The sustainable impact of the use of science based targets in organisations

• Autorzy: Carvalho Afonso , Sá José Carlos , Correia Florbela , McDermott Olivia , Dinis-Carvalho José , Fonseca Luís

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/czoto-2023-0025

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Due to the increase in gas emissions and the growth of environmental problems globally, companies are striving to reduce their emissions and waste products in order to become more sustainable and preserve the environment. In order to solve this problem, an initiative called Science Based Targets has been created with the aim of defining targets and paths for companies to follow in order to reduce their carbon footprints. This article will analyse the impact that adherence to this initiative has had on companies' sustainability. To obtain the data, a survey was sent to Portuguese companies. It was concluded that in general Science Based Targets contribute to the sustainable development of organisations, however it is still a very recent initiative which has had low uptake by Portuguese companies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainability; science based targets; survey; Portugal

PL

zrównoważony rozwój; sondaż; Portugalia

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: System Safety : Human - Technical Facility - Environment
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 5, iss. 1
• Strony: 231--239
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Carvalho Afonso

• School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4280-8195

autor

Sá José Carlos

• School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431 - 4200- 072 Porto, Portuga
• Associate Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aerospace (LAETA-INEGI), Rua Dr. Roberto Frias 400, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

autor

Correia Florbela

• Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Praça Gen. Barbosa 44, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1787-4084

autor

McDermott Olivia

• College of Science & Engineering, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-4601

autor

Dinis-Carvalho José

• Production and Systems Department - University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4804 - 533 Guimarães, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-0312

autor

Fonseca Luís

• School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431 - 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
• Associate Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aerospace (LAETA-INEGI), Rua Dr. Roberto Frias 400, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-0656

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).