews were performed with individuals with various roles within software engineering as well as their managers. The findings show that the focus on environmental sustainability in software development is insufficient as for now. Practices, such as, reduction of CPU cycles and inactivating idle programs are suggested as environmentally friendly. Additionally, the findings display hinders in areas such as responsibility, requirements, and knowledge. Organizations and their stakeholders have to prioritize and work against these hindrances in order to succeed with environmental efforts.
Hållbarhet inom mjukvaru- och Informationsteknologi (IT) -industrin har tidigare diskuterats av utövare mestadels med ett fokus på underhållning och tillbyggnad av mjukvara. Den ekologiska och miljömässiga hållbarheten har därför blivit försummad. Tidigare forskning har påvisat att det finns hinder i industrin gällande kunskap, erfarenhet, och stöd. Brist på kunskap härrör från en brist på verktyg för att upptäcka och fastställa faktorer som påverkar miljömässig hållbarhet inom mjukvaruutveckling, så som energiförbrukning. Dessutom, att undersöka de anställdas motivationer, attityder, och beteende är viktigt för att förstå hur en implementation kan möjliggöras samt upprätthållas. Syftet med denna studie är att hitta praktiker och verktyg för att uppnå miljömässig hållbarhet inom mjukvaruutveckling samt att förstå vilka faktorer som hindrar mjukvaruutvecklare att uppta hållbara principer och verktyg som redan existerar. Studien är genomfört som en kvalitativ fallstudie med semistrukturerade intervjuer som primär metod för datainsamling. Intervjuerna var genomförda med individer inom olika roller för mjukvaruutveckling samt deras chefer. Resultatet visar på att det finns ett otillräckligt fokus på miljömässig hållbarhet inom mjukvaruutveckling för tillfället. Praktiker så som reduktion av CPU cykler och inaktivering av program på tomgång (idle programs) är antydda att vara hållbara ur ett miljöperspektiv. Dessutom visar resultatet på att det finns hinder inom områden såsom ansvar, krav, och kunskap. Organisationer och deras intressenter behöver prioritera och arbeta mot dessa hinder för att lyckas med miljömässiga insatser.
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Evans, Angelette M. "Long-Term Sustainability of Surgical Operational Improvements Post Consultancy| A Multiple Case Study Analysis." Thesis, Northcentral University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10288881.

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United States hospitals are faced with fulfilling the triple aim, which require high quality, safe practices, and at lowered cost. The payment model for the Center of Medicaid and Medicare Services and many commercial payers has moved toward a fee-for-value based model, which was a deviation from the traditional fee-for-service system. The new models are either incentivizing healthcare providers for achieving or exceeding quality, safety, and service outcomes; or penalizing them for not adding value or achieving expected outcomes. Ultimately, hospitals are required to be efficient and bend the cost curve or suffer the consequences in their fiscal performance. Surgical services are hospital departments that have the potential to achieve the highest net revenue if efficiency is achieved and sustained. Hospital leaders often contract consultants to support business process change (BPC) efforts with the main goal of attaining long-term sustainable improvements to their operational processes through effective knowledge management. The following study was a retrospective examination of the BPC initiative through the perspectives of a cross section of two case sites surgical service members. The researcher compared and contrasted the surgical team’s perceptions of their BPC execution, their journey, and the post initiative performance. Questionnaires, interviews, and document collection were used to collect a rich overview of the BPC phenomenon. The data showed that there are multiple factors that influenced the long-term culture of change, which included transformational leadership, effective knowledge management, and the prioritization of the change initiative. In addition, the participants implied that physician leadership is required to achieve behavioral alignment to expected performance. The outcome of this research resulted in the following recommendations to direct future research. First, further investigation is needed to determine if the Lean methodology is an effective approach to business process change for healthcare organizations, or are there other methods that would prove more beneficial for the healthcare arena. Second, there needs to be more investigation on how healthcare systems can optimize knowledge management processes for retention and transition so when key leaders and knowledge experts leave organizational learning continues. Lastly, there needs to be further investigation into physician leaders’ influence on business process change, which would include a gap assessment of their current clinical competencies against the business acumen domain of healthcare administration, operational management, and business development.

