Exploring Sustainability Science, the Agenda 2030, and the UN SDGs from the Social Sustainability Handprint Perspective

Husgafvel, Roope

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“…In addition, circular manufacturing strategies require a focus on standardization and data exploitation, taking into account social aspects and people as fundamental parts of the ecosystem [76]. For example, social aspects and people could be integrated into CE management and assessment through company-level CE metrics and indicators; CE criteria and indicators; use of data; and social sustainability metrics and approaches, such as the social sustainability handprint [77][78][79].…”

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Company Perspectives on Circular Economy Management, Assessment and Reporting in the Kymenlaakso Region in Finland

Husgafvel

2023

Sustainability

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In general, circular economy development is about a system-level change towards significantly enhanced circularity and sustainability encompassing both biological and technical cycles. This study aimed at exploring, identifying, analyzing and synthesizing how companies in the Kymenlaakso region perceive circular economy management, assessment and reporting. This study applied a qualitative research approach using a questionnaire survey as the specific method. The responding companies are of many sizes and represent multiple sectors such as industry, construction and various services. This study addressed a clear gap in research on company-level perspectives. The results indicate that recycling and recovery of materials are perceived as particularly important by companies. In addition, the principles of CE (10Rs) are considered to be important by most companies. Essential management approaches encompass, for example, CE strategy and goals, business ecosystems and development of markets for recycled and recovered products and parts. Companies considered that recycling, recovery, waste minimization and utilization of waste as a raw material, as well as an increase in recycled content in products, reduction in disposable products and prevention of premature obsolescence, are important CE assessment and measurement approaches. For example, continuous reporting of CE as a part of online communication of companies (i.a. sustainability and responsibility), the definition of best practices and best available techniques for CE, and reporting in the whole supply and value chain were perceived as important ways to report CE. However, it is noteworthy that many of the studied aspects of CE were not perceived to be important by companies. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the current state of and future outlook on circular economy development in the studied region and also highlights relevant management, assessment and reporting aspects from the perspective of local companies.

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Company Perspectives on Circular Economy Management, Assessment and Reporting in the Kymenlaakso Region in Finland

Husgafvel

2023

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Exploring Social Sustainability Handprint—Part 2: Sustainable Development and Sustainability

Husgafvel

2021

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Social sustainability is a major part of both sustainable development and sustainability including societal sustainability and overall promotion of more sustainable societies taking into account multiple social/society–environment relationships and interfaces. These contexts have a strong focus on both present and future generations, encompassing sustainable development of both people and the planet. Social sustainability handprints provide many opportunities to promote social sustainability management and assessment by organizations and people and to create changes and encourage actions that contribute to overall social and societal sustainability. This study applied qualitative approaches to explore social sustainability handprints from the perspectives of sustainable development, sustainability, social and societal sustainability and sustainability assessment and indicators. This study addressed a clear research gap and aimed at identifying key definitions, elements, approaches and development focus areas within these frameworks as well as at suggesting associated implications for social sustainability handprint development. The findings suggest that social sustainability handprints can be created through multiple actions, changes, innovations and impacts to promote social sustainability based on sustainable development, sustainability and social and societal sustainability. Various actors such as all types of organizations, individuals, groups and companies can implement these ways to create social sustainability handprints. In addition, there are multiple assessment approaches that can be applied to the assessment of social sustainability handprints such as sustainability management, assessment and indicators, encompassing multiple specific elements and approaches.

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Exploring Sustainability Science, the Agenda 2030, and the UN SDGs from the Social Sustainability Handprint Perspective

Cited by 2 publications

References 27 publications

Company Perspectives on Circular Economy Management, Assessment and Reporting in the Kymenlaakso Region in Finland

Company Perspectives on Circular Economy Management, Assessment and Reporting in the Kymenlaakso Region in Finland

Exploring Social Sustainability Handprint—Part 2: Sustainable Development and Sustainability

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