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Raine Isaksson
Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Uppsala University, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden

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Review
Published: 07 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Sustainability 4.0 (S4.0) enables sustainable development through intelligent technologies to meet economic, environmental and social demands. The main objective of this article is to propose a framework for developing S4.0 in sectors of Triple Helix (TH) (Government, Organizations and Academy). The framework consists of benchmarking of policies and initiatives from the Science-Technology Scenario in S4.0 (STS-S4.0) and the author’s experience. The STS-4.0 is a snapshot of relevant initiatives from the countries that performed best in science and technology in S4.0. This work uses the methods of bibliometric studies and content analysis of scientific articles from the Scopus database and patents publications from the Orbit database. This research resulted in a total of 19 propositions for developing sustainability through I4.0. Of these, eight are for Government, six for Organizations and five for Academy. The main scientific contribution of this work is to expand and deepen the recent block of knowledge on S4.0. As for the applied contribution, this work contributes to the conscious and sustainable development of humanity through the technological elements of I4.0, contributing to the achievement of the following SDGs proposed by the UN: 9 (Industries, Innovation and Infrastructure), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and 13 (Climate Action). The main novelty of this article is the creation of paths for Government, Organizations and Academy to interactively lead the development of global sustainability through the smart technologies of I4.0.

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José Reis; Maximilian Espuny; Thaís Nunhes; Nilo Sampaio; Raine Isaksson; Fernando Campos; Otávio Oliveira. Striding towards Sustainability: A Framework to Overcome Challenges and Explore Opportunities through Industry 4.0. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5232 .

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José Reis, Maximilian Espuny, Thaís Nunhes, Nilo Sampaio, Raine Isaksson, Fernando Campos, Otávio Oliveira. Striding towards Sustainability: A Framework to Overcome Challenges and Explore Opportunities through Industry 4.0. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):5232.

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José Reis; Maximilian Espuny; Thaís Nunhes; Nilo Sampaio; Raine Isaksson; Fernando Campos; Otávio Oliveira. 2021. "Striding towards Sustainability: A Framework to Overcome Challenges and Explore Opportunities through Industry 4.0." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 5232.

Review
Published: 29 January 2021 in Sustainability
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This study aims to identify and analyze the Scientific–Technical Scenario on Corporate Sustainability (STS-CS) and propose a Triple Helix-based framework for its development and guidance of future scientific and technological investments. The study was developed using a combined method of bibliometric analysis and content analysis of scientific papers and technical publications (patents, white papers, publications from public bodies, etc.). The scientific papers were searched in the Scopus database and technical publications in the Orbit Intelligence, ProQuest, and UN Global Compact platforms. The STS-CS was analyzed in light of the scientific and technical literature and experience of the authors of the study, which allowed the proposition of the framework with initiatives expanded and adapted to the domains of the Triple Helix sectors “Universities,” “Governments”, and “Organizations” through a process of enriching the good practices identified in the CS scenarios. The main academic contribution of this work is the upgrade of the scientific block of knowledge on CS based on cooperation between the sectors of Triple Helix that expands and deepens the research aimed at contributing to sustainable business development. As for the applied contributions, companies can identify business opportunities to increase their profits in a sustainable way, governments can find suggestions for public measures for the development of CS, and universities can identify recommendations for training professionals capable of managing socio-economic issues and developing partnerships with companies for the innovation and development of sustainable products and processes.

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Thaís Vieira Nunhes; Enzo Viviani Garcia; Maximilian Espuny; Vitor Homem De Mello Santos; Raine Isaksson; Otávio José de Oliveira. Where to Go with Corporate Sustainability? Opening Paths for Sustainable Businesses through the Collaboration between Universities, Governments, and Organizations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1429 .

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Thaís Vieira Nunhes, Enzo Viviani Garcia, Maximilian Espuny, Vitor Homem De Mello Santos, Raine Isaksson, Otávio José de Oliveira. Where to Go with Corporate Sustainability? Opening Paths for Sustainable Businesses through the Collaboration between Universities, Governments, and Organizations. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1429.

