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A POTENTIAL USE OF A LANDSCAPE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT TOOL TO MEASURE THE PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TRIAL APPLICATION AT THE GRAPE-PRODUCING COMPANY HÉTSZŐLŐ –TOKAJ REGION – DEBRECEN - HUNGARY
Views:240Sustainable integrated management at the landscape scale is increasingly becoming paramount for the private, and public sectors, as these sectors recognize the high relevance of promoting integrated and collaborative management in their operating areas and territories. There has been no attempt to apply this approach in the current sustainability reporting frameworks. this paper aims to run a trustful assessment at the Hétszölö viticulture company to make sustainability claims. This paper applies a new way of reporting sustainability by selecting and assessing suitable indicators within the Ecosystem, Human well-being, and Production pillars depending on the landscape context and conditions, followed by a performance metric selection, prioritization process, and sustainability claiming. Our results portray that out of 21 indicators including core and landscape-dependent indicators in total 9 were determined as applicable, likewise, concerning metrics selection, 5 performance metrics were defined as required, 2 were recommended and 1 was optional. The company´s top prioritized indicators are ecosystem restoration (1.06 % of restored areas nationwide), household income (0.3 % nationwide = < $2.5/day), and health and nutrition (<2.5 % = 42500 children).it is ultimately given some claims that actions must be taken in these prioritized metrics and make positive progress toward sustainability.
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PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Views:334This study offers a thorough exploration of critical consideration of resilience in pharmaceutical supply chains, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on this subject. Given the increasing globalization, regulatory complexities, and disruptions, the pharmaceutical industry encounters unique challenges in maintaining the business continuity of supply chains. Design/Methodology/Approach: We conducted a systematic analysis of 41 documents, including articles, reviews, and conference papers, employing bibliometric methods to visualize the dataset. Findings: Our findings indicate a notable increase in literature in recent years, particularly concerning risk mitigation strategies, collaboration among supply chain stakeholders, and investments in technology-driven solutions for resilience in pharmaceutical supply chains. Furthermore, we have identified several research directions. This review emphasizes the necessity for ongoing scholarly efforts aimed at fostering pharmaceutical supply chains resilience given the post-COVID-19 situation with goal of ensuring the uninterrupted availability of essential medications to patients worldwide.
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Poultry sector analysis in Albania
Views:519Meat production, in specific poultry meat is a very important product for protein and nutrition values for many consumers. With the urbanization of the population people’s diet is shifting towards meat overall, including processed poultry. This has increased the challenges of quality and control over the meat products. (RAIHAN AND MAHMUD, 2018) In general, poultry remains a problematic sector in Albania, with the most common issue being the quality and not the European Union standards and regulations. This paper analysis the egg and poultry products livestock and productions, importing and exporting trends on poultry products, and the potential of development of this sector in the single market of European Union by improving the sector. This study gives an overview in poultry subsector related to livestock and production, international trades, and their market trends. It highlights the supply chain in poultry that can be helpful for poultry businesses and government. It also provides valuable information regarding the impact of quality issues in international market, also the structure of the market for poultry is conducted. Also, the imports and exports on poultry subsector trends and comparison was conducted. The study also consisted of calculations of index number CPI, which indicates the changes in consumer purchasing power.
JEL code: D1