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Arfa, Fatemeh Hedieh, Barbara Lubelli, Hielkje Zijlstra, and Wido Quist. "Criteria of “Effectiveness” and Related Aspects in Adaptive Reuse Projects of Heritage Buildings." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (January 22, 2022): 1251. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031251.
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Adaptive reuse (AR) of heritage buildings is a complex process due to the involvement of many actions and actors, which influence the results of the projects. The effectiveness of AR projects can be described by various criteria. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the criteria of effectiveness in AR projects with the final scope to guide and improve the AR process. A review of the jury reports of two highly prestigious awards in the Netherlands (NRP Golden Phoenix award) and Europe (Europa Nostra) has been conducted. In total, the reports of 48 cases have been reviewed. The five criteria mentioned in the regulations of the NRP award have been used to categorize the aspects mentioned in the jury reports of both awards. These criteria are: “social value creation”, “sublimation (both architectural and cultural aspects)”, “environmental sustainability”, “economic value creation”, and “innovation”. This review reveals that “social value creation” and “sublimation” are among the most highlighted criteria that the juries considered for the effectiveness of AR projects. Often aspects mentioned for these criteria overlap partially with those aspects mentioned in the criterion of “economic value creation”. This indicates that enhancement of the qualities of heritage buildings and their surroundings and improvement of the social values and the resulting positive economic effects are strictly interrelated. The overview of the criteria of effectiveness, as defined in this work, will serve as a basis for the investigation of the tools and methods which can be used in the AR process to achieve these criteria.
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Yu, Chunling, Toru Morotomi, and Haiping Yu. "What Influences Adoption of Green Award Criteria in a Public Contract? An Empirical Analysis of 2018 European Public Procurement Contract Award Notices." Sustainability 12, no. 3 (February 10, 2020): 1261. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031261.
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Green public procurement (GPP) is a policy tool aiming to achieve environmental protection and resource reservation via public procurement. After decades of adaptation, what promotes and hinders its uptake in public contracting remains difficult to discern. This research explores factors that influence the adoption of green award criteria, covering features of procurement procedures, purchasers, tenderers, and the business sectors through empirical analysis of Probit regression combined with a fixed term method. The data is contract award notices (CAN) from 33 countries in Europe in 2018. Our findings suggest that framework agreements, the medical products sector, the health and social services sector, and the business services sector are negatively correlated with whether a contract is green. On the other hand, the contract value, Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)coverage, joint procurement, competitive dialogue, negotiation with competition (with a call for competition), restricted procedure, transport equipment sector, and food sector can positively correlate with green contracts, or these factors increase the possibility of a contract being green. Explicit explanations on these relations are provided. This research identifies factors relating with and influencing the application of green award criteria in public contracts, which would inform public sectors on efficient resources allocation in terms of increasing green public procurement performance.
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Bovis, Christopher. "Public procurement in the EU: Jurisprudence and conceptual directions." Common Market Law Review 49, Issue 1 (February 1, 2012): 247–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/cola2012008.
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The present article reviews the emerging conceptual themes from the case law of the European Court of Justice which have triggered the revision of the public procurement Directives, and the alignment of the public procurement acquis with the Europe 2020 Growth Strategy. The Court's jurisprudence has instrumentally influenced the interpretation of public procurement legal concepts such as contracting authorities, the remit of selection and qualification criteria, the parameters for contracting authorities to use environmental and social considerations as award criteria and the principles which underpin the remedies in the award of public contracts. However, the exhaustive harmonization which is inherent in the public procurement directives has caused significant porosity and limitations in the effectiveness of the public procurement acquis. Service concessions, contracts awarded by a contracting authority to another contracting authority on the basis of exclusive rights, public-public partnerships and in-house contractual relations, and contracts which fall below the stipulated value thresholds all reflect upon the forthcoming reforms of the public procurement regime.
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van Berkel, Jacco Robbert Jan, and Fredo Schotanus. "The impact of “procurement with impact”: measuring the short-term effects of sustainable public procurement policy on the environmental friendliness of tenders." Journal of Public Procurement 21, no. 3 (November 4, 2021): 300–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jopp-10-2020-0070.
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Purpose This paper aims to study the short-term effects of a new procurement policy document on the inclusion of environmental requirements and green award criteria in tenders. The policy document is named “Procurement with Impact” and was released by the Dutch central government to further stimulate Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP). Design/methodology/approach Central government tenders were quantitatively analyzed in the six months prior and after the release of the new policy on their inclusion of environmental concerns. This judgment was made based on the role of environmental concerns in the requirements and the award criteria. As a control group, the same was done on a municipal level, for which the new policy document does not apply. Each of the four samples contained 60 tenders. Data was acquired via the European public procurement database TED. In the analysis, a chi-square test was used to measure whether a significant difference exists between the two periods for each group. Findings Results show that central government has procured in a more environmentally concerned way after the release of “Procurement with Impact.” Within a year, the number of green tenders conducted by central government significantly increased from 30% to 55%. No significant difference was found on a municipal level. Social implications SPP has received increasing attention over the past few decades but has not led to implementation of its principles in most public tenders. As SPP can have a major impact on a more sustainable and social society, it is important to understand how policy can influence the sustainability of tenders. The findings of our study show that “Procurement with impact” had a significant positive short-term effect on the inclusion of green award criteria and requirements in public tenders. Implementing similar SPP policies in other government sectors and other countries could have a substantial effect on the worldwide uptake of SPP. Originality/value “Procurement with Impact” contains a clear sustainable vision embracing the principles of SPP. This government policy takes into account several SPP barriers and drivers and satisfies several policy theory conditions. The authors show in the paper that this policy is an effective instrument for increasing the inclusion of environmental concerns in tenders. As the difference is already significant within a year, this could also reflect the readiness of tenderers to turn to SPP once there is a clear organization wide policy.
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Koliada, Nataliia, and Liliia Morhai. "THESES ON THE SCIENTIFIC DEGREE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY. QUALIFICATION 231 SOCIAL WORK. 2020 – 2021." Social work and social education, no. 2(7) (September 29, 2021): 331–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2618-0715.2(7).2021.244878.
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The authors generalize and systematize the themes of theses on the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the speciality 231 Social Work, protected in Ukraine in 2020-2021.
To inform the scientific community about the state of training and defence of Doctors of Philosophy in Social Work theses are submitted according to the following criteria: thesis theme; supervisor; date of defence; specialized academic council, council composition; the decision of the specialized scientific council on awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, approved by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; thesis abstract; list of published works on the theme of the thesis.
The source base for quantitative analysis of these themes in social work was: orders of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, thesis materials (theses, reviews of reviewers, official opponents, videos of the theses defence procedure), published on the official websites of higher education institutions, scientific institutions (according to the «Temporary procedure for experimenting to award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy»).
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MOKRYNSKA, Zoriana, and Iryna BOROVYK. "INFORMATION SUPPORT OF NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING IN A PANDEMIC." Herald of Khmelnytskyi National University. Economic sciences 304, no. 2(1) (March 18, 2022): 101–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/2307-5740-2022-304-2(1)-12.
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Dissemination of information on the principles of sustainable development implemented in the activities of enterprises and the results of non-financial reporting is usually through the web pages of enterprises. However, this is not the only platform for disseminating such information. Therefore, this article describes the main international platforms that can be used by enterprises. The dynamics of the number of non-financial reports in some European countries and Ukraine is analyzed. Trends and dynamics of the publication of certified non-financial reports in the world and Ukraine are determined. The article summarizes information on major competitions and awards for sustainable development cases and the best non-financial reports. In particular, the results of the selection of the best reports on sustainable development of the CR Reporting Awards 2021 are presented. The article presents the stages of this award, the criteria for selecting non-financial reports and the main nominations. The impact of COVID-19 on non-financial reporting of leading domestic enterprises is analyzed. It has been established that practical social cases related to the pandemic should be identified in the non-financial reporting of enterprises in the following areas: response to COVID-19, support during the pandemic, recovery and sustainability. Information on the results of the impact of COVID-19 on the indicators reflected in the non-financial statements is described. Our paper identifies shifts in the non-financial reporting of enterprises that, due to the pandemic impact, are more focused on social issues such as employee welfare, social welfare, occupational health and safety, and integration and equality. The need to provide reliable information presented in non-financial reporting in a pandemic is objectively justified by the need to increase the demand for social information. During various unforeseen crises, the information interests of stakeholders change. Therefore, to ensure sustainable development, the company needs to provide relevant social information reflected in non-financial statements that will maintain the trust of key stakeholders.
