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Introduction: The reduction of N supplied combined with the use of biostimulants can be an efficient strategy that allows sustainable agriculture to achieve better economic, nutritional and environmental goals without reducing production. Moreover, the industrial processing of celery generates large amounts of waste. Therefore the purpose of this study was improve crop management strategies to reduce nitrate pollution while turning crop waste into value-added products for others sectors. Methods: Consequently, in this work twelve treatments were examined: three N nitrogen content in the nutrient solution (100% control, 60%, and 30%) combined with the inoculation of the roots with Azotobacter salinestris, and foliar application selenium solution (8 mM, Na2SeO4). The celery parts from plants grown under limited N dose showed a higher antioxidant activity and TPC (total phenolic compounds) content. Results and discussion: The antioxidant activity increased 28% in leaves and 41% in by-products and TPC improved 27% in leaves and 191% in by-products respect to the control. Besides, a significant reduction of b-carotene content (56%, 11% and 43% in petioles, leaves and by-products respect to the control, respectively) was obtained in plants fed with restricted dose of N. The catalase activity was not affected by N dose. The inoculation of the plants with Azotobacter, together with a reduced N dose, achieved a greater accumulation of all the parameters studied. This accumulation was maximum when Se was applied to the leaves compared with the control and depending on the celery part: TPC (121-450%); antioxidant activity (60-68%), of catalase activity (59% - 158%), and of pigments content (50- 90%). These findings can boost the valorization of celery by-products as excellent source of bioactive compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Melon (Cucumis melo) is the most popular fruit with indisputable socio-economic and nutritional value, as evidenced by its significant acreage (1 Mha) and production (28 Mt) worldwide. However, melon farming is facing the triple challenge of producing enough to meet growing consumer demand, improving the concentration of human wellness compounds, while minimising chemical inputs. This scientific research was carried out to assess the effectiveness of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), Rhizophagus irregularis (Ri), R. fasciculatus (Rf), and their complex, in improving yield and quality attributes in melon variety ‘Ananas’ grown in greenhouse. Results showed that production and fruit quality were significantly improved in mycorrhizal plants (M-plants) compared to non-mycorrhizal (NM-plants) ones, regardless of AMF treatments. M-plants performance varied according to AMF strains. Indeed, Ri-plant exhibited the highest increases in yield (54%), fresh weight (65%), longitudinal (20%) and equatorial (33%) perimeters, Brix degree (20.6%), polyphenols (315.4%), carotenoids (353%), proteins (209.1%), flavonoids (114.38%), ascorbic acid (31.3%), reducing power (77.04%), DPPH radical inhibition (16.43%), and the highest decrease in titrable acidity (62.5%). In addition, Ri-plant fruits were highly rated by participants in the sensory evaluation test. Therefore, R. irregularis application could be recommended for the sustainable production of high-quality fruits of melon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of scriptwriting Iranian knowledge-based sports companies in the horizon of 1420. Methods: The method used in this research is scenario-based planning, which is designed and implemented in eight steps. The method of data collection in this qualitative research and using interviews is the news panel and Delphi survey. Twenty people with specialized knowledge or practical experience were selected as members of the group participating in the research by snowball. Also, Micmac software and script wizard have been used to analyze the data. Results: The findings of this study are presented in two parts. The first part includes identifying and classifying key components, drivers, and uncertainty. The five drivers of domestic investment support, the supply of sports knowledge-based products in the international market, the establishment of sports technology support funds, the development of intellectual property protection laws, and the appointment of trustees of knowledge-based sports companies (such as the Physical Education Research Institute) in this sector. Determined and the relationships of effectiveness and effectiveness between the components are analyzed. The second part identifies and describes possible and compatible scenarios based on related drivers and uncertainties. Conclusion: It is suggested to the Physical Education Research Institute to act as the trustee of sports knowledge-based companies and prepare the conditions for the development of sports knowledge-based companies in the county. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As firms increasingly engage in both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and irresponsibility (CSIR) activities, this study expands the traditional question "does it pay to do more CSR?" to explore the less-studied question "does it pay to do less CSIR?". We employ stakeholder theory and expectancy disconfirmation theory to outline three sustainable strategies for firms to financially benefit (enlightened self-interest) from CSR/CSIR activities: proactive strategy (increasing CSR, or doing more good), rectification strategy (reducing CSIR, or doing less bad), and aggressive strategy (increasing CSR while reducing CSIR, or doing more good and less bad). Our research objective is to evaluate the financial viability of different CSR/CSIR strategies. We hypothesize that the rectification strategy will surpass the proactive approach, while anticipating that the aggressive strategy will emerge as the most financially advantageous. Our dataset consists of 12,567 firm-year observations (3422 firms) spanning 1994 to 2013, and we conduct rigorous analyses to evaluate these strategies. The findings reveal that the rectification strategy surpasses the proactive strategy, with the aggressive strategy emerging as the most advantageous. The study contributes theoretically and offers managerial insights into these results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IntroductionThe reduction of N supplied combined with the use of biostimulants can be an efficient strategy that allows sustainable agriculture to achieve better economic, nutritional and environmental goals without reducing production. Moreover, the industrial processing of celery generates large amounts of waste. Therefore the purpose of this study was improve crop management strategies to reduce nitrate pollution while turning crop waste into value-added products for others sectors.MethodsConsequently, in this work twelve treatments were examined: three N nitrogen content in the nutrient solution (100% control, 60%, and 30%) combined with the inoculation of the roots with Azotobacter salinestris, and foliar application selenium solution (8 μM, Na2SeO4). The celery parts from plants grown under limited N dose showed a higher antioxidant activity and TPC (total phenolic compounds) content.Results and discussionThe antioxidant activity increased 28% in leaves and 41% in by-products and TPC improved 27% in leaves and 191% in by-products respect to the control. Besides, a significant reduction of β-carotene content (56%, 11% and 43% in petioles, leaves and by-products respect to the control, respectively) was obtained in plants fed with restricted dose of N. The catalase activity was not affected by N dose. The inoculation of the plants with Azotobacter, together with a reduced N dose, achieved a greater accumulation of all the parameters studied. This accumulation was maximum when Se was applied to the leaves compared with the control and depending on the celery part: TPC (121-450%); antioxidant activity (60-68%), of catalase activity (59% - 158%), and of pigments content (50-90%). These findings can boost the valorization of celery by-products as excellent source of bioactive compounds.

The integrated development of social media makes enterprise public opinion spread across multiple social platforms. The safety of enterprise public opinion affects the sustainability of enterprise development and social stability. The risk assessment of enterprise public opinion in a cross social media context and sustainable strategies is researched to help enterprises and governments better regulate enterprise public opinion and improve their ability to respond to public opinion. We established an enterprise public opinion risk assessment index system in a cross social media context, and an enterprise public opinion risk assessment model was established by using a combination of the entropy method, TOPSIS, grey relational analysis and Fuzzy C-means method. The research results show that, compared with the context of single social media, the analysis of enterprise public opinion in a cross social media context is more comprehensive and accurate. The risk assessment model of enterprise public opinion proposed in our research is more suitable for the judgment of enterprise public opinion in a cross social media context and can comprehensively and accurately grasp the situation of enterprise public opinion. The management significance of public opinion risk management for the sustainable development of enterprises is also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Meeting the increasing food demand in a manner that ensures both resources and environmental sustainability poses a global challenge. The conceptual framework of planetary boundaries (PBs) has emerged as a crucial reference in the study of sustainable food system, with specific focuses on key dimensions such as land use change, freshwater use, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycles, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this study, we summarized the threshold applications of PBs in sustainable food system research at both the global and national (China) scales. Based on these thresholds, we evaluated the sustainability conditions of the food system, considering resources such as cropland, freshwater, N and P applications, as well as environmental impacts including N and P losses, and GHG emissions. In addition, we explored the impacts of single or combined management strategies on sustainable food systems. These strategies included dietary changes, improvements in technologies and management, reductions in food loss and waste, and optimization in agricultural production distribution. Finally, we outlined future research directions in sustainable food system, including enhancing research on the interaction mechanisms among PBs elements within food systems, conducting downscaling studies of PBs elements at national and regional levels, and ensuring the rationality of policy-making for sustainable food systems in China. This study can provide a theoretical foundation and strategies guidance for sustainable food system and agricultural land use management in the future both globally and in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to demonstrate the role of corporate governance strategy and its effectiveness in improving sustainable financial performance in Iraqi banks. Traditional indicators are ineffective as they rely solely on the financial perspective. These indicators fail to consider current and future values and aspects such as quality, innovation, development, and sustainability, which