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Build it and they will come? - A case study of a ‘softer landings’ approach in creating a low-carbon community

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100401

Jing Zhao , Rosemary Fieldson , Ozlem Duran

This paper explores an emerging low-carbon construction business model through a case study of a low-carbon community supported by a private Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in Lincolnshire. The study highlights the developer's extended aftercare and on-site support that has a focus on engaging residents in behaviour change and low-carbon community building (termed the ‘softer landings' approach¹). The research employs a mixed method approach, with multiple sources of data from in-depth interviews, a focus group discussion, and questionnaire surveys, as well as energy consumption data from Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) on four projects over two development sites completed between 2016 and 2019. The findings suggest that extended aftercare and on-site support from the developer could cultivate a self-supporting low-carbon community that promotes peer learning and support, behaviour change, decreases energy consumption and leads to user satisfaction. The research proposes a model where the positive outcomes of the ‘softer landings approach’ could in turn drive the demand-side market for low-carbon dwellings, create further business opportunities for the developer, mitigate capital cost and resources invested in the extended aftercare, and generate business growth. Recommendations for this model to be replicated and upscaled through professional networks, and supported through policy and regulatory frameworks in the UK are presented as a constructive way forward in order to achieve the government's decarbonisation goals.

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The pursuit of net-zero carbon in G7 and BRICS: The impact of good governance system

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100415

Tongtong Yang, Justice Gyimah, Ujunwa Angela Nwigwe, Xilong Yao

Good governance system is perceived as one of the important mechanisms to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. However, a comparative study is needed to make collective decisions to ensure a successful transition. Therefore, this study considers six proxies to represent good governance system to assess its impact on net-zero emissions in G7 and BRICS countries. The Generalized Moment of Methods is employed for the analysis and the data is from 1996 to 2022. The results of the study revealed that good governance system causes carbon emissions and reduces renewable energy use in G7 while it is insignificant to affect carbon emissions but reduces renewable energy in BRICS. Based on the findings, effective institutional reform is recommended to ensure net-zero emissions.

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Sustainable development and strategic management - what is on the horizon in our non-ergodic world research?

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100414

Edgars Sedovs , Tatjana Volkova , Iveta Ludviga

This study aimed to identify emerging trends and topics in strategic management and sustainable development research in the context of global disruptions, especially when they combine into polycrises, contributing to a state of uncertainty known as the non-ergodic world. The authors employed the Scopus database to collect and analyse academic literature from 2015 to 2023. Additionally, they reviewed United Nations reports to complement the academic data with a statistical analysis of the progress made in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The results revealed discrepancies in this progress, with advances in poverty eradication, responsible consumption and production and climate action. However, more progress is needed to reduce hunger, preserve life on land and below water, promote peace, establish justice and strengthen institutions. This lack of focus is also mirrored in the most cited academic research on strategic management and sustainable development. The analysed research experienced a 13.0 % annual growth, with an average of 26.9 citations from 84 countries. The bibliometric analysis identified further research areas, including sustainable economic development, business sustainability strategies, leadership, and the impact of global disruptions. Thus, reflecting the challenges of achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030 in the context of global disruptions, this study confirmed the increasing role of integrating sustainable development considerations into strategic management research and highlighted the need for more research and action to meet the SDGs.

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Operationalizing sustainability in pharmaceuticals: Green supply chain metrics for circular economy

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100413

Manoj Govind Kharat , Samridhi Kapoor , Shreyanshu Parhi , Mukesh Govind Kharat , Shatrudhan Pandey

The increasing population and rapid industrialization have driven material consumption to a level that surpasses the environment's capacity to cope with the resulting pollution. The circular economy offers a new business model, contrasting the traditional take-make-waste approach. In this context, the present study seeks to identify barriers at operational, strategic, and tactical levels in transition towards circular economy. The article focuses on recognizing barriers from an organizational viewpoint, using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to help decision-makers identify obstacles in implementing circularity principles. A total of 24 barriers, grouped into five categories, were identified for a pharmaceutical company. Findings reveal numerous barriers, including technology, finances, return on investment, policies and regulations, stakeholder management, and corporate strategy, all of which impact organizational sustainability efforts. Reverse logistics emerged as a critical concern due to the toxic nature of products, requiring stringent take-back mechanisms. This study is unique in assessing parameters within the framework of the triple bottom line and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) and SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure). The research evaluates GSM implementation challenges using circular and sustainable criteria to support achieving SDG 12.