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Zopounidis, Constantin, Alexandros Garefalakis, Christos Lemonakis, and Ioannis Passas. "Environmental, social and corporate governance framework for corporate disclosure: a multicriteria dimension analysis approach." Management Decision 58, no. 11 (November 9, 2020): 2473–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2019-1341.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide to the Board of Directors and CEOs of a firm to be aware of and accountable for the information they provide to the public. As long as the quality of the companies’ public information is high, it will be able to retain its investors as well as to obtain new ones more easily.Design/methodology/approachThis paper introduces a Multi-Criteria Decision Aid (MCDA) tool with the use of the PROMETHEE II method to formulate an alternative aggregate ESG quality approach. We conduct comparisons in a sectorial and regional based perspective during different exam periods before and after the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in an attempt to provide a robust framework for corporate disclosure reporting.FindingsThe findings are of particular interest to both scholars and decision-makers, including providers of corporate governance indices and rating agencies. The innovation of this paper lies among others in using the MCDA method with the ESG framework, which proposes a combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria, enabling experienced and/or not experienced analysts to avoid manipulating techniques in business information.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample of companies based on the US and Europe companies incorporating only large-sized ones.Practical implicationsFindings are of particular interest to both scholars and decision-makers including providers of corporate governance indices and rating agencies.Social implicationsBetter understanding features pay key importance for increasing the “quality” information in firms financial statements, especially after the use of IFRS in reporting standards.Originality/valueThe authors proceed to analysis using a multiple perspective use that is decomposed into the following options: (a) Time-period oriented option, (b) Regional-oriented option and (c) Sectoral-oriented option respectively.
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Alameeri, Amal, Mian M. Ajmal, Matloub Hussain, and Petri Helo. "Sustainable management practices in UAE hotels." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 12, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 440–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-10-2017-0100.
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Purpose Sustainability has become an important objective for most organizations, as it is emerging as a competitive necessity. This study aims to develop a framework for the identification, categorization and prioritization of sustainable management practices (SMPs) in the hotel sector. Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review was conducted to identify SMPs in the service sector, and a survey tool was used to categorize and prioritize the most important practices based on expert opinion. An analytical hierarchical process (AHP) was used to prioritize the main criteria and sub-criteria of SMPs. The study is composed of 8 main criteria and 33 sub-criteria relevant to the hotel sector. Findings It is observed that employee management and government management take top priority under the main criteria, and policy requirements, customer culture and education and training were determined to be the three most relevant sub-criteria as SMPs for hotels in UAE. The results indicate that hotels mostly focus on economic sustainability; however, the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability are ignored in management practices. Research limitations/implications The results are derived from four- and five-star hotels and therefore cannot be generalized. In addition, future research on specific categories of hotels is needed in other countries. The current research model can be also applied in different types of companies in tourism and other sectors. Practical implications Hotel managers should exert greater effort with regard to the environmental and social dimensions of sustainability practices, as they are highly important. Internationally, there has been considerable debate with regard to these issues, and at present, customers are well aware of such social and environmental efforts. Originality/value This study offers original insights into the area of SMP in UAE, especially in the hotel sector.
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Fuentes-Bargues, José Luis, Mª José Bastante-Ceca, Pablo Sebastián Ferrer-Gisbert, and Mª Carmen González-Cruz. "Analysis of the Situation of Social Public Procurement of Works at the Valencian Region (Spain)." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (December 27, 2020): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010175.
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Construction is one of the most important sectors in terms of economic volume and number of employees. It represents approximately 10% of the Gross Domestic Product of the European Union and employs 7% of its total labour force. In a construction project, procurement is employed in many of the stages, so it can constitute an adequate mechanism to integrate sustainability initiatives. Research concerning economic aspects in procurement has always been present in the construction sector, whereas research related to environmental aspects has been gaining attention in the last years. Nevertheless, social aspects are still not very present in the literature on public procurement. The main objective of this research is to analyse the use of social criteria in public tendering processes of public works in the Valencian region of Spain. The results show that Valencian public entities include social criteria for the 11.7% of adjudicated public works. This value is very low when compared with other studies developed in different countries worldwide. Social criteria, just like in other cases, are used more frequently the larger the budget of the project and the longer the execution time. The average weight of social criteria for the tendering process is low (7.0 out of 100), although entities that usually consider these criteria are aware of their importance and give them a higher weight, in global terms.
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Tamošaitienė, Jolanta, and Oleg Kapliński. "STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 19, no. 4 (December 12, 2013): 661–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2013.862882.
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Today, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems exists in micro, meso and macro environments. A complicated process is required to find a rational solution that would include a large number of problems and criteria. Therefore, existing MCDM methods must be used as well as new ones developed. Notwithstanding SEA of Analysis of Socio-Economic Processes, there is little research examining factors of use of MCDM methods; thus, a more in-depth analysis should be undertaken. This study applied a systematic search of literature. A total of 73 papers from the academic literature containing such terms as ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)’, ‘Socio-Economic Processes (SEP)’, ‘Socio-Economic Systems (SES)’, ‘Social Systems (SS)’, ‘Economical Systems (ES)’, ‘Decision-Making (DM)’ and ‘Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM)’ were identified and reviewed. As to the eligibility problem in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), criteria included studies on both Social and Economic Systems & Processes that examined development and trends related to SEA of Socio-Economic Processes. MCDM methods, assessment processes, data extraction and analysis were completed in all relevant studies. General activity fields in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems were analysed. The key issues of SEA in micro, meso and macro environment, Socio-Economic Systems and Socio-Economic Processes factors were prominent across all researched categories. As far as the analysis of Socio-Economic Systems & Processes, decision makers should be aware of the problem in its complexity and undertake multi-stage decision-making. To honour the contribution made by Prof Valentinas Podvezko contribution in the field of Decision-Making (DM) to Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Socio-Economic Systems using MCDM methods, and to commemorate his 70th anniversary, this article also highlights his academic career and research.
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Terry, Paul E. "The “Best of 2019 List” of Health Promotion Researchers." American Journal of Health Promotion 34, no. 2 (January 13, 2020): 127–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117119899249.
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Each year, the editorial team of the American Journal of Health Promotion selects our “Best of List” of health promotion science from the prior year. This editorial features the Editor’s picks, the Editor in Chief’s favorites, and other award categories for the research and writing published in 2019 in this journal. Our criteria for selection include such factors as: whether the study addresses a topic of timely importance in health promotion, the research question is clearly stated and the methodologies used are well executed, whether the paper is often cited and downloaded, whether the study findings offer a unique contribution to the literature, and whether the paper is well written and enjoyable to read. Awardees in 2019 shared study findings that demonstrated the vital role of health policies in affecting behaviors and offered new insights into how to engage voices from communities, how intervention dose and reach impact outcomes, and how to better engage the most difficult to reach.
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Terry, Paul E. "The “Best of 2020 List” of Health Promotion Researchers." American Journal of Health Promotion 35, no. 3 (February 9, 2021): 330–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117121992224.
