Article
Business
Ran Tao, Chi-Wei Su, Bushra Naqvi, Syed Kumail Abbas Rizvi
Summary: In recent years, environmentalists have expressed concerns about the excessive use of electricity, especially in cryptocurrency mining, prompting regulators and stakeholders to reassess the costs and benefits of technological development in Fintech and its impact on the environment. This study found that Fintech development can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the inclusion of appropriate control variables, even after considering the potential endogeneity of Fintech development using 2SLS and GMM estimations.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yashar Manteghi, Jamal Arkat, Anwar Mahmoodi, Hamid Farvaresh
Summary: Additives are added to products for various purposes, but overuse can lead to health issues, prompting supply chain members to consider social consequences. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions can increase costs, necessitating a balance between economic and environmental goals. The supply chain structure influences carbon emissions, amount of additives, and agents' profits.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hope M. Wikoff, Samantha B. Reese, Matthew O. Reese
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of two dominant photovoltaic technologies on global decarbonization goals and finds that increasing the deployment of thin-film PV and changing the manufacturing grid mix can contribute to achieving these goals.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yashar Manteghi, Jamal Arkat, Anwar Mahmoodi, Hamid Farvaresh
Summary: This paper presents a bi-level optimization approach to address competition between the members of a food supply chain. The study finds that an increase in price dependency leads to a decrease in overall supply chain profit, and an increase in the cost of reducing GHG emissions results in a decrease in total profit.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takuma Watari, Zhi Cao, Sho Hata, Keisuke Nansai
Summary: This study demonstrates that a cross-cutting strategy involving both supply and demand sides can achieve net-zero emissions in the cement and concrete sector by 2050 without relying on carbon capture and storage technology. It highlights the importance of including demand-side interventions and accounting for CO2 uptake in national inventories under the Paris Agreement.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marvin Bachmann, Christian Zibunas, Jan Hartmann, Victor Tulus, Sangwon Suh, Gonzalo Guillen-Gosalbez, Andre Bardow
Summary: The rapid growth of plastics production worsens the triple crisis of habitat loss, plastic pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Circular strategies to achieve net-zero GHG emissions have been proposed, but their implications for overall sustainability have not been studied on a global scale. This study links a comprehensive model of plastic production and end-of-life treatment to the planetary boundaries framework and finds that even a circular, climate-optimized plastics industry exceeds sustainability thresholds by up to four times. However, improving recycling technologies and rates, combined with biomass and CO2 utilization, can bring plastics into their safe operating space by 2030. Still, achieving absolute sustainability for plastics requires fundamental changes in production and use methods.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Gan, Amgad Elgowainy, Zifeng Lu, Jarod C. Kelly, Michael Wang, Richard D. Boardman, Jason Marcinkoski
Summary: Solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity is an important source of electricity generation in the pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions. However, the growth of solar electricity leads to increased material demands and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from silicon and PV manufacturing. Analyzing the supply chain for the U.S. market, it is found that the majority of GHG emissions come from PV panel production processes in China and other Asia-Pacific countries. Moving manufacturing to the U.S. would reduce GHG emissions and, coupled with a decarbonized grid and improved PV conversion efficiency, the embodied GHG emissions of solar electricity in the U.S. could be significantly reduced.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Yaw Debrah, Sarah Anang
Summary: This study proposes an organizational framework to address the challenges of achieving net-zero emissions targets and conducts in-depth research using the global airline industry as an example. The study identifies key industry, institutional, and organizational challenges in the era of COVID-19, such as fleet modernization and over-reliance on fossil fuels.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ratchayuda Kongboon, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Sate Sampattagul
Summary: This paper studied greenhouse gas inventory data acquisition and analytics for municipalities in Thailand. A complete and transparent GHG inventory of eight municipalities was developed to document the current situation and help decision-makers prioritize greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The results showed similarities in data source, format, and collection among the municipalities, with Nonthaburi municipality having the highest emissions and Buriram municipality having the lowest emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Viachaslau Filimonau, Marina Santa Rosa, Luiza Santana Franca, Alba Canovas Creus, Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro, Jitka Molnarova, Ricardo Geldres Piumatti, Lucia Valsasina, Amir Safaei
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental externalities of four popular comfort categories of hotels in Brazil and Peru using environmental life cycle impact assessment. The study reveals that treatment of solid waste generated in hotel operations, construction of the hotel building, and operational energy use generate the largest footprints across all major impact categories.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kai Liu, Zerong Feng, Qihang Zhang
Summary: This paper examines the international relationship between digitalization, the gig economy, and low carbon development, offering insights for governments and stakeholders aiming to promote sustainable development and a low-carbon society.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Blanka Tundys, Tomasz Wisniewski
Summary: The study aims to analyze emissions in the supply chain and identify strategies to reduce them; new strategies need to consider product specificity and chain nature, and not all proposed strategies are applicable to all chains, careful consideration is required.