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Micromobility as a catalyst for sustainable urban transportation: A backcasting approach on decarbonisation and energy consumption

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100406

Shahnaz Nabila Fuady , Paul Christian Pfaffenbichler , Georgia Charalampidou , Yusak Octavius Susilo

This study explores micromobility's role in advancing Vienna's sustainability goals through backcasting. It examines how increasing urbanization and private vehicle use contribute to rising energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The study highlights micromobility, including lightweight vehicles, as a key solution for reducing car trips and achieving sustainable transport. Challenges, such as slow electric vehicle adoption and the need for decarbonization, complicate this transition. The findings emphasize the importance of adaptable policies to fully leverage micromobility's potential for a greener Vienna by 2040, offering valuable insights for global urban planners and policymakers.

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Factors affecting online customer experience of food delivery services during crisis: TISM and Delphi techniques

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100408

Tayebeh Abdoli Mohamadabadi , Javad Nazarian-Jashnabadi , Mahmoud Ahmadpour Daryani , Muhammad Ahmad Al-Rashid , Tiziana Campisi

This article adopts the online customer experience framework to explore how enhancing customer experience by presenting transformative value propositions to mitigate vulnerabilities in online food delivery services during natural disasters or crises. Disasters shift people from stability to vulnerability, requiring innovative service access. Thus, it becomes imperative for service-oriented companies, especially online food delivery platforms, to craft a transformative value proposition by discerning the factors that enhance customer experience. In this regard, a case study focusing on the customer experience of Snap Food in the online space of the food delivery sector in Iran was conducted in order to investigate the factors affecting the online customer experience and also to determine the interrelationships between these factors. After reviewing previous studies, 39 factors were obtained, which were screened after three stages of the Delphi method and the opinion of 15 experts, and 22 factors were finalized as factors that influence online customer experience. To determine the interrelationship between the factors, analysis was performed using the Total Interpretive Structural Modeling (TISM) approach. These factors were placed in 6 levels. Following this, the Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification (MICMAC) was applied to classify the factors into different clusters based on their impact on others. The study revealed that 'Human-to-human interaction,' 'Demographic experience,' 'Consistency,' and 'Services standardization' indicators are critical drivers of customer experience. This research aids online food delivery platforms in understanding and prioritising factors to create a transformative value proposition for improved customer experience during crises.

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Environmental impacts of economic growth: A STIRPAT analysis using machine learning algorithms

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100404

J. Krishnendu, Biswajit Patra

This study examines the environmental consequences of economic growth using four key dimensions – carbon dioxide emissions, freshwater availability, forest area and biodiversity, and introduces a novel methodology to verify the environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) using pointwise derivatives. Built upon an extended STIRPAT (Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology) framework, we expand the original model to include sectoral growth, trade openness and quality of government institutions. Given the high dimensionality of the data and potential nonlinearities in relationships, we employ advanced machine learning regression techniques like ridge, LASSO, elastic net and kernel-regularised least squares (KRLS) to perform segmented analyses across low, lower-middle, upper-middle and high-income countries. Our findings reveal complex, income-dependent environmental impacts, with growth in lower-income groups typically worsening environmental quality and resource depletion, while wealthier countries suffer reduced environmental strain. While the inverted U-shaped EKC is observed in most cases, more complex patterns, such as an M-shaped curve, emerge as countries progress economically. This study provides valuable insights to inform targeted, region-specific sustainability strategies.

