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The transition of the European agri-food sector towards a sustainable production and consumption model is a key element of the Green Deal. The new European “Farm to Fork” strategy aims to make the food system fair, healthy, and environmentally friendly. The consolidation and development of the organic model are two of the main objectives. In Italy, this development can be achieved through the Bio-District model. This model, which was born in the last ten years in Italy, is characterized by innovative multi-actor governance. From an explorative perspective, this study analyses the background literature on Bio-Districts and the context of the development of the Etruscan Roman Bio-District to understand the potential and the factors that allow the application of the principles of the Circular Economy. It focuses on multiple comparative analyses by using a qualitative–quantitative approach. The analysis of the context highlights the potential for expansion linked to an integrated short supply chain through three scenarios.
Stefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Mosconi; Francesco Pacchera; Olimpia Martucci; Grazia Elmo. Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4718 .
AMA StyleStefano Poponi, Gabriella Arcese, Enrico Mosconi, Francesco Pacchera, Olimpia Martucci, Grazia Elmo. Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4718.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Mosconi; Francesco Pacchera; Olimpia Martucci; Grazia Elmo. 2021. "Multi-Actor Governance for a Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector: Bio-Districts." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4718.
PurposeThe aim of this paper is to verify whether, in the tourism sector, the “family business model” is an important development opportunity and, in particular, if it is an innovation driver for this industry development. In the literature, there is no conclusive evidence of this for the tourism sector. In this context, the authors investigate personal and family needs and preferences alongside the relationship between family business model, growth and profit maximization and the development of tourism businesses through innovation drivers.Design/methodology/approachTo develop this topic, the authors conducted an extensive literature review considering the scientific papers published and contained mainly in database in the last 10 years (2010–2020) and focused the attention on the last five years. The authors ran content and structural analysis on the collected sources by main scientific databases (EBSCO, Scopus, Thomson Reuter, etc.). Based on a systematic literature review, the analysis was conducted using statistical criteria and bibliometric indicators. In detail, the authors used systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis and automatic text analysis (ATA) tools for identified lexicon analysis and strategic keywords and used statistical correlation to classify the different approaches in the literature and to outline the orientations of the various research groups.FindingsFrom this analysis, the correlation between tourism, hospitality, entrepreneurship, life cycle and innovation dynamics was analysed. Important research gaps are identified, and future research priorities are suggested. Implications for both family business and tourism theory are discussed.Originality/valueWhile the intersection between tourism management and family business model has been established in the literature, the number of related publications is still limited. Against this background, a literature review as a total analysis was an adequate and practicable research methodology. This paper proposes a comprehensive literature review and a reflection on the potential developments and applications for family business in the tourism sector. Authors also suggest several research directions that have not been adequately investigated yet. In particular, scholars do not seem to have caught all the implications of innovation adoption, especially for SMEs and family ownerships in tourism.
Gabriella Arcese; Marco Valeri; Stefano Poponi; Grazia Chiara Elmo. Innovative drivers for family business models in tourism. Journal of Family Business Management 2020, ahead-of-p, 1 .
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Marco Valeri, Stefano Poponi, Grazia Chiara Elmo. Innovative drivers for family business models in tourism. Journal of Family Business Management. 2020; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Marco Valeri; Stefano Poponi; Grazia Chiara Elmo. 2020. "Innovative drivers for family business models in tourism." Journal of Family Business Management ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.
Sustainable tourism can be the motivation to manage resources to satisfy environmental, social and economic needs through cultural integrity, biological diversity, ecological processes, social and economic equity, and general enrichment. Based on a systematic literature review conducted on research papers published between 2015 and 2020, and on the case studies contained within them (19 papers), this analysis focuses on the innovation drivers and sustainability drivers identified within family businesses in tourism. This desk-based research has made it possible to highlight how variable sustainability is present, albeit in a limited fashion, within family businesses in tourism; at the same time, it also shows how innovative strategies contribute to sustainable development. From the analysis, the correlations between family businesses, family dynamics, sustainability practices, innovation drivers and case studies were analyzed. The results show the poor implementation of innovative strategies, and at the same time, the presence of other variables that guarantee the adoption of sustainable practices. Important research gaps are identified, and future research priorities are suggested. Furthermore, the article is based on a collection of non-exhaustive literary sources. The implications for both family businesses and sustainable development are discussed.
