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Purpose: The objective of this study is to understand how the learning process of sustainability occurs within the context of the harvesting practices of a forest-based company. Originality/value: The study contributes to understanding the learning process of sustainability under the approach of practice when demonstrating how the knowledge of sustainability is created and reproduced from the practices established by a group. In practical terms, the narrative of the flow of knowing and learning has the potential of assisting managers and educators to structure more integrative corporate education projects, in which the initiatives are integrated into the practices of the occupational communities. Design/methodology/approach: This is a qualitative research of descriptive nature, through a single-case study in a forest harvesting operation in a Brazilian company that has sustainability at the core of its business strategy. It was adopted as collection instruments the in-depth observation, the semi-structured interview, and the documental research, which were analyzed through the thematic analysis of narratives. Findings: The results suggest that, in the given context, the learning process of sustainability happens in a combination of the processes of creation and dissemination of knowledge conducted by the company and the practices developed within the occupational communities. There are indications that, in a social construction process, new working models are learned, based on an entanglement of planning, safety, and discursive practices, activating the knowledge-in-practice of sustainability. / Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo é compreender como a aprendizagem para a sustentabilidade acontece no contexto das práticas de colheita de uma empresa de base florestal. Originalidade/valor: O texto contribui para a compreensão da aprendizagem para a sustentabilidade na perspectiva da prática ao evidenciar como o saber sobre sustentabilidade é criado e reproduzido a partir das práticas estabelecidas por um grupo. Em termos práticos, a narrativa do fluxo do conhecer e do aprender tem potencial para auxiliar gestores e educadores na estruturação de projetos de educação corporativa mais integradores, nos quais as iniciativas estejam integradas às práticas das comunidades ocupacionais. Design/metodologia/abordagem: Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa de caráter descritivo, por meio de estudo de caso único em uma operação de colheita florestal de uma empresa brasileira que tem a sustentabilidade no núcleo de sua estratégia de negócios. Como instrumentos de coleta, adotaram-se a observação direta, a entrevista semiestruturada e a pesquisa documental. Os dados foram analisados a partir da análise temática de narrativas. Resultados: Os resultados indicam que, no contexto investigado, a aprendizagem da sustentabilidade se dá em uma conjugação dos processos de geração e disseminação de conhecimento conduzidos pela empresa e nas práticas desenvolvidas nas comunidades ocupacionais. Há indicativos de que, em um processo de construção social, novos modos de trabalho são aprendidos, sustentados por um entrelaçamento de práticas de planejamento, de segurança e discursivas, ativando o saber em prática da sustentabilidade.

La generación de electricidad en Venezuela está dominada por los combustibles fósiles y las hidroeléctricas a gran escala, predominado sobre otras fuentes energéticas. El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar el potencial solar fotovoltaico y eólico y plantear escenarios de sistemas híbridos de energía eléctrica para la Isla de Toas, Estado Zulia. En una primera parte se realizó una investigación documental sobre dicho potencial, luego con datos obtenidos de irradiación solar y velocidad del viento, mediante Global Solar, NASA Power y el uso de la aplicación Homer se presenta un proyecto factible de una micro red aplicado a la Isla de Toas, Municipio Almirante Padilla, Edo. Zulia. Demostrando así que el escenario fotovoltaico, eólico, batería e interconexión es la opción que mejor aplica, con un costo nivelado de electricidad de 0,3 $/kWh, ofrece mayor confiabilidad y disponibilidad, con posibilidad de transmitir los excedentes a la red eléctrica. // Electricity generation in Venezuela is dominated by fossil fuels and large-scale hydroelectric plants, predominating over other energy sources. The objective of this research is to determine the solar photovoltaic and wind potential and to propose scenarios of hybrid electric energy systems for Toas Island, Zulia State. In the first part, a documentary research on this potential was carried out, then with data obtained from solar irradiation and wind speed, through Global Solar, NASA Power and the use of the Homer application, a feasible project of a micro grid applied to Toas Island, Almirante Padilla Municipality, Zulia State, was presented. Thus demonstrating that the photovoltaic, wind, battery and interconnection scenario is the best applicable option, with a levelized cost of electricity of 0.3 $/kWh, offering greater reliability and availability, with the possibility of transmitting surpluses to the electric grid.

