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In recent years, the rise of digital technology has empowered firms to enhance their capabilities in managing the environmental impact of human activities, enabling them to adopt more sustainable practices. Companies are leveraging innovations like data analytics, automation, and AI to optimize resource use, reduce waste, and minimize their carbon footprint. This shift not only supports environmental goals but also aligns with long-term business sustainability by improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness. By integrating sustainable strategies into their operations, firms can address pressing ecological challenges while maintaining robust economic performance. As a result, businesses are in...
This book outlines the scope of sustainability and green practice in supply chain operations, which has continued to grow with a rapid speed. The book includes core aspects of sustainability and green supply chain management philosophy and practice, covering general concepts, principles, strategies and best practices, which not only protect socio-environmental sustainability, but spur economic growth. The book will aid practitioners in using sustainable supply chains to reduce cost and improve service, as well as keep up-to-date with different features of green supply chains and logistics in a global market. The book will also be a valuable resource for candidates undertaking certification examinations and students studying for degrees in related fields of sustainability and green supply chain management.
Industrialization has created significant pollution on this planet, threatening human, plant, and animal life. The primary goal of sustainable development is to protect our living environment through sustainable ideology. The relationship between industrial ecology and the natural environment is of particular importance. Therefore, technological innovations, methodologies, and approaches are important for flourishing sustainability for better future generations. Industrial Ecology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) discusses innovative green approaches and technologies, which can be employed in industries to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). It features coverage of a broad range of topics and actionable insights into sustainable industry practices and ecological strategies. Covering topics such as circular economy, family firms, and green purchase, this book is an excellent resource for business owners, environmentalists, industry practitioners, researchers, scientists, academicians, and more.
Across the world, companies are trying to create a sustainable platform through a supply chain to minimize the environmental impact of their product lines and services on the world's ecosystem. Enhancing eco-awareness at every operational level of business operations can positively improve a specific organization's reputation and legitimize business operation. Furthermore, sustainable supply chain operations also positively contribute to financial performance by enhancing productivity and cost-saving. Emerging Trends in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Logistics provides relevant practical and theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research results in sustainable supply...
Circular Economy and Digital Technologies in Supply Chains: Transformations for Sustainability explores the intersection of circular economy practices and digital technologies, offering a comprehensive roadmap to enhance sustainability in supply chain operations. This groundbreaking book delves into how these two emerging forces can reshape the operational landscape, addressing the pressing ecological challenges faced by manufacturing organizations. As stakeholders demand urgent solutions, the integration of circular economy models with innovative digital tools becomes imperative. This book enables businesses to reduce waste, promote recycling, and maximize resource efficiency throughout the...
"This book of contributed chapters focuses on the potential role of industry in reducing environmental burdens throughout the product life cycle from the extraction of raw materials, to the production of goods, to the use of those goods and to the management of the resulting wastes discussing how the integration of blockchain technology in the idea of sustainability and waste management techniques improve the field of Industrial ecology"--
This book provides a broad overview of project and project management principles, processes, and success/failure factors. It also provides a state of the art of applications of the project management concepts, especially in the field of construction projects, based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The slate of geographically and professionally diverse authors illustrates project management as a multidisciplinary undertaking that integrates renewable and non-renewable resources in a systematic process to achieve project goals. The book describes assessment based on technical and operational goals and meeting schedules and budgets.
Most businesses are still grappling with the definition and implementation of Industry 4.0, but there is already discussion of the next industrial revolution. The coexistence of two industrial revolutions raises problems, necessitating debate and clarification. In particular, the implications of Industry 5.0 on environmental sustainability need to be studied. Implications of Industry 5.0 on Environmental Sustainability discusses the little-known environmental sustainability implications of the Fifth Industrial Revolution and contributes to the limited knowledge on this topic by considering the various challenges and opportunities. Covering key topics such as circular economy, robotics, renewable energy, and waste materials, this reference work is ideal for policymakers, business owners, managers, environmental economists, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.