Rosley Anholon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6586321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosley Anholon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosley |
| FAMILY NAME | Anholon |
| SIGNATURE | ANHOLON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3163-6119 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Critical points regarding verifiability in Brazilian companies' sustainability reports
Purpose This article aims to critically assess expert perceptions of the adoption of Brazilian companies regarding the verifiability aspect in sustainability reporting. Design/methodology/approach Thirteen subject matter experts provided evaluations of each of the 7 recommendations proposed by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, considering three distinct criteria: (1) managers' knowledge preparedness to implement each recommendation; (2…
Driving energy sustainability and strategic climate action at a Brazilian public university
Purpose This study aims to enhance energy sustainability practices at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) by leveraging insights from the UI GreenMetric (UIGM) ranking and best practices from leading national and international universities. It proposes strategies to align UNICAMP’s campuses with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to advance the institution’s climate action initiatives. Design/methodology/approach The research emp…
Guidelines to enhance stakeholder management in higher education institutions
Purpose The relationship with internal and external actors on the part of higher education institutions (HEIs) is a fundamental factor for them to fully exercise their role in sustainable development and the evolution of individuals, organizations and society as a whole. In this sense, this study aims to analyze the literature about stakeholder management in HEIs and to provide guidelines to support managers of HEIs to enhance stakeholder managem…
Proposal of a framework to enhance the adoption of artificial intelligence in higher education considering sustainable development
Purpose The main objective of this study was to propose a framework to enhance the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education, considering sustainable development in the context of an emerging economy country. Design/methodology/approach The method adopted was a literature review and a survey conducted with higher education faculty members from Brazilian universities. Through an electronic questionnaire, 71 responses were collec…
Beyond the hype
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly deployed in higher education institutions (HEIs), yet its role in addressing basic human needs remain poorly understood. This study examines how AI enables and constrains progress toward Sustainable Development Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), and 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) by analysing 27 international case studies based on secondary institutional data sources through a sociotechnical lens. …
Sustainability Practices by the Banking Sector to Support Small Organizations Toward SDG 9
The banking sector plays a critical role in fostering sustainability by directing capital toward environmentally and socially responsible projects. Yet, there is a perceived need for studies that shed some light on their activities in this field. This Communication sheds some light on the contribution of the banking sector to support the development of small organizations toward SDG 9
Environmental performance of infrastructure and the provision of basic services in southern Brazilian cities
Recovering sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon
Purpose This study aims, from the perspective of the recovery of sustainability, to develop a framework on sustainability and innovation in the formation of engineers in the courses of Engineering in the Brazilian Amazon. Design/methodology/approach For this work, a quantitative approach was adopted in the research process. A survey instrument was developed from the main evidence in the literature, the electronic instrument in Google Forms, was s…
University rankings and sustainable development
Purpose In light of the growing emphasis on sustainability in higher education, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of sustainability university rankings, specifically focusing on sustainable development (SD), to understand their impact on advancing universities’ sustainability goals and address gaps in practical implications and limitations. Design/methodology/approach This study examines sustainability rankings in higher education (HE)…
Teaching the “10 Rs” of circular economy in technological-level undergraduate courses offered in Brazil
Purpose This study aims to provide an analysis of teaching the “10 Rs” – Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Remodel, Remanufacture, Reuse, Recycle and Recover energy, in technological-level undergraduate courses offered in Brazil. Technological undergraduate courses are more dynamic and pragmatic than bachelor’s degrees and aim to meet market demand. Design/methodology/approach The study collected data from 39 educators who know the reality …
Sustainable procurement in higher education institutions
Purpose Considering the scarcity of studies analyzing sustainable procurement management in higher education institutions (HEIs), the purpose of this study is to examine the barriers encountered to incorporate sustainability into the procurement process at HEIs in Brazil, aiming to fulfill their social responsibility. Design/methodology/approach Based on the ISO 20400:2017 standard for sustainable procurement, a data collection instrument was dev…
The influence of sustainability indicators on university performance
Purpose This study aims to investigate how sustainability indicators influence universities’ performance by analyzing the configurations of such indicators in relation to global university rankings. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied a quantitative approach using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to examine how combinations of sustainability indicators, based on the six dimensions from the UI GreenMetric World University Ran…
Engineering education for sustainable development