Les énergies renouvelables nous permettent de réduire notre dépendance vis-à-vis des combustibles fossiles et les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Dans ce travail, une méthodologie appropriée pour la conversion de biomasses humides en carburants a été établie en utilisant le procédé de carbonisation hydrothermale (HTC). Les hydrochar obtenus dans le procédé de l’HTC ont montré de meilleures propriétés en tant que combustibles par rapport aux biomasses brutes pendant la gazéification. L'utilisation de la modélisation et des simulations de procédés nous a permis de trouver les meilleures conditions pour la conversion de la biomasse humide en énergie. En outre, le résultat de la simulation a montré que le procédé HTC est économiquement réalisable pour produire des hydrochar sous forme de pellets et qu'il pourrait concurrencer les pellets de pin en vrac. Las energías renovables nos permiten reducir nuestra dependencia de los combustibles fósiles y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. En este trabajo, se estableció una metodología adecuada para la conversión de biomasas húmedas en combustibles, utilizando el proceso de la carbonización hidrotermal (HTC). Los hidrocarbones obtenidos en el proceso de HTC mostraron mejores propiedades como combustibles en comparación con las biomasas brutas durante la gasificación. La utilización de modelado y simulaciones de proceso nos permitió encontrar las mejores condiciones de conversión de biomasa humedad en energía. Además, el resultado de la simulación mostro que el proceso de HTC es económicamente factible para producir hidrocarbones como pellet y podría competir con el pellet de pino a granel. Renewable energies allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, a suitable methodology for the conversion of wet biomass into fuels was established by using the hydrothermal carbonization process (HTC). The hydrocarbons obtained in the HTC process show better fuel properties compared to those of the raw biomasses during gasification. The use of modeling and process simulations allowed us to determine the optimum conditions for converting biomass moisture into energy. Furthermore, the simulation results show that the HTC process is economically feasible for producing hydrocarbons as pellets and could compete with bulk pine pellets.

This report is a policy briefing containing the main findings of the PhD project Co-Creation of Sustainability-Oriented Innovations (SOIs) in Tourism. This project was conducted in close partnership with the Barcelona City Council to co-design institutional innovations to address sustainability challenges in the city by widely engaging stakeholders in a participatory process. To enable an open participatory process, the project was nested in the Consell de Turisme i Ciutat, which gathers key public, private and civil society organizations to discuss the main tourism development issues in the city of Barcelona. The project gathers data by conducting individual interviews, and a series of stakeholder workshops to better understand the complexity of designing SOIs collectively. Amongst the main findings, this report identifies how individual and collective conceptual nuances of innovation and sustainability affect the stakeholders' ability to embark on sustainability innovations in tourism. Further, it describes collective objectives, drivers and barriers that stakeholders identified when developing SOIs. The report also offers an analysis of current tourism specific and non-tourism SOIs in Barcelona and potential ways in which these existing SOIs could be leveraged to facilitate systemic change. One of the key findings of the study is a collection of co-created SOIs by the stakeholders, which are analysed in terms of their sustainability impact and their type of innovation. These SOIs include a wide range of policy actions and interventions related to management, product development and marketing, education, incentives and monitoring and evaluation. Amongst these SOIs, during the project, the stakeholders decided to focus on expanding on four SOIs which could have a greater potential to create systemic change in the sustainable development of the city and thus in the tourism sector. These four SOIs are presented in this report as one-page business plans to facilitate its potential application. Finally, the study provides a series of recommendations to enhance collaboration and governance mechanisms to allow SOIs to thrive as collective actions that are powered by legitimacy, trust and a fair distribution of power. In this line, to empower stakeholders to utilize the findings of this project the report introduces the idea of creating a Sustainability Innovation LivingLab.

El siglo XXI es el siglo de la sostenibilidad ambiental y de la lucha contra el cambio climático. El cambio climático va a condicionar políticas públicas y acciones privadas en todo el mundo para alcanzar el objetivo de reducción de emisiones establecidos en los acuerdos internacionales (Kyoto, París). El objetivo de este trabajo es llevar a cabo una revisión de los efectos ya constatados del cambio climático en la región mediterránea, así como las medidas de adaptación y mitigación a corto-medio plazo para hacer frente al calentamiento global, como son la adaptación de los espacios urbanos (escala local), y la mejora de la enseñanza sobre este fenómeno. Según la Agenda 2030, y concretamente los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, el nº13 (“Acción por el clima”), establece dos acciones principales que los países deben culminar en 2030: la aprobación de leyes y planes de mitigación y adaptación, y la puesta en marcha de programas educativos. Finisterra, Vol. 58 N.º 122 (AOP) (2023)

