Sustainable Development Goals

Assessment of India's energy dynamics: Prospects of solar energy featured image

Assessment of India's energy dynamics: Prospects of solar energy

During the last decade, energy demand has increased manifold in India. To cope up with the rising energy demand, the Indian government has announced the National Solar Mission to …

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Sectoral-based CO2 emissions of Pakistan: a novel Grey Relation Analysis (GRA) approach featured image

Sectoral-based CO2 emissions of Pakistan: a novel Grey Relation Analysis (GRA) approach

Global warming regarded as the major global issue over the past few decades, whereas carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been cited as one of the main causes of this problem. …

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Developing integrated management systems using an AHP-Fuzzy VIKOR approach featured image

Developing integrated management systems using an AHP-Fuzzy VIKOR approach

Integrated management systems (IMSs) involve a strategy to manage multiple systems while meeting the needs and expectations of stakeholders. There are various management standards …

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Towards a sustainable environment: The nexus between ISO 14001, renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture and CO2 emissions in SAARC countries featured image

Towards a sustainable environment: The nexus between ISO 14001, renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture and CO2 emissions in SAARC countries

Abstract In this study, we investigate complex, country-level relationships between ISO 14001 certification, renewable energy consumption, access to electricity, agriculture, and …

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Prioritizing and overcoming barriers to integrated management system (IMS) implementation using AHP and G-TOPSIS featured image

Prioritizing and overcoming barriers to integrated management system (IMS) implementation using AHP and G-TOPSIS

Abstract The implementation of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) has become a prerequisite for any organization looking to transform itself into a competitive and more …

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Assessment of the effectiveness and the adaption of CSR management system in food industry: The case of the South Asian versus the Western food companies featured image

Assessment of the effectiveness and the adaption of CSR management system in food industry: The case of the South Asian versus the Western food companies

The purpose of this empirical study is to undertake a comparative analysis of the South Asian and Western food companies based on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) …

muhammad-ikram
Do quality, environmental, and social (QES) certifications improve international trade? A comparative grey relation analysis of developing vs. developed countries featured image

Do quality, environmental, and social (QES) certifications improve international trade? A comparative grey relation analysis of developing vs. developed countries

Abstract The purpose of this empirical study is to undertake a comparative analysis of developing vs. developed countries based on adoption of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and SA8000 …

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Does CSR influence firm performance? A longitudinal study of SME sectors of Pakistan featured image

Does CSR influence firm performance? A longitudinal study of SME sectors of Pakistan

Purpose This study aims to examine whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities influence firm performance based on a longitudinal survey for small and medium-sized …

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Integrated effect of energy consumption, economic development, and population growth on CO2 based environmental degradation: a case of transport sector featured image

Integrated effect of energy consumption, economic development, and population growth on CO2 based environmental degradation: a case of transport sector

The transportation sector consumes 25% of world energy with 23% of the world’s total carbon emission. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the integrated effect of fossil fuel …

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Forecasting number of ISO 14001 certifications of selected countries: application of even GM (1, 1), DGM, and NDGM models featured image

Forecasting number of ISO 14001 certifications of selected countries: application of even GM (1, 1), DGM, and NDGM models

The adaptability of ISO 14001 is considered as one of the most useful tools for environmental sustainability and worldwide competitive advantage; however, the future of ISO 14001 …

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