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Dul, Anna, and Johanna Velin. "How Do Leadership Behaviours Affect Employee Attitudes Towards Sustainability? A case study on IT consultancy Cybercom." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23091.

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While managers increasingly see the importance of corporate social responsibility, incorporating it in the business often fails (Keys et al., 2009). Organizational sustainability performance can improve if employees have positive attitudes towards sustainability (Wang et al., 2011). This thesis aims to explore how different leadership behaviours in case company Cybercom have influenced the attitudes of its employees. New analytical tools are developed for analysing the data collected through interviews with employees at Cybercom. The findings indicate several connections between the leadership behaviours studied, and the attitudinal components. One main finding was that all four leadership behaviours in Cybercom had, to a certain extent, led to the affective outcome of feeling that sustainability was more important, the cognitive outcome of learning about the business perspective of sustainability, and the behavioural outcome of communicating more or differently about sustainability. It is concluded that Cybercom has helped shape its employees’ attitudes through various factors such as employee training, leaders acting as role models and motivators, written materials and workshops.The theoretical contributions of this paper consist of new knowledge in the field of leadership shaping employee attitudes, as well as new analytical tools. The practical contributions of this paper are managerial implications for Cybercom.
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Books on the topic "Sustainability Consultants"

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Association, Local Government, Great Britain. Improvement and Development Agency., and CAG Management Consultants, eds. Environmental capital, sustainability and housing growth: A report to the LGA by CAG Consultants. London: LGA, 1999.

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McWilliams, Abagail, Deborah E. Rupp, Donald S. Siegel, Günter K. Stahl, and David A. Waldman, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198802280.001.0001.

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Corporate social responsibility (henceforth, CSR) continues to grow as a topic of interest in academia, business, and government. This handbook reflects recent developments in the field, incorporating new psychological and organizational perspectives on this important, interdisciplinary topic. Highlights of the handbook include chapters by leading scholars in entrepreneurship, international business, law, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, and strategy who examine micro-based research in CSR, environmental social responsibility and sustainability, strategic CSR, connections between CSR and entrepreneurship (e.g. social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship for and by disadvantaged groups), the role of activists and non-governmental organizations in CSR, and recent improvements in methods and data analysis in CSR research. This handbook is a must for all CSR researchers, consultants, and practitioners.
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Book chapters on the topic "Sustainability Consultants"

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James, Lowellyne. "Underwood Consultants." In Management Systems and Performance Frameworks for Sustainability, 155–80. 1 Edition. | New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315626277-6.

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Cousins, Debbie. "Implementing Environmental and Social Risk Management on the Ground: Interfaces Between Clients, Investment Banks, Multi-laterals, Consultants and Contractors: A Case Study from the EBRD." In CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, 81–107. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10311-2_5.

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Hassall, John. "Systemic Approaches and Contingent Actions in Consultancy Intervention." In Systems for Sustainability, 137–40. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0265-8_24.

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Bathgate, Ian K. "The Role of the Consultant in Enterprise Development." In Enterprise Development in SMEs and Entrepreneurial Firms, 88–113. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2952-3.ch005.

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Business failure crisis is not a new phenomenon. The competitive dynamism to which businesses are susceptible exposes free economic agents to the vagaries of the marketplace, encompassing problems of growth, sustainability, and paradoxically, failure. However, the problems are more exacerbated in small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) than large businesses, which is why they have continued to experience disproportionately high failure rates. Set against this background, this chapter focuses on the role of early consultancy intervention in securing sustainable development of SMEs. It does this by analysing SME growth strategies with respect to the interface with consultants. Using the ‘embedded case study’ approach and leaning significantly on the author’s consultancy undertakings with SMEs in the UK, the chapter provides refreshing perspectives on the nature of consultancy, strategic options open to SMEs, entrepreneurial competences and characteristics, the need for consultants, and an assessment of role effectiveness in the SME sector.
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Robinson, Herbert. "A Knowledge Management Framework to Manage Intellectual Capital for Corporate Sustainability." In Strategic Intellectual Capital Management in Multinational Organizations, 119–35. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-679-2.ch007.