directly impact customer satisfaction within the economic unit's environment. Furthermore, the absence of a sustainable strategic dimension and the lack of knowledge regarding achieving objectives pose challenges. The study sample consists of the four most active commercial national banks listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange. A total of 80 questionnaires were utilized, based on the absolute balances and income statements spanning from 2018 to 2021. Various statistical methods, including the use of the SPSS program, were employed to analyze the data and examine the relationship and impact between the research variables. The research yielded several conclusions, with the most significant being a positive and strong correlation between corporate governance and its principles, as evidenced by the results of the statistical analysis. Additionally, there was a correlation between sustainable financial performance and its indicators within the sample banks studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Strategy for a firm is a long‐term plan that persists. The enduring viability of these strategies depends on the ecological and environmental aspects of the firm, termed as sustainability. To address this concept, sustainable strategic management (SSM) has been introduced in the management domain. Over the last 30 years of the introduction of SSM, very few studies have systematically reviewed the researches in this purview. Therefore, this study examines the extant structure and future scope of the research on SSM through an inclusive bibliometric analysis of 221 articles. The database of Scopus and Web of Science is used in this study to sample these documents. The crucial contributors of the comprehensive literature are identified through the analysis of bibliographic coupling, citation analysis, co‐authorship analysis, co‐word analysis, co‐citation analysis and country publications, affiliations and collaboration map. The co‐citation analysis classifies the key thematic research interests into cluster of four, based on the co‐cited documents. However, the co‐word analysis identifies the co‐occurrence of keywords in the sampled documents. The country publications, affiliations and collaboration map indexes UK and USA as the top most country on number of articles and collaboration pattern and Europe and Asia as the prime continent on dominating the studies on SSM. The study provides insights on the current studies on SSM, which can be useful for researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many of China's older buildings, built in the 1970s and 1980s, faces several indoor temperature and heating energy consumption problems. Based on an investigation and analysis of an old hotel in Urumqi, this paper proposes a renovation plan to improve the indoor temperature and reduce the heating energy consumption, thereby introduce a sustainable development strategy for the winter. The effects of different renovation plans on the hotel were simulated using DesignBuilder and PVsyst software. The results show that improving the insulation performance of the building envelope, including reforming the roof, exterior wall, doors, and windows and adjusting the window-to-wall ratio, is the primary way to improve indoor temperature and reduce heating energy consumption in winter. If economic conditions allow, we can also install photovoltaic systems on the roof to save a significant amount of energy. This paper puts forth specific reconstruction plans for old buildings in cold regions as well as some possible reconstruction paths for other structures according to the local economic development level to provide a reference for future related studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we develop a quantitative review of the evolution of the concept of environmental strategy. We show how it has formed the backbone of the development of firm strategy and the natural environment as a research tradition and how consensus regarding it has evolved in the academic community during the stages of its historical evolution. We us co‐word analyses to address changes in the structure of its definitional landscape and how it has evolved through the analysis of centrality of its core and periphery keywords. Furthermore, we develop, by the first time, a cluster analysis to identify the main definitional factors behind definitions along the two periods analyzed. Finally, four propositions for future development and a consensual definition of environmental strategy are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Enterprise risk management (ERM) is known to be an important internal component within companies for identifying, evaluating, and managing various risks for the achievement of organizational objectives. The after-effect of the global financial crisis in 2008 as well as continued rising inflation in various countries in recent times has led to a drastic change in the management of risks by organizations. In spite of the benefits of ERM, several factors seem to influence its implementation in construction companies. This study aims to examine the factors influencing ERM implementation of construction contracting firms with the purpose of providing answers to the following research questions: what is the categorization of the factors inhibiting ERM implementation in construction contracting firms? Does the type of ownership of construction contracting firms influence the factors promoting ERM implementation within the respective firms? The study adopted survey research. A purposive sampling technique was used to administer 96 questionnaires to registered contracting organizations involved in the planning and subsequent execution of construction contracts in Lagos state, Nigeria. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that top management related and organizational related factors are the significant factors inhibiting ERM implementation. It was also highlighted that there is no significant difference among construction contracting companies on the factors promoting ERM implementation. The study concluded that awareness of the concept by top management aids implementation and supports as a business strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The operation of airports is considered as particularly energy intensive and with the use of conventional energy sources, significant amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are emitted, fueling the existential crisis of global warming. Hence, this study investigates the energy management system (EnMS) of Midtjyllands Airport with respect to its energy consumption, energy sources, and energy-related GHG emissions. The intention is to develop a sustainable energy strategy to close the gaps in their energy and carbon management by applying the methods of ISO 50001 EnMS and Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Program. The findings reveal a total energy consumption of about 1 GWh including electricity (53%), natural gas (47%), and others (0.1%) while emitted GHGs account for in total 203 tCO2e. With regard to the developed baseline trends, the designed objectives comprise (1) net zero GHG emissions without offsetting by 2030, (2) 40% reduction in energy consumption by 2025, and (3) 40% reduction of two energy performance indicators (EnPIs) by 2030. The achievement of the objectives is summarized in a nine-point action plan including the major actions of identifying significant energy users (SEUs), improving thermal state of total building envelope and heating system, as well as replacing the current electricity and natural gas contract with a renewable electricity and biogas contract, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article is to take a closer look into the current brand management practices of leading MNCs around the world in a holistic way, specifically in digital and social media. There has been a massive interest from all marketing and advertising agencies to utilize the strength of social media in a conventional manner where the approach was to develop rich content by high-end media professionals and promote those content in the digital media with heavy budgets. But the conventional brand building strategies may not work as expected. The way people used to express their brand preferences has changed with the emergence of social and digital media. It is far easier now for customers to be united under any certain subject matter within a very short period of time by using many established communities. Their opinions and thoughts are well circulated and have a major effect on that specific subject or brand. Thus, the significance of branded content is on the decline. The inception of these crowd-based communities is pretty large, and they are doing a better job attracting followers much more efficiently than bigger brands do. The areas where brands are spending their promotional budget also need to be looked into. The conventional practice of spending only in the awareness stage and buy stage is not helping the brand like it used to do. More emphasis should be put on the stages after the actual purchase has been made, how the customers react, how they advocate for others and so forth. There is a need for a sustainable brand building strategy that will help established brands reap the benefits of digital and social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of this paper is the application of one-dimensional discriminant analysis in specific conditions of economic practice. The research sample of the enterprises has shown, that even these methods can better warn against nearing bankruptcy by predicting whether business will or will not be sustainable. The assumptions of research were verified in a group consisting of prosperous and nonprosperous business entities. The results of the original research show that one-dimensional discriminatory methods had a higher reliability than the multidimensional ones on the sample of enterprises surveyed. The method of discriminant analysis established is relevant for research in this conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tourism industry, with its two sides (recreational and religious), is one of the important investment fields in Iraq, it is represented Iraq as the second economic source after the oil sector. So a need for serious efforts to develop the tourism sector and maintain its sustainability. This paper will be one of the important contributions in this field; the paper aims to explore the extent of the impact of the sustainable strategy on the level of overall performance in the Iraqi tourism sector. The field of research was some Iraqi tourist institutions at Iraqi tourism, Which covers the field of study on the one side, and can be studied on the other side, for the developing study methodology and organizing its main parts, the research paper adopted a major hypothesis that (there is a statistically significant effect of the sustainable strategy on the level of the overall performance of the Iraqi tourism sector), and for data collection, a checklist was used. The checklist In its questions covers the content required from the study of some tourist institutions in the Iraqi tourism sector, and the list was distributed to a sample of people working in the Iraqi tourism sector, size of the sample (43 people), with experience and academic specialization. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: the ability of the sustainable strategy to ensure continuously improve the overall tourism sector performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the development of humankind, energy demand and climate change have both faced with serious situations now. In order to find new technologies for solving these problems, long core displacement experiment concerning CO2 flooding is conducted with 11 different core samples from N formation in M oilfield. Results show that oil production rate will be greatly improved and the oil recovery can reach nearly 25% by the CO2 huff and puff process using 3 rounds which is much higher than the real recovery factor in M oilfield. Considering the enhanced oil recovery and carbon storage effects generated by this technique at the same time, CO2 flooding is definitely a promising technique with great potential both for sustainable development of oil companies and humankind. For large scale field application, it is suggested that oil companies and governments should provide corresponding support policy concerning further study of this technology. Particularly, further studies should focus on the application of CO2 flooding with other EOR technologies, optimal CO2 injection mode, optimal CO2 injection rate, optimal CO2 injection pressure and so on. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sustainability has become a pressing concern for a wide range of organizations, including sports' world governing bodies. This paper aims to examine the meaning of sustainability in the context of international sport federations and how the national federations succeed to implement social and environmental sustainability practices. The study explores the strategic priorities for sustainable development from the perspective of Romanian Football Federation for governing national sport and how they define a framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. We used a five-dimensional analytical framework to analyze the recent changes national federations have made regarding sustainability, concentrating on the Romanian Football Federation as an example of good practices. The paper aims to emphasize that planned efforts as part of a long-term sustainable development strategy in the field of sport must be considered high priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a medium for matching supply and demand, platforms are changing industrial structures and consumption patterns to achieve sustainable operations. The platform establishes a self-operated channel on the basis of the present agent channel, which generates new conflicts and pollution problems. Considering the competition and quality investment, we investigate the platform's optimal strategies, i.e., pricing, quality investment, channel format and slotting fee contract. The result shows that the platform adopting a dual channel structure contributes to sustainable operations because it can increase selling prices, sales volumes and consumers' willingness when the channel introduction cost is lower. Meanwhile, the supplier always prefers the dual-channel structure because it can increase sales volume, profits and consumer surplus. Meanwhile, contrary to the commission rate, the emergence of competition promotes quality investment and guarantees consumer satisfaction. Under the intense channel conflicts, a variable slotting fee contract (VFC) is more profitable than a unit fixed slotting fee contract (UFC) owing to alleviating the competition; otherwise, the UFC has a larger improvement effect on profits. Meanwhile, with the increase in consumer quality sensitivity, UFC gradually cannibalizes VFC and occupies the core position in the operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This paper aims to attempt to empirically investigate the impact of privatization on the performance of central public sector enterprises in India. Further attempt is made to explore whether privatization is a necessary or sufficient condition for improvement of performance of central public sector enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of the study is limited to financial and operating performance analysis of 206 central public sector enterprises in India. Multiple regression analysis has been used to determine the magnitude and direction of relationship between dependent and independent variables and identify variables other than privatization which affects performance. Findings – The study found that financial and operational performance of firms has improved significantly due to privatization. Further, firm-specific factors and other parallel reforms adopted by enterprises have significantly influenced their performance. The established regression model is highly significant with F-ratio of 31.825 at 99% significance level. The degree of explanation of the model is robust with adjusted R2 at 0.956 implying that only 4.40% of explanation in the dependent variable cannot be explained by designated independent/explanatory variables. Originality/value – The study would be useful to public policymakers to reach to a policy view on whether further disinvestment/privatization of central public sector enterprises need to be continued, and if so, then to what extent and direction.

