Akosua Mawuse Amankwah, Edward Appiah, Charles Frimpong, Anthony Kent
{"title":"Examining the structure of the fashion industry in Ghana in ensuring the successful adoption of sustainable approach","authors":"Akosua Mawuse Amankwah, Edward Appiah, Charles Frimpong, Anthony Kent","doi":"10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.304","url":null,"abstract":"The structure of the fashion industry in various geographical regions, along with its production history and practices, plays a pivotal role in shaping the adoption and implementation of sustainable strategies. This study examines the fashion industry’s structure in Ghana as a fundamental step in considering the adoption and implementation of sustainable strategies. To facilitate the selection of respondents for this preliminary study, we employed a Google survey, utilizing a snowball technique to identify participations in the two major cities in Ghana. The survey specifically targeted fashion producers operating within the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with retail outlets. Collected data from Google Forms were collated with Microsoft Excel and subsequently analyzed. The findings unveiled that young businesses often operate as sole proprietorship, with their founders serving as lead designers, primarily selling directly to end users. While previous studies have documented similar findings, this study connects these observations to the adoption of sustainable strategies in businesses where where owners, who also serve as creative heads, make significant decisions that can influence the practice of sustainable strategies. Furthermore, the study highlights that sustainability and sustainable practices are relatively new to SMEs in Ghana. It recommends further research to gauge the awareness and willingness to adopt circular strategies, given the industry towards industrialization.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136036490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Oxidation method using H2O2 on leachate from wastewater treatment plant inlet of Bantargebang integrated waste processing unit","authors":"Riang Ursada, Zahid Jidan Alfani, Arseto Yekti Bagastyo","doi":"10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.338","url":null,"abstract":"Leachate produced from old landfills has a low level of biodegradability making it suitable for physico-chemical treatment. Low level of biodegradability is characterized by a concentration ratio of BOD5/COD ≤ 0.1. The leachate at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Unit (UPST) has a BOD5/COD concentration ratio of 0.05. The current state of processing leachate at a wastewater treatment plant (IPAS) employs biological processing technology. This research uses inlet leachate from IPAS 3 UPST Bantargebang, with a batch system reactor. The reactor is a glass beaker with capacity of 1 L, operated using a magnetic stirrer with a stirring speed of 200 rpm. The reactor is covered with aluminum foil to prevent oxidation caused by light. The dosage used is based on H2O2/COD concentration ratios, which are 1.0625 and 2.125. Reactions time applied are 60 minutes and 180 minutes. The initial pH levels of the leachate used are 5, 6, 7 and 8. The variations which has optimum values are at pH 6, H2O2/COD 2.125, and a 60-minutes reaction time, resulting in average color removal, BOD5, COD, TSS, TN, and H2O2 reacted by 65%.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136035895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The importance of securitization in addressing environmental issue: Case on Freeport's tailing waste","authors":"Ferdian Ahya Al Putra","doi":"10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.297","url":null,"abstract":"Numerous environmental challenges remain unresolved in Indonesia, primarily due to a lack of understanding and limited exposure to the issue. This study discusses a particular case specific about tailing waste resulting from mining activities conducted by Freeport in Papua. This issue may persist without securitization efforts from relevant stakeholders. Interestingly, the key stakeholders in this case are the local community, diverging from the stereotype dominated by NGOs and other private actors. Additionally, this study served as a response to the scarcity of discussion securitization regarding environmental concerns in Indonesia. The research employs qualitative descriptive methods supplemented by a comprehensive literature study, drawing upon publications from the Google Scholar database related to securitization in the context of environmental issues in Indonesia. The finding will be visualized by the VosViewer program. The results of this study show the need for comprehensive discussions surrounding the Freeport tailing waste case. These findings are derived from significant keywords identified in related publications, particularly those related to securitization. In conclusion, the research highlights the importance of securitization by certain stakeholders in addressing particular environmental issues, ensuring that, they receive adequate attention and resolved by responsible actors.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136035602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying types of behavior of food SMEs towards food waste management","authors":"Isnaini Nurisusilawati, Halim Qista Karima","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i2.298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i2.298","url":null,"abstract":"Food waste is a significant sustainable challenge in Indonesia, particularly in commercial centers like Banyumas, it ranks as the second largest source of food waste. Despite the availability of information on food waste management, a substantial amount of food waste continues to be generated by food Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This research aims to categorize food SMEs in Banyumas based their food waste management behavior. The Extended Norm