Article
Business, Finance
Greg Hall, Kate Liu, Lukasz Pomorski, Laura Serban
Summary: We propose an intuitive measure of supply chain climate risks, taking into account the possibility of material climate exposure for a green company due to climate risks faced by its customers or suppliers. Our measure outperforms traditional climate data in capturing price movements related to climate news, and shows patterns consistent with the re-pricing of climate risks. The metric is more suitable for risk assessment than scope 3 emissions and relies on raw data that is widely accessible for stocks, with higher quality than currently available scope 3 data. We discuss applications for both portfolio and corporate decision-making.
FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Uzzal Hossain, Yahong Dong, S. Thomas Ng
Summary: The study evaluates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of using volcanic ash compared with other industrial SCMs in concrete production, finding that volcanic ash has over 80% lower emissions. Volcanic ash can reduce up to 25% and 19% of total GHG emissions compared to ordinary Portland cement and SCM concretes, respectively. By substituting 10-50% industrial SCMs with volcanic ash, 11-37% more GHG emissions can be reduced from the concrete industry in Hong Kong.
CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jing Yi, Eva-Marie Meemken, Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Jiali Liu, Ejin Kim, Miguel I. Gomez, Patrick Canning, Christopher B. Barrett
Summary: Progress towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals relies heavily on interventions in food value chains, yet data limitations have hindered the production of cross-nationally comparable estimates of the magnitude of these chains. This study introduces a standardized method and data series to estimate the distribution of consumer food expenditures between value-added activities on farms and in the post-farmgate value chain, shedding light on the significance of the post-farmgate food value chain and its evolving shares in response to changing economic, demographic, and agricultural conditions in different regions.
Article
Management
Li Cui, Meihua Gao, Joseph Sarkis, Zhimei Lei, Simonov Kusi-Sarpong
Summary: This paper examines the influencing factors of cross-border supply chain collaboration in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative and proposes an assessment framework. The results show that senior manager support and customs regulation are important drivers of cross-border supply chain collaboration, while information sharing, profit allotment, the degree of trust, and goal congruence do not directly affect collaboration in this context.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Management
Santosh Nandi, Aref Aghaei Hervani, Marilyn M. Helms, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: The circular economy is gaining importance in post-COVID-19 recovery. Businesses face challenges in evaluating the benefits and justifying the implementation of circular economy practices. Non-market-based environmental goods valuation methods can be used to assess performance. The effectiveness of the performance measurement model can be enhanced through the use of digital technologies, supporting supply chain sustainability and resilience.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jorg H. Grimm, Joerg S. Hofstetter, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This study extends research on the roles of buyer firms in improving supplier sustainability practices by considering institutions in the organizational field. The study introduces the resource-based view to outline key capabilities for institutional entrepreneurs seeking to institutionalize corporate sustainability standards across a multi-tier supply chain. The analysis suggests five key capabilities enabling a buying firm to effectively institutionalize their requirements in multi-tier supply chains.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Chunguang Bai, Qingyun Zhu, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: The circular economy aims to maintain the highest utility and value of products and materials. This study proposes a comprehensive set of metrics for circularity assessment in supplier management. A group decision-making method is introduced to evaluate and select circular economy suppliers, considering decision-maker behavior and divergent opinions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Aref A. Hervani, Santosh Nandi, Marilyn M. Helms, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: The study develops a performance framework for firms to measure supply chain social sustainability and resilience capabilities, incorporating environmental goods valuation and digitalization with blockchain technology. Using secondary COVID-19 supply chain disruption data, the study illustrates the impacts of the performance framework on social sustainability implications, market-based valuation methods, and blockchain capabilities.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Business