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Energy price shocks and current account balances: What role for economic structure, energy dependency and renewable energy development?

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100402

Rafik Nashi, Hicham Ouakil

This paper examines the influence of energy price fluctuations on the current account balances of 47 countries between 1995 and 2023, with a particular focus on the varying responses contingent on countries' economic profiles, energy dependence, and the moderating impact of renewable energy development. The study employs a global vector autoregression (GVAR) model to elucidate the intricate interdependencies intrinsic to the global economy. The findings indicate that oil, natural gas, and coal price shocks have a positive impact on the current account balances of energy exporting countries and a negative impact on those of energy importing countries. This effect is more pronounced in countries with a higher level of energy dependency, while the development of renewable energy sources plays a role in mitigating the adverse effects of energy price volatility. In terms of economic characteristics, countries with a structural current account surplus, a higher level of development, a large services sector, a more open capital account, and a flexible exchange rate regime are less affected by energy price shocks.

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Leveraging on membership in agricultural cooperatives to alleviate abject poverty among smallholder farming households in Nigeria

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100399

Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde , Taiwo Fausiyat Adesiyan , Sheriff Oluwasola Hassan , Ife Gideon Familusi

Agricultural cooperatives are frequently considered an essential framework that might help smallholder farmers overcome certain obstacles. This study investigated the determinants of agricultural cooperative membership and its impact on the poverty status of smallholder farming households in Nigeria. Primary data were gathered from 240 smallholder farming households using a multistage sampling procedure. The Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke (FGT) Index and the Endogenous Switching Probit Regression Model (ESPM) were used to analyze the data. The study concluded that most rural households were male (86 %), small scale, and at the prime of their productive age (57 years). The result further revealed that most (57.5 %) of the respondents are members of agricultural cooperatives. The results of the FGT poverty measure also indicate that the majority (67 %) of the smallholder farming households were poor. The result of the ESPM revealed that gender, years of education, land ownership, household size, years of farming experience, access to credit, and asset ownership significantly influence the membership of smallholder farmers in agricultural cooperatives. The second stage of the ESPM revealed that gender, education, land ownership, household size, years of farming experience, access to credit, asset ownership, and membership in other forms of cooperatives significantly affect poverty status among the agricultural cooperative members. Meanwhile, among non-members of agricultural cooperatives, variables such as gender, years of education, land ownership, farm size, access to credit, membership in other forms of cooperatives, and asset ownership significantly affect the poverty status of smallholder farmers. These findings reveal that there is a statistically significant relationship between the poverty status of smallholder farming households and their membership in agricultural cooperatives.

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On the relationship between internet usage and technological innovation: Insight from world panel data

IF 3.3 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures

Pub Date : 2024-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100403

Chukwuemeka Valentine Okolo , Andres Susaeta , David Iheke Okorie

The internet can speed up economic growth by promoting innovation, given new endogenous growth theories. This study first provided an empirical analysis of the impact of internet usage on innovation by employing the two-stage least square (2SLS), panel quantile regression (PQR), and pooled ordinary least square (OLS) method of estimation in a panel of 79 economies over 1995 – 2021. The empirical results confirm internet usage's positive and significant impact on technical innovation (measuring internet usage with % of internet users, secure internet servers, and fixed broadband subscriptions). The subsample results show that the influence of internet usage on technical innovation is positive and substantial in OECD, non-OECD, European, and top innovative economies. The study identifies three possible channels through which higher internet usage increases technological innovation among different economies: (i) the level of education, (ii) the degree of financial development, and (iii) the level of investment. Our findings support data policies for R&D, such as tax incentives to encourage specialised digital innovation, skills, and knowledge production and dissemination. Furthermore, proactive policy frameworks should be adopted to promote internet infrastructure for economic inclusion that fosters innovativeness. Therefore, digital technologies redefine invention, stimulate cooperation, and aid in forming innovative ecosystems.

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