Grazia Elmo; Gabriella Arcese; Marco Valeri; Stefano Poponi; Francesco Pacchera. Sustainability in Tourism as an Innovation Driver: An Analysis of Family Business Reality. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6149 .
AMA StyleGrazia Elmo, Gabriella Arcese, Marco Valeri, Stefano Poponi, Francesco Pacchera. Sustainability in Tourism as an Innovation Driver: An Analysis of Family Business Reality. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):6149.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrazia Elmo; Gabriella Arcese; Marco Valeri; Stefano Poponi; Francesco Pacchera. 2020. "Sustainability in Tourism as an Innovation Driver: An Analysis of Family Business Reality." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6149.
Circular Economy represents today a new economic paradigm based on the environment and on the recovery of material. The pursuit of this change can be implemented through different policies with a top-down or bottom-up approach. Following the latter approach Spin-Offs, typically defined as “Science Based” companies, represent an alternative tool to promote technology transfer. In other words, they represent a bridge between the research and the production system. This part of the study is part of a larger and more complex project whose objective is to verify whether the development of research Spin-Offs and in particular academics, operating in the environment sector, or more generally sustainable, facilitate the transition from the classic model of linear economics to the innovative model of circular economics. The aim of the paper is to investigate how spin off enterprises can be a driver for the development of a Circular Business Model and to facilitate the transition from the classical model of linear economy to the new model of Circular Economy. At the methodological level, a multiple compared analysis was made between a sample of firms located in Lazio Region- Italy, that operates in the area of green economy Smart Specialization Strategy (S3). The analysis shows a rapid succession of variables that lead to the identification of four scenarios, deriving from the interconnection of the outcome: “closed loop”, “open loop” and the presence or absence of Circular Economy practices. The result confirms that the Academic Spin-Offs can be a driver of Circular economy, as long as that fall within the IV scenario, characterized by the interconnection of an open loop system that works in a circular approach. The “High valorization of waste” represents the discriminant in this scenario, which allows to activate a cascade system in a multi-stakeholder perspective.
Stefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Maria Mosconi; Michelangelo Arezzo Di Trifiletti. Entrepreneurial Drivers for the Development of the Circular Business Model: The Role of Academic Spin-Off. Sustainability 2020, 12, 423 .
AMA StyleStefano Poponi, Gabriella Arcese, Enrico Maria Mosconi, Michelangelo Arezzo Di Trifiletti. Entrepreneurial Drivers for the Development of the Circular Business Model: The Role of Academic Spin-Off. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (1):423.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese; Enrico Maria Mosconi; Michelangelo Arezzo Di Trifiletti. 2020. "Entrepreneurial Drivers for the Development of the Circular Business Model: The Role of Academic Spin-Off." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 423.
The Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCA) methodology is today considered as a crucial paradigm with multiple levels of analysis, including the economic, social and environmental aspects. In this scenario, the purpose of the present research is to carry out an accurate and extensive LCA based analysis to compare the environmental impact, between conventional gasoline and hybrid vehicle powertrains. Two different powertrain scenarios were considered maintaining the same vehicle chassis. The performed analysis concerned resources and energy consumption as well as pollutant emission of each process, evaluating the impact of powertrain production, the vehicle use phase, and powertrain end of life scenarios. A large set of indicators - including human toxicity, eutrophication, and acidification - was considered. The study indicates that the potential of electrified vehicles basically depends on efficient production and recycling of the battery. We found that the conventional powertrain determines a higher Global Warming Potential (GWP) than hybrid powertrain (by almost 30%). Conversely, the water-related impact is higher in hybrid powertrain, and this is associated to the extraction and processing of the metal and mischmetal within the battery pack. Furthermore, the incidence of transport in the use phase for the conventional powertrain has high impact related to freshwater and marine aquatic ecotoxicity.