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Each year, the editorial team of the American Journal of Health Promotion selects our “Best of the Year List” of health promotion studies from the prior year. This editorial features the Editor’s picks, the Editor in Chief’s favorites and other award categories for the research and writing published in 2020 in this journal. Our criteria for selection includes: whether the study addresses a topic of timely importance in health promotion, the research question is clearly stated and the methodologies used are well executed; whether the paper is often cited and downloaded; if the study findings offer a unique contribution to the literature; and if the paper is well-written and enjoyable to read. Awardees in 2020 offered new insights into confronting systemic racism, the impact of state health policies on eating behaviors, the role of leaders in influencing employee health practices and the role of physicians in influencing patient health practices. You will see how researchers are studying psychological and emotional resiliency in ever more specific populations.
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Goudar, Swetha Indudhar, Adib Habbal, and Suhaidi Hassan. "Context-Aware Multi-Criteria Framework for RAT Selection in 5G Networks." Advanced Science Letters 23, no. 6 (June 1, 2017): 5163–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.7333.
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Permatasari, Cahyaning Kilang. "Kriteria Prioritas Pemilihan Teknologi Pengolahan Limbah Cair Industri Tempe." JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCE (JAPPS) 3, no. 2 (November 8, 2021): 015–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.36870/japps.v3i2.173.
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The location of tempe processing adjacent to the settlement causes
problems. The resulting liquid waste makes people uncomfortable. This
is presumably because the liquid waste has not been managed properly,
because it is only dumped into the drainage channel. The majority of
tempe industrial entrepreneurs are home industries who are not aware of creating a healthy environment by paying attention to liquid waste
processing. There are many studies on technology for the tempe
industrial wastewater problem, but each technology has advantages and
disadvantages. It is necessary to have a system to choose the technology
that suits the waste conditions. This research takes a case study in
Karanganyar Regency. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method
is a method of determining priority scale that can accommodate all
aspects. Furthermore, a sequence of criteria can be arranged as needed.
The results of the analysis with AHP are: technology criteria 31.09%;
environment 28.65%; economic 21.74% and social 18.53%.
Environmental sub-criteria showed the results of the removal of
ammonia 40.56%; treated water quality 30.74%; the amount of mud is
18.91% and the emission level is 9.80%. Technology sub-criteria are
ease of operation 28.67%; land area requirement 28.56%; service life of
28.05% and the potential of technology in the midification of 14.72%.
Economic sub-criteria with the results of operating costs 34.21%;
installation cost 33.28%; maintenance costs 23.78% and HR costs
8.73%. Social sub-criteria with the results of the need for employment of 49.10%; readiness of human resources 19.33%; implementation of
construction 16.74% and aesthetics 14.82%. The results of the AHP can
be used as input for tempe entrepreneurs, the government and the
community to improve the environmental quality of the tempe industrial wastewater. It is hoped that entrepreneurs will find it easier to determine the appropriate technology to treat the tempe industrial liquid waste.
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Moreno, Antonia, Guillermo Sanz, and Begonya Garcia-Zapirain. "hGLUTEN Tool: Measuring Its Social Impact Indicators." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 23 (December 2, 2021): 12722. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312722.
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hGLUTEN is a technological solution capable of detecting gluten and spoiled food. We measured the social impact of the hGLUTEN tool using two Likert scale surveys with two groups: professionals (engineers/chefs) and end-users. These data have been assessed in accordance with the social impact indicators defined for the Key Impact Pathways introduced by the European Commission for Horizon Europe and the criteria of the Social Impact Open Repository (SIOR). A total of 85% of users, 100% of engineers and 68% of professional chefs consider it very relevant to participate and give their opinion in research projects, which shows the increasingly high level of involvement of the general population. A total of 88% of users were unaware of other applications that detect gluten and were more dependent on guidelines provided by allergy associations and expiry dates of foodstuffs. In addition, only 5% of professional chefs said they were aware of other technology capable of detecting gluten in food, which may indicate a large economic market and good commercialisation possibilities for the tool in the future. Finally, the inclusion of tools to motivate users to promote it has been identified as an area for improvement, which could mean that it should be made more visible in the media to increase its impact and influence.
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Pebriyanti, Ni Luh Putu Eka. "STRATEGI DESAIN BERKELANJUTAN PADA BANGUNAN HOTEL BERBASIS KONSEP GREEN HOTEL." Jurnal Arsitektur KOMPOSISI 11, no. 6 (November 7, 2017): 253. http://dx.doi.org/10.24002/jars.v11i6.1359.
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Abstract: Application of the concept of sustainable development requires integration between the micro scale (building), meso scale (building group) and macro scale (city). Since 2008, ASEAN has rewarded hotels in the world that meet environmentally sound hotel standards. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has appreciated and organized the award of the National Green Hotel Award since 2011. This research focuses on identifying and analyzing sustainable design strategies at three hotels in Jakarta and Bali covering efficiency, conservation and management of various elements: land, energy , water, materials, air and indoor health, and environmental management. The analysis used normative architectural criticism approach on the standard study in designing hotel buildings that applied the concept of "green hotel" to the hotel building cases that are considered to meet the criteria. As a result, the hotel's green architecture strategy uses a "green" principle that covers aspects of the cultural, social and economic life cycle; structural design efficiency; energy efficiency; water efficiency; efficiency of building materials; improvement of inner space quality; operational and maintenance optimization; and waste reduction.Keywords: design strategy, sustainable architecture, green hotelAbstrak: Penerapan Konsep Pembangunan Berkelanjutan memerlukan integrasi antara skala mikro (bangunan), skala meso (kelompok bangunan) dan skala makro (kota). Sejak tahun 2008, ASEAN telah memberikan penghargaan kepada hotel-hotel di dunia yang memenuhi standar hotel berwawasan lingkungan. Kementrian Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif mengapresiasi dan menyelenggarakan pemberian penghargaan National Green Hotel Award sejak tahun 2011. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada pengidentifikasian dan analisis strategi-strategi desain berkelanjutan pada tiga hotel di Jakarta dan Bali meliputi upaya efisiensi, konservasi dan pengelolaan berbagai elemen: lahan, energi, air, material, udara dan kesehatan dalam ruang, serta manajemen lingkungan sekitar. Analisis menggunakan pendekatan kritik arsitektur normatif mengenai kajian baku dalam mendesain bangunan hotel yang menerapkan konsep “hotel hijau” terhadap kasus-kasus bangunan hotel yang dianggap memenuhi kriteria. Hasilnya, strategi arsitektur hijau pada hotel menggunakan prinsip “hijau” yang mencakup aspek-aspek daur hidup budaya, sosial dan ekonomi; efisiensi desain struktur; efisiensi energi; efisiensi air; efisiensi material bangunan; peningkatan kualitas ruang dalam; optimalisasi operasional dan pemeliharaan; dan pengurangan limbah.Kata kunci: strategi desain, arsitektur berkelanjutan, hotel hijau
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Bunina, Viktoriia Nikolaevna. "Assessment of the Non-Financial Reporting Indicators Influence on the Company’s Investment Attraction." Interactive science, no. 6 (52) (August 20, 2020): 81–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.21661/r-551722.
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This article considers social reporting as a new phenomenon for Russian companies. The relevance of the topic is determined by the growing interest in environmental and social activities of companies from stakeholders and at the level of government initiatives. Russian business representatives are aware of the importance of presenting non-financial information, but only some of them publish social reporting now. This is due to a lack of understanding of the methodology, the complexity of the quality criteria for the report, and the laborious process of forming. Therefore, questions of existing standards and techniques, as well as the assessment of the report’s impact on the investment attractiveness of the company are particularly important. In this research paper, the trends in the influence of information on potential investors are identified. The authors propose a reporting methodology based on GRI for companies planning to switch to non-financial reporting.
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Amanda Hickey, Margaret Henning, and Lissa Sirois. "Lessons Learned During Large-Scale Implementation Project Focused on Workplace Lactation Practices and Policies." American Journal of Health Promotion 36, no. 3 (November 20, 2021): 477–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171211055692.