Business incubators ensure networking and facilitate Open Innovation (OI) collaborations both inside the incubator among entrepreneurs and outside with external stakeholders. Recently, the sustainability and the promotion of environment-friendly businesses has become an important focus for the business incubators. Sustainability-oriented business incubation is a relatively new and emerging topic both for scholars and BI practitioners. This paper aims to explore the theoretical groundings for the business incubation perspectives in facilitating sustainable value creation through OI approaches and to test research instruments exploring determinants of the technology-driven sustainable value creation in incubated start-ups in Latvia. Through the pilot survey, this study will also increase the awareness on the importance of the OI and the creation of sustainable value, and provides the preliminary results to be considered by scholars and practitioners. Results show that climate change, as a planetary boundary, positively stimulates incubated start-ups to improve their technology-driven sustainable value creation. However, sustainability ambition, if negatively influenced by the incubator location, negatively affects the technology-driven sustainable value creation. These results on the sustainability scale within the business incubation of start-ups contribute to the new theoretical concepts, related to integration of the sustainability issues and OI practices within business incubation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this research, a new method to determine the supply chain performance based on its sustainable strategies is proposed. This method consists of a balanced scorecard, path analysis, and hybrid Shapley value and Multimoora method. The main contribution of this research is to design an intelligent performance evaluation system for different supply chains. In this intelligent performance evaluation method, first, a set of strategies are determined through the balanced scorecard, next, by applying the path analysis method, the best strategic paths are specified, and then the Shapely value of the listed paths is calculated. Among these, five with the highest Shapley value are selected through the hybrid Dematel-based analytical network process and Multimoora method. This method is implemented in the petrochemical supply chain in Iran, and the results are analyzed. This application revealed that the best policy in organizational–operational management optimization is subject to applying this up-to-date technological apparatus at its best. In this approach, the production and delivery time cycle would be reduced. This intelligent system reduces production costs as well. The findings here can be applied in any industry of concern as to improve operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mincing process of raw meat favors microbial spoilage as well as chemical and enzymatic oxidation processes. In order to limit this degradative process, preservatives are routinely added to minced meat products. The role of olive mill wastewater polyphenolic extract as a replacement for synthetic preservatives in beef burger was assessed. The antioxidant capacity of the extract experimentally added to beef burger was evaluated using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity method (ORACFL) to assess the shelf-life, while the lipid oxidation was measured by thiobarbituric reactive substance (TBAR) determination. The antimicrobial activity was assayed by means of classical methods and predictive microbiology. The experimental addition of polyphenolic extract led to 62% lower lipid oxidation and 58% higher antioxidant capacity; it also successfully modulated spoilage microbial populations with an average growth reduction of 15% on day 7. Results indicate that olive mill wastewater polyphenolic extracts could be added to raw ground beef meat to act as natural antioxidants and to modulate microbial growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the era of economic globalization, the competitiveness of products on a global scale is increasingly achieved through effective and sustainable strategies for brand development by the leaders. This paper conducts an empirical study on regional brand competitiveness (BC) influencing factors. A research model was proposed and tested by employing structural equation modeling. Data analysis was conducted using 214 valid questionnaires from two major producing areas in Jilin Province, China. Research results show that Brand Market (BM) and Government Guidance (GG) directly and positively impact the regional BC. Regional Resource (RR) and industrial development (ID) indirectly impact the regional BC through the mediating role of BM and GG. BM is the most important factor affecting the regional BC. Based on this, the path to improve the competitiveness of traditional agricultural products under economic globalization is determined, and targeted countermeasures and suggestions are formulated for the existing problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT: Business incubators ensure networking and facilitate Open Innovation (OI) collaborations both inside the incubator among entrepreneurs and outside with external stakeholders. Recently, the sustainability and the promotion of environment-friendly businesses has become an important focus for the business incubators. Sustainability-oriented business incubation is a relatively new and emerging topic both for scholars and BI practitioners. This paper aims to explore the theoretical groundings for the business incubation perspectives in facilitating sustainable value creation through OI approaches and to test research instruments exploring determinants of the technology-driven sustainable value creation in incubated start-ups in Latvia. Through the pilot survey, this study will also increase the awareness on the importance of the OI and the creation of sustainable value, and provides the preliminary results to be considered by scholars and practitioners. Results show that climate change, as a planetary boundary, positively stimulates incubated start-ups to improve their technology-driven sustainable value creation. However, sustainability ambition, if negatively influenced by the incubator location, negatively affects the technology-driven sustainable value creation. These results on the sustainability scale within the business incubation of start-ups contribute to the new theoretical concepts, related to integration of the sustainability issues and OI practices within business incubation.