Luca Silvestri; Antonio Forcina; Gabriella Arcese; Gino Bella. Environmental Analysis Based on Life Cycle Assessment: An Empirical Investigation on the Conventional and Hybrid Powertrain. SAE Technical Paper Series 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleLuca Silvestri, Antonio Forcina, Gabriella Arcese, Gino Bella. Environmental Analysis Based on Life Cycle Assessment: An Empirical Investigation on the Conventional and Hybrid Powertrain. SAE Technical Paper Series. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Silvestri; Antonio Forcina; Gabriella Arcese; Gino Bella. 2019. "Environmental Analysis Based on Life Cycle Assessment: An Empirical Investigation on the Conventional and Hybrid Powertrain." SAE Technical Paper Series , no. : 1.
When examining the triple bottom line approach (TBL) in regard to sustainability, social aspects are the less explored in the context of wine production. This paper analyzes the social sustainability assessment tools available for companies who need to consider their social impacts. For this purpose, we started from the analysis conducted in the work, which was the integration between the territory indicator of VIVA project “Sustainable Wine”, which is the sustainable wine project and social life cycle assessment analysis for the wine sector. In this study, the social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) methodology was compared with the VIVA certification requirements for Italian wine production. The main research objective was to analyze differences and similarities between the two indicator sets for the evaluation of the social aspects related to this sector. Starting from a general introduction to the agri-food and wine sector, we provide an overview of the VIVA project and of the S-LCA for the assessment methodology. Subsequently, we focus on the wine sector and the main players involved, as well as the primary production phases. Finally, we compare the two tools—the S-LCA and the VIVA project—and discuss the main differences between the two instruments and the possibilities for future works to develop the integration of these indicators sets to broader the analyses of the socioeconomic impacts of the wine sector.
Olimpia Martucci; Gabriella Arcese; Chiara Montauti; Alessia Acampora. Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators. Resources 2019, 8, 69 .
AMA StyleOlimpia Martucci, Gabriella Arcese, Chiara Montauti, Alessia Acampora. Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators. Resources. 2019; 8 (2):69.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlimpia Martucci; Gabriella Arcese; Chiara Montauti; Alessia Acampora. 2019. "Social Aspects in the Wine Sector: Comparison between Social Life Cycle Assessment and VIVA Sustainable Wine Project Indicators." Resources 8, no. 2: 69.
S-LCA is defined by the guidelines established by the 2009 UNEP/SETAC, as "a technique for assessing social (real or potential) impacts with the aim of evaluating the socio-economic aspects of the products and their potential impacts, positive and negative, along their life cycle, including the extraction and processing of raw materials, production, distribution, use, reuse, maintenance, recycling and final disposal"[1]. In addition, the S-LCA follows the same structure presented in the ISO 14040-14044 (2006) standards for the Life cycle assessment method[2][3]. The number of case studies that emerge from the literature show that this tool is a significant success among the scientific community and industrial sector. Based on a systematic review of the literature conducted on the case studies reported in the literature between 2013-2017 based on 48 case studies, we have been carried out and mapped some productive sectors such as the agri-food sector, automotive, metal and textile. This analysis has made it possible to highlight how, especially in the last 2 years, the application to the practical cases of the S-LCA methodology has been increased, as well as the number of integrated use of the two environmental LCA and S-LCA instruments, allowing so the application also to SMEs.
Maria C. Lucchetti; Gabriella Arcese; Marzia Traverso; Chiara Montauti. S-LCA applications: a case studies analysis. E3S Web of Conferences 2018, 74, 10009 .