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Purpose This practice-based research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focuses on the translation of evidence-based practices and policies into real-world applications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest study to research the implementation process for lactation accommodations and policies for work sites. Design or Approach Pre-/post-test evaluation of work-site lactation accommodations, and 6-month follow-up with business that worked on the project. Setting/Participants 34 businesses across New Hampshire. Method The team developed work-site selection criteria to award mini-grants; developed trainings and a toolkit; and worked with 34 businesses over a 3-year period. Pre-/post-implementation data were collected using the CDC work-site scorecard. A 6-month follow-up phone interview was conducted with each site. Results We assessed the CDC scorecard and evaluated the challenges of implementing lactation spaces by industry. In our 6-month follow-up, we found that spaces were still being utilized and we identified specific research to inform practical evidence-based applications and lessons learned when implementing a work-site lactation space. Conclusion We successfully provided financial/technical support to develop or improve 45 lactation spaces, with policies and practices to support mothers and families for 34 businesses. We identified key takeaway lessons that can be used to guide the development of lactation spaces and policies in work sites. Sites self-report that these work-site changes were sustainable at 6-month follow-up.
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Kilvington, Margaret, and Wendy Saunders. "Gaining public input on natural hazard risk and land-use planning." Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 28, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 228–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-04-2018-0134.
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PurposeRisk-based land-use planning is a major tool for reducing risks and enabling communities to design for and mitigate against natural hazard events. Moving towards a risk-based approach to land-use planning involves changes in planning and public communication practice for local government agencies. However, talking to people about how decisions made in the present may increase risk in the future is notoriously hard and requires carefully crafted public discussion. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explores the case of a local government planning agency (the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC)) who adopted a risk-based approach to the development of their regional policy statement (RPS). The BOPRC designed an innovative approach to talking to their communities about future land use and acceptable risk based on a framework and toolkit of resources (the RBPA – risk-based planning approach).FindingsThe process addressed several common challenges of risk engagement for land-use planning as it: integrated input from policy and planning professionals, technical experts and community development specialists across local government organisations; used locally relevant community sessions that developed participants’ understanding of risk; linked ideas about risk tolerance to potential policy implications for local government; and built capacity amongst participants for judgment about risk acceptability and options for safeguard.Research limitations/implicationsThe process met public engagement planning criteria for robustness, i.e., valid process design and interpretation of feedback, and transparent integration into the final decisions. It enabled public views on natural hazards to be evaluated alongside technical input and incorporated into final decisions on thresholds for acceptable and unacceptable risk.Originality/valueThe approach taken has made significant contribution to risk engagement and land-use planning practice in New Zealand. In 2017, the BOPRC risk-based approach to their RPS received a national award from the New Zealand Planning Institute for contribution to advancing best practice. In 2018, it received further recognition through the Commonwealth Association of Planners Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Commonwealth.
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Ghom, Pashmeena Vikramjit, and Abraham George. "Dynamics of Performing Aesthetics in Architecture: A Critical Study." VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability 6, no. 2 (December 31, 2021): 82–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2021.16424.
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In architecture, Venustas (aesthetics) is always considered an important attribute along with Firmitas (firmness) and Utilitas (usefulness). Pursuing aesthetics/ beauty is one of the architect’s primary roles. However, it is critical to comprehend ‘What is aesthetics?’ and its implications for the built-unbuilt environment and human beings. In a world where everything is changing, are the definitions, concepts, and parameters of aesthetics consistent? Is it subject to change over time? If so, should architectural students and professionals be aware of it and trained in it? This study aims to critically assess and analyse the dynamic aspects of aesthetics from 3300 BCE to present and establish the ‘best fit’ definition of aesthetics in architecture. The methodology used for the study is a mixed-method approach, a comprehensive analysis of relevant literature to investigate the origin of aesthetics and aesthetics in philosophy, environmental psychology and architecture. The aspects, criteria and sub-criteria identified from the analysis. The consensus is taken from expert interviews and a questionnaire survey (n=72). Findings reveal that aesthetics in architecture is dynamic/ ever-changing. It has nine contributing aspects that make aesthetics a performing aesthetics that emphasises the enhanced worth and value for money invested. These nine aspects are spatial organisation, functional efficiency, social, psychological, environmental, maintenance, sustainability, technology, and economics.
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Rodríguez-Pérez, Margarita, Francisco Mena-Navarro, Abraham Domínguez-Pichardo, and Cristina Teresa-Morales. "Current Social Perception of and Value Attached to Nursing Professionals’ Competences: An Integrative Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3 (February 5, 2022): 1817. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031817.
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In order to develop nurses’ identities properly, they need to publicise their professional competences and make society aware of them. For that, this study was conducted to describe the competences that society currently attributes to nursing professionals and how nursing is valued in society. This review was based on the conceptual framework by Whittemore and Knafl. The literature search was conducted using PubMed, WOS, and CINAHL databases, and the search strategy was based on a combination of natural language and standardised keywords, with limits and criteria for inclusion, exclusion, and quality. The results of the studies were classified and coded in accordance with the competence groups of the professional profile described in the Tuning Educational Structures in Europe programme. Fourteen studies were selected. The most commonly reported competence groups were as follows: nursing practice and clinical decision making; and communication and interpersonal competences. Nursing is perceived as a healthcare profession dedicated to caring for individuals. Its other areas of competence and its capacity for leadership are not well known. In order to develop a professional identity, it is essential to raise awareness of the competences that make up this professional profile.
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Liu, Guizhou, and Shigeyuki Hamori. "Can One Reinforce Investments in Renewable Energy Stock Indices with the ESG Index?" Energies 13, no. 5 (March 4, 2020): 1179. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13051179.
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Studies on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) index have become increasingly important since the ESG index offers attractive characteristics, such as environmental friendliness. Scholars and institutional investors are evaluating if investment in the ESG index can positively change current portfolios. It is crucial that institutional investors seek related assets to diversify their investments when such investors create funds in the renewable energy sector, which is highly related to environmental issues. The ESG index has proven to be a good investment choice, but we are not aware of its performance when combined with renewable energy securities. To uncover this nature, we investigate the dependence structure of the ESG index and four renewable energy indices with constant and time-varying copula models and evaluate the potential performance of using different ratios of the ESG index in the portfolio. Criteria such as risk-adjusted return, standard deviation, and conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) show that the ESG index can provide satisfactory results in lowering the potential CVaR and maintaining a high return. A goodness-of-fit test is then used to ensure the results obtained from the copula models.
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Wilner, Tamar, and Avery Holton. "Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Misinformation on Pinterest, 2018." American Journal of Public Health 110, S3 (October 2020): S300—S304. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2020.305812.
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Objectives. To quantify and describe the incidence of misinformation about breast cancer on the social media platform Pinterest, a leading source of women’s health (e.g., breast cancer) information. Methods. We performed a hand-coded content analysis on 797 Pinterest posts (“pins”) mentioning the terms “breast cancer” or “breast” and “cancer,” collected in November 2018. Results. From the original sample of 797, 178 (22.3%) made a factual claim about what social media users could do to prevent or treat breast cancer. Of these, more than half—91 (51.1%)—contained misinformation. Therefore, 11.4% of the sample overall contained misinformation related to breast cancer prevention or treatment. Conclusions. Pinterest is a significant vector of misinformation about breast cancer, especially given the platform’s overwhelmingly female composition and its visual means of conveying information. Public Health Implications. Health practitioners should be aware of the myths circulating about breast cancer prevention and treatment and be prepared both to dismantle misinformation and to stress reliable health guidance. Meanwhile, Pinterest may wish to widen the criteria it uses for identifying health misinformation on its platform.
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Abbas, Dirvi Surya, Daniel Rahandri, Imas Kismanah, and Anita Ardiyanti. "Competitive Advantage as Role Moderation Between System-Driven Performance and Economic Performance." Quantitative Economics and Management Studies 3, no. 2 (April 29, 2022): 235–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.35877/454ri.qems886.
