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Research and Development of Korea B(Benefit)-impact Model for Sustainable Development - in Case of Construction Sector -

  • Kwon, Sung-Sik;Lee, Myung-Sik
    • Architectural research
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to research and development of 'Korea B(Benefit)-impact Model' for Sustainable Development. A concept evaluation model is 'B(Benefit)-impact model' in U.S.A. We use the results of surveys that examined the importance of social value issues to stakeholders in Korea to implement the benefit-impact model in Korea. In particular, in this paper, we use the KSI(Korean Sustainability Index) survey data conducted by the Korea Standards Association to evaluate the social value of the construction industry for representative stakeholders in the construction industry. The social value pool and the activity indicator pool used for the survey are created based on relevant International Standards; ISO 26000, ISO 14001, ISO 37001. As a result, Korea B-impact model for construction industry included the following five core social value issues; Strengthen transparency of corporate management, Ensure fair employment and employment relations, Efforts to prevent corruption, Conduct fair competition, Efforts to prevent environmental pollution. In addition, the US B-impact model has three limitations. First, it is unclear whether the key indicators have been derived while considering all issues of social value. Second, US B-impact model indicators are developed by the social responsibility experts, so it is necessary to review by stakeholders in each industry. Finally, it would be more effective for companies to use the B-impact model index as a more detailed activity indicator. When developing a Korea B-impact model, the following methods are used to supplement it. First, we reviewed all social value issues using international standards. Secondly, we used the KSI(Korean Sustainability index) survey results to derive the importance of the social value issue of construction industry in Korea. Finally, we have clearly matched the activity indicators by social value core issues based on the GRI Standard so that companies can actually use the Korea B-impact model for the construction sector. The detailed development stages and results of this study are as follows;.

Analysis on the Quarry Restoration Methods in Hong Kong (홍콩의 채석장 식생복원공법에 관한 분석)

  • Park, Chong-Min;Lee, Joon-Woo;Youn, Ho-Joong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.121-132
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    • 2009
  • The agency which is responsible for work related to the restoration of vegetation on the quarry in Hong Kong is the Geotechnical Engineering Office of Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). CEDD's environmental management system was certified as ISO 14001 : 2004 in 2006 and diverse instructions and technical documents about the restoration of the quarry were published and used for the performance of work and the implementation of the project. The restoration of the quarry is being carried out to respond to short-term and long-term goals. The general instructions for the restoration of vegetation says that a plant, when selected, should be self-sustainable with minimum maintenance required, have a high growth and survival rate, be tall enough to cover the rock slope faces, and preferably produce colourful flowers. These instructions prescribe the vegetation introduction technology, planting seasons, structural material of the vegetation works, maintenance and management, tree nursery operation, means of water supply, etc. This report introduced the outline of work on restoring vegetation carried out at Anderson Road, Shek O, Lam Tei, Turret Hill, Lamma, all large-sized quarries. In addition, it additzed Anderson Road's master plan. It is hoped that the Hong Kong examples so introduced are referred to in terms of institutional and technical considerations related to the nation's project for restoring quarries.

The Sustainable Green Fashion Marketing Strategies according to Classification of Green Fashion Marketing of Domestic Fashion Companies (국내 패션 업체의 그린 마케팅 유형 분류를 통한 지속가능한 그린 패션 마케팅 전략)

  • Shin, Su-Yun;Hong, Jung-Min
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.872-891
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    • 2010
  • This study was an exploratory research to classify the types of green fashion marketing of the fashion companies in South Korea and analyse the present cases of each type. To analyse the current cases of green fashion marketing strategies, we researched all sorts of newspapers, magazines, publications of fashion companies, and web sites from 2008 to 2009. As a result, we categorized 5 types of green fashion marketing as follows ; eco-friendly fabrics (natural fabrics, recycled fabrics, biodegradable fabrics), re-use or re-form(reuse after cleaning and/or repairing and reformation through transformation and combination of raw materials), green certifications(ISO 14001, GOTS, OES, etc.), eco-friendly management and operation, and green marketing promotions. Based on the results, we proposed the green marketing strategies for fashion companies to progress toward the proper direction of green marketing. First of all, companies should escape from the narrow view point limited to the product itself. Then they have to focus on developing and execution of sustainable merchandising, manufacturing, logistics, and waste strategies.

