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Supply chain management in textile sector: the case of the Italian T-fashion traceability system
No full textTraceability systems were developed to track back products’ process paths and to monitor the quality level from the sale point up to raw materials production. Thus, these systems could be an efficient tool in supporting sustainable supply chain management. The present research aims to analyse the traceability system applied to the Italian textile sector named Traceability and Fashion (TF) implemented by the Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce along with trade unions, entrepreneurial and professional organisations. Carrying out in-depth interviews of involved stakeholders’ categories, we investigate if the TF system was perceived as an effective inter-organisational control tool, and also an instrument able to ensure customers’ protection. Results showed that TF system is considered accountable; however, there are high barriers to its spread
Modeling Social Life Cycle Assessment framework for the Italian wine sector
No full textFurther consolidation of Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) are necessary. In recent years the publication of case studies on SLCA increased in order to avoid the risk of developing an unfeasible methodology. The lack of a standard entailed the development of several approaches in applying SLCA.
The object of the present research is to set a SLCA analysis that faithfully reproduces the Guidelines settings, integrating them with the improvements and additions proposed by scholars in previous works. The application sector chosen is the Italian wine sector mainly characterized by SMEs and family-owned businesses.
It was modelled a conceptual framework defining the stakeholders' categories, the related impact categories and indicators. It emerged the necessity to further develop impact subcategories to assess the contribution of the production to the local area reputation and the socio-economic impact on consumers in terms of product quality.
The present study wants to supply a theoretical basis for practical applications in wine sector in Italy that could be generalized as a starting point for SLCA application in other agri-food sector
Social LCA: a framework for social impacts assessment in Italian wine sector
No full textWine sector performs economic functions as well as social and environmental functions. Recently, Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) methodology was developed in order to assess real or potential social impacts produced in different life cycle stages. This work proposes a set of indicators to assess social impacts produced by the Italian wine sector scenario, considering the stakeholder categories identified by UNEP/SETAC (2009). Stakeholder categories and subcategories of impacts are identified and classified according to the Methodological Sheets Scheme produced by UNEP/SETA
Circular economy: exploring the reverse supply chain management of laptops
No full textCircular economy introduces a phase of Reverse Supply Chain (RSC) that provides a flow of used products to be re-manufactured. The products flow from consumers to enterprises changes the system of waste management and transforms the delivery model from linear to closed loop. RSC logic is recommendable for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) where the scarcity of raw materials, the consequent rise in prices of these due to the competitiveness, and the progressive shortening of their lifespan requires the adoption of more efficient waste management systems. The present study aims to map the RSC systems reverse adopted by laptop manufacturers
Social LCA: a text mining analysis for critical review
No full textSocial Life cycle Assessment (SLCA) is an assessment technique to evaluate
potential positive and negative social impacts of product/service and production
using a life cycle perspective, lacking of standard and code of practice. The
guidelines from UNEP/SETAC (2009) and the recent handbook for products
(Fontes et al. 2014) are not sufficient for responding to a need of methodology
deepening and consolidation. Hence, the present study intends to classify the wide
variety of contributions on SLCA in order to trace the evolution of the theme and to
define the main lines of research. The use of cluster analysis enables to map the
main orientations present today in the literature. The methodology chosen to
conduct a comparative analysis of the literature is the automatic text analysis. The
corpus of texts inspected consists in 51 articles all strictly concerning the SLCA
published between 2006 and October 2014. The scientific works were collected on
the main bibliographic database selecting all available articles containing ‘Social
LCA’ in the title, the keywords, in the text and in the conclusions. Through
TaLTaC2 Software several articles were investigated by statistical analyses
comparing different lexicon-textual profiles occurring in the corpus (Bolasco
2013). For the variable ‘year of publication’ both positive and negative specificity
were calculated showing the research topic that characterize each period. The
analysis of lexical correspondences shows clusters of authors identified according
to the similarity of specific words and expressions. Text exploration provides an
overview of different solutions currently used in social LCA studies. Therefore a plurality of methodologies on impact and risk assessment are emerged in the
analyzed articles. Preliminary results show the absence of agreement on key aspects
such as functional unit, system boundary, bottom-up and top-down approach etc.
threating the consolidation of this methodology. Weak and strong points of this
technique will be presented in a critical discussion. The conclusion from our study
is that it is challenging to classify the approaches in social life cycle assessment
communities, but at the same time, the critical review will help to identify the key
factors on which research should really focus
Social values and sustainability: A survey on drivers, barriers and benefits of SA8000 certification in Italian firms
Full text linkCompanies are increasingly required to deal with sustainability issues through the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices. Among the different CSR aspects, workers securities fulfill a necessary issue. SA8000 is an internationally accepted tool that aims to guarantee decent workplace across all industrial sectors. Italian companies represent more than 30% of certified organizations on a global level. Company size is a key factor in the definition of managerial strategies. A survey that involved more than 600 SA8000 certified companies has been conducted. Company dimension has been used as a parameter to interpret survey results. The aspects analyzed mainly consisted of drivers, barriers and benefits in SA8000 certification pathway. The study showed a high level of homogeneity among firms. According to SA8000 requirements, one of the main issues is the implementation of control and awareness mechanisms addressed to suppliers. Survey results highlight that all respondents recognize the importance of suppliers' involvement, considered as one of the most difficult phases in implementing certification. However, there were no significant differences among Micro, Small, Medium and Large companies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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