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This paper aims to determine the relationship between environmental performance, corporate image, corporate social performance on economic performance by including competitive advantage as a moderator, as well as to describe why and how it is important to carry out corporate care for the environment by companies. This study also aims to expand the topic of discussion by including more variables related to aspects that affect company performance. The population of this study includes all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2014-2018 Period. The sampling technique used the purposive sampling technique. Based on predetermined criteria obtained 11 companies. The type of data used is secondary data obtained from the Indonesia Stock Exchange website. The analytical method used is panel data logistic regression analysis. This paper provides an empirical view of how environmental factors greatly affect the company's performance. This shows that the increase in good company performance generally comes from companies that pay attention to corporate social responsibility, so that they can have an advantage in competition in the market. Based on the research approach method used, this is a weakness of this study because this research cannot be generalized. It is hoped that future researchers will be able to explore the proportions of other variables that can be used in further research. These results support the legitimacy theory; one of the arguments (O’Donovan 2002) states that in the view of legitimacy, the relationship between profitability and the level of social performance is when the company has a high level of profit, the company considers it unnecessary to report things that can interfere with information. Consumers who are increasingly aware of environmental issues will look for environmentally friendly products. As a follow-up impact, the company will look for suppliers who can solve ecological problems; this will affect increasing the selling power of products or services and can improve the company's economic performance. This paper fulfills the identified need to study how environmental performance supports business excellence thereby improving company performance
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Kirsch, Thomas D., and Mark Keim. "US Governmental Spending for Disaster-Related Research, 2011–2016: Characterizing the State of Science Funding Across 5 Professional Disciplines." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 13, no. 5-6 (May 30, 2019): 912–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.14.
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ABSTRACTObjective:Disaster-related research funding in the United States has not been described. This study characterizes Federal funding for disaster-related research for 5 professional disciplines: medicine, public health, social science, engineering, emergency management.Methods:An online key word search was performed using the website, www.USAspending.gov, to identify federal awards, grants, and contracts during 2011–2016. A panel of experts then reviewed each entry for inclusion.Results:The search identified 9145 entries, of which 262 (3%) met inclusion criteria. Over 6 years, the Federal Government awarded US $69 325 130 for all disaster-related research. Total funding levels quadrupled in the first 3 years and then halved in the last 3 years. Half of the funding was for engineering, 3 times higher than social sciences and emergency management and 5 times higher than public health and medicine. Ten (11%) institutions received 52% of all funding. The search returned entries for only 12 of the 35 pre-identified disaster-related capabilities; 6 of 12 capabilities appear to have received no funding for at least 2 years.Conclusion:US federal funding for disaster-related research is limited and highly variable during 2011–2016. There are no clear reasons for apportionment. There appears to be an absence of prioritization. There does not appear to be a strategy for alignment of research with national disaster policies.
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Guerra, Olivia, Vincent I. O. Agyapong, and Nnamdi Nkire. "A Qualitative Scoping Review of the Impacts of Economic Recessions on Mental Health: Implications for Practice and Policy." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10 (May 13, 2022): 5937. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105937.
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In a follow-up to our 2021 scoping review of the quantitative literature on the impacts of economic recessions on mental health, this scoping review summarizes qualitative research to develop a descriptive understanding of the key factors that transmute the socioeconomic stressors of a recession into poorer mental health. The previous study identified 22 qualitative studies from 2008 to 2020, which were updated with search results from six databases for articles published between 2020 and 2021. After inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to the total 335 identified studies, 13 articles were included. These were peer-reviewed, qualitative studies in developed economies, published from 2008 to 2021, and available online in English. Participants perceived that financial hardship and unemployment during recessions increased stress and led to feelings of shame, loss of structure and identity, and a perceived lack of control, which increased interpersonal conflict, social isolation, maladaptive coping, depression, self-harm, and suicidal behavior. Participants struggled with accessing health and social services and suggested reforms to improve the navigation and efficiency of services and to reduce the perceived harms of austerity measures. Providers should screen for mental distress and familiarize themselves with health and social resources in their community to help patients navigate these complex systems. Policy makers should be aware of the potential protective nature of unemployment safeguards and consider other low-cost measures to bolster mental health supports and informal social networks. Research in this area was limited. Further research would be beneficial given the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 recession.
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COSNEANU, Sorin, Verginia CHIRITESCU, Mihaela KRUSZLICIKA, Gina Pusa PáŽRVU, Lavinia Lăcrămioara TÄ‚NASE, and Cristina NEDIANU. "Environmental protection - the responsibility of all socio-economic actors in Romania." Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture 71, no. 1 (May 29, 2014): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:9608.
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Environmental problems, by the nature, character and its implications, increasingly proves to be a global problem. The environment and its protection claims becoming more consistent management, a variety of intervention tools and ongoing communication with socio-economic actors, in order to minimize the phenomena of pollution and use of resources natural. Aware that the intensity of human activity is increasing the pressure on the environment, either by uncontrolled consumption of resources and space, either by producing waste that nature can not absorb without suffering, prompted the international community to move to initiate and support concrete actions to prevent, counteract and eliminate disturbing factors repercussions of ecological balance. Environmental issues can be made from multiple angles: legal, institutional, economic, technological, etc. This paper aims to address environmental responsibility that should be considered permanent so all economic agents and civil society. This scientific communication includes the results of extensive fundamental research on environmental protection, based on the study of numerous bibliographic sources printed and on-line. Also been studied and reports from international events made ​​this topic, and studies published by international institutions. Ensuring a balance between economic growth and environmental protection in order to meet social development and perspectives, is the new concept, under which the governments of many countries rethink their economic strategies, concept called sustainable development and first presented in 1987 in Brundtland Report - "Our Common Future". Economic policy developed in unifying and generalizing vision of eco-development, organic content in all decision documents at all levels, the ecological criteria for "sustainable development". The environment is a public good because it answers three features that distinguish it from any other private public good: even when consumed by one, it remains available for others; one can not exclude someone from consuming a public good, while in the case of a public good, private, producer exclude all those who can not pay his price; the consumer can not exclude himself from using a public good. As economic development occurs within ecological systems over the years began to speak increasingly eco-development as a complex relationship between economic development and the natural environment. Characteristic of management at the beginning of XXI century is placing eco-economic relationship - the goals that I return man interrelated with the natural environment.
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de Aguiar Hugo, Andreza, Jeniffer de Nadae, and Renato da Silva Lima. "Can Fashion Be Circular? A Literature Review on Circular Economy Barriers, Drivers, and Practices in the Fashion Industry’s Productive Chain." Sustainability 13, no. 21 (November 5, 2021): 12246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112246.
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Circular economy (CE) principles have gained prominence in the fashion industry since it is a highly polluting industry and requires sustainable changes. Even though there are several CE initiatives already in place within the fashion production chain, changes towards CE are still slow. This study seeks to identify the drivers, barriers, and practices that influence implementing circular economy concepts in the fashion industry production chain using a systematic literature review. The results show that some more barriers and criteria keep consumers away from circular fashion concepts than drivers. These barriers include fast fashion consumer culture, even though more consumers are environmentally conscious. This is because awareness has not reached large-scale populations, despite the world being more aware of social and environmental issues. Consumers still do not see ethical and ecological problems associated with the fashion industry and continue to be targeted for large fast fashion retailers that sell a misguided version of consumerism. This study contributes to both academia and new fashion business models that seek to become more sustainable since it presents opportunities for investments and the obstacles that must be overcome for reaching CE within this sector.
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Keenan, Jesse M. "Adaptive capacity of commercial real estate firms in New York City to urban flooding." Journal of Water and Climate Change 6, no. 3 (April 10, 2015): 486–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2015.097.