Environmentally-Friendly Hospital Management : Case Studies in 3 University Hospitals (친환경 병원경영 : 3개 대학병원 사례를 중심으로)

  • Kang, Jung-Kyu;Seo, Young-Joon
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.199-208
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the strategies and the experiences of 3 university hospitals relevant to environmentally-friendly strategy in their hospitals and to find out the implication for spreading the environmentally-friendly hospital management to other Korean hospitals. The study was progressed from October to November 2010 through the in depth interview with middle manager of the hospitals. Interview items about environmentally-friendly hospital management were selected from ISO 14001, Korean Green Management Certification Scheme, Green Guide Operation Version 2.2 of GGHC, Eco-ChecklistTM, Self-Assessment Tool of "Practice Greenhealth" and some accreditation credits of LEED, BREEAM, GreenStar. The case study result implies that the following strategies are so critical to settle environmentally-friendly hospitals in Korea: 1)understanding about fundamental concept of environmentally-friendly hospital, 2)organizing green teams, 3)purchasing environmentally-friendly goods, 4)benchmarking other successful hospitals, 5)adopting easy & reasonable policy first, 6)managing accumulated data & performance about energy efficiency, and 7)educating the employee about environmentally-friendly hospitals strategies. Hospitals have to keep in pace with the change in government policy and scheme like as GHG & Energy Target Management System, Korean Green Management Certification Scheme, ESCO, and so on for achieving the successful environmentally-friendly hospitals.

A Middleware Architecture for HTML5-Based PDF Viewer (HTML5기반의 PDF Viewer 제공을 위한 Middleware 구조 제안)

  • Jeong, Kyu-Byeong;Lee, Gi-Beum;Park, Peom;Hwang, Seong-Jin;Oh, Sangyoon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2012.11a
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    • pp.256-259
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    • 2012
  • Paperless 회의 및 행정에 대한 요구가 제기되면서 ISO 14001과 같은 표준들의 제안과 함께 이 요구에 대한 많은 연구와 구현이 제안되고 있다. 최근에는 다양한 플랫폼의 스마트 기기들의 보급이 확산됨에 따라 이 기기들의 플랫폼에 맞는 전자문서서식시스템의 요구도 높아지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 제시된 여러 연구들의 효율성 검토 결과를 기반으로 사용자 중심의 전자문서 공유 및 관리 기능을 제공하는 미들웨어의 구조를 제안한다. 제안하는 미들웨어는 Content Adaptation, 즉 File Format 및 Size Converting, 스마트기기내에서의 전자서식문서 보안 처리기능, 데이터 관리기능을 포함하는 PDF Viewer를 제공하며 최근 표준화 적용이 진행 중인 HTML5를 기반으로 하여 호환성과 적용성을 높였다. 제안된 구조와 구현방식에 대한 검증을 위해 구현 사례를 본 논문에서 제시하였다.

The Effect of Carbon Emission Disclosure on Firm Value: Environmental Performance and Industrial Type

  • HARDIYANSAH, Mohammad;AGUSTINI, Aisa Tri;PURNAMAWATI, Indah
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.123-133
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    • 2021
  • This research aims to examine the effect of carbon emission disclosure on firm value and to reveal environmental performance and industrial type as the moderating variables. This study used 82 samples of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and receiving awards in the Indonesian Sustainability Reporting Award (ISRA) in 2014-2018. This study used a multiple linear regression analysis to test the hypotheses. The results showed that carbon emission disclosure had a positive and significant effect on firm value as carbon emission disclosure is a form of corporate concern on environment positively responded by the market and becomes the basis for investors to make their considerations in assessing the company sustainability. Besides, environmental performance and industrial type can strengthen the influence relationship of carbon emission disclosure on firm value since environmental performance was assessed based on ISO 14001 certification ensuring that the company has tried to preserve the environmental sustainability by creating a good environmental management system. Moreover, companies categorized into high profile industrial type have tried to change their unfavorable image and avoid lawsuits by performing carbon emission disclosure to gain positive responses from the market.