In order to mitigate the detrimental impact that climate change is having on plants, the study of new practices that allow for the reduction of such effects has become imperative. In addition, the revaluation of the promotion of healthy plant by-products has also markedly increased in importance in recent years. In this work, the modifications in biomass and some antioxidant compounds of cauliflower by-products treated with putrescine under extreme temperatures in two different CO2 scenarios (the control (400 ppm) and a high concentration of CO2 (1000 ppm)) were studied. Additionally, the compositions of inner and outer leaves were also compared. According to results found in this work, cauliflower grown under elevated CO2 and treated with putrescine (2.5 mM) prior to heat stress showed the highest biomass accumulation (20%) compared to the control. Moreover, in the outer leaves from cauliflower grown under elevated CO2 and treated with putrescine prior to high temperature exposure, the highest biosynthesis of sugars (20%) was recorded. Although cauliflower by-products turned out to be rich in polyamines (208.6 nmoles g−1 fresh weight (FW) and 124.3 nmoles g−1 FW for outer and inner leaves, respectively) and phenolic compounds (1070.2 mg gallic acid equivalents ((GAE) 100 g−1 FW in outer leaves and 772.0 mg GAE 100 g−1 FW in inner leaves), it was the outer leaves that after applying the new strategy showed the greatest increase in polyamines (68%) and phenolic compounds (39%), obtaining here the highest increase in antioxidant activity (3%). Thus, they should no longer be regarded as mere by-products and should be used for pharmaceutical or nutraceutical purposes. The novel strategy presented in this work may allow us to take advantage of both the continued increase in CO2 and heat waves that are becoming more frequent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an era where environmental and social pressures on companies are increasing, sustainable supply chain management is essential for the efficient operation and survivability of the organizations (members of the chain). Digital transformation and the adoption of new technologies could support the development of sustainable strategies, as they support supply chain processes, decrease operational costs, enable control and monitoring of operations and support green practices. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sustainable supply chain management and digital transformation through the adoption of specific technologies (Blockchain technology, big data analytics, internet of things). It aims at theory building and the development of a conceptual framework, enabling the explanation of under which circumstances the above combination could lead to the development of sustainable performances. It also aims to examine how companies can increase their competitive advantage and/or increase their business performance, contributing both to academics and practitioners. After conducting a literature review analysis, a significant gap was detected. There are a few studies providing theoretical approaches to examining all three pillars of sustainability, while at the same time analyzing the impact of big data analytics, internet of things and blockchain technology on the development of sustainable supply chains. Aiming to address this gap, this paper primarily conducts a literature review, identifies definitions and theories used to explain the different pillars of flexibility, and examines the effect of different technologies. It then develops a theoretical conceptual framework, which could enable both academics and practitioners to examine the impact of the adoption of different technologies on sustainable supply chain management. The findings of this research reveal that digital transformation plays an important role to companies, as the combination of different technologies may lead to the development of significant capabilities, increasing sustainable performances and enabling the development of sustainable strategies, which can improve companies' position in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is indigenous to South America. It has invaded several tomato-producing regions worldwide resulting from globalization of commerce and trade. T. absoluta is now considered one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato plants and fresh tomatoes. Although tomatoes are the primary host, T. absoluta can feed and develop on other solanaceous plants as well as plants from other botanical families, including 15 economically important crop species and weeds. Chemical control continues to be the primary management option, even in areas where T. absoluta is an invasive species. This occurs despite the well-documented effects of chemical insecticides on the environment and its low efficacy. In this article, we discuss the biology, ecology, and a more sustainable management for T. absoluta. The management plan includes periodic monitoring program to improve pest management strategies by detecting the presence or arrival of the pest in a given host plant, estimating population levels over time, and studying the distribution of the pest. Lastly, we discuss pest management from the perspective of Plantwise, an innovative global program which aims to contribute to increased food security, based on its implementation in Bolivia and Costa Rica. In both countries, plant clinics have been established to show farmers new ways of managing pests in a sustainable way while maintaining crop productivity. The implementation of the Plantwise program resulted in a reduction in pesticide use via incorporation of less toxic active ingredients and sustainable pest management strategies such as biological control. Plantwise has encouraged the use of cultural end ethological practices by smallholder farmers in participating countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The decline of fossil- and ore-based materials is calling for more recycling of waste into new materials. Here, I review the recycling of ashes from biomass into reagents for chemical synthesis and biodiesel production. Biomass includes banana, pomegranate, rice, papaya, century plant, water hyacinth, bael fruit, nilgiri, mango, onion, muskmelon fruit, pomelo, lemon fruit, teak and tamarind. Chemical reactions include Knoevenagel condensation, Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling, Sonogashira reaction, Dakin reaction, Henry reaction, Ullmann coupling, Pd-catalyzed homocoupling, aromatic bromination, hydroxylation of arylboronic acids, hydration of nitriles and azide–alkyne click reaction. The synthesis of peptide bonds, disulfides, aminochromenes, carboxycoumarins, diazohydroxy esters, imidazopyridines, pyranopyrazoles, chalcones, flavones and bisenols is described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sport and sports organisations are often some of the most important aspects of local culture and identity. As in the case of cultural institutions, recent years have seen numerous interesting initiatives for sustainable development undertaken by athletes and sports clubs. The paper explores the implementation and social reception of the sustainable development strategy adopted in 2010 by the professional football club called Forest Green Rovers FC in Great Britain. Using the method of content analysis, the author attempts to analyse the critical reflection on the strategy presented in the national opinion-forming press and to show how the club's environmentally-friendly actions are perceived by the community of its fans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bulu and Peterongan are traditional markets with a history related to Semarang City, Indonesia. They have both been transformed into new markets with better and more complete buildings and facilities. It was conducted by the government to realize the people’s market revitalization program and sustainable development goals (SDGs) because sustainability is very important for historical buildings. This however, has reduced their conservative buildings due to the reconstruction of the Bulu Market after a fire accident and almost 75% of the buildings in Peterongan Market. The development caused a reduction in the demand of traders to sell and customers to shop due to the discomfort provided by the post-revitalization buildings. Therefore, a qualitative method was applied in this study to explain the phenomenon and sustainability of the post-revitalization of these two markets, and the findings are expected to be used in forming the strategy to encourage the sustainability of these markets.