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This article examines the adaptive capacities of real estate firms in New York City in light of the increased risks of urban flooding. This exploratory research attempts to shed light on how and why firms of varying risk profiles are strategically adapting to these risks – if at all. Through the lens of a qualitative multi-criteria adaptive capacity framework, the results of six case studies are analyzed to identify what influences are shaping the actions and strategies of firms. The article examines the propositions that: (A) firms with observable strategies have undertaken ex post strategies which are principally driven by the firms’ financial bottom line; (B) firm strategies attribute little to no influence in their decisions to external or delayed costs and/or impacts relating to social and environmental influences; and, (C) firms with the comparatively most robust adaptive capacities will be those who: (i) are most aware of their vulnerabilities; and (ii) are themselves comparatively more vulnerable to the immediate risks associated with urban flooding. While the evidence largely supports the propositions, the results of this research can help shape the development of intelligence and strategic units within firms as they develop a capacity to adapt to ever changing conditions.
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Kruglova, Katya, Eden Noah Gelgoot, Peter Chan, Kirk Lo, Zeev Rosberger, Emilie Bélanger, Jordana Kazdan, Stephanie Robins, and Phyllis Zelkowitz. "Risky Business: Increasing Fertility Knowledge of Men in the General Public Using the Mobile Health Application Infotility XY." American Journal of Men's Health 15, no. 5 (September 2021): 155798832110490. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15579883211049027.
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Male infertility presents a public health concern. As most men wish to become fathers, it is important to increase men’s awareness of infertility risk factors. We developed a mobile health application (mHealth app), Infotility XY, to promote men’s reproductive health. This study evaluates whether use of the app led to increased knowledge of infertility risk factors, and whether knowledge change was associated with participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and/or app usage. Participants were recruited between August and October 2020. Eligibility criteria included: identified as male; 18–45 years old; childless; no infertility history; able to read and write in English/French; had internet access. We assessed participants’ fertility knowledge before and after app use. App usage data were captured during the 2-week intervention period. Our sample included 49 men aged 18–45. Seventy-eight percent of participants had not previously sought fertility information. Participants viewed on average 75% of the app’s articles, and 96% of participants said the app increased their fertility knowledge. Before app use, 55% of men said they were aware of infertility risk factors, compared to 96% after app use. Men correctly identified more risk factors after app use compared to before, t(48) = 8.28, p < .001. Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and amount of app usage were not associated with knowledge change. This study provides evidence of the feasibility of an mHealth app to improve men’s awareness of infertility risk factors. Given the positive relationship between male reproductive health and overall health, increased awareness of infertility risk factors may lead to men’s improved overall health.
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Sarmah, Chandana. "Health Status of the Elderly Karbis: A Case Study in Morigaon District, Assam." Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man 19, no. 2 (July 25, 2019): 310–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972558x19858566.
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Health among elderly is an important dimension of quality of life. Health is the outcome of interaction of genetic and environmental factors. In elderly, it is the result of a complex interaction of the physical, social, and psychological aspects of ageing. Health status in this paper has been looked at from the point of view of incidence of diseases, functional ability, nutritional status, and elderly’s self-assessment of health condition. Data for the study have been collected from 20 villages in Morigaon district of Assam, predominantly inhabited by the Karbi community. Sixty years and above have been taken as the inclusive criterion. The sample consists of 508 elderly male and female Karbis. It is cross-sectional study using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data have been collected with a structured schedule and nutritional status assessed from body mass index. Majority of the elderly did not reportedly suffer from any disease. A look into the treatment and management of disease conditions indicates that the elderly persons are mostly not aware of any disease prevalence due to their ignorance. The elderly remain functionally active and this is mainly their criteria of defining health. Of the elderly, 30 percent show low body mass index indicating protein deficiency malnutrition. Self-assessment of health condition as good by most elderly indicates a better psychological health. Functional ability, nutritional status, and self-assessment show an association with age.
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Michalak, Monika. "The role of a cosmetologist in the area of health promotion and health education: A systematic review." Health Promotion Perspectives 10, no. 4 (November 7, 2020): 338–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2020.52.
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Background: Contemporary cosmetology, apart from beautifying and caring for the human body, deals also with prevention aimed at maintaining health and physical fitness as long as possible. The profession of a cosmetologist so understood is closely related to the modern concept of health promotion, the part of which is health education. The objective of this review was to evaluate whether a cosmetologist may be a health promoter, and whether a beauty salon mayserve as a place for conducting educational programs. Methods: A systematic review was done using several electronic databases such as PubMed(including MEDLINE), Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, Embase, and Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) and related keywords. The studies published in English between 2008and 2018 which had specifically mentioned the role of a cosmetologist in the area of health promotion and health education were included. Results: In total, 7 articles met the study criteria. It was found that cosmetologists have the potential to promote pro-health activities. The results of this review also suggest that beauty salons are suitable places for increasing pro-health awareness and can be successfully used to conduct educational programs about healthy lifestyle, as well as skin, breast and cervical cancer prevention. Conclusion: A well-educated and aware of health risks cosmetologist seems to be the right person to transmit and spread knowledge about the proper lifestyle in her workplace and the local environment. A beauty salon, as a place of social interaction, may constitute an area of implementation of pro-health educational programs.
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Sarkar, Bibudhendra, Erika Mitchell, Seth Frisbie, Laurie Grigg, Sagar Adhikari, and Rejina Maskey Byanju. "Drinking Water Quality and Public Health in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Coliform Bacteria, Chemical Contaminants, and Health Status of Consumers." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2022 (February 12, 2022): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3895859.
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Residents of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley draw drinking water from tube wells, dug wells, and stone spouts, all of which have been reported to have serious water quality issues. In this study, we analyzed drinking water samples from 35 tube wells, dug wells, stone spouts, and municipal tap water for bacterial and chemical contaminants, including total and fecal coliform, aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, boron, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, fluoride, iron, mercury, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, selenium, thallium, uranium, vanadium, and zinc. We also asked a sampling of households who used these specific water sources to rate the taste of their water, list any waterborne diseases they were aware of, and share basic health information about household members. This survey provided us with information from 146 households and 603 individuals. We found widespread bacterial contamination of water sources, with 94% of sources having detectable total or fecal coliform. Nepal Drinking Water Quality Standards and World Health Organization (WHO) Drinking-Water Guidelines or health-based values were exceeded for aluminum (max = 0.53 mg/L), arsenic (max = 0.071 mg/L), iron (max = 7.22 mg/L), and manganese (max = 3.229 mg/L). The distribution of water sources with high arsenic, iron, and manganese appeared to be associated with floodplain deposits. Mixed effects logistic regression models were used to examine the interactions between social factors and water contaminants and their effects on household members’ health. Consumers of water sources with both high and low concentrations of manganese were less likely to have a positive attitude towards school than those whose water sources had moderate concentrations of manganese. Social factors, especially education, played a large role in predicting individual health outcomes. Household taste ratings of drinking water were not correlated with iron or manganese concentrations, suggesting that WHO’s reliance on aesthetic criteria for these contaminants instead of formal drinking-water guidelines may not be sufficient to protect public health.
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Ahmad, Normawati, Hasnor Hadi Asim, Nurashma Juatan, Nor Ezra Hipni, Nurbaidurrah Ithnain, Nor Haryati Ahmad Sanusi, Siti Nur Farhana Harun, et al. "Contributing Factors to Decline in Physical Activity Among Adolescents: A Scoping Review." Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) 6, no. 9 (September 10, 2021): 447–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v6i9.998.