AMA StyleMaria C. Lucchetti, Gabriella Arcese, Marzia Traverso, Chiara Montauti. S-LCA applications: a case studies analysis. E3S Web of Conferences. 2018; 74 ():10009.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria C. Lucchetti; Gabriella Arcese; Marzia Traverso; Chiara Montauti. 2018. "S-LCA applications: a case studies analysis." E3S Web of Conferences 74, no. : 10009.
The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary Regulation that defines the European Environmental Management System (EMS). Today the EMAS is undergoing a revision process, in order to fit the scheme to organizations and stakeholders’ requirements and increase its diffusion. Italy accounts for roughly 1,000 of the 4,000 certified European organizations and, especially during the last five years, a growing number of organizations have not renewed the certification. Thus, the aim of the survey is to investigate why many Italian organizations have dropped out of EMAS, and to identify which enabling measures would be more effective in order to encourage organizations to move back to the certification. The target of the questionnaire were the 339 Italian organizations that did not renew their EMAS registration between 2010 and 2015, and respondents were 99. In the first part of the paper, we present the general findings, while in the second one, certified Public Administrations and private-owned organizations are compared in order to delineate significant differences between the two groups. Concerning motivations for not renewing EMAS, implementation costs were the key reasons for both groups. Conversely, considering the possible enabling measures, while private-owned organizations demand long term tax benefits, Public Administrations prefer a greater consideration of EMAS in public funding. This paper systematically addresses this phenomenon through a survey, contributing to reduce the existing gap in literature and providing a useful input to decision-makers who are overseeing the EMAS revision process.
Roberto Merli; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Michele Preziosi; Gabriella Arcese. Causes of Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) stagnation and enabling measures to stimulate new registrations: Characterization of public administrations and private-owned organizations. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 190, 137 -148.
AMA StyleRoberto Merli, Maria Claudia Lucchetti, Michele Preziosi, Gabriella Arcese. Causes of Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) stagnation and enabling measures to stimulate new registrations: Characterization of public administrations and private-owned organizations. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 190 ():137-148.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoberto Merli; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Michele Preziosi; Gabriella Arcese. 2018. "Causes of Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) stagnation and enabling measures to stimulate new registrations: Characterization of public administrations and private-owned organizations." Journal of Cleaner Production 190, no. : 137-148.
G. Tassielli; B. Notarnicola; P.A. Renzulli; Gabriella Arcese. Environmental life cycle assessment of fresh and processed sweet cherries in southern Italy. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 171, 184 -197.
AMA StyleG. Tassielli, B. Notarnicola, P.A. Renzulli, Gabriella Arcese. Environmental life cycle assessment of fresh and processed sweet cherries in southern Italy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 171 ():184-197.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Tassielli; B. Notarnicola; P.A. Renzulli; Gabriella Arcese. 2018. "Environmental life cycle assessment of fresh and processed sweet cherries in southern Italy." Journal of Cleaner Production 171, no. : 184-197.
The food industry is a well-established and complex industry. New entrants attempting to penetrate it via the commercialization of a new technological innovation could face high uncertainty and constraints. The capability to innovate through collaboration and to identify suitable strategies and innovative business models (BMs) can be particularly important for bringing a technological innovation to this market. However, although the potential for these capabilities has been advocated, we still lack a complete understanding of how new ventures could support the technology commercialization process via the development of BMs. The paper aims to discuss these issues. To address this gap, this paper builds a conceptual framework that knits together the different bodies of extant literature (i.e. entrepreneurship, strategy and innovation) to analyze the BM innovation processes associated with the exploitation of emerging technologies; determines the suitability of the framework using data from the exploratory case study of IT IS 3D – a firm which has started to exploit 3D printing in the food industry; and improves the initial conceptual framework with the findings that emerged in the case study. From this analysis it emerged that: companies could use more than one BM at a time; hence, BM innovation processes could co-exist and be run in parallel; the facing of high uncertainty might lead firms to choose a closed and/or a familiar BM, while explorative strategies could be pursued with open BMs; significant changes in strategies during the technology commercialization process are not necessarily reflected in a radical change in the BM; and firms could deliberately adopt interim strategies and BMs as means to identify the more suitable ones to reach the market. This case study illustrates how firms could innovate the processes of their BM development to face the uncertainties linked with the entry into a mature and highly conservative industry (food).
