Food chain sustainability assessment is challenging on several grounds. Handling knowledge and information on sustainability performance and coping with the diversity of visions around “what counts as sustainable food” are two key issues addressed by this study. By developing a comparative case study on local, regional and global wheat-to-bread chains, and confronting the multidimensionality of...

n recent years, many companies have adopted the concept of sustainable development as a core business value. Although sustainability can be defined in many ways, its underlying premise is that economic well-being is inextricably linked to the health of the environment and the success of the world’s communities and citizens. For those businesses that have recognized the need to embrace sustainab...

Purpose – Food supply chain (FSC) in Greece is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), who face several challenges in adopting green practices. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key drivers and barriers influencing the environmental performance of SMEs within the Greek dairy supply chain (SC). Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive research methodology attempts to ...

Purpose – Food supply chain (FSC) in Greece is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), who face several challenges in adopting green practices. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key drivers and barriers influencing the environmental performance of SMEs within the Greek dairy supply chain (SC). Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive research methodology attempts to ...

Companies need to develop more sustainable products that fit into future more sustainable markets. For this reason, the integration of sustainability considerations is needed in the early stages of product development, where a major part of the sustainability performance of a final product is determined. The aim of the research presented in this doctoral thesis is to better understand both enab...

The study purports to search the corporate sustainability practices of companies in Pakistan. This is novel research context as it tries capture a market where these involve high divergence among amidst voluntary disclosure requirement. Total efforts by Pakistan have been assembled over an index based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting guidelines and some context-specific indicators...

This paper analyzes different policies that may promote the transition to sustainability, with particular focus on the energy sector. We present a dynamic simulation model where three different strategies for sustainability are identified: reduction in GHG emissions, improvements in energy efficiency and the development of the renewable energy sector. Our aim is to evaluate the dynamics that th...

I. Introduction This document presents a framework for thinking about the performance and sustainability of subsidized microfinance organizations. A framework is a guide to analysis. It suggests questions, highlights the links among questions, and proposes ways to answer the questions. The goal is to improve social welfare by measuring performance better. The performance of MFOs bestows benefit...