Bakgrund Hållbarhetsarbete har aktualiserats inom samhället där intressenter och konsumenter förväntar sig ett hållbart ansvarstagande hos företag. I korrelation med denna ökning har även tillväxt av den digitala handeln satt extra press på företags försörjnings- och distributionskedjor för att möta kundens efterfrågan på kundservice samt förväntan om hållbarhet. Tidigare forskning visar på ett stort fokus på hållbarhet inom logistik men begränsat med litteratur gällande lagerverksamhet. Syfte Syftet med denna uppsats var att med utgångspunkt ur ett företagsperspektiv, granska hållbarhetsperspektivet vad gäller såväl operativa arbetsuppgifter som strategiska aktiviteter inom lagerverksamhet. Metod För att svara på frågeställningen utgår uppsatsen från en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Datainsamlingen gjordes genom elva semistrukturerade intervjuer. Uppsatsen utgår ifrån företagsperspektiv och grundar sig i ett urval av svenska företag verksamma inom handel och logistik. Slutsats Uppsatsen visar på att det finns väletablerade arbetssätt inom social och ekonomisk hållbarhet. Däremot har de miljömässiga hållbarhetsinsatserna idag ingen tydlig uppföljning vad gäller lagerverksamhet, flera punktinsatser kan dock identifieras. Det framkommer en brist på tydliga bedömningsmodeller, förhållningssätt och uppföljning vad gäller miljö inom lagerverksamhet. Uppsatsen visar dock på ett tilltagande intresse för att fortsatt integrera lagerverksamhetens aktiviteter i företagens miljöarbete. / Background The focus on sustainability has increased in society, where stakeholders and consumers expect sustainable corporate responsibility. In correlation with this increase, growth of digital commerce put further pressure on corporate supply and distribution chains to meet customers' demand for customer service and the expectation of sustainability. Previous research show a strong focus on sustainability within logistics, but literature regarding warehousing in relations to sustainability is limited. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is based on a business perspective, to review the perspective of sustainability within operational tasks and strategic activities within warehouse operations. Method To answer the question, the essay is based on a qualitative research method. The data collection was done through 11 semi-structured interviews. The thesis applies a business perspective, hence the selection of representatives from Swedish companies active within commerce and logistic sector. Conclusion In conclusion, this essay shows a well-established way of working within measures and activities concerning social and economic sustainability. Further the thesis show deficiency regarding environmental sustainability where it shows a lack of indicators within the monitoring of ecologic improvements regarding warehousing. Despite this, several separate initiatives emerge within the continuous improvement concerning warehouse activities, where assessment models and approaches within environmental monitoring are requested. However, the studie show a growing interest in continuing to integrate warehousing operations into environmental development.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur projektledare i byggbranschen arbetar med hållbarhet och hur de upplever att EU:s nya hållbarhetsdirektiv som infördes 1 januari 2024 kommer att påverka byggprojekt och byggprojektledning. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ ansats och nio semistrukturerade intervjuer med projektledare verksamma i byggbranschen. Datat som insamlats genom intervjuerna analyserades genom tematisk analys vilket resulterade i tre huvudteman: Ekonomin är alltid No.1, Social och miljömässig hållbarhet som incitament och Tung papperstiger i ryggsäcken för små aktörer. Resultatet av studien visar att det är svårt att bedriva ett hållbart projektarbete utan att prioritera det ekonomiska perspektivet av hållbarhet först. Oavsett hur goda intentioner en projektledare har att implementera hållbarhet i projektarbetet behöver den förhålla sig till budgeten allra först även om de globala målen slår fast att de tre hållbarhetsaspekterna ekonomiskt, socialt och miljömässigt är integrerade och odelbara. Vissa projektledare kan använda hållbarhetsarbetet som ett incitament för vinstsyfte. Andra aktörer har svårt att prioritera mer hållbara material och metoder på grund av att det kostar för mycket. Detta är avhängigt storlek på verksamhet samt verksamhetens art. Resultatet tyder också på att små aktörer på byggmarknaden kommer att bli mer negativt påverkade av de nya hållbarhetsdirektiven eftersom det kommer kräva mer administration som är svår att ta ikapp ekonomiskt. Samtidigt upplever de mindre aktörerna att deras möjlighet att påverka hållbarheten i projekten är minimal. Större aktörer på byggmarknaden har ofta specialister anställda för att sköta den typen av arbetsuppgifter och kan ofta använda sig av certifieringar vilket höjer värdet på byggnadsverket och gör att de kan tjäna igen sina administrativa kostnader. Slutsatserna är bland annat att det behövs skallkrav i upphandlingar av byggprojekt för att hållbarheten ska bli verklighet i praktiken men att det samtidigt krävs mod av byggaktörerna att testa nya arbetssätt och utveckla nya hållbara material. / The purpose of this study was to investigate how project managers in the construction industry work with sustainability and how they experience that the EU's new sustainability regulations, which was introduced on January 1, 2024, will affect construction projects and construction project management. The study was carried out with a qualitative approach and nine semi-structured interviews with project managers active in the construction industry. The data collected through the interviews was analyzed through thematic analysis which resulted in three main themes: The economy is always No.1, Social and environmental sustainability as an incentive and Heavy paper tiger in the backpack for small practitioners.  