Abstract:The adoption of Energy Management Systems (EnMSs) based on international standards has gained momentum since the ISO 50001 standard was launched in 2011. Before that, the potential to improve the energy management with Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) based on ISO 14001 and EMAS was identified in the literature. However, no in-depth analysis reported in the literature has explored this claim. The need for research is now even more evident with the development of new versions of the standards for environmental management-ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS III. Since many companies that already have a certified EMSs might be uncertain whether to adopt an ISO 50001 based EnMSs, the present work aims to shed light on the contribution of ISO 14001:2015 and EMAS III to energy management. Furthermore, the work summarizes the results of an empirical exploratory study carried out in eight Spanish organizations, four with an EMS implemented and certified based on ISO 14001:2015 and four more with an EMS registered to EMAS III. The findings show that both ISO14001 and EMAS certified organizations carry out energy management practices, even though they have no formal EnMSs implemented. Implications for managers and policy makers are discussed, together with avenues for further research.
Abstract-It is critical for the Faculty of Engineering, Gipuzkoa (FEG) of The University of The Basque Country to reduce the Dropout Rate (DR) in the first course of Engineering Grades. To this end, an Educational Improvement Project (EIP) was launched for the period 2015-2017. The proposed EIP seeks a significant improvement in the Yield Rate (YR), Rate of Success (RS) and DR of the first year courses of the degrees that are taught in the FEG, through the improvement in teaching and information and orientation of new students. The product to be elaborated consists of a set of innovative proposals for the processes of Teaching / Learning (T/L). This communication focuses on the questionnaire that has been passed to first-year students in the FEG. The preliminary results show that students have difficulties to adapt to new working dynamics when arriving to university. They are used to the information overload, which makes them get lost when the information search itself is part of the learning process.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.