Energy plays an important role in economic growth and environmental protection, is an important input of many manufacturing industries, and one of the essential commodities of households. The process of industrialization and modernization is ever increasing, causing the skyrocket in demand for energy worldwide. Since, the nonrenewable energy sources are increasingly exhausted, there is a serious shortage of energy; therefore, saving and using energy effectively is extremely urgent. The application of the Internet of Things (IoT) has shown an interesting growth in production management, especially, its usage in controlling energy is emerging as an attractive concept in the future. Based on an idea about a framework to save energy in the production process, the discussion of the paper pays attention to analyzing the advantages of incorporating energy data in discrete production for production management decisions, and the approaches that enhance production management practices by this incorporation. The findings suggest that the Internet of Things solutions are state-of-the-art for decision-makers to improve their discrete manufacturing facilities in terms of energy efficiency. A further highlight reveals where practices should be located, and tools and energy data need for implementation and running, simultaneously advanced achievable benefits and related practices are also mentioned in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The oil spillage and maritime pollution due to spilled oil have been affecting human life and the environment in the long term seriously. The methods and techniques presently used to recover oil spills must be carefully considered to avoid creating unexpected secondary pollution as well as time-consuming. Therefore, the application methods for spilled oil recovery should be available, fast responsive, economical, highly absorbing, and nontoxic for the environment. The use of absorbents originated from natural organic byproducts is considered a suitable method for treating spilled oil because of their outstanding physical properties for the sustainable strategies of environmental protection. In this review paper, the factors affecting the oil absorption capacity of the raw cellulose-originated natural organic absorbents such as the nature of absorbent and properties of spilled oil are thoroughly analyzed. Moreover, the suggestion of applications of raw cellulose-absorbents in combination with other methods was also mentioned in detail. In general, the utilization of raw cellulose-based absorbents could absorb the spilled oil with a maximum yield of around 70%, and raw cellulose-based absorbents could be only suitable for near-shore oil spills. In future work, advanced absorbents based on cellulose should be further investigated and developed to increase the efficiency of spilled oil recovery aiming to satisfy the challenges relating to the disaster of oil spills in maritime operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bulu and Peterongan are traditional markets with a history related to Semarang City, Indonesia. They have both been transformed into new markets with better and more complete buildings and facilities. It was conducted by the government to realize the people's market revitalization program and sustainable development goals (SDGs) because sustainability is very important for historical buildings. This however, has reduced their conservative buildings due to the reconstruction of the Bulu Market after a fire accident and almost 75% of the buildings in Peterongan Market. The development caused a reduction in the demand of traders to sell and customers to shop due to the discomfort provided by the post-revitalization buildings. Therefore, a qualitative method was applied in this study to explain the phenomenon and sustainability of the postrevitalization of these two markets, and the findings are expected to be used in forming the strategy to encourage the sustainability of these markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines the role of human capital in sustainable corporate strategy, education and discusses the ways it supports corporate social responsibility (CSR). In order to identify how employee benefits and how education can support human capital development, quantitative research was realized via an online survey method through a structured questionnaire. Data were collected during two time intervals, before and during COVID-19 Crisis. We find evidence that employees have transformed their perceptions of employee benefits during the Crisis. The survey showed that with the majority of employees working from home due to the current situation, it is necessary to support more flexible working benefits as an integral part of creating a sustainable strategy. Moreover, the investment in employee education as the condition of sustainability is not supported by most of the investigated companies. Finally, the results indicate that the benefit structure is, for employees, an essential part of their job satisfaction and can support employees' loyalty to the firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]