The results of the study show that it is difficult to conduct sustainable project work without prioritizing the financial perspective of sustainability first. Regardless of how good a project manager's intentions are to implement sustainability in the project work, the person needs to approach the budget first, even if the global goals state that the three aspects of sustainability economically, socially and environmentally are integrated and indivisible. Some project managers may use the sustainability work as an incentive for profit. Other actors find it difficult to prioritize more sustainable materials and methods because the costs are too high. This depends on the size of the business and the nature of the business.  The result also indicates that small players in the construction market will be more negatively affected by the new sustainability directives because it will require more administration which is difficult to catch up financially. At the same time, the smaller actors experience that their possibilities to influence the sustainability of the projects is minimal. Larger players in the construction market often have specialists employed to handle this kind of tasks, and can often make use of certifications, which increase the value of the construction work and give them a chance to recoup their administrative costs. The conclusions are, among other things, that there is a need for basic requirements in the procurement of construction projects in order for sustainability to become a reality in practice, but at the same time that courage is required for the building operators to test new working methods and to develop new sustainable materials.

[pt] Organizações industriais têm investido na implantação de uma logística sustentável, que busca coordenar as atividades da cadeia de suprimentos visando parâmetros econômicos (e.g., minimização de custos, maximização das receitas), minimizando impactos no meio ambiente e estimulando o desenvolvimento social. A importância dos aspectos ambientais, econômicos e sociais, pilares do triple bottom line, na prática da logistica sustentável está diretamente relacionada aos impactos gerados no desempenho da organização. O sucesso deste desempenho também está associado à adoção da abordagem das dimensões Humana, Tecnológica e Organizacional (HTO), que vem sendo utilizada na análise de diversas facetas da gestão da cadeia de suprimentos. Diante desse cenário, o objetivo principal dessa dissertação de mestrado é desenvolver um artefato de gestão através de um framework concebido a partir de um modelo CMO com enfoque na logística sustentável por meio da incorporação das dimensões HTO, sob a perspectiva do TBL. A visão de sustentabilidade assumida engloba os pilares do TBL. O modelo proposto foi desenvolvido a partir de uma revisão de escopo, adicionando uma etapa final de consulta a especialistas da indústria de forma a aperfeiçoar e validar o modelo proposto. Os resultados da pesquisa indicam a carência de estudos que incorporem as dimensões do HTO, na perspectiva da TBL, reforçando assim a necessidade de criação de artefatos de gestão logística sustentável para estimular a disseminação desses conceitos, estimular novas pesquisas científicas nesta linha, bem como servir para um artefato de gestão para profissionais da área, que veem a logística sustentável como uma oportunidade de criação de valor para seus stakeholders. / [en] Industrial organizations have invested in the implementation of sustainable logistics, which seeks to coordinate the supply chain activities aiming at economics parameters (e.g., cost minimization, budget maximization), minimizing impacts on the environment and stimulating social development. The importance of the environmental, economic and social aspects, pillars of the triple bottom line, in the practice of sustainable logistics is directly related to the impacts generated in the performance of the organization. The success of this performance is also associated with the adoption of the Human, Technological and Organizational (HTO) dimensions approach, which has been used in the analysis of several facets of supply chain management. Given this scenario, the main objective of this master dissertation is to develop a management artifact through a framework conceived from a CMO model focusing on sustainable logistics through the incorporation of hto dimensions, from the perspective of TBL. The assumed view of sustainability encompasses the TBL pillars (i.e., economic, environmental, and social). The proposed model was developed from a scoping review, adding a final step of consulting experts from the industry towards improving and validating the proposed model. The research results indicate the lack of studies that incorporate the HTO dimensions from the TBL perspective, thus reinforcing the need to create sustainable logistics management artifacts to encourage the dissemination of these concepts, stimulate new scientific research in this research stream, as well as to serve as to serve as management artifact for professionals in the area, who see sustainable logistics as an opportunity to create value for their stakeholders.