Purpose Integrating sustainability into engineering education is crucial for preparing future engineers with the skills and knowledge needed to address global challenges. This paper aims to examine the challenges related to Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) as perceived by Chilean academic experts. Design/methodology/approach For this, a systematic literature review was conducted, and the identified barriers were used to st…
Dynamic Configurations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements for Blended Value Creation
Sustainable entrepreneurship has become a topic of increasing attention in literature, policy, and in managerial practice. Yet, the connection between sustainable entrepreneurial action and contextual elements associated with the entrepreneurial ecosystems in which these individuals are embedded remains an elusive topic. To address this gap, we aim in this research to investigate how sustainable entrepreneurs combine the various elements of the e…
Digitalisation for Sustainable Development in an Industrial Context
Digital technologies are widely used in industry and serve the purpose of supporting processes and streamlining procedures. However, whereas much is known about the use of digitalisation in industry, it is important to examine how it may be deployed as part of attempts to foster sustainability in an industrial context. In order to address this need, this paper provides an analysis of digitalisation in industrial processes as a whole and on produc…
Teaching Electronics in the Context of Industry 4.0
Contribution: This study contributes to understand the current state of electronics education in Brazil, comparing it with market demand for professionals in the context of Industry 4.0 (I4.0). This study can be used to improve and update education programs and disciplines, as well as to assess whether the graduate’s profile is aligned with the needs of Brazilian industries. Background: The effects of I4.0 have created an industrial environment t…
Digital transformation and sustainable development in higher education in a post-pandemic world
Digital technologies are now part of our daily lives, and the speed of their implementation and use has been accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital transformation, seen in the past as a problem, is now perceived as an important component in the future of sustainable development (SD), especially at higher education institutions whose operations have been adversely affected by the pandemic in many ways. The purpose of this paper …
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil
This study investigates the extent to which circular economy (CE) practices are adopted within supply chains in the Brazilian context. An expert survey was conducted to assess eight critical factors for the integration of CE practices in supply chains. The collected data was analyzed using a modified version of the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), specifically the Fuzzy TOPSIS class. Sensitivity analyses we…
Sustainable innovation
Attempts to implement sustainable development in industry are hampered by the fact that production processes are often not environmentally sound. Therefore, there is a need for innovation processes that are sustainable. This means that they need to be durable on the one hand, but also with reduced materials consumption and a low carbon footprint, on the other. Current trends suggest that much could be gained, by undertaking research that may lead…
Higher education and sustainable entrepreneurship
The integration of sustainable entrepreneurship education in higher education is important as part of efforts to step towards equipping future leaders with the knowledge, skills and mindset needed to address global sustainability challenges through innovative and entrepreneurial solutions. This approach involves a multidisciplinary, holistic education model that combines the principles of sustainability with entrepreneurial practices. This paper,…
An overview of research trends on sustainability in higher education – an exploratory study
Purpose This study aims to investigate the main areas in which researchers are focusing their efforts in terms of sustainability in higher education (curriculum, campus greening, research, governance or outreach), the format in which this research is performed (in terms of individual or combined efforts) and the primary research focus (in terms of local or global issues). Design/methodology/approach Trends on sustainability research were investig…
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education
Purpose This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which challenges toward sustainable development are multidisciplinary. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint synthesizes the main reflections and discussions generated during a process of debate, research and creation of a proposal for an undergraduate engineering course at a hi…
Life cycle assessment teaching innovation
Purpose The inclusion of sustainability in higher education courses has been debated in recent decades and has gained particular emphasis throughout the COVID-19. This paper aims to show how the context of the pandemic, which demanded the transition from in-person classes to virtual classes, was used to illustrate better the concepts of life cycle assessment (LCA) for Production Engineering students in a Brazilian University. Design/methodology/a…
Critical analysis of the role of junior enterprises in the training of future professionals aligned with the SDG
Purpose Junior enterprises have been gaining increasing attention in the Brazilian Higher Education Institutions. In addition, these companies are contributing to enhance the training of future professionals. Improvements in future professionals’ training must consider education for sustainability. In this context, this paper aims to critically analyze the role of junior enterprises in the training of undergraduate students in line with the susta…
Difficulties experienced by managers in the coordination of teams working from home
