Contributions for the use of qualitative indicators: an analysis of Itaipu Power Plant’s Sustainability Program

Mussi, Fabricio Baron; Melo, Aline Alvares; Tortato, Ubiratã

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“…Activities within various industry sectors have been increasingly guided by concerns related to sustainability [16]. Within the dairy sector, the improper disposal of whey by the industry represents an environmentally damaging practice due to its significant polluting potential [6].…”

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A Literature Database Review of the Competitive Factors That Influence the Production and Use of Whey in the Brazilian Dairy Industry

Schaefer,

Etges,

Schaefer

2023

Foods

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The consumption of milk and derivatives is part of the diet of a large part of the population. The substantial demand for dairy products has prompted the industry to expand its product range by incorporating whey, a previously disregarded by-product, as a significant ingredient. Consequently, the application of whey within the dairy sector has escalated, fostering novel food trends driven by market, nutritional, technical, environmental, and economic considerations. In this context, the primary objective of this research was to identify, categorise, and analyse the competitive factors influencing the production and use of whey within the dairy products industry and to correlate these factors with Brazil’s economic, food, and nutritional landscape. A comprehensive literature review encompassing 41 articles and scientific documents sourced from PubMed, Scopus, and SciELO databases and supplementary research was undertaken to pinpoint these factors. A total of seventeen competitive factors that exert influence over the production and use of whey within the dairy industry were identified. These seventeen factors were systematically classified and modelled into a hierarchical decision tree structure. A meticulous analysis of these factors revealed a spectrum of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with this sector, considering the Brazilian nutritional, food, and economic context. This research will help elaborate healthy strategies for developing new products with whey in the composition and maintaining the nutritional quality for the consumer. In addition, the research can help companies manage their operations, which can be directed towards improving their performance in the factors discussed in this research, with reflections and impacts on competitiveness in nutritional, environmental, economic, technological, and organisational dimensions.

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A Literature Database Review of the Competitive Factors That Influence the Production and Use of Whey in the Brazilian Dairy Industry

Schaefer,

Etges,

Schaefer

2023

Foods

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“…Indicators are frequently used for sustainability evaluation of different sectors, as debated and demonstrated for real case studies in Alves et al (2019), de Camargo et al (2019, García-Álvarez and Soares (2019) and Mussi et al (2019). Different and complementary approaches should be considered under this topic, including the life cycle analysis [as debated by Martins et al (2019)] and economic models which allow to estimate the willingness to pay for cleaner options (Botelho et al 2019).…”

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“…Reinforcing actions in sustainable consumption and production are proposed for member states with the lowest results. Mussi et al (2019) treated the evaluation of sustainability using both quantitative and qualitative indicators. The authors address sustainability programs in Brazil and used the case of Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant's strategic sustainability plan to show the importance of going beyond traditional quantitative indicators for the evaluation of these programs.…”

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Energy and environmental challenges: bringing together economics and engineering (ICEE’17)

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Ferreira

Hens

2018

Environ Dev Sustain

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Twenty papers were selected, and the authors invited to submit an extended version for regular journal review, in order to be included into this special issue. After the journal's review process, 13 papers were accepted for publication.This special issue of Environment, Development and Sustainability draws together a wide range of contributions which show that a multidisciplinary research agenda is essential to understand both the energy and environment nexus and challenges. As in the previous edition (Ferreira et al. 2016), the topics are vast but a common trend towards some main issues can be highlighted. Specifically, three main areas are covered in this special issue: the research on clean mobility technologies, problems related to sustainability evaluation and pathways and policies to guide the transition of the energy markets. Although important advancements have been achieved during the last 2 years, the dynamic nature of the energy markets and the quick development of technological and non-technological innovations increasingly offer more complex challenges and provide a fertile field for research.The transportation system has been the focus of different studies and projects, with the electric vehicle assuming a crucial option for the sector decarbonization process. The topic is debated in this special issue in Ajanovic and Haas (2019) and Neves et al. (2019), using different approaches but common concerns.

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Understanding the role of territorial factors in the large-scale hydropower business sustainability: A systematic literature review

2021

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Contributions for the use of qualitative indicators: an analysis of Itaipu Power Plant’s Sustainability Program

Cited by 3 publications

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A Literature Database Review of the Competitive Factors That Influence the Production and Use of Whey in the Brazilian Dairy Industry

A Literature Database Review of the Competitive Factors That Influence the Production and Use of Whey in the Brazilian Dairy Industry

Energy and environmental challenges: bringing together economics and engineering (ICEE’17)

Understanding the role of territorial factors in the large-scale hydropower business sustainability: A systematic literature review

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