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Thaís Vieira Nunhes; Enzo Viviani Garcia; Maximilian Espuny; Vitor Homem De Mello Santos; Raine Isaksson; Otávio José de Oliveira. 2021. "Where to Go with Corporate Sustainability? Opening Paths for Sustainable Businesses through the Collaboration between Universities, Governments, and Organizations." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1429.

Research article
Published: 22 December 2020 in Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
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Sustainability reports constitute a good source to check how companies have understood sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to interpret how building sustainability has been understood, defined and measured, using sustainability reports from the building value chain in Sweden. Sweden has been chosen since it is rated as a sustainability leader and could therefore be expected to be a benchmark. The analyses are based on how sustainability has been defined and what the level of reporting maturity has been. A maturity grid that assesses if the most important impacts have been considered in the entire value chain has been used. Also, it has been checked if there are indicators measuring sustainability with externally set goals. Results indicate that there seems to be no common agreement on what building sustainability is. Most studied companies have not presented a clear definition of how they have interpreted sustainable development and there is no clear focus on key issues such as climate and affordability. Sustainable building could, based on the deduced main sustainability impacts, be seen as affordable with zero carbon footprint. Fundamental Key Performance Indicators for residential building sustainability could be such as m2 living per carbon footprint and per price.

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Raine Isaksson; Max Rosvall. Understanding building sustainability – the case of Sweden. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 2020, 1 -15.

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Raine Isaksson, Max Rosvall. Understanding building sustainability – the case of Sweden. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 2020; ():1-15.

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Raine Isaksson; Max Rosvall. 2020. "Understanding building sustainability – the case of Sweden." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence , no. : 1-15.

Journal article
Published: 12 December 2020 in Sustainability
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An accessible way to monitor company sustainability, is to study sustainability reports. In spite of wide adherence to the extensive Global Reporting Initiative standards, sustainability reports still vary considerably regarding how well these are integrated and used. The purpose of this paper is to present and test a maturity grid for sustainability reports assessment that enables critical stakeholder needs analysis of sustainability reports. Based on a stakeholder needs perspective we argue that the right thing in a sustainability report means reporting in the entire value chain for main sustainability impacts. Doing this right means having externally set targets for main sustainability impacts, using relevant absolute and relative indicators, and having an easy to read report presenting main performance compared to targets for a period of at least seven years. Some 50 sustainability reports from Swedish companies in various industries were collected and assessed using the maturity grid. Results indicate that the maturity grid is usable, but that the sustainability report assessment still is difficult, and that variability of the assessments are high. Furthermore, the observed indicative levels of measurement maturity in organizations are low suggesting that most companies still are struggling with understanding what sustainability means to them.

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Mathias Cöster; Gunnar Dahlin; Raine Isaksson. Are They Reporting the Right Thing and Are They Doing It Right?—A Measurement Maturity Grid for Evaluation of Sustainability Reports. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10393 .

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Mathias Cöster, Gunnar Dahlin, Raine Isaksson. Are They Reporting the Right Thing and Are They Doing It Right?—A Measurement Maturity Grid for Evaluation of Sustainability Reports. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10393.

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Mathias Cöster; Gunnar Dahlin; Raine Isaksson. 2020. "Are They Reporting the Right Thing and Are They Doing It Right?—A Measurement Maturity Grid for Evaluation of Sustainability Reports." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10393.

Articles
Published: 21 March 2019 in Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
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Companies increasingly work in a global context and need to be relevant in it. In addition to focus on customers, companies need to identify and attend to the needs of various stakeholders. The quality principle of customer focus has been used for identifying stakeholders, their needs and how to manage them. The Planetary Boundaries, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and The Natural Step have been used to identify performance targets for stakeholder needs. Results indicate that People and Planet could be defined as the main stakeholders and that these stakeholders could be further detailed in order to more easily link them with company business. Critical Planet stakeholders could be such as the Atmosphere and Biosphere. Based on the Pareto principle, People needs focus should be on alleviating poverty with a highest priority given to those living in extreme poverty. Absolute and relative indicators for sustainability performance with focus on core stakeholders have been proposed. The indication is that a paradigm shift from Profit to Planet and People focus is needed. The proposed strategy is to combine customer wants focus with a focus on defined critical stakeholder needs.

