Reframing social sustainability reporting: towards an engaged approach

Magee, Liam; Scerri, Andy; James, Paul; Thom, James A.; Padgham, Lin; Hickmott, Sarah; Deng, Hepu; Cahill, Felicity

doi:10.1007/s10668-012-9384-2

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“…The concept of sustainability (i.e., meeting the needs of the present without depriving future generations of an ability to meet their needs) entails conscientious and pre-emptive innovation that creates balance among ecological resilience, economic prosperity, political justice, and cultural vibrancy [1]. Citizens of emerging economies (e.g., China) often aspire to living standards of more developed nations [2].…”

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Perception of Time, Creative Attitudes, and Adoption of Innovations: A Cross-Cultural Study from Chinese and US College Students

2016

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This study explores how earlier (vs. later) adopters of innovation differ in time perception and creative attitudes, comparing Chinese and US college students. Research on the perception of time and creative attitudes is useful to understand how sustainability and creative collaboration might work together. Various relationships exist between different levels of innovation adoption groups and creative attitudes or perceptions of time. We found that earlier adopters scored higher on economic time and future time orientation. This may indicate that earlier adopters are sensitive about their planned schedule. Also, earlier adopters with a future time orientation are forward-thinking and anticipate the introduction of new styles, items, or events in the future. We also find that Chinese (vs. US) participants scored higher on creative capacity and creative collaboration but did not differ in general creative attitudes or creative risk-taking. For all participants from these two countries, earlier adopters (vs. later) scored higher on all aspects of creative attitudes. This study suggests academic and practical implications regarding sustainability issues. From an academic perspective, this study adds a new perspective to the literature about the relationships among time of adoption, time perception, creative attitudes, and cultural values, and is especially useful for how these four variables influence sustainability. From a practitioner perspective, this study provides information of how consumer values and attitudes in a developing economy (China) and a developed economy (US) might facilitate open innovation and induce sustainability.

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Perception of Time, Creative Attitudes, and Adoption of Innovations: A Cross-Cultural Study from Chinese and US College Students

2016

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“…The selection and description of indicators was also partly based on SAFA guidelines [29] and the sustainability guidelines developed by Schmitt et al [51]. Following the suggestions of Kirwan et al [25], SAFA [29], and other researchers [16,23,31,32], for the initial stages of creating a list of attributes to assess fruit supply chains, participatory methods were used: actors working in supply chains were consulted when the initial list of attributes had been created. Since the goal of this article is to analyze the performance of the social dimension and the relations between the attributes representing it, the list of attributes had to be shortened to just two for in-depth analysis: labor relations and power relations were chosen.…”

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“…However, even when using context-sensitive and participatory approaches, there is a danger that methods such as participatory checklists can result in an over-reliance on the perspectives of lay experts [16]. The choice of a top-down or bottom-up assessment approach should be made in the light of contextual specificities [10,32].…”

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A Comparative Analysis of the Social Performance of Global and Local Berry Supply Chains

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Abstract:The goal of this paper is twofold: to comparatively analyze the social performance of global and local berry supply chains and to explore the ways in which the social dimension is embedded in the overall performance of food supply chains. To achieve this goal, the social performance of five global and local food supply chains in two countries are analyzed: wild blueberry supply chains in Latvia and cultivated raspberry supply chains in Serbia. The study addresses two research questions:(1) What is the social performance of the local and global supply chains? (2) How can references to context help improve understanding of the social dimension and social performance of food supply chains? To answer these questions, two interlinked thematic sets of indicators (attributes) are used-one describing labor relations and the other describing power relations. These lists are then contextualized by examining the micro-stories of the actors involved in these supply chains. An analysis of the chosen attributes reveals that global chains perform better than local chains. However, a context-sensitive analysis from the perspective of embedded markets and communities suggests that the social performance of food chains is highly context-dependent, relational, and affected by actors' abilities to negotiate values, norms, and the rules embedded within these chains, both global and local. The results illustrate that the empowerment of the chains' weakest actors can lead to a redefining of the meanings that performance assessments rely on.

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“…• Recovering competitiveness in the research and industrial patent productivity • Improving the quality of research and of industrial production in the industrial developing countries • Promoting the transition from a resource-intensive to sustainable, knowledge-intensive materials and processes Sustainability is the system's ability to survive by means of the optimal use of environmental resources (Magee et al, 2013). Taking our human evolution as an example, we can state that, at present, we are a race moving towards extinction, far faster than dinosaurs, because our systems of life and product manufacturing are not sustainable.…”

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Biomimetic and Evolutionary Design Driven Innovation in Sustainable Products Development

Aversa¹,

Petrescu²,

Petrescu³

et al. 2016

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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An innovative, design-driven, sustainable approach in conceiving, developing, producing, using new materials can be effective in strengthening the competiveness and success of creative industries linked to manufacturing (e.g., biomedical, architecture, automotive, art, crafts, supports for cultural items, decoration, fashion, furniture, lighting, interior design materials and products, jewels, luxury, media supports, publishing, sport and toys), adding value to products and processes also by 'immaterial' factors (e.g., trend translation, enhanced sensations, values). The vision that the research and the advancement of scientific and technological knowledge can be driven by the needs of sustainable development of products and goods has been revived as a strategy for sustainable development. In the evolutionary Design process, creativity determines the mutation of an object shape (material or structure morphology) and this triggers an evolutionary design that repeatedly involves technological development of material, shape and structure. A Biomedical product evolutionary design case study based on these principles has been specifically addressed to the dissemination and spreading of innovative material and technology greener solutions. The use of the evolutionary design in the creative medical industry sectors, while adopting sustainable and socially responsible approach to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact conveys a holistic view of the industrial design process in the field of biomedical application.

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Reframing social sustainability reporting: towards an engaged approach

Cited by 136 publications

References 41 publications

Perception of Time, Creative Attitudes, and Adoption of Innovations: A Cross-Cultural Study from Chinese and US College Students

Perception of Time, Creative Attitudes, and Adoption of Innovations: A Cross-Cultural Study from Chinese and US College Students

A Comparative Analysis of the Social Performance of Global and Local Berry Supply Chains

Biomimetic and Evolutionary Design Driven Innovation in Sustainable Products Development

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