Purpose This research aims to analyse difficulties experienced by Brazilian managers in coordinating teams working from home during the coronavirus disease (2019) COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The methodological strategy used was a survey with 39 managers who led teams working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven difficulties indicated by current literature were analysed using a fuzzy scale. First, a hierarchical cluster…
Higher education and sustainable entrepreneurship
The integration of sustainable entrepreneurship education in higher education is important as part of efforts to step towards equipping future leaders with the knowledge, skills and mindset needed to address global sustainability challenges through innovative and entrepreneurial solutions. This approach involves a multidisciplinary, holistic education model that combines the principles of sustainability with entrepreneurial practices. This paper,…
The role of transformation in learning and education for sustainability
Education research has acknowledged the value of transformation, which offers an opportunity for researching and rethinking how appropriate and successful educational practices may be. However, despite the role of transformation in higher education and particularly in sustainability learning, there is a paucity of studies which examine the extent to which transformation and learning on matters related to sustainable development may be integrated.…
Measurement of sustainability performance in Brazilian organizations
In recent years, sustainability issues are gaining greater prominence among organizations and their stakeholders around the world. This paper aims to verify the sustainability performance of Brazilian organizations in performance measures and to propose sustainable guidelines with the intention of directing future efforts to the transition to sustainable development. The research utilized a triangulated approach by collecting qualitative and quan…
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices developed by Brazilian companies
In a world where companies have major influence over the economy, politics, and environment, they must be held accountable for their actions. With this in mind, the publication of sustainability reports is in a company’s best interest, since the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable practices can bring enormous advantages, largely related to a company’s image. The amount of information presented in sustainability rep…
Sustainability measurement of product-service systems
Modifying the traditional production system and the culture of consumption is necessary to achieve a sustainable society. The product-service system (PSS) business model allows companies to progressively add services to physical products, thus promoting more pro-sustainable business outcomes. The purpose of this work is to verify how a PSS model can contribute to sustainability by analyzing two electric car-sharing projects using a set of five fa…
Sustainability in manufacturing processes
This article aims to list the main sustainable practices developed in the processes of metal forming, casting, heat treatment, welding and electrostatic painting. When analysed the literature about sustainable manufacturing, a predominance of studies about machining is observed and the processes mentioned are few explored in academic studies. The research strategy used to reach the objective was systematic literature review, conducted for each pr…
Some of the challenges in implementing Education for Sustainable Development
This article aims to analyse some of the main challenges evidenced in the insertion of sustainability in engineering courses, according to the view from a sample of Brazilian students. Through a systematic literature review, a set of 10 challenges were structured to base the research instrument (questionnaire). These challenges were evaluated by 91 engineering students who participate in sustainable action programs promoted by Enactus Brazil. The…
The Covid-19 pandemic and the growing need to train engineers aligned to the sustainable development goals
Purpose Considering the requirements of sustainable development regarding professionals training and the challenges evidenced during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, this study aims to contribute to the debates regarding the need to insert sustainability into engineering education in the current context. Design/methodology/approach For this, the literature about sustainability in engineering education was considered, and the need for sust…
Implementing social projects with undergraduate students
Purpose This study aims to analyse the essential characteristics for the success of social projects developed with undergraduate students of higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach A case study was conducted to verify the main characteristics of projects in a social entrepreneurship initiative. These features were used to perform a survey with experts to understand which of these items are essential for social projects s…
Critical analysis of engineering education focused on sustainability in supply chain management
Purpose This paper aims to critically analyze the engineering education focused on sustainability in supply chain management, in courses offered by Brazilian higher education institutions. Design/methodology/approach Topics related to sustainable supply chain management were listed from the literature and used as a framework to gather professors’ opinions on how well these topics are covered in engineering courses offered in Brazil. Data analysis…
Industry 4.0 and corporate sustainability
Preparing future professionals to act towards sustainable development
Considering the need to prepare students to act towards sustainable development, volunteering activities can be an effective mean for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to develop the required skills in students for it. In this sense, this research aims to analyse the reasons for undergraduate students to participate in voluntary activities. Data from 192 undergraduate students were collected to conduct this analysis. These students were divide…
Towards a common future
The field of sustainability has evolved considerably since the report “Our Common Future” was published in 1987. Whereas matters related to sustainable development used to be of marginal interest in the 1980s, it has substantially evolved since, and have become mainstream. As a result, there is a plethora of research on different aspects, whose focus has also been influenced by societal developments. This line of thinking also applies to sustaina…