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Raine Isaksson. Excellence for sustainability – maintaining the license to operate. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 2019, 32, 489 -500.

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Raine Isaksson. Excellence for sustainability – maintaining the license to operate. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 2019; 32 (5-6):489-500.

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Raine Isaksson. 2019. "Excellence for sustainability – maintaining the license to operate." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 32, no. 5-6: 489-500.

Journal article
Published: 03 August 2018 in Sustainability
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Background: A particular challenge in the work to realize the global goals for sustainable development is to find ways for organizations to identify and prioritize organizational activities that address these goals. There are also several sustainability initiatives, guidelines and tools to consider when planning, working with and reporting on sustainable development. Although progress has been made, little has been written about how organizations rise to and manage the challenge. The paper explores how organizations address sustainable development, which sustainability aspects they prioritize and whether previous research can improve the priority process by using materiality analysis approach. Methods: A case study approach was chosen. Data was collected by interactive workshops and documentation. The participating organizations were two Swedish municipalities; Results: The municipalities have introduced a number of sustainability aspects into their organizational governance, especially in terms of society, human rights and the environment. A materiality analysis was conducted to determine the relevance and significance of sustainability aspects. The result shows that climate action, biodiversity and freshwater use are aspects that should be prioritized; Conclusion: The materiality analysis methodology chosen for prioritizing of sustainability aspects was useful and easy to work with. However, the sustainability aspect matrix and the risk assessment have to be updated regularly in order to form an effective base for the materiality analysis.

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Helena Ranängen; Mathias Cöster; Raine Isaksson; Rickard Garvare. From Global Goals and Planetary Boundaries to Public Governance—A Framework for Prioritizing Organizational Sustainability Activities. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2741 .

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Helena Ranängen, Mathias Cöster, Raine Isaksson, Rickard Garvare. From Global Goals and Planetary Boundaries to Public Governance—A Framework for Prioritizing Organizational Sustainability Activities. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (8):2741.

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Helena Ranängen; Mathias Cöster; Raine Isaksson; Rickard Garvare. 2018. "From Global Goals and Planetary Boundaries to Public Governance—A Framework for Prioritizing Organizational Sustainability Activities." Sustainability 10, no. 8: 2741.

Online first articles
Published: 28 December 2017 in African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
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The combination of a growing population and economic development in Africa will form strong drivers for building growth. Buildings drive energy consumption and carbon emissions. On the material side, cement is the driver for cost and carbon emissions. A cement productivity index is proposed. Results from a case study in Dar es Salaam show that cement is poorly used in the main application of sandcrete blocks. The relative cement productivity is < 30% compared to ordinary concrete. The main problem is the design of the blocks. Mostly, only some 5% of cement by weight is used. However, the sand matrix often needs up to 10% of water for good compaction. This means that the w/c ratio is always high in the mixes, which leads to low cement productivity. One first step could be going from solid to hollow blocks, which would enable increasing the cement content and improving cement productivity up to 50% of the defined benchmark. However, there is resistance to hollow blocks in the market. Alternative solutions, such as soil-stabilized earth, should also be looked into. For realizing the full cement strength potential, other affordable concrete solutions need to be developed for the market.

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Raine Isaksson; Oluwayomi Babatunde. Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 2017, 11, 457 -463.

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Raine Isaksson, Oluwayomi Babatunde. Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. 2017; 11 (4):457-463.

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Raine Isaksson; Oluwayomi Babatunde. 2017. "Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam." African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 11, no. 4: 457-463.