Environmental issues are an increasing concern for various stakeholders in the mining industry. To address these concerns, managements of mining companies should embrace sustainable mining practices in their daily decision making processes. Internal decision making processes are strongly dependent on the quality of data included in reports used by management. Currently environmental issues are only considered as a separate item which is attached to the annual financial statements. No link is made between the environmental performance of the mine and the economic performance that is achieved. To achieve greater acknowledgement by management of the importance of controlling environmental costs on a daily basis, environmental costs need to be identifiable in internal management reports, including management accounting reports. Various methods are available with which the value of environmental inputs and outputs can accurately be determined. If these values are correctly integrated into information systems, reporting these environmental costs will be possible, allowing a mining company to consider triple-bottom-line reporting. The goal of this study is to assist mining companies, specifically platinum mining, in measuring and reporting on environmental costs by setting up a framework. This framework will be formulated by means of conducting a thorough study of the recent and current literature pertaining to the measurement methods of environmental costs upon which a comparison will be drawn between this theory and the actual measurement and reporting of environmental costs by means of case study research. A gap analysis has identified the problems that platinum mines are experiencing, and consequently, the framework created will assist platinum mines in introducing the reporting of environmental costs. A case study on a platinum mine was done in order to evaluate the current measurement methods and reporting on environmental costs. The collected data was analysed through explanation building and an organisational-level logic model was developed in order to understand the reasons that costs are recorded and reported on by using the method currently applied in the case study principal. This organisational-level logic model will assist in identifying problems within the current costing method in relation to environmental cost measurement and reporting. The findings identified by the case study were compared to the theory underlying environmental management accounting after which a gap analysis identified the problems that platinum mines experience. Based on the findings of the gap analysis, a framework was developed to assist platinum mines in closing the gap that has been identified. The framework, if applied within an organisation will assist mining companies in expanding their current reporting on environmental issues to an in-depth review of environmental impacts which can be linked to the achievement of economic performance. This will allow a step forward in triplebottom- line reporting as the value of environmental costs has been identified as the missing link in current financial reports. The framework could not be tested as the application of the framework requires a procedural change within the organisation which needs to be approved at top management level. This limitation does, however, open the possibility for a follow up study. Additional reporting on environmental costs will help management in adding value and quality to daily and overall decision making processes. This hypothesis can be tested in possible future studies which involve multiple-case studies and which will extend the framework to include a decision making matrix. / MCom (Management Accountancy), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

Business is arguably the most powerful institution of our society and ever since the publication of the second King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (King II) in 2002, South African corporate companies have sharpened their focus on their commitment to the “Triple Bottom Line”, an expanded baseline for measuring a company’s performance which includes, in addition to the traditional financial yardstick, accounting of the impact of their activities on society and the environment. It is impossible for organisations to ignore the impact of social, ethical and environmental issues on their business. This research provides an overview of Corporate Social Investment initiatives in South Africa towards developing education. There is a demand for corporate companies to comply with both the King Report on Corporate Governance as well as Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment. Considering the poor state of education, both Government and the private sector are contributing financially to improve the socio-economic conditions of the country, specifically the state of education. Government’s contribution to public education remains its single largest investment, because it is the key to reducing poverty and accelerating long-term economic growth. However, very little impact can be measured as conditions are still very poor and problems still persist. There is no integrated, sustainable focused approach which can be effectively measured and evaluated. The purpose of this research is to investigate initiatives toward the development of education, the focus and the magnitude and effects of initiatives. Thereafter a more synergetic and integrated plan is presented and recommended to the corporate sector to assist in developing education. / MCom (Business Management), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013

