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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars Carlsen, Rainer Bruggemann
Summary: The study examined the inequality within the 27 European member states using six main indicators to describe and rank the countries. The results showed that some countries had lower levels of inequality, while Bulgaria and Romania had higher levels of inequality. The asylum application indicator and the poverty risk gap were found to be among the most important indicators.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
V. Superti, A. Merino -Saum, I. Baur, C. R. Binder
Summary: Cities play a significant role in resource consumption and CO2 emissions, highlighting the importance of achieving urban sustainability. The concept of Circular Economy is found to be a subset of urban sustainability, offering more indicators to assess specific themes such as waste.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Qiang Wang, Rui Huang
Summary: This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on sustainability and finds that research on this topic is extensive but lacks depth, with a dominance of studies from developed countries. The pandemic poses greater challenges to sustainable development in developing countries. Negative effects are seen on 17 SDGs goals, while opportunities may arise for another 14 goals.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Etienne Lehembre, Johanna Giovannini, Damien Geslin, Alban Lepailleur, Jean-Luc Lamotte, David Auber, Abdelkader Ouali, Bruno Cremilleux, Albrecht Zimmermann, Bertrand Cuissart, Ronan Bureau
Summary: This paper presents a novel approach called Pharmacophore Activity Delta for extracting outstanding pharmacophores from a chemogenomic dataset, with a focus on BCR-ABL kinase target. The method involves constructing a pharmacophore network using the subgraph partial order, leading to the identification of pharmacophores for further evaluation. The study discusses the distinct regions associated with active and inactive molecules and emphasizes structure-activity relationships.
JOURNAL OF CHEMINFORMATICS
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marco Boffi, Nicola Rainisio, Paolo Inghilleri
Summary: This study examined the psychological impact of a comprehensive global education project on 1,303 teachers from 10 European countries. The results showed that the project had positive effects on teachers, including reducing negative emotions, increasing attitudes about sustainability, and mitigating negative attitudes toward migrants. However, no significant impacts on positive emotions were found.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Lizhu Yue, Liwei Yao
Summary: In this paper, the AHP method's uncertainty in weight determination is controlled by ranking indicators and obtaining the lower limits of importance ratio for accurate value substitution. The comparison of schemes is done under infinite groups of weights to avoid instability and displayed in a Hasse diagram for stability evaluation. An example and simulation are provided to illustrate the proposed method's effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Katrin Muff
Summary: This article analyzes the transformation of organizations from sustainability risk management to creating positive impact, focusing on mindset shifts at the leadership and organizational levels, as well as strategic differentiators of Positive Impact Organizations. It introduces two practical tools, the SIC for quick assessment and the PIF for step-by-step guidance in organizational transformation towards positive impacts, bridging the fields of business sustainability and strategy.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Walter Leal Filho
Summary: Learning is crucial for sustainable development, and non-conventional learning methods play an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting more active participation of learners, despite some trade-offs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Carmelo Reverte
Summary: Based on the quintuple helix model, this research examines whether the differences in the achievement level of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among 64 countries can be explained by a series of institutional variables. The results emphasize the importance of public policies in achieving the SDGs through improving institutional quality, governance systems, economic freedom, education, and the innovation ecosystem. The adoption of the quintuple helix model, involving the government, universities, and the private sector, is considered relevant for addressing the social and environmental challenges posed by the SDGs.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roberto Di Pierro, Elisa Frasnetti, Luca Bianchi, Miriam Bisagni, Ettore Capri, Lucrezia Lamastra
Summary: The HoReCa sector plays a crucial role in promoting sustainability in the agri-food chain. There are various sustainability programs aimed at assessing and promoting sustainable practices in the catering business. The study analyzed these programs and highlighted the importance of a balance between the social, environmental, and economic aspects for the sector's sustainable growth. The case study in Italy showed promising results, with a majority of restaurants achieving a high level of fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, continuous improvement is necessary for the sector's resilience in the future.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mario Vazquez-Maguirre, Alfonso E. Benito
Summary: This article explores how multinationals in Mexico measure CSR activities and their alignment with core business activities and SDGs. The findings suggest that these multinationals focus more on outputs than impact and there is a disconnect between CSR and core business activities. However, they are starting to link CSR initiatives with specific SDGs, although these efforts are still in the early stages.
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Business
Fara Azmat, Weng Marc Lim, Abdul Moyeen, Ranjit Voola, Girish Gupta
Summary: This study investigates the contribution of business innovation to sustainable development challenges and its impact on the SDG agenda, using the SDGs as a lens. It offers an integrated overview of current trends in business, innovation, and sustainability research through systematic literature review and content analysis. The study proposes a multi-dimensional framework to illustrate the interplay between the drivers, dimensions, and impacts of business innovation on sustainability and their relationship with the SDGs.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrew Welfle, Mirjam Roder
Summary: The demand for biomass resources is growing due to the increasing focus on bioenergy in energy strategies. Sustainability is a crucial aspect of large-scale bioenergy, and a new sustainability mapping framework (BSIM) is introduced to assess the sustainability performance of biomass resources, supply chains, technologies, and value chains. The research finds that the sustainability of bioenergy covers a wide range of issues beyond those prioritized in legislation, and mapping sustainability is a valuable tool for identifying risks and benefits and taking targeted actions. Bioenergy is closely linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can be used as a mechanism for driving sustainable development.
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Engineering, Chemical
Javier Parra-Dominguez, Raul Lopez-Blanco, Francisco Pinto-Santos
Summary: This article discusses the methods for collecting different types of data and generating interfaces to monitor the achievement of SDGs in a Smart City. The research highlights the importance of incorporating and adjusting the technology needed to track SDGs, and achieving consistency between the correct provision of sustainability information and the data collection technology used.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Shan L. Pan, Rohit Nishant
Summary: Recent research emphasizes the need for action on digital sustainability research to contribute to the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This opinion piece focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential technology for achieving digital sustainability. The authors identify six dimensions related to AI, including sensemaking, supply chain relationships, green creativity skills, metrics, strategies, and AI tool improvement. They propose several propositions for each dimension, providing clear directions for future research on AI for digital sustainability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)