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It is presumed that the level of physical activity (PA) declines during a person’s lifespan, particularly during adolescence. The main objective of this scoping review is to summarize and identify the current literature that addresses contributing factors related to adolescent physical inactivity. This scoping review was carried out using the framework suggested by Arskey and O'Malley. The literature review was undertaken using the reference period between 2008 and 2014, based primarily on the PubMed, Cochrane and Embase databases. Additional studies have been identified by a manual bibliography search. Search term included adolescent / youth / teenage, factors / determinants /correlations, and physical inactivity/decline exercise. A total of 23 studies met the inclusion criteria. This scoping review found some evidence of the association between physical inactivity and the following variables: Age, sex, socio-economic status, lack of social support from parents, family and friends have had an impact on their motivation to perform PA on a continuous basis. Also, the lack of awareness, attitudes, and practices of individuals themselves for not doing PA has affected their interest in maintaining PA. It is noted that the environment also plays an important role, such as inadequate facilities and facilities, as well as an unsuitable place or setting that is unconducive and a neighbourhood that does not take care of or is aware of a healthy lifestyle, is also a contributing factor to physical inactivity. The decline in PA during adolescence is a consistent finding in the literature. However, PA interventions should be developed through education, family programs, behavioural or environmental and policy changes.
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Sofranko, Marian, Samer Khouri, Olga Vegsoova, Peter Kacmary, Tawfik Mudarri, Martin Koncek, Maxim Tyulenev, and Zuzana Simkova. "Possibilities of Uranium Deposit Kuriskova Mining and Its Influence on the Energy Potential of Slovakia from Own Resources." Energies 13, no. 16 (August 14, 2020): 4209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13164209.
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Uranium is one of the strategic minerals used mainly in energetics. The main purpose of uranium mining is to achieve maximum production to meet the rapidly growing demand for energies. It needs to become aware that technological progress in mining processes could significantly reduce the negative impacts associated with environmental, economic, and social risks. Uranium mining is one of the most controversial topics. It is dealt with by many experts and scientists around the world. Various methods and technologies of uranium mining are encountered in professional journals, as well as political or socio-economic decisions based on the impact and importance of the energy potential of uranium deposits, or the environmental impacts of uranium mining. The deposit of Kuriskova is one of the most perspective deposits not only in Slovakia but also in the world. The deposit is located near the town of Kosice (with near 240,000 inhabitants) and near the recreational area of Jahodna in the east of the Slovak Republic. The analysis and determination of the energy potential of the deposit of Kuriskova shows that uranium reserves from this deposit would be able to fully cover the needs for nuclear power plants for the production of nuclear fuel, in the Slovak Republic, even in the longer term. With the above-mentioned energy potential of the deposit of Kuriskova at the level of 600 TWh, nuclear power plants in the Slovak Republic are able to be supplied with raw materials from the deposit of Kuriskova for about 40 years with the current amount of electricity produced (approx. 15 TWh). Therefore, for the purposes of this research, a proposal for the extraction of uranium reserves at the deposit of Kuriskova was made. Based on it, it is possible to determine the amount of recoverable uranium reserves from the deposit. A methodology has been determined with mining this proposal, which takes into account the basic criteria of uranium deposit mining, which was used for the selection of a suitable mining technology for the uranium deposit of Kuriskova.
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Brown, Mark Graham. "The Pocket Guide to the Baldrige Award Criteria." Journal For Healthcare Quality 21, no. 3 (May 1999): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01445442-199905000-00015.
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Parikka-Alhola, Katriina, and Ari Nissinen. "Environmental Impacts of Transport as Award Criteria in Public Road Construction Procurement." International Journal of Construction Management 12, no. 2 (January 2012): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2012.10773189.
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Tsvetkova, I. V., and T. N. Ivanova. "Social Criteria of Young People’s Environmental Responsibility." Integration of Education 21, no. 4 (December 29, 2017): 723–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.089.021.201704.723-735.
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Bröchner, Jan, Carolina Camén, Henrik Eriksson, and Rickard Garvare. "Quality and legal aspects in public care procurement." TQM Journal 28, no. 4 (June 13, 2016): 648–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tqm-09-2014-0075.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the applicability of care quality concepts as contract award criteria for public procurement of health and social care, using the case of Sweden. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review, European and Swedish legal texts, government regulations as well as 26 Swedish court review cases concerning care procurement have been analysed. Findings – Methods used for assessing care quality are seldom useful for predicting the quality to be delivered by a potential contractor. Legal principles of transparency and equal treatment of tenderers make it necessary to apply strict requirements for verification. Research limitations/implications – Results refer primarily to a Swedish context but could be applicable throughout the EU. Further studies of relations between award criteria and public/private collaborative practices for improving care quality during contractual periods are desirable. Practical implications – Local and regional procurement officials should benefit from a better understanding of how quality criteria should be designed and applied to the award procedures for care contracts. Care providers in the private sector would also be able to develop their quality strategies and present their abilities more efficiently when tendering for public contracts. Social implications – Issues of quality of health and social care are of obvious importance for social sustainability. Public awareness of care quality problems is evident and often a cause of media concern. Originality/value – This investigation pinpoints the difference between traditional care quality thinking and the legal principles underlying contract award in public procurement of care services.
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PREDA, Ionel, and Cezar-Petre SIMION. "USE OF "THE LOWEST PRICE" AWARD CRITERION IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN ROMANIA." Business Excellence and Management 9, no. 3 (September 15, 2019): 34–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/beman/2019.9.3-03.
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Taking into account the very large sums being spent through the Romanian public procurement system (approximately 8% of the GDP), analysing the award criteria used in the procurement procedures is an important element that influences the achievement of the economic and social efficiency of procurement. The article describes the criteria for public procurement award in Romania, focusing on the most used criterion, namely the lowest price. It also presents the advantages and disadvantages of using this criterion, statistical situations at national and European level, the difficulties encountered in using this criterion by contracting authorities and the vulnerabilities of tenderers participating in the procurement procedures which use for the award the criterion under consideration.
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Wiraguna, Andrian, Anyta Pinasthika, Arlinda E. Hemasari, Ayu P. B. Sarena, Bagus R. Amien, Hariyono Winarto, and Nur Hayati. "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior of Reproductive Aged Woman Towards Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) Test in Puskesmas Kecamatan Makasar." Advanced Science Letters 24, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 6182–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2018.12673.
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Cervical cancer is one of the top cause mortality in female in Indonesia. Nowadays cervical cancer is the 2nd from 10 cancers with highest incidences in the country with 40.000 numbers of cases every year. Even in DKI Jakarta, the incidences of cervical cancer have reached 5919 cases per year. The symptoms of cervical cancer only occur when it is already in late stadium. Therefore, productive age female should aware to do VIA test routinely to prevent the cancer. However, productive age female awareness to do IVA test still low especially in low education country like Indonesia. This study aims are to see the relationship between knowledge with attitude, and behavior about VIA examination in married woman in Puskesmas Kecamatan Makasar, East Jakarta. This study is using cross-sectional method with 97 samples that are married woman that visit Puskesmas Kecamatan Makasar, East Jakarta, who passed the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected by using questionnaire. Result: 66% of respondents have an average level of knowledge and only 5,2% who have a good level of knowledge about VIA test. The good attitude for doing VIA test was up to 47,4%, however the behaviour of doing VIA test shows different result that 79,40% have bad behaviour. There is no significant correlation between knowledge with attitude and behavior about VIA examination (p = 0,323; p = 0,217). From the study, there is no correlation between knowledge with attitude and behavior to do VIA examination.
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Pallari, Maarit. "Smart EcoCUVA – Tools for Food Marketing Strategy." Suomen Maataloustieteellisen Seuran Tiedote, no. 21 (January 31, 2006): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.33354/smst.76790.
