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    Biomass energy consumption and sustainable development

    The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of biomass energy consumption and non-renewable energy consumption on sustainable development in OECD countries. Data from 36...
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    Renewable energy, non-renewable energy and sustainable development

    The purpose of the present study is to analyse the effects of renewable energy and non-renewable energy on sustainable development. This study is pioneering in this respect...
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    Driving corporate social responsibility in the Malawian mining Industry: a st...

    While there has been a growing body of research focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in developing economies, few studies have examined the factors shaping...
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    The secrets of Koberwitz: The diffusion of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Cours...

    Rudolf Steiner presented his Agriculture Course to a group of 111, farmers and others, at Koberwitz (Kobierzyce, Poland) in 1924. Steiner spoke of an agriculture to ‘heal the...
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    Ecological sustainability and environmental risks of agricultural intensifica...

    To meet food demand after the failure of irrigation system developments, agricultural intensification is occurring in inland valley agro-ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa....
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    How to Green the red Dragon : A Start-ups' Little Helper for Sustainable Deve...

    This article qualitatively identifies and explains the barriers that foreign cleantech start-ups can encounter when attempting to enter the Chinese market, as well as the...
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    Added value and constraints of transdisciplinary case studies in environmenta...

    Sustainable development issues are characterised by their multidisciplinary character, and the fact they are not merely an academic exercise but pertain to real-world problems....
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    Prioritising resilience policies to reduce welfare losses from natural disasters

    Quantified flood risk assessments focus on asset losses, neglecting longer-term impacts to household welfare via income and consumption losses. The extent of welfare losses...
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    Community Essay: Sustainability: science or fiction?

    It is clear that in making the concept of sustainable development concrete, one has to take into account a number of practical elements and obstacles. There is little doubt that...
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    a guide towards sustainable development

    The burgeoning food-water-energy (FWE) nexus discussion for sustainable development reflects the ongoing transition from a silo-thinking to a transdisciplinary perspective in...
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    Synthesizing sustainability considerations through educational interventions

    This study addresses the synthesis of sustainability-related considerations in packaging design curricula by means of educational interventions. The core of the research...
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    Doing stakeholder engagement their own way: experience from the Malawian mini...

    In recent years, stakeholder engagement has increasingly become a catchphrase in response to calls for corporate accountability to their stakeholders in the developing...
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    Sustainable development in the Arctic: Vision for multilevel governance

    IMEMO took part in the 2018 North Pacific Arctic Conference “Arctic 2030 and Beyond – Pathways for the Future” organized by the East-West Center, USA and the Korean Maritime...
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    Investigating the drivers of corporate social responsibility in the global te...

    International audience; Using a case study of the tea producer Eastern Produce Malawi, this research investigates which factors which influence companies upstream in the global...
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    Dissemination of Environmental Information and its Effects on Stakeholders’ D...

    Abstract According to Action Agenda 21, which was adopted at the Rio Conference in 1992, sustainable development is a major objective for local and global development. Economic...
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    From France to the World: The International Federation of Organic Agriculture...

    The formation of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) at Versailles, France, in 1972 set organic food and farming on a strong future trajectory....
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    Science - Society Relations Enhancement: Policy Implications and Some Sciento...

    The paper considers the significant transformations in the social dimensions of science in last decades. It is argued that science is no more “productive force” only, but it...
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    Sustainable performance challenges of rural microgrids: Analysis of incentive...

    Rural off-grid electrification systems powered by renewable energy have become popular in the Global South. Unfortunately, many microgrids have experienced trouble during their...