Serena Flammini; Gabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Letizia Mortara. Business model configuration and dynamics for technology commercialization in mature markets. British Food Journal 2017, 119, 2340 -2358.
AMA StyleSerena Flammini, Gabriella Arcese, Maria Claudia Lucchetti, Letizia Mortara. Business model configuration and dynamics for technology commercialization in mature markets. British Food Journal. 2017; 119 (11):2340-2358.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerena Flammini; Gabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Letizia Mortara. 2017. "Business model configuration and dynamics for technology commercialization in mature markets." British Food Journal 119, no. 11: 2340-2358.
This contribution is oriented toward understanding collaborative workspaces and their impact on innovation. More in detail, the authors propose a focus on Coworking spaces as recent and disruptive innovation in the workspace template. Far from being just a logistic business solution, Coworking encompasses a complex social phenomenon, which combines work solutions, learning opportunities, and social relations. Thus, the contribution will speculate on Coworking as a hybrid organizational layout. Authors analyze this phenomenon from a theoretical standpoint that combines organizational design with innovation management principles. In particular, the contribution is structured in order to account for opportunities and threats provided by such collaborative spaces.
Lucia Marchegiani; Gabriella Arcese. Collaborative Spaces and Coworking as Hybrid Workspaces: Friends or Foes of Learning and Innovation? Learning and Innovation in Hybrid Organizations 2017, 51 -71.
AMA StyleLucia Marchegiani, Gabriella Arcese. Collaborative Spaces and Coworking as Hybrid Workspaces: Friends or Foes of Learning and Innovation? Learning and Innovation in Hybrid Organizations. 2017; ():51-71.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucia Marchegiani; Gabriella Arcese. 2017. "Collaborative Spaces and Coworking as Hybrid Workspaces: Friends or Foes of Learning and Innovation?" Learning and Innovation in Hybrid Organizations , no. : 51-71.
This paper aims to investigate how the adoption of new technologies offers innovative and dynamic perspectives for cultural heritage management. Specifically, we study the impact of augmented reality (AR) technology, applied in the cultural heritage sector, on consumers' behaviour and satisfaction. The implementation of AR technology allows the overlapping of images and digital labels onto perceived reality to amplify and enrich users' perceptions. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between AR applications and consumer attitudes with respect to cultural heritage. Following a preliminary analysis of the current state of AR technology, an empirical investigation was conducted through the use of an experimental video illustrating two applications of AR technology during a cultural visit and the administration of an online survey. From a managerial perspective, the use of AR technology may represent a key factor in successful strategies for achieving the sustainable management of cultural heritage sites and in increasing their attractiveness and consumers' awareness.
Laura Di Pietro; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion; Gabriella Arcese; Giovanni Mattia. Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation. International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making 2017, 2, 125 .
AMA StyleLaura Di Pietro, Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion, Gabriella Arcese, Giovanni Mattia. Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation. International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making. 2017; 2 (2):125.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Di Pietro; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion; Gabriella Arcese; Giovanni Mattia. 2017. "Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation." International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making 2, no. 2: 125.