Environmental issues are an increasing concern for various stakeholders in the mining industry. To address these concerns, managements of mining companies should embrace sustainable mining practices in their daily decision making processes. Internal decision making processes are strongly dependent on the quality of data included in reports used by management. Currently environmental issues are only considered as a separate item which is attached to the annual financial statements. No link is made between the environmental performance of the mine and the economic performance that is achieved. To achieve greater acknowledgement by management of the importance of controlling environmental costs on a daily basis, environmental costs need to be identifiable in internal management reports, including management accounting reports. Various methods are available with which the value of environmental inputs and outputs can accurately be determined. If these values are correctly integrated into information systems, reporting these environmental costs will be possible, allowing a mining company to consider triple-bottom-line reporting. The goal of this study is to assist mining companies, specifically platinum mining, in measuring and reporting on environmental costs by setting up a framework. This framework will be formulated by means of conducting a thorough study of the recent and current literature pertaining to the measurement methods of environmental costs upon which a comparison will be drawn between this theory and the actual measurement and reporting of environmental costs by means of case study research. A gap analysis has identified the problems that platinum mines are experiencing, and consequently, the framework created will assist platinum mines in introducing the reporting of environmental costs. A case study on a platinum mine was done in order to evaluate the current measurement methods and reporting on environmental costs. The collected data was analysed through explanation building and an organisational-level logic model was developed in order to understand the reasons that costs are recorded and reported on by using the method currently applied in the case study principal. This organisational-level logic model will assist in identifying problems within the current costing method in relation to environmental cost measurement and reporting. The findings identified by the case study were compared to the theory underlying environmental management accounting after which a gap analysis identified the problems that platinum mines experience. Based on the findings of the gap analysis, a framework was developed to assist platinum mines in closing the gap that has been identified. The framework, if applied within an organisation will assist mining companies in expanding their current reporting on environmental issues to an in-depth review of environmental impacts which can be linked to the achievement of economic performance. This will allow a step forward in triplebottom- line reporting as the value of environmental costs has been identified as the missing link in current financial reports. The framework could not be tested as the application of the framework requires a procedural change within the organisation which needs to be approved at top management level. This limitation does, however, open the possibility for a follow up study. Additional reporting on environmental costs will help management in adding value and quality to daily and overall decision making processes. This hypothesis can be tested in possible future studies which involve multiple-case studies and which will extend the framework to include a decision making matrix. / MCom (Management Accountancy), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

Business is arguably the most powerful institution of our society and ever since the publication of the second King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (King II) in 2002, South African corporate companies have sharpened their focus on their commitment to the “Triple Bottom Line”, an expanded baseline for measuring a company’s performance which includes, in addition to the traditional financial yardstick, accounting of the impact of their activities on society and the environment. It is impossible for organisations to ignore the impact of social, ethical and environmental issues on their business. This research provides an overview of Corporate Social Investment initiatives in South Africa towards developing education. There is a demand for corporate companies to comply with both the King Report on Corporate Governance as well as Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment. Considering the poor state of education, both Government