Assessing risk management in Brazilian social projects
Social projects are an important mean to reduce social problems and they have an increased relevance in contexts of high social inequalities, as it is the case of Brazil. However, the existence of these projects may not be enough, they need to be properly managed, including projects risks. In this context, this paper aims to evaluate the application of risk management in social projects in Brazil. A survey was performed with social project manage…
Business models towards SDGs
Sustainable development requires the creation and development of new business models. Sharing economy will maximize the use of a product by several people, while it enables the reduction of natural resource consumption. In this sense, Product-Service Systems (PSS) can greatly contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, published by the United Nations. In this context, the present study aims to analyse the barriers associated with t…
Analysis of sustainability insertion in materials selection courses of engineering undergraduate programmes
Purpose This study aims to analyse how the materials selection courses of engineering undergraduate programmes can be better aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach Initially, a content analysis was performed in 39 materials selection course descriptions from 40 engineering undergraduate programmes of Brazilian higher education institutions, and subsequently, Delphi method procedures were …
Antecedents of environmental value creation
Ecopreneurs emerged as a specific class of entrepreneurs that demonstrate skills to connect business activities with the natural environment. However, while literature has come a long way in addressing drivers and motivations behind value creation in 'traditional' entrepreneurs, a conspicuous gap remains when it comes to the generation of environmental value in the ecopreneurial cohort. In this article we assess these relationships by focusing on…
Social innovation for sustainable development
Innovation is believed to be a key driver of societal and economic well-being. In many cases, it has also led to more sustainable lifestyles and a more efficient use of natural resources. But despite the relevance of innovation as a tool to support sustainable development, there is a need for research that analyses current trends in order to guide future efforts. The present paper addresses this research need. It examines existing methods and too…
Barriers to institutional social sustainability
An overview of research trends on sustainability in higher education – an exploratory study
Purpose This study aims to investigate the main areas in which researchers are focusing their efforts in terms of sustainability in higher education (curriculum, campus greening, research, governance or outreach), the format in which this research is performed (in terms of individual or combined efforts) and the primary research focus (in terms of local or global issues). Design/methodology/approach Trends on sustainability research were investig…
Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education
Purpose This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which challenges toward sustainable development are multidisciplinary. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint synthesizes the main reflections and discussions generated during a process of debate, research and creation of a proposal for an undergraduate engineering course at a hi…
Life cycle assessment teaching innovation
Purpose The inclusion of sustainability in higher education courses has been debated in recent decades and has gained particular emphasis throughout the COVID-19. This paper aims to show how the context of the pandemic, which demanded the transition from in-person classes to virtual classes, was used to illustrate better the concepts of life cycle assessment (LCA) for Production Engineering students in a Brazilian University. Design/methodology/a…
Critical analysis of the role of junior enterprises in the training of future professionals aligned with the SDG
Purpose Junior enterprises have been gaining increasing attention in the Brazilian Higher Education Institutions. In addition, these companies are contributing to enhance the training of future professionals. Improvements in future professionals’ training must consider education for sustainability. In this context, this paper aims to critically analyze the role of junior enterprises in the training of undergraduate students in line with the susta…
Difficulties experienced by managers in the coordination of teams working from home
Purpose This research aims to analyse difficulties experienced by Brazilian managers in coordinating teams working from home during the coronavirus disease (2019) COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The methodological strategy used was a survey with 39 managers who led teams working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven difficulties indicated by current literature were analysed using a fuzzy scale. First, a hierarchical cluster…
Teaching Electronics in the Context of Industry 4.0
Contribution: This study contributes to understand the current state of electronics education in Brazil, comparing it with market demand for professionals in the context of Industry 4.0 (I4.0). This study can be used to improve and update education programs and disciplines, as well as to assess whether the graduate’s profile is aligned with the needs of Brazilian industries. Background: The effects of I4.0 have created an industrial environment t…
Digital transformation and sustainable development in higher education in a post-pandemic world
Digital technologies are now part of our daily lives, and the speed of their implementation and use has been accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital transformation, seen in the past as a problem, is now perceived as an important component in the future of sustainable development (SD), especially at higher education institutions whose operations have been adversely affected by the pandemic in many ways. The purpose of this paper …
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