This paper aims to investigate how the adoption of new technologies offers innovative and dynamic perspectives for cultural heritage management. Specifically, we study the impact of augmented reality (AR) technology, applied in the cultural heritage sector, on consumers' behaviour and satisfaction. The implementation of AR technology allows the overlapping of images and digital labels onto perceived reality to amplify and enrich users' perceptions. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between AR applications and consumer attitudes with respect to cultural heritage. Following a preliminary analysis of the current state of AR technology, an empirical investigation was conducted through the use of an experimental video illustrating two applications of AR technology during a cultural visit and the administration of an online survey. From a managerial perspective, the use of AR technology may represent a key factor in successful strategies for achieving the sustainable management of cultural heritage sites and in increasing their attractiveness and consumers' awareness.
Giovanni Mattia; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion; Laura Di Pietro; Gabriella Arcese. Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation. International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making 2017, 2, 125 .
AMA StyleGiovanni Mattia, Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion, Laura Di Pietro, Gabriella Arcese. Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation. International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making. 2017; 2 (2):125.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Mattia; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion; Laura Di Pietro; Gabriella Arcese. 2017. "Cultural visitors' engagement and augmented reality: an empirical investigation." International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making 2, no. 2: 125.
Gabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Ilaria Massa. Modeling Social Life Cycle Assessment framework for the Italian wine sector. Journal of Cleaner Production 2017, 140, 1027 -1036.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Maria Claudia Lucchetti, Ilaria Massa. Modeling Social Life Cycle Assessment framework for the Italian wine sector. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017; 140 ():1027-1036.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Ilaria Massa. 2017. "Modeling Social Life Cycle Assessment framework for the Italian wine sector." Journal of Cleaner Production 140, no. : 1027-1036.
The purpose of this work is to carry out an accurate and extensive environmental analysis of the steel production occurring in in the largest integrated EU steel mill, located in the city of Taranto in southern Italy. The end goal is that of highlighting the steelworks’ main hot spots and identifying potential options for environmental improvement. The development for such an analysis is based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of steel production with a cradle to casting plant gate approach that covers the stages from raw material extraction to solid steel slab production. The inventory results have highlighted the large solid waste production, especially in terms of slag, which could be reused in other industries as secondary raw materials. Other reuses, in accordance with the circular economy paradigm, could encompass the energy waste involved in the steelmaking process. The most burdening lifecycle phases are the ones linked to blast furnace and coke oven operations. Specifically, the impact categories are influenced by the energy consumption and also by the toxicity of the emissions associated with the lifecycle of steel production. A detailed analysis of the toxicity impacts indicates that LCA is still not perfectly suitable for toxicity assessments and should be coupled with other more site specific studies in order to understand such aspects fully. Overall, the results represent a first step to understanding the current levels of sustainability of the steelworks, which should be used as a starting point for the development both of pollution control measures and of symbiotic waste reutilization scenarios needed to maintain the competitiveness of the industrial plant.
Pietro A. Renzulli; Bruno Notarnicola; Giuseppe Tassielli; Gabriella Arcese; Rosa Di Capua. Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Produced in an Italian Integrated Steel Mill. Sustainability 2016, 8, 719 .
AMA StylePietro A. Renzulli, Bruno Notarnicola, Giuseppe Tassielli, Gabriella Arcese, Rosa Di Capua. Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Produced in an Italian Integrated Steel Mill. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (8):719.
Chicago/Turabian StylePietro A. Renzulli; Bruno Notarnicola; Giuseppe Tassielli; Gabriella Arcese; Rosa Di Capua. 2016. "Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Produced in an Italian Integrated Steel Mill." Sustainability 8, no. 8: 719.
