Att ställa miljökrav inom leverantörskedjorna har blivit allt vanligare i takt med ökat miljöarbete. Det är dock bristfälligt dokumenterat hur väl eventuella miljökrav uppfylls kedjan igenom. För att organisera miljöarbetet har strategier uppkommit vilka tar hänsyn till kedjans miljöpåverkan, såsom Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). Genom en fallstudie kartlades vilka miljökrav som ställdes, om kraven var konsekventa längs leverantörskedjan och hur kraven kunde relateras till företagens övriga miljöarbete. Fallstudien hade sin utgångspunkt i Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB med fokus på värmeljuskoppens leverantörskedja. Genom en semistrukturerad intervju har företagen inom kedjan svarat på frågor kring bl.a. miljökrav. Dessutom har en LCA gjorts på värmeljuskoppen för att se huruvida miljökraven var adekvata med tanke på produktens miljöpåverkan. Resultatet visade att företagen ställde miljörelaterade krav. Dessa krav berörde främst leverantörens allmänna miljöarbete snarare än själva produkten. Typen av ställda krav var ej konsekvent med företagens miljöarbete. LCAn visade på att produktens största miljöpåverkan härrör från aluminiumet. Miljökraven borde således inriktas på större andel återvunnet material.

This study aims to investigate whether or how the tour operator Fritidsresors customers gets affected by their sustainable environmental work and what kinds of effects the work has generated. A secondary data analysis of Fritidsresors website has been made, and an in-depth interview with Fritidsresors sustainability manager. Also a quantitative survey was conducted by fifty respondents, all customers of Fritidsresor. The answers have since been interpreted and processed in accordance with a comparative and phenomenological approach and with an exploratory purpose. Scientific articles have been studied and analyzed in order to generate an explanation for the phenomenon as a research field, and how previous research has looked. Relevant information from Fritidsresors website, the in-depth interview and the questionnaire survey represents the collected empirical data and represent perceptions of Fritidsresors sustainable environmental work from a producer perspective and a customer perspective. The results of the study showed that a “black hole” exists in the tourism industry, namely the lack of any deeper environmental awareness among most of the requested tourists, which may be due to insufficient information from governments and authorities. The results also showed that Fritidsresor has applied good and effective sustainability strategies, in order to try to communicate information and knowledge to their customers on sustainability and environmental issues. However, it turned out that the message is not really reached by Fritidsresors customers, since sustainability is a topic that is not really taken seriously for many of the surveyed respondents. / SammanfattningDen här studien syftar till att undersöka om eller hur Fritidsresors kunder påverkats av derashållbarhetsarbete samt vilka effekter det genererat. En sekundärdataanalys av Fritidsresorshemsida har utförts, samt en djupintervju med Fritidsresors hållbarhetsansvarige. Även enkvantitativ enkätundersökning har genomförts av femtio respondenter, samtliga kunder tillFritidsresor. Svaren har sedan tolkats och bearbetats i enlighet med ett komparativt ochfenomenologiskt synsätt samt med ett explorativt syfte. Vetenskapliga artiklar har studeratsoch analyserats i syfte att generera en förklaring till fenomenet som forskningsområde, samthur tidigare forskning sett ut. Relevant information på Fritidsresors hemsida, djupintervjunsamt enkätundersökningen representerar insamlad empiri och utgör uppfattningar avFritidsresors hållbarhetsarbete ur ett producentperspektiv respektive kundperspektiv.Resultatet av studien visade att ett ”svart hål” existerar inom turismnäringen, det vill säga attdet råder brist på någon djupare miljömedvetenhet hos de flesta tillfrågade turisterna, vilketkan bero på otillräcklig information från regeringar och myndigheter. Resultatet visade ocksåatt Fritidsresor tillämpat bra och effektiva hållbarhetsstrategier, i syfte att försökakommunicera ut mer information och kunskap till sina kunder om hållbarhet och miljöfrågor.Dock visade det sig att budskapet inte riktigt nått fram till Fritidsresors kunder, då hållbarhetär ett ämne som inte riktigt tas på allvar för flera av de tillfrågade respondenterna.

