| Title |
Sustainability-Focused Excellence: A Novel Model Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Agro-Industrial Companies |
| ID_Doc |
18947 |
| Authors |
Caixeta, F; Carvalho, AM; Saraiva, P; Freire, F |
| Title |
Sustainability-Focused Excellence: A Novel Model Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Agro-Industrial Companies |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 14.0, 15 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su14159678 |
| Abstract |
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach is gaining attention due to the challenge of better managing natural elements. Agro-industrial companies, given their environmental impacts, need to take sustainability into proper account. However, this sector lacks the novel tools needed to integrate current methodologies with additional quality frameworks, such as business excellence models (BEMs). Therefore, the present research aims to propose a sustainability-focused excellence model by integrating the principles and objectives of the WEF nexus with existing BEM and proposing its application to agro-industrial companies. For that purpose, a new conceptual model to integrate sustainability and excellence was built. The proposed novel model can become a decision-support tool in helping agro-industrial companies transition toward improved sustainability while managing existing tradeoffs and synergies. |
| Author Keywords |
Water-Energy-Food nexus; excellence models; agro-industrial companies; decision-support tool |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000838897200001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/15/9678/pdf?version=1659949802
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