Social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) method lacks of standard and code of practice. The aim of the study is to classify the wide variety of contributions on S-LCA for tracking the development of different themes and for defining and classifying the main approaches in a systematic and reproducible way. The research addressed to study a collection of 51 articles published between January 2006 and November 2014 using statistical criteria. We used automatic text analysis (ATA) tools related to lexicon analysis to identify keywords useful in tracing the main topics covered in articles published in different periods. We conducted principal component analysis (PCA) to classify the different approaches in the literature and to outline the orientations of the various research groups. The results from lexicon analysis showed a rapid succession of different topics covered in the analyzed period. This alternation is strongly affected by the introduction of UNEP/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) S-LCA guidelines and methodological sheets. PCA analysis enabled to synthesize the information related to the numerous approaches. Results did not show a clear division into groups which indicates the absence of a dominant position on the subject in the literature. This study attempted to map the state of art in S-LCA integrating literature review with multivariate statistical techniques. The analysis showed a highly fragmented field. These results confirm the existence of a variety of approaches that in part have already been identified by literature reviews on S-LCA. Alignment with the results in the literature confirms ATA to be a suitable instrument for the realization of reviews. Moreover, being systematic and reproducible allows ATA to be applied repeatedly, expanding the number of articles and topics analyzed.
Gabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Ilaria Massa; Clara Valente. State of the art in S-LCA: integrating literature review and automatic text analysis. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2016, 23, 394 -405.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Maria Claudia Lucchetti, Ilaria Massa, Clara Valente. State of the art in S-LCA: integrating literature review and automatic text analysis. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2016; 23 (3):394-405.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Maria Claudia Lucchetti; Ilaria Massa; Clara Valente. 2016. "State of the art in S-LCA: integrating literature review and automatic text analysis." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 23, no. 3: 394-405.
The adoption of an “open sustainability innovation” approach in business could be a strategic advantage to reach both industry objectives and sustainability goals. The food sector is facing a constant increase in competition. In order to address the high competition that involves the food industry, sustainability and innovation practices can be strategically effective, especially with an open sustainability innovation approach. In the literature, we found many examples of open innovation applications and their implications for sustainable strategy. These applications are important for reducing cost and time to market, as well as for a company’s impact on the environment and food security. In this paper, the authors show the evidence of these implications. In particular, starting from the state of the art of the food sector, we highlight the empirical results of ten case studies. By analyzing these cases, we can gain a better awareness on how and why these approaches are currently being applied by food sector companies.
Gabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Caludia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector. Sustainability 2015, 7, 8067 -8090.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Serena Flammini, Maria Caludia Lucchetti, Olimpia Martucci. Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (7):8067-8090.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Maria Caludia Lucchetti; Olimpia Martucci. 2015. "Evidence and Experience of Open Sustainability Innovation Practices in the Food Sector." Sustainability 7, no. 7: 8067-8090.
The word “sustainability” is often used to refer to equity within and\ud between generations, as explained in the Brundtland Report (1987). The clarification\ud of the concept in the triple bottom line is often used to illustrate the need to\ud investigate the social, environmental, and economic decisions. The classification of\ud stakeholders is still controversial and not universally agreed upon in the various\ud analysis models, are a common point balance categories: customers, staff, suppliers,\ud and the local community (Hinna 2005; Schwartz 2006a). The Social Life Cycle\ud Assessment (SCLA) methodology can be described as a tool that allows a strategic\ud vision and management of the social sustainability of the product and takes the form\ud of an analysis that lets the company observe the social impact of the product through\ud its sustainability evaluation throughout its life cycle (Benoit et al. Int J Life Cycle\ud Assess 15, 156–163, 2010). The possible solution to this gap can be represented by\ud models of assessment of social impacts based on Life Cycle Thinking, and especially\ud through the application of the Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) methodology\ud that is suitably integrated with the models until now mentioned in the literature\ud (UNEP/SETAC, United Nations Environment Program, Paris SETAC Life Cycle\ud Initiative United Nations Environment Programme, 2009b). The evaluation of the\ud life cycle for the social aspects (social LCA) is a framework that allows the generation,\ud organization, evaluation and communication of social impacts on the life\ud cycle of a product, process, or service. The aim of this study is to create a framework\ud for the social impact evaluation in the cultural heritage sector, through the association\ud of existing Social Life Cycle Assessment tools with data resulting from social\ud evaluation of the relationship between cultural services and stakeholders in order to\ud point out the criticalities of the cultural heritage sector. This study introduced a\ud theoretical framework for the evaluation of social impact on the cultural heritage sector, through the application of SLCA methods, and shows how it could be possible\ud to classify the stakeholder subcategories in order to consistency. It is the\ud preliminary approach of an integrative support to the SAM methods for SLCA
Gabriella Arcese; Laura Di Pietro; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion. Social Life Cycle Assessment Application: Stakeholder Implication in the Cultural Heritage Sector. The Social Footprints of Global Trade 2015, 115 -146.