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2017-04-18T18:48:40Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Kelly Mary Viana dos Santos.pdf: 852702 bytes, checksum: b8a529594fa3cdd848c27b25f4e2e796 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-18T18:48:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação - Kelly Mary Viana dos Santos.pdf: 852702 bytes, checksum: b8a529594fa3cdd848c27b25f4e2e796 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-17 / Este estudo teve por objetivo analisar os custos de adoção das ações sustentáveis aplicáveis ao Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA). Por meio de estudo das legislações pertinentes e uso de metodologia qualitativa, baseada em estudo de caso, procedeu-se á observação participante, aplicação de questionários e entrevistas semiestruturadas com responsáveis pela gestão hospitalar como também com os colaboradores relacionados direta e indiretamente com as ações ambientais da instituição. Observou-se que dentre um universo de 27 (vinte e sete) práticas ambientais sustentáveis pesquisadas, o HUPAA desenvolve efetivamente 20 (vinte) ações, 03 (três) são parcialmente desenvolvidas e 04 (quatro) não são aplicáveis ao hospital. Constatou-se que o hospital investiu em torno de R$ 957.125,28 (novecentos e cinquenta e sete mil cento e vinte cinco reais e vinte e oito centavos) para adotar as práticas ambientais sustentáveis. Em relação à prática ambiental que apresenta maior impacto no orçamento hospitalar foi representada pela aquisição de equipamentos e materiais que consomem menos energia, o qual o hospital gastou o um valor anual de R$ 495.169,70 (quatrocentos e noventa e cinco mil cento e sessenta e nove reais e setenta centavos). Observou-se também a necessidade do HUPAA implantar novas práticas ambientais, as quais teria que investir um valor de R$ 169.111,04 (cento e sessenta e nove mil cento e onze reais e quatro centavos). Os dados encontrados demonstram que o HUPAA apresenta uma situação favorável no desempenho das suas práticas ambientais sustentáveis, porém o hospital tem a obrigação de adotar todas as práticas ambientais inerentes à legislação ambiental, uma vez que existe a necessidade dele cumprir com o seu papel social e legal. Contudo, espera-se que as informações levantadas nesta pesquisa sirvam de instrumento de gestão para tomada de decisões da gestão hospitalar, para estruturação do serviço de gerenciamento de resíduos, além de alertar para adoção de novas práticas ambientais sustentáveis. / This research aimed to analyze the costs of adoptions of the sustainable actions applicable to the University Hospital Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA). By means of study of the pertinent legislations and use of qualitative methodology, based on case study it took place participating observation, utilization of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with the ones responsible for hospital management as well as the collaborators related direct or indirectly to the environmental actions of the institution. It was noticed that within the universe of 27 (twenty-seven) sustainable environmental practices researched, the HUPAA develops effectively 20 (twenty) actions, 03 (three) are partially developed and 04 (four) are not applicable to the hospital. It was observed that the hospital invested around R$ 957.125,28 (Nine hundred fifty-seven thousand one hundred twenty-five reais and twenty-eight scents) to adopt the sustainable environmental practices. With regard to the environmental practice, that presents the highest impact to the hospital budget was represented by the purchase of equipment and materials that expend less electricity, in which the hospital spent the annual value of R$495.169,70 (Four hundred ninety-five thousand one hundred sixty-nine and seventy scents). It was also observed the need of the HUPAA to establish new environmental practices, which should be invested an amount of R$ 169.111.04 (One hundred sixty-nine thousand one hundred eleven reais and four scents). The data found show that the HUPAA presents a favorable situation in the development of its sustainable environmental practices, however the hospital has the obligation to adopt all the environmental practices inherent to the environmental legislation, once that there is the necessity of it fulfills its social and legal role. Nevertheless, it is expected that the relevant information collected in this research may be useful as an instrument of management for decision-making of hospital management, the organization of the service of residue management, besides alerting for the adoption of new sustainable environmental practices.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:55:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaCOA.pdf: 827822 bytes, checksum: 46537ae4c486a3e8981012e36dea9b77 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-08-30 / Natal is a medium-sized coastal city (800.000 inhabitants), capital of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, in the Northeast of Brazil. According to statistics published by the IBGE (2000), the area of Natal that stretches from Redinha to Lagoa Azul holds about 12% of the municipal population. Part of this area is bordered by a watercourse, the Rio Doce, which has been afflicted by a range of socio-environmental problems over the years. This study was carried out with the aims of 1) identifying the socio-environmental processes related to urban expansion, with an emphasis on those causing environmental degradation in this region; b) analysing the perception of the target population in relation to the environment it occupies; and c) determining the socioeconomic profile of