E literature review
Published: 10 April 2017 in The TQM Journal
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how the expression “integrated management systems” is interpreted in literature, what it means to have an integrated management system (IMS) and what the results of this are. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted based on Scopus using the search term “Integrated Management Systems.” In the chosen articles, effects of integration, scope, level and extent of integration and if the approach is inside-out or outside-in, have been analyzed. Findings Most articles on IMS conclude that integration is beneficial regarding cost saving, operational benefits and improved customer satisfaction. The general approach in the articles, describes an inside-out approach with focus on integrating existing management standards. The scope of integration covers typically management systems for quality, environment and occupational health and safety. Practical implications An IMS is found to be a system that integrates existing management standards based on an inside-out approach. This indicates possibilities for both practical improvement and research in exploring how integrated stakeholder needs could be managed, possibly as process-based IMSs. Originality/value This paper sheds light on the ambiguous interpretation of the IMS concept.

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Gunnar Dahlin; Raine Isaksson. Integrated management systems – interpretations, results, opportunities. The TQM Journal 2017, 29, 528 -542.

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Gunnar Dahlin, Raine Isaksson. Integrated management systems – interpretations, results, opportunities. The TQM Journal. 2017; 29 (3):528-542.

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Gunnar Dahlin; Raine Isaksson. 2017. "Integrated management systems – interpretations, results, opportunities." The TQM Journal 29, no. 3: 528-542.

Articles
Published: 27 December 2016 in Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
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The purpose of this paper is to improve sense-making of different quality philosophies using a quality system model. We have chosen Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Lean Management and ISO 9000 as typical quality philosophies. The chosen model is based on describing a system as consisting of purpose, principles, methodologies and tools. This model is extended to include a roll-out process and a management process for each philosophy. The main results indicate that the proposed model presents a way of describing, comparing and interpreting quality philosophies. The major implication of the study is that it provides a way to describe and define quality philosophies. The study makes a contribution to Quality Management in proposing a model for describing a quality philosophy.

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Maria Fredriksson; Raine Isaksson. Making sense of quality philosophies. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 2016, 29, 1452 -1465.

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Maria Fredriksson, Raine Isaksson. Making sense of quality philosophies. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 2016; 29 (11-12):1452-1465.

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Maria Fredriksson; Raine Isaksson. 2016. "Making sense of quality philosophies." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 29, no. 11-12: 1452-1465.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Quality Management is considered to be suitable as support for the integration of sustainability considerations in areas such as product development. The purpose of this paper is to review research in which Quality Management methods, tools or practices have been used in conjunction with sustainable development initiatives. We have identified four themes that synthesize the research on Quality Management and its support to approaches for sustainable development: (I) supporting sustainability through integration of management systems, (II) Quality Management as support to the implementation of Environmental Management Systems and to the management of sustainability, (III) supporting integration of sustainability considerations in daily work, and (IV) supporting stakeholder management and customer focus. By far the most research has been conducted within the first two themes. This paper also contributes with proposals for future research, such as the need to move beyond existing standards and management systems to enable more radical improvements, and the need for empirical evidence of the effect of integrated management systems on environmental performance. We also highlight the point that Quality Management practices and tools must be developed and adapted in order to support sustainability considerations.

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Vanajah Siva; Ida Gremyr; Bjarne Bergquist; Rickard Garvare; Thomas Zobel; Raine Isaksson. The support of Quality Management to sustainable development: a literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 138, 148 -157.

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Vanajah Siva, Ida Gremyr, Bjarne Bergquist, Rickard Garvare, Thomas Zobel, Raine Isaksson. The support of Quality Management to sustainable development: a literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 138 ():148-157.

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Vanajah Siva; Ida Gremyr; Bjarne Bergquist; Rickard Garvare; Thomas Zobel; Raine Isaksson. 2016. "The support of Quality Management to sustainable development: a literature review." Journal of Cleaner Production 138, no. : 148-157.