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Implications of biomass production and accountability for “water grabbing”

AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to provide a view on the implications of large-scale increases in demand for biomass production on water storage behaviours. In climates of high variability in...

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Regulating for rights and sustainability: biofuel in Malaysia

AbstractPurpose– Industrial biofuels have been promoted as one solution to energy security, climate change and rural development, however many non-government organisations argue that national biofuel...

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Greenhouse gas emissions reporting and assurance: reflections on the current...

AbstractPurpose– Global climate change has become a major societal issue providing the impetus for governments to legislate policy in order to manage and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To...

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How biofuels could take off

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the biofuels debate in air transport. Design/methodology/approach– The controversies about biofuels sustainability in general and research...

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Limitations of LCA in environmental accounting for biofuels under RED

AbstractPurpose– The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is a specific example of life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to legislative measures that have far-reaching implications for economic operators....

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Sustainable plant oil production for aviation fuels: Assessment challenges...

AbstractPurpose– This article seeks to address aviation as an emerging biofuel consumer and to discuss sustainability issues and consequences for feedstock production concepts. Biojet fuels have been...

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Environmental sustainability – aspects and criteria in forest biorefineries

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to examine what the most significant aspects of environmental sustainability in the forest biorefinery sector are and what kind of criteria should be...

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Biofuels investments in tropical forest-rich countries: implications for...

AbstractPurpose– The global biofuels sector has expanded rapidly in the past decade, with feedstock expansion penetrating many tropical areas. While the emerging demand for biofuels represents an...

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Measuring the (un-)sustainability of industrial biomass production and use

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore the scope of applications and benefits of sustainability accounting for the production and industrial use of biomass as an energy source and...

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Energy for Life – an evidence-based approach to corporate citizenship

AbstractPurpose– With the objective of developing an evidence-based corporate responsibility program aligned to core business functions, this article aims to outline the review process undertaken by...

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ESG reporting – class actions, deterrence, and avoidance

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to expand our understanding of the motivations for corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting. Design/methodology/approach– This paper...

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Corporate social responsibility and profitability: trade-off or synergy:...

AbstractPurpose– An abundance of academic studies have been devoted to the investigation of corporate social responsibilities, and although the business world seems to have accepted the general idea...

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Does family status impact US firms' sustainability reporting?

AbstractPurpose– The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the family status and corporate social responsibility disclosure (sustainability reporting) of large US...

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Organisational metaphors and sustainable development: enabling or inhibiting?

AbstractPurpose– In this paper the authors aim to examine the dominance of machine and organism metaphors in organisational studies. They argue that these metaphors impede progress towards sustainable...

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Environmental regulation, sustainability and risk

AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to provide an overview of environmental regulation and recent trends and developments in this area, rooted in the practical regulatory implementation activities of EPAs...

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Sustainability reporting and performance management in universities:...

AbstractPurpose– This article aims to provide a perspective on sustainability reporting and performance management in the university sector making a case for increased accountability, improved...

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The “Greenest Department Competition”: an exemplary student-led project

AbstractPurpose– A student-led department greening competition brought significant change to certain departments at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary. The purpose of the...

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Students' perception of quality assurance activities: Case study from the...

AbstractPurpose– Higher education is one of the key sectors in any economy that plays a major role in the sustainability and enhancement of the society. Hence, the new reform program in the European...

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Managing regional centres' of expertise collaborations with stakeholders...

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to assist the United Nations Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in continuing their fundamental work within the region and to address some of the...

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