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What is Sustainability Issues

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Management Strategies for Sustainability, New Knowledge Innovation, and Personalized Products and Services
The instances which prevent businesses from having processes which safeguard the territory causing environmental damages and depletion such as soil erosion, water management, reduced soil quality, and air and water pollution.
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Sustainable Development: A New Frontier for SMEs
Daniele Giordino (University of Turin, Italy) and Edoardo Crocco (University of Turin, Italy)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7793-6.ch003
Abstract
Climate change, pollutants, sustainable development, and public health have become increasingly more relevant issues that continuously get addressed and discussed by governments and entities all over the globe. Through the adoption of policies and recyclable methods, they hope to encourage and aid the responsible consumption of natural resources so as to reduce the creation of waste. Furthermore, the generation of sustainable communities is encouraged so as to safeguard and protect the population's health against the risks associated with different types of pollutants. To support SMEs in the adoption of sustainable practices, this chapter aims to introduce, guide, and provide some useful tools that can then be utilized by readers and professionals operating within SMEs to maximize the effectiveness of their sustainability approaches and tools while also providing knowledge on how the implementation of sustainable practices could be integrated within their businesses.
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