and the private sector are contributing financially to improve the socio-economic conditions of the country, specifically the state of education. Government’s contribution to public education remains its single largest investment, because it is the key to reducing poverty and accelerating long-term economic growth. However, very little impact can be measured as conditions are still very poor and problems still persist. There is no integrated, sustainable focused approach which can be effectively measured and evaluated. The purpose of this research is to investigate initiatives toward the development of education, the focus and the magnitude and effects of initiatives. Thereafter a more synergetic and integrated plan is presented and recommended to the corporate sector to assist in developing education. / MCom (Business Management), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013

In an attempt to increase opportunity and quality of life for people living in poverty,governments and non-government organisations (NGOs) sell and donate products to developing countries. Typically, these are essential household items such as cook stoves, water filters and solar lighting. However, to date there has been limited research into the uptake and long term effectiveness of these products and few methods or tools are available to guide the product development process. This has resulted in a number of well documented product failures as a result of poor design choices. To overcome this problem and provide guidance to future or existing designers and NGOs this research investigated the factors required for long lasting and effective product design. This was carried out through the use of a literature review, the analysis of 64 products, a survey, interviews with product designers, and a case study with a Social Enterprise in Myanmar (Burma). The information gathered was analysed and used to create a framework consisting of various tools to guide designers and NGOs. Specifically, the research focused on the creation of a taxonomy of products designed for developing countries and an assessment method consisting of eight critical indicators for product success. These were presented as a website, set of cards and book which guides and assists designers during the process to ensure that future products are appropriate and to prevent current unacceptable levels of waste. Following the creation of the framework it was evaluated by students, practitioners and existing product users in Myanmar. The findings revealed that participants felt the assessment method and indicator cards were beneficial during the design process and assisted them in the development of more suitable and appropriate products.

Sustainability has become an undoubtedly popular and important topic, being discussed among many researchers as well as practitioners. Previous research has focused on the importance of implementing sustainability into organizations’ core business, as well as highlighting potential risk of an inadequate focus on the economic perspective of the triple bottom line (TBL). However, it has still been argued that there is not enough theoretical and practical knowledge on how to implement sustainability with the use of management control systems (MCSs). The aim of the study was thus to explore how traditional management control (metrics and measurements) as well as culture, values and communication can be used to implement the social, economic and environmental perspectives of sustainability into the organization. The authors performed an exploratory study, interviewing six sustainability managers/directors working at companies with a strong sustainability focus, as well as collecting data from the chosen companies’ sustainability reports. The findings suggest that companies implemented and created awareness for the sustainability objectives through the use of both metrics and measurements relating to the TBL perspectives, as well as through communicating and spreading the organizational learning of the culture and values connected to sustainability. The study also provided for challenges and possibilities when implementing the TBL perspective of sustainability.

Syftet med studien var att belysa personals erfarenheter och upplevelser av implementeringen av den evidensbaserade metoden Multisystemisk Terapi (MST) inom Socialtjänstens öppenvård. Vetenskapstraditionen utgår från den tolkande hermeneutiken med inspiration av ett fenomenologiskt perspektiv. Undersökningen bygger på fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer av personal på olika organisatoriska nivåer. En slutsats är att implementeringsprocessen är inbyggd i MST som koncept och i den organisation som finns runt omkring. Styrningen verkar mestadels ha varit en växelvis påverkan. Detta har tillsammans med andra gynnande faktorer som bl.a. tro på metoden, modelltrogenhet, information och stödjande samarbete mellan alla led från politiken, inom organisationen och med hela MST-organisationen överbryggt hinder och varit en stor bidragande faktor till att implementeringen kan anses lyckosam. Metoden används till största delen tillfredsställande. Trots vissa hinder upplever personalen att de själva och familjerna på det stora hela är nöjda med MST som metod och de resultat som den visar. Personalen utvecklas i arbetet med metoden och familjer har rekommenderat andra familjer MST.