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The implementation of the green productivity and marketing concept in agribusiness is a must in the future.Food production is influenced by the environment and society, and vice versa. Today a growing number ofconsumers are aware of the link between environmental and social well-being and fresh, pure, healthy, tastyand safe foodstuffs. Enterprises will have to consider three important aspects of value when doing business:economic, social and environmental value. The foundation of the quality research this study is concernedwith is action research. Action research is a way to analyze sustainable development, the aptness ofagriculture and the marketing opportunities these offer for developing ecoproducts in the SMEs.The study seeks to answer the following questions:- What kind of Classical Utility Value Analyses could be tool of the eco-product?- To what extent can a customer/interest group affect the development and decision-making of ecoproducts?- Is the method a suitable tool for analyzing ecological criterions in the marketing model?Classical Utility Value Analysis is a formal, analytic approach for evaluating and comparing differentalternatives. It is one decision making method of multi-criteria analysis. The roots of utility value analysis,which is one of the mathematical models for analytical decision making, are in the USA and Germany. Themethod is almost 40 years old, of the same age as the manuscript of the values tradeoff. The same historicallanguage is being used to build up new tools, principles and theory. The so-called Smart EcoCUVA hasused both methodologies (Utility value analysis and decision making analysis) when setting the goals andmathematical steps. Research results always give the best available alternative.Making rational decisions for any complex problem requires various analyses of trade-offs (compromises)between conflicting goals (objectives, outcomes) that are used for measuring the results of applying variousdecisions in a wide range of application fields. A typical decision problem has an infinite number ofsolutions, and decision makers are interested in analyzing trade-offs between those that correspond to theirpreferences, which is often called a preferential structure of the decision-maker.Smart EcoCuva analysis helps to assess different alternatives according to a variety of environmentalcriteria associated with enterprises and their products. The analysis methods take account of the monetaryand non-monetary aspects when determining the selection of the best alternative. Smart EcoCuva is themethodological cornerstone for the creation of an innovative concept that will contribute to encouraging theefficient use of natural resources and thereby enhancing sustainability.The Smart EcoCuva tools to be developed aim to be environmentally sound, economically viable, sociallyjust and culturally appropriate. They are a new, science-based reaction of sustainable agriculture to globalatmosphere, as well as constitute an appropriate link between people and nature. New environmentallyfriendly food combines healthy food with people’s lifestyles.
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Zarghamfard, Moslem, Abolfazl Meshkini, Ahmad Pourahmad, and Beniamino Murgante. "The pathology of housing policies in Iran: a criterion-based analysis." International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 13, no. 3 (December 9, 2019): 453–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-06-2019-0066.
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Purpose Housing policy is a key tool in urban development and has multiple functions that directly affect human welfare. This study aims to review housing policies in Iran from a critical perspective. In fact, the study and pathology of housing policies are considered in this research. Design/methodology/approach To advance this research, a quantitative (fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy AHP) method was used to rank the policies and the qualitative method (interview and literature review) was used for the pathology of housing policies. Findings The failure of policies to provide housing in Iran is decisive, but social housing policy has a relative superiority to other policies. Causes of failure of Iranian housing policies are as follows in a pathological perspective: commodification and speculative approach to housing; lake of social and physical sustainability; social stratification and classification; inconsistency with environmental conditions; non-indigenous nature of housing policies; exclusion of local institutions in the decision-making process; and the dominance of a populist perspective on housing. Originality/value This study is a comprehensive study because it has been extracted from the dissertation. By reading this study, the reader will be aware of the general conditions of the Iranian housing sector.
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Sandell, S. D. "Smoke screen award." Tobacco Control 2, no. 1 (March 1, 1993): 56–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2.1.56b.
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Almeida, Teresa. "The environmentally most advantageous offer: internalization of environmental externalities through award criteria in public procurement." Boletim de Ciências Económicas 57, no. 1 (2014): 147–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/0870-4260_57-1_4.
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Simpson, D. "India: BAT's bravery award." Tobacco Control 11, no. 1 (March 1, 2002): 10–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.11.1.10.
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Viviers, Suzette, DanieJL Venter, and Janine Krüger. "The relative importance of ethics, environmental, social and governance criteria." African Journal of Business Ethics 6, no. 2 (2012): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-7417.111021.
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Gobel, Nurchamidin, Teti S. Tuloli, and Madania Madania. "Studi Penjaminan Mutu (Quality Assurance) Dalam Pelayanan Kefarmasian di Apotek." Journal Syifa Sciences and Clinical Research 4, no. 2 (April 15, 2022): 237–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.37311/jsscr.v4i2.13956.
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Low Quality Assurance in Pharmacy Award Ipilo Gorontalo include pharmaceutical, security, procurement, storage, and distribution or drug delivery, drug management, on a prescription drug services, drug information services, as well as drug development, medicinal materials and traditional medicine. The impact of the implementation of activities in the pharmacy pharmacy services Anugerah Ipilo errors may occur treatment (medication errors) in the service process. Quality Assurance (QA) is one dimension that is used in the measurement of quality of service, where the application of QA in pharmacies Ipilo Award aims to provide quality assurance of pharmaceutical products and the quality of services provided to patients. This research is descriptive, the source of primary data obtained from the questionnaires with QA standard indicator framework on pharmaceutical services in pharmacies Anugerah Ipilo. The assessment results then classified based on criteria appropriate, relatively appropriate and not appropriate. The results showed that the Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance) on the quality of the equipment and the safety assurance of Pharmaceutical Services in Pharmacy Award Ipilo there are seven questions (70%) had a very good criteria, three questions (30%) had a good criterion. Quality Assurance (Quality Assurance) on the Process of Pharmaceutical Services in Pharmacy Award Ipilo there are 4 questions (40%) had a very good criteria, one question (10%) had a pretty good and 5 questions (50%) had less good. Pharmacies merely focused on the administration and management of medication alone is not the overall pharmacy services, in addition because the pharmacy Anugerah Ipilo prefer the function of the economy (business) rather than its social function, which pharmacies are required to gain / profit in business.
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Pruschak, Gernot, and Christian Hopp. "And the credit goes to … - Ghost and honorary authorship among social scientists." PLOS ONE 17, no. 5 (May 5, 2022): e0267312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267312.
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The proliferation of team-authored academic work has led to the proliferation of two kinds of authorship misconduct: ghost authorship, in which contributors are not listed as authors and honorary authorship, in which non-contributors are listed as authors. Drawing on data from a survey of 2,222 social scientists from around the globe, we study the prevalence of authorship misconduct in the social sciences. Our results show that ghost and honorary authorship occur frequently here and may be driven by social scientists’ misconceptions about authorship criteria. Our results show that they frequently deviate from a common point of authorship reference (the ICMJE authorship criteria). On the one hand, they tend to award authorship more broadly to more junior scholars, while on the other hand, they may withhold authorship from senior scholars if those are engaged in collaborations with junior scholars. Authorship misattribution, even if it is based on a misunderstanding of authorship criteria rather than egregious misconduct, alters academic rankings and may constitute a threat to the integrity of science. Based on our findings, we call for journals to implement contribution disclosures and to define authorship criteria more explicitly to guide and inform researchers as to what constitutes authorship in the social sciences. Our results also hold implications for research institutions, universities, and publishers to move beyond authorship-based citation and publication rankings in hiring and tenure processes and instead to focus explicitly on contributions in team-authored publications.
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Bajec, Patricija, Danijela Tuljak-Suban, and Ivona Bajor. "A Warehouse Social and Environmental Performance Metrics Framework." Promet - Traffic&Transportation 32, no. 4 (July 9, 2020): 513–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v32i4.3390.
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To improve the supply chain performance in all three aspects of sustainability (social, economic, and environmental), a comprehensive sustainable performance measurement system that captures all the supply chain partners’ efforts and commitments is required. Warehouse, as the second largest logistics source of environmental pollution in the supply chain has been almost completely overlooked and ignored in the past studies. To fill this gap, a warehouse performance metrics framework for environmental and social performance measures was proposed using a novel Fuzzy Delphi and Best-worst methodological approach. The method is less time-consuming than the Analytic Hierarchy Process or Analytic Network Process, it does not address whether criteria are dependent or independent, requires fewer comparisons of criteria, but still produces reliable and credible results. The presented framework consists of 32 equally formulated environmental and social performance indicators, including formulas and measurement units. The 14 most important indicators are ranked according to the requirements of different stakeholders.