Resource Efficiency and an Integral Framework for Performance Measurement
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DOI: 10.1002/sd.1669
Abstract: Scarce natural resources and the associated price increases are two of the many sustainability challenges that corporations face in the 21st century. Although resource efficiency is regarded as one of the means to tackle this… read more here.
Keywords: performance measurement; efficiency; resource efficiency;
Lower dietary phosphorus supply in pigs match both animal welfare aspects and resource efficiency
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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-017-0969-8
Abstract: Dietary phosphorus frequently exceeds age-specific requirements and pig manure often contains high phosphorus load which causes environmental burden at regional scales. Therefore, feeding strategies towards improved phosphorus efficiency and reduced environmental phosphorus load have to… read more here.
Keywords: phosphorus supply; resource efficiency; phosphorus; dietary phosphorus ... See more keywords
Concepts Fostering Resource Efficiency: A Trade-off Between Ambitions and Viability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.08.020
Abstract: There is no shortage of concepts that aim to show how our economy can become more resource- efficient such as eco-innovation, cradle to cradle. We analysed a long list of concepts using three dimensions: scope… read more here.
Keywords: change; concepts fostering; resource; fostering resource ... See more keywords
Global Governance of Resources and Implications for Resource Efficiency in Europe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.007
Abstract: Consumption and production of natural resources in Europe is associated with increasingly globalised dependencies and impacts. It is crucial in this context that any national and regional policy reform efforts in Europe—designed to increase the… read more here.
Keywords: global governance; governance resources; resource efficiency; efficiency ... See more keywords
A Policy Mix for Resource Efficiency in the EU: Key Instruments, Challenges and Research Needs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.004
Abstract: Against the background of an often wasteful use of natural resources, the European Union has made resource efficiency a top policy priority. Policy formulation is, however, at a very early stage in many Member States,… read more here.
Keywords: resource efficiency; efficiency; policy; policy mix ... See more keywords
Assessing global resource use and greenhouse emissions to 2050, with ambitious resource efficiency and climate mitigation policies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.170
Abstract: Achieving sustainable development requires the decoupling of natural resource use and environmental pressures from economic growth and improvements in living standards. G7 leaders and others have called for improved resource efficiency, along with inclusive economic… read more here.
Keywords: resource; resource efficiency; resource use; growth ... See more keywords
Measuring the progress towards a resource-efficient European Union under the Europe 2020 strategy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.149
Abstract: Abstract Resource efficiency is an essential priority of the Europe 2020 Strategy, which under the Flagship Initiative for a resource efficient Europe calls for a shift towards a resource-efficient economy. In this context, indicators and… read more here.
Keywords: resource efficient; resource efficiency; european union; efficiency ... See more keywords
Moving towards resource efficiency and circular economy in the brick manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125238
Abstract: Abstract The life cycle assessment of the ABC (Pvt) Ltd brick manufacturing plant has considered land use, fossil resource scarcity, water consumption, global warming and fine particulate matter formation as the impact categories for assessment,… read more here.
Keywords: brick manufacturing; brick; resource efficiency; clay ... See more keywords
Consideration of digitalization for the purpose of resource efficiency in a learning factory
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DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.085
Abstract: Abstract Product diversity is increasing as a result of changing consumer behavior and diversification in global markets. For manufacturing companies, this development means an increase in the complexity of the required production systems and all… read more here.
Keywords: digitalization; resource efficiency; digitalization purpose; purpose resource ... See more keywords
Exergy: A universal metric for measuring resource efficiency to address industrial decarbonisation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2019.05.006
Abstract: Abstract To achieve agreed targets for reducing global carbon emissions, industry must become more resource-efficient. To this end, two viable strategies exist: energy efficiency and material efficiency. Despite the inherent interdependence of energy and materials… read more here.
Keywords: exergy; resource efficiency; efficiency metrics; measuring resource ... See more keywords
Mapping the Global Anthropogenic Chromium Cycle: Implications for Resource Efficiency and Potential Supply Risk.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00709
Abstract: Chromium (Cr) is a critical metal due to its non-substitutable application in the metallurgy industry and highly uneven distribution of global reserve. However, there is a lack of in-depth analysis of global Cr flow patterns… read more here.
Keywords: cycle; resource efficiency; global anthropogenic; trade ... See more keywords