This article aims to determine the main factors related to technology and labor nutrition that influence the management of organizations in transmodernity, in order to orient them towards the quality of life and sustainability. Transmodernity is used as a category of philosophical origin, comparable to other conceptions that seek to demarcate paradigmatic cycles in human history and that are strongly marked by digital-based technology. For its part, quality of life and sustainability are used as categories that encompass medical-biological aspects of the human being, as well as behavioral elements whose manifestation translates into a life considered healthy and, therefore, labor-productive. Hence, nutrition is considered as a whole (that is, involving food production and consumption, physical activity, and elimination of toxic substances), as well as its relationship with technological advances in pursuit of decent work, as a fundamental element of sustainable development and its influence on food security. The research was developed under a fundamentally documentary and hermeneutic methodology. The central guidelines are based on Gadamerian (and in some points, Derridian) postulates, which allowed visualizing both historical aspects of the terms, as well as the current conceptions of the categories, also allowing epistemological disruptions when necessary. The methodological position ends in a conceptual reconstruction, through a contrast with statistics, concepts, and current premises, published by international organizations working on the different relational topics. As a general conclusion of the research, it can be stated that nutrition management is necessary for today's organizations in the different departments and organizational aspects. Here the technology of the so-called industry 4.0 has a fundamental role (for example, through nanotechnology, nutritional genomics, food computing, among others), to make it more precise and practical. Thus, a nutrition management 4.0 can drive the improvement of the quality of life of the working human being.

Urbanization is developing in all areas of the planet. This process has an impact on the mobility of people in the city and the means to move both in metropolitan areas and in medium-sized cities. This article analyzes the evolution, between 2001 and 2019, of the motorized vehicle fleet in the communes of Chile in intermediate cities. Through the compilation and systematization of databases provided by official agencies and the use of statistical analysis, the explosive but heterogeneous increase of the vehicle fleet in the communes of such cities is made visible. This differentiated increase does not follow patterns related to urban hierarchy, poverty, income, or even those communes with a successful development model sustained by raw material exports. Based on the above, it is concluded that there are other multi-causal elements in the evolution of such vehicle fleet, such as inter-urban flows between communes, the morphology of the city or climatic conditions. These results invite us to reflect on the type of city that is being built and the problems in the sustainability of such growth for urban areas in the near future, due to the absence or weakness of pertinent territorial policies that favor other means of mobility.

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Este estudio se realiza con el objetivo de presentar las contribuciones teóricas y empíricas que tienen por objeto de estudio evaluar el rendimiento ajustado al riesgo de la inversión ESG, para ello se consideran investigaciones a nivel global, las cuales son recuperadas en las principales bases de datos. Los resultados indican que las investigaciones en su mayoría son aplicadas para mercados financieros desarrollados, son escasas las investigaciones en los mercados emergentes. El tema del rendimiento de la inversión ESG al ser comparada con la inversión convencional presenta resultados heterogéneos, hay quienes indican que la inversión ESG paga una prima, hay otros que encuentran que la inversión ESG presenta mayores rendimientos que la inversión convencional y finalmente hay un grupo que indica que la inversión ESG al ser comparada con la convencional tienen el mismo rendimiento. Abstract Companies engage in ESG activities to achieve higher financial returns and signal compliance in the marketplace. The link between ESG and company stock performance is not yet well established because the literature is full of contradictory results and paradoxes. This study is carried out with the objective of presenting the theoretical and empirical contributions whose object of study is to evaluate the risk-adjusted performance of ESG investment, for which global research is considered, which is retrieved in the main databases. The results indicate that most of the research is carried out for developed financial markets, while research in emerging markets is scarce. The issue of ESG investment performance when compared to conventional investment presents heterogeneous results, there are those who indicate that ESG investment pays a premium, there are others who find that ESG investment presents higher returns than conventional investment and finally there is a group which indicates that the ESG investment, when compared to the conventional one, has the same performance. Ponencia presentada en el Primer Congreso Internacional Multidisciplinario "Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación: Una mirada multidisciplinaria a los desafíos globales de la Agenda 2030", del 13 al 15 de octubre de 2022.

The Draft Framework Law on Climate Change establishes the necessary procedures to elaborate Chile's Long Term Climate Strategy (LTCS). Article 5 states that the LTCS must include a prior report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Climate Change. In this context, the Committee prepares this report to be submitted to the Chilean Ministry of Environment to be used as an input in the elaboration of the LTCS. The Committee members took over one or more chapters for review and comment, according to their experience and expertise.