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Laura Di Pietro, Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion. Social Life Cycle Assessment Application: Stakeholder Implication in the Cultural Heritage Sector. The Social Footprints of Global Trade. 2015; ():115-146.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Laura Di Pietro; Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion. 2015. "Social Life Cycle Assessment Application: Stakeholder Implication in the Cultural Heritage Sector." The Social Footprints of Global Trade , no. : 115-146.
Many actors in the market are highlighting larger concern on health and environment. These concerns are pushing companies of the food and beverage (F&B) industry to increase their environmental awareness (Chiou et al., 2011). In this frame, the advent of open innovation (OI) paradigm could represent a key asset in helping firms to maintain or increase their competitive advantage; however, there are not many empirical works on open innovation strategies in food and beverage context (Bigliardi and Galati, 2013). In the light of that, among the green practices, the aim of this exploratory research is to understand the importance and the degree of implementation of open innovation practices in the food and beverage supply chain. To pursue this aim, we used case study analysis taking six examples among food and beverage supply chain small companies and the perspectives of two customers.
Gabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Jovane Medina Azevedo; Patrizia Papetti. Open innovation in the food and beverage industry: green supply chain and green innovation. International Journal of Environment and Health 2015, 7, 371 .
AMA StyleGabriella Arcese, Serena Flammini, Jovane Medina Azevedo, Patrizia Papetti. Open innovation in the food and beverage industry: green supply chain and green innovation. International Journal of Environment and Health. 2015; 7 (4):371.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabriella Arcese; Serena Flammini; Jovane Medina Azevedo; Patrizia Papetti. 2015. "Open innovation in the food and beverage industry: green supply chain and green innovation." International Journal of Environment and Health 7, no. 4: 371.
The attention regarding social, economic and environmental impacts and the increase in the attention on sustainability by the customers and the other general stakeholders has led businesses to adopt several tools for sustainable development patterns and, in particular, for social development patterns. The development of social impacts’ evaluation is one of the cornerstones of products and services sustainability. Concerning that, Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA hereafter) focuses on studying the social impacts of life cycles, but as this is a relatively new analytical approach, no globally shared application tools have yet been developed. The purpose of this study is to analyze the tools of stakeholder management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to create a pathway of integration between the tools of social responsibility, SLCA and Stakeholder Management Approach. The research has characterized two main phases; the first is devoted to the critical analysis of the literature on the subject, and specifically on SLCA methodology. The objectives to be achieved are to carry out a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the subject for developing a conceptual model for the interpretation of the behaviour observed. In conclusion, we can say that the innovative model is properly inherent in the various interpretations of the stakeholders and the assessment of social impacts of product or services.
G. Arcese; M. C. Lucchetti; O. Martucci. Social Life Cycle Assessment in a Managerial Perspective: An Integrative Approach for Business Strategy. The Social Footprints of Global Trade 2015, 227 -252.
AMA StyleG. Arcese, M. C. Lucchetti, O. Martucci. Social Life Cycle Assessment in a Managerial Perspective: An Integrative Approach for Business Strategy. The Social Footprints of Global Trade. 2015; ():227-252.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Arcese; M. C. Lucchetti; O. Martucci. 2015. "Social Life Cycle Assessment in a Managerial Perspective: An Integrative Approach for Business Strategy." The Social Footprints of Global Trade , no. : 227-252.