Chunguang April Bai, James Cordeiro, Joseph Sarkis
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Chunguang Bai, Qingyun Zhu, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: Supplier selection and order allocation (SSOA) is an emerging and important issue in supply chain management. This paper introduces a foundational multi-objective mathematical model to bridge this research gap. Findings provide theoretical and managerial insights and future research guidance on carbon neutrality and net-zero implications for SSOA.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chunguang Bai, Matthew Quayson, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This study examines the importance of enablers for improving sustainable supply chain transparency (SSCT) through blockchain technology, specifically in the context of African emerging economies. The results of a case study in the cocoa industry reveal that Technical Characteristics is the most important main enabler, followed by blockchain smart contract, blockchain security, and tracking product components. The framework and method presented in this study can assist decision-makers and supply chain managers in promoting the effective application of blockchain to enhance SSCT.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yuan Chen, Qinghua Zhu, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This study applies cumulative capability theory to examine the sequence of green supply chain management practices and provides a framework for businesses. The results suggest that encouraging suppliers to disclose environmental data and respond to inquiries should be the initial step, followed by promoting compliance with regulations and responsible recycling.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Management
Mahtab Kouhizadeh, Qingyun Zhu, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This study proposes a systematic and comprehensive circular economy performance measure and evaluates the relative contribution of blockchain technology to this measure. The study finds that most performance measures can be supported using blockchain technology, with varying potential support in transparency, reliability, smart contracts, and incentivization. The study provides a framework for evaluation and a foundation for future research in the intersection of circular economy, blockchain technology, and performance measurement.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Business
Qingyun Zhu, Roberto Antonio Martins, Purvi Shah, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This article conducts a comprehensive bibliometric review on the literature of brand/product deletion, aiming to provide insights into the field's current intellectual structure and thematic classification, as well as offer directions for future development in this critical area of strategic brand and product management.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Chunguang Bai, Hua Zhou, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This study addresses the challenge of integrating Industry 4.0 technologies (I4.0T) to improve sustainable performance, by using the United Nations' sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a framework. We propose an evaluation method that combines various techniques to identify the impact and path of I4.0T on SDGs. The effectiveness of our framework and method is confirmed through secondary case data analysis. The findings provide insights for policy makers and organisations on how to prioritise and invest in I4.0T to achieve SDGs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This perspective paper emphasizes the significance of safety in the context of a circular economy and calls for research on various safety issues that can arise in different circular economy activities.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Editorial Material
Business
Chunguang April Bai, Joseph Sarkis
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xu Tian, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: International trade plays a crucial role in global sustainable production and consumption through global supply chains. The impact of environmental resource redistribution through international trade has been recognized in ecological research, influencing production and supply chain management in the long term. However, current trade and production accounting methods lack accuracy and reliability for policymakers and organizational decision makers to address global and supply chain trade issues. This study proposes a blockchain-based conceptual framework for accounting embodied environmental resources in trade, discussing framework design, benefits, challenges, and providing future research and theoretical implications. This study establishes a solid foundation for managing environmental resources at the intersection of international trade, sustainable production, and global supply chains.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)