The Potential Impacts of Recent Developments in Timber Certification Schemes on the Korean Forest Products Trade (우리 나라 임산물무역(林産物貿易)에 대한 목재인증제(木材認證制)의 잠재적(潛在的) 영향(影響))

  • Joo, Rin Won;Lee, Seong Youn
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.89 no.3
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    • pp.368-377
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    • 2000
  • This study was conducted to examine the recent developments in timber certification schemes at global level such as FSC certification and ISO 14001 system and to analyze their potential impacts on the Korean forest products trade. Data and information on standards and procedure of timber certification and certified forest lands were collected from relevant papers, statistics and reports published by regional and international organizations. In order to analyze the impacts on the Korean forest products trade, questionnaire survey to the affected parties was conducted on acknowledge of key words relating to environment and trade and on the additional amount of willingness to pay for a labeled timber from environmentally sound and sustainably managed forests. Quantities of certified timbers supplied would continue to increase due to lots of timber certification schemes developed and implemented at national, regional and global levels and growing interests in certification from many countries. Demand for certified timbers, however, is far from clear at this stage. The deciding factor would be consumer reaction to the certified products. In the short run, the timber certification would have a little impacts on forest products imports into Korean markets since domestic purchasers do not have much interests in environment related trade measures and their willingness to pay price premiums for certified timbers is not high. However, it could be expected that timber certification has negative impacts on exports of forest products, such as flooring and plywood, to developed European markets where timber certification is used as a trade barrier.

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A Case Study on the Characteristics of Supply Chain Environmental Management in Korean Firms (우리나라 기업의 친환경공급사슬관리에 관한 연구)

  • Myung, Chang-Sig
    • Management & Information Systems Review
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.53-73
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    • 2010
  • SCEM is the concept of reducing environmental effect on the outside of purchasing and manufacturing process, delivery, and distribution process. An ultimate aim of SCEM are obtaining environmental stability and energy/materials operational efficiency. Although the importance of greening supply chain was highlighted, former researches were often based on case studies of specific industry and didn't provide clear definition of environmental supply chain management which includes fundamental notions for business practitioners. This study focuses on findings how the SCEM system practically run and what the characteristics of SCEM is in Korean firms through case studies. It is suggested that SCEM is more effective for environmental management rather than by making limited eco-innovation. Korean firms have considered that an international environmental regulation is more important than customers' needs for environmental goods for implementing SCEM.

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An Establishment of Greenhouse Gas Information System using Excel Spreadsheets (엑셀 스프레드시트를 활용한 온실가스 정보시스템 구축)

  • Lee, Hae-Jung;Chung, Young-Bae
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.129-136
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    • 2017
  • Climate change is the biggest environmental issue of our times. A variety of activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been in progress to observe the Kyoto Protocol. Especially, the Energy Target Scheme is created to reduce greenhouse emission with the supervision of Korean government. This includes Green-house Gas Information Systems to promote activities in the private sector to reduce green-house gas emissions, to cut a cost of energy use, and to reduce GHG emissions. Also, the system has calculated the amount of greenhouse gases. Without any additional investment, 2.75% savings are increased over the previous year. In service sector, a cooperation of customers and employees is necessary. A reduction of GHG emissions requires a proper service organization, considering an amount of investment and payback period. Without any additional investment or replacement, employees can save energy easily turning off ventilation systems an hour before employees' departure, installing timers to turn off water purifiers and vending machines after some period of no use. The Green-house Gas Information System is similar to that of Environmental Management System. However, the Excel is the best program to calculate an amount of green-house gas emissions, and to assess for a reduced amount of GHG emissions. A goal of this research is to propose a practical method in the private sector to calculate an amount of green-house gases. The Green-house gas Information System based on Excel spreadsheet gives standards for good evaluation. The greenhouse gas information system establishes and executes the policies and objectives related to greenhouse gas emissions Similar to ISO 14001 environment management system structures, the advantages of using simplified Excel Sheet for calculating GHG emissions and reducing GHG emissions are easy to access.