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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 379, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134715
Keywords
Environmental sustainability; Economic sustainability; Social sustainability; Port governance; Sustainable maritime chains; Sustainable world
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- [BAP079]
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This study examines the alignment of European ports with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and develops a comprehensive framework of port-related sustainability initiatives. It finds that the port industry has the potential to contribute mainly to SDGs 8,9,11,12,13, and 17.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda encourages and establishes initiatives that are important to society. In this sense, it is vital and valuable to adapt these initiatives on a sectoral basis. Therefore, this study aims to handle sustainability issues at ports within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) framework. Two targets were set. The first target is addressing the attention of European ports' sustainability disclosures to SDGs. The second target is to develop a comprehensive framework of port related sustainability initiatives to support the achievement of SDG targets. This paper is based upon a qualitative content analysis study. To consolidate the best practices, European Ports were selected as the research area. First, this study contributes to the extension of the UNSDG and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator framework with port specific aspects. Therefore, it provides a comprehensive picture of port-related actions linked to each SDG goal. Secondly, it provides evidence of how European ports are aligned with SDGs. The results revealed that the port industry has the potential to contribute mainly to SDGs 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth; 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12 Responsible Consumption and Pro-duction, 13 Climate Action, and 17 Partnership.
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