Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) and Organization 4.0: An easy-to-implement method

Muiña, Fernando Enrique García; Medina-Salgado, María-Sonia; González-Sánchez, Rocío; Huertas-Valdivia, Irene; Ferrari, Anna Maria; Settembre-Blundo, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2022.101692

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“…It also provides a relevant framework for industry practitioners van Schalkwyk et al ( 2018 ) This article discussed the different types of technologies, from heat to mass transfer, environmental impact, and system simulation, that will lead to knowledge through data Kumar et al ( 2021 ) The research identifies the major obstacles to the successful implementation of CE and Industry 4.0. The major obstacles are a lack of policies and a lack of government support García-Muiña et al ( 2022 ) The study integrates social organizational life cycle assessment and Industry 4.0 to measure the performance of manufacturing industries Rejeb et al ( 2022 ) The study analyzes the current research methods in conjunction with the internet of things and CE as innovative technologies Mishra et al ( 2022 ) This study identifies the positive impact of CE, resource optimization, and digitalization on fulfilling the goal of a net-zero economy Kurniawan et al ( 2022 ) The authors emphasized that recycled goods through mobile applications and waste recycling can create more job opportunities in a country Peiró et al ( 2021 ) This article discussed the digital and standard technologies for CE in terms of a few projects Dantas et al ( 2021 ) The study is a critical literature review based upon 50 articles on CE and Industry 4.0 technology Nandi et al ( 2021 ) The study is all about multi-level stakeholders in an organizational supply chain. The results lead to sustainable consumption and production Burmaoglu et al ( 2022 ) Researchers identified four major areas in business models, industrial manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and sharing economy Agrawal et al ( 2022 ) The authors studied digitalization for CE and the consumer’s involvement in it …”

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Are emerging technologies unlocking the potential of sustainable practices in the context of a net-zero economy? An analysis of driving forces

Agrawal

Priyadarshinee

Luthra³

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Increasing globalization and climate change have significantly affected business activities. Government and other stakeholders are creating pressure to have a sustainable business model for efficient resource utilization and minimizing negative environmental impact. Many organizations have started focusing on sustainable and cleaner production through the adoption of net-zero economy (NZE) practices. Certain technological advancements are required to put these concepts into practice. Firms have begun to adopt digital technologies (such as big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and internet of things), and have been widely used in practice to achieve NZE. Is digitalization unlocking the potential of sustainable practices in the context of a net-zero economy? This question is still unanswered; therefore, this study aims to identify and analyze the drivers of digitalization that ensure sustainable practices to achieve net-zero economy. Through an extensive literature review and experts’ opinions, a list of drivers was identified. An empirical investigation was conducted to validate the identified drivers and further understand the influencing relationship among the drivers, Pythagorean fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (PF-DEMATEL) was employed. The findings of the study show that “ high degree of automation ,” “ enhancing the flexibility in the manufacturing process ,” and “ real-time sensing capability ” are the main influencer drivers among all cause group forces. The present study can be a source for industrial practitioners and academia that can provide significant guidance on how the adoption of digitalization can unlock the potential to achieve CE, which can lead us toward net-zero.

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Are emerging technologies unlocking the potential of sustainable practices in the context of a net-zero economy? An analysis of driving forces

Agrawal

Priyadarshinee

Luthra³

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Although there is rich scientific literature on a wide range of sustainable development contexts, the need for highquality and reliable sustainability information is still in place. The complexity of monitoring and reporting sustainability matters needs particular attention due to the critical role in decision-making and related consequences on environmental, economic, and social issues at local, national and international levels (Torkayesh, 2022;García-Muiña et al, 2022). The criteria of relevance, accurateness, completeness, and topicality need to be considered when dealing with sustainability information, and the usage of international trustworthy tools, initiatives and standards, generally recognized as good practices in the domain, gain particular relevance for a better understanding of the challenges of quality data and information for country and corporate levels.…”

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Sustainability information – analysis of current trends in sustainability monitoring & reporting

Táncošová¹,

Lincényi²,

Fabuš³

2023

JESI

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Government legislation, investor and stakeholder expectations, as well as international voluntary initiatives have all contributed to the rising demand for high-quality information and reporting on sustainability issues. The scientific community exploring sustainability issues is expanding quickly, and the need for sustainability data has grown significantly in recent years. Sustainability reporting is a fast developing topic with many different monitoring and reporting frameworks, some criteria that overlap, and problems with worldwide consistency. This frequently causes uncertainty on how data and information should be used to produce useful results and science-based resources. The paper ascertains current trends in monitoring and reporting sustainability-related information, including a particular analysis for each relevant level (i.e. country and corporate). The study commences with an updated review of sustainability reporting literature followed by an emphasis on the well-known instruments (i.e. SDGs index and the International Spillover index) used to monitor and report the nations progress toward SDGs. Also, the connections among different international approaches/initiatives for increasing the accountability of companies for sustainability actions were analysed and the improvements were emphasized. Although the worldwide reporting seems to be led by the adoption of the GRI and SASB standards, the range of metrics and disclosure patterns is wide and displays a high variation across industries, sectors, sizes, complexity and location. Through a structured analysis, the paper argued international initiatives (i.e. European Sustainability Reporting Standards and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards) are of valuable importance for counteracting the fragmentation of available sustainability information and assuring the alignment and interoperability between different sustainability information.

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Defining and measuring the effects of digital technologies on social sustainability: A systematic literature review

Szalkowski,

Johansen

2023

Sustainable Development

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The impact of digital technologies on the environmental and economic sides of sustainability has received considerable attention. In contrast, the societal implications are quite under‐researched. Through a systematic literature review, we describe the current status of the research on the impacts that digital technologies have on social sustainability. We pay particular attention to methods used for assessing and measuring these impacts. One positive observation made from our descriptive (bibliometric) analysis is that there is an increasing interest in social sustainability. Our content analysis identified four categories, namely “Area of Impact,” “Approach to technology,” “Measured/Measurable Effect,” and “Measuring Methods”, accumulating 30 labels, which we use to classify the papers at study. A quite common label is “Jobs” as the area of impacts, whereas the least used label in the approach to technology category is “Cyber‐security,” signaling that few papers that investigate the impacts of digital technologies on social sustainability consider their security and privacy implications. Other gaps that we expose are the lack of empirical data as well as the lack of mathematical modeling when measuring the effects of digital technologies, with direct experiments appearing very seldom in the literature. In an attempt to provide a guide for future research, we identify five general research gaps, listing 20 specific research questions, and propose a structuring procedure for articles on social implications of digital technologies to be produce in a more systematic manner.

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Social Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (SO-LCA) and Organization 4.0: An easy-to-implement method

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Are emerging technologies unlocking the potential of sustainable practices in the context of a net-zero economy? An analysis of driving forces

Are emerging technologies unlocking the potential of sustainable practices in the context of a net-zero economy? An analysis of driving forces

Sustainability information – analysis of current trends in sustainability monitoring & reporting

Defining and measuring the effects of digital technologies on social sustainability: A systematic literature review

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