the local residents and the sanitary facilities available to them. A survey was carried out by conducting interviews and completing questionnaires with the residents to assess the situation both qualitatively and quantitatively in the communities of Caiana, Pajussara S?tio, Gramor? Povoado and Gramor? S?tio, as well as by conducting bibliographical and documentary research. It was discovered that the sanitary conditions of the riverside dwellers are precarious and only 1% of the houses in the suburbs mentioned are connected to the public sewers. It was established that the Rio Doce is intensively exploited through the extraction of sand for the building trade, irrigation of riverside vegetable plots and use of the water for bathing, washing of clothes and leisure. It was also found that about 40% of the population resident in this area has migrated from the rural zone, which is one of the factors rendering it difficult for them to adapt to the urban setting. Such information can be of use to the authorities in the environmental planning of these districts and their sustainable development / A faixa urbana que se estende do bairro da Redinha ao bairro de Lagoa Azul, concentra cerca de 12% da popula??o do munic?pio do Natal/RN (800.000 habitantes), segundo dados do IBGE(2000). Parte dessa extens?o ? margeada pelo Rio Doce, curso de ?gua que tem sido alvo de graves problemas s?cio-ambientais. O estudo foi realizado de forma a identificar/conhecer os processos s?cio-ambientais relacionados ? expans?o urbana, destacando as situa??es de degrada??o ambiental naquela regi?o; observar/analisar a percep??o do p?blico alvo em rela??o ao ambiente que ocupa; tra?ar o perfil s?cio-econ?mico dos agentes antr?picos ali residentes, concomitante ao levantamento das condi??es de saneamento b?sico da popula??o local. Atrav?s do m?todo quantitativo-qualitativo de investiga??o desenvolveu-se este trabalho, utilizando-se t?cnicas de entrevistas com formul?rios aplicados ?s comunidades Caiana, Pajussara S?tio, Gramor? Povoado e Gramor? S?tio, al?m de levantamentos bibliogr?fico e documental. As condi??es de saneamento b?sico nas comunidades ribeirinhas s?o prec?rias. Apenas 1% dos bairros supracitados apresenta esgotamento sanit?rio. Foram constatados altos ?ndices de explora??o do Rio Doce pela retirada de areia destinada ? constru??o civil, utiliza??o da ?gua para banho, lavagem de roupas, irriga??o de hortas instaladas ?s margens do rio e lazer. Verificou-se ainda que, cerca de 40% da popula??o a? residente ? origin?ria do interior do Estado, um dos fatores que compromete sua inser??o no ambiente urbano. Tais informa??es podem servir de subs?dio ao planejamento urban?stico-ambiental daquelas comunidades e ao seu desenvolvimento local sustent?vel

The fashion industry's progress towards sustainability is often a complex journey and changes within the industry, both ongoing changes and those required to achieve sustainability, cannot be singled out as something only of material considerations or bound to a specific stage within a lifecycle. This paper examines how a selection of environmentally inclined sustainability strategies within the fashion industry, contributes to or counteracts the industry's progress towards environmental sustainability. Including the overall work towards a sustainable development. The aim is also to understand how to lead the fashion industry toward an environmentally sustainable development and understand how sufficient they are in their current work. Strategies that aim to improve the environmental sustainability within the fashion industry are plenty, which can cover large and significant parts of the industry. Many depart from innovative approaches and aim to bring significant change and contribution to the fashion industry's work toward sustainable development. As concluded within this study, one strategy is not enough to solve the entire sustainability conundrum, since each strategy has proven to contribute with significant environmental impact reduction potentials, however the resulting environmental impacts' counteractions are equally significant. Thus, the most considerable potential for environmental sustainability can be gained when combining various strategies and implementing them during certain stages - because where one strategy is lacking, another can contribute, complement and/or reinforce. / Modebranschens framsteg mot hållbarhet är oftast en komplex resa. Förändringar inom branschen, både pågående förändringar och de som krävs för att uppnå hållbarhet, kan inte pekas ut som något enbart materiellt eller bundet till ett specifikt skede i en livscykel. Denna studie undersöker hur ett urval av miljöanpassade hållbarhetsstrategier inom modebranschen bidrar till eller motverkar branschens framsteg mot miljömässig hållbarhet. Syftet med studien är att delvis förstå hur man leder modebranschen mot en miljömässigt hållbar utveckling samt förstå hur tillräckliga de är i sitt nuvarande arbete.  Det finns ett antal strategier som syftar till att förbättra den miljömässiga hållbarheten inom modebranschen och kan täcka stora samt betydande delar av branschen. Många vilka utgår från innovativa tillvägagångssätt som strävar efter att åstadkomma betydande förändringar och bidrag till modebranschens arbete mot hållbar utveckling. Slutsatsen i denna studie är det inte är tillräckligt med en strategi för att lösa hela hållbarhetsproblemet, eftersom varje strategi inom denna studie har visat sig bidra med betydande potential för att minska miljöpåverkan, men även resulterat till lika betydande motverkningar. Den största potentialen för miljömässig hållbarhet är när man kombinerar olika strategier och implementerar dem under vissa skeden.