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The significant development in knowledge management (KM) literature in recent years is a reflection of the growing interest to academics and practitioners/consultants involved in organisational change and business transformation. Knowledge is a major source of competitive advantage and knowledge assets/intellectual capital has to be managed effectively. The importance of implementing a knowledge management strategy to understand the relationship between physical and intellectual capital, to increase the market value of organisations and achieve corporate sustainability is examined. Using case studies of construction organisations and applying the STEPS knowledge management framework, it was found that there is a greater need for multinational organisations to implement KM. This is because they have knowledge that is diverse and geographically dispersed across a network of organisations. It is concluded that knowledge management has a catalytic role in developing intellectual capital to achieve corporate sustainability. The STEPS framework will enable multinational organisations to identify the reform, resource implications and the results of KM activities.
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Agostini, Marisa, Ericka Costa, and Carlo Bagnoli. "The Role of Small and Medium Practices in the Sustainability Reporting of Italian Small and Medium Enterprises." In Maintaining Sustainable Accounting Systems in Small Business, 1–23. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5267-3.ch001.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a prominent role in both the European and the Italian economies, but their approach towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability is still underdeveloped. The reasons are mainly related to perceived low economic returns, lack of enforced compliance of the legislation, limited financial and practical support. In overcoming these problems, the role of small and medium practices (SMPs) can be determinant due to the relationship between SMEs and their (not only accounting) consultants. This chapter focuses on SMPs' role in promoting SMEs' initiatives and also considers the academic debate about their sustainability reporting. The investigation of this stream of research and the results of a web survey (involving SMPs in the Northeast of Italy) emphasize how SMPs can support SMEs' sustainable practices and reporting.
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Agostini, Marisa, Ericka Costa, and Carlo Bagnoli. "The Role of Small and Medium Practices in the Sustainability Reporting of Italian Small and Medium Enterprises." In Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival, 452–74. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch023.

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a prominent role in both the European and the Italian economies, but their approach towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability is still underdeveloped. The reasons are mainly related to perceived low economic returns, lack of enforced compliance of the legislation, limited financial and practical support. In overcoming these problems, the role of small and medium practices (SMPs) can be determinant due to the relationship between SMEs and their (not only accounting) consultants. This chapter focuses on SMPs' role in promoting SMEs' initiatives and also considers the academic debate about their sustainability reporting. The investigation of this stream of research and the results of a web survey (involving SMPs in the Northeast of Italy) emphasize how SMPs can support SMEs' sustainable practices and reporting.
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Kacirek, Kit, and Jules K. Beck. "Challenges in International Consulting." In Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training, 726–45. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch053.

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This case study examines how an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) sought leadership development in response to organizational challenges of accelerated growth and increased employee turnover aggravated by physical separation, political and legal issues associated with operating in fifty-one countries on five continents. This case study is based on the partnership between a team of academic consultants and key stakeholders in the NGO. We explore the dynamic role and changing requirements that evolved over the course of a three-year relationship with the organization as it tried to address issues of precipitous growth and program sustainability.
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Baporikar, Neeta, and Rosalia Fotolela. "Strategic Brand Management in SMEs for Competitive Advantage." In Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival, 846–66. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch042.

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This study aimed to explore how SME owner-managers perceive their roles in marketing and brand management as a strategic approach to enhance their competitiveness to ensure profits, growth, and sustainability. For any organization to grow and thrive it is essential to become customers first choice and for that it is critical to communicate their brand content through effective and strategic brand management. Hence, adopting a qualitative, exploratory approach, 10 owner-managers of SMEs and entrepreneurs in Windhoek, Namibia, were interviewed using semi-structured in-depth interview protocol. Findings reflect that SME brand strategies both in modern and traditional aspects enhance company growth. The study also proposes a framework that is of practical significance for future entrepreneurs, SMEs and brand consultants to enable SMEs to create and develop their brands for better and competitive positioning in the markets. The unique contribution of this study is how SME-focused brand strategies can act as a driver and provide impetus to profits, growth, and sustainability.
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Gamez, Jorge Alberto, and Carolina Aguirre. "Management Practices and Their Impact on Performance." In Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Competitive Strategy in Family Business, 63–87. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8012-6.ch004.

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Business skills are based on the quality of management, which guarantees the ability of people to incorporate technology and manage the necessary changes in order to adapt to various forms of competition. Colombia is below the Latin American average in management practices. Large companies have access to the best managers while SMEs do not, and this is reflected on their performance. The birth of companies does not imply the automatic renewal of the business fabric because there are problems of management capacity. In this sample of the furniture sector in Bogota, the management practices of SMEs based on Blackman are presented. This sector is made up of 98% of SMEs with a good performance in obtaining benefits but low performance in competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability. Management practices are proposed based on participation, planning, innovation, the use of external consultants, and financial control.
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Conference papers on the topic "Sustainability Consultants"

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van Hemmen, Hendrik F. "Systems Design for Meeting New and Existing International Regulations." In SNAME Maritime Convention. SNAME, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5957/smc-2012-a05.

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The maritime industry is flooded with new regulations on a continual basis. These Regulations, in general, improve the safety and environmental sustainability of the industry. A reasonable argument can be made that the maritime industry leads the world in the adoption of international regulations and quite possibly is the international leader in environmental sustainability. The execution of these regulations falls squarely on the shoulders of the ship designers, the shipbuilders, the ship owners, the ship operators, the auditors (classification societies and consultants), and the enforcement of these regulations is the responsibility of the Flag States and the Port States. The last 30 or so years have shown quite a number of success stories in this execution/enforcement, but there continue to be some areas and even specific regulatory efforts that are problematic. Experience is starting to point towards specific systematic approaches that, once adopted, allow the execution and enforcement of international regulations to achieve faster convergence and, subsequently, faster stable adoption in the industry. This paper analyzes the system dynamic, provides specific examples, and provides a systematic approach and specific recommendations to all stake holders in achieving rapid and stable adoption of emerging international regulations. In particular this paper discusses overall environmental and associated system design and improvement, which is referred to as QESTH, and explores the use of Technical Memos in advancing the general state of the art. The concept of Tech Memos is explained by actual application in OWS issues and the advances in the state of the art in OWS and MARPOL compliance resulting from these tech memos are provided in this paper.
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Cremens, Olivier, Benoit Meulewaeter, Luai Al Kurdi, and Sami Bishara. "First operational ground floor building using load bearing 3D printed elements." In IABSE Congress, Christchurch 2021: Resilient technologies for sustainable infrastructure. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/christchurch.2021.0792.

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<p>Generally, 3D-printed buildings combine 3D-printing technology with reinforced concrete using 3D- printed elements as lost formwork or cladding elements rather than structural elements.</p><p>Thanks to the joint efforts of the Project Developer, Lead design and Construction Supervision Consultant (AECOM) and BESIX3D (Contractor) the first operational building with structural load bearing 3D-printed walls will be completed by early 2020 in Abu Dhabi (U.A.E).</p><p>The engineering design approach is based on ACI codes together with various tests results. From concept to execution, all steps focused on successfully integrating 3D-printed structural elements to minimize manpower, material and equipment to improve the sustainability of this pilot project leading the way for more durable construction in the future.</p>
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Di Bella, Francis A. "Gas Turbine Engine Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery Using Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle With Thermoelectric Generator Technology." In ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2015 Power Conference, the ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, and the ASME 2015 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2015-49059.

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This presentation will discuss the results of the feasibility analysis of a Brayton cycle-based, supercritical CO2 system that recovers waste heat from an MT30 gas turbine used in marine applications. The analysis also included the use of thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices that are one of several direct energy conversion methods known to be applicable to waste heat recovery. The analysis was conducted by Concepts NREC, in collaboration with the Maine Maritime Academy and their principal consultant, Thermoelectric Power Systems, LLC. The feasibility analysis was conducted under Navy SBIR Proposal Number N103-229-0533, entitled “Gas Turbine Engine Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery Shipboard Module Development”. The objective of the project was to improve the energy efficiency of the MT30 prime-mover power system for the Navy and other commercial vessels. The performance goal for the energy recovery system was to improve the fuel economy of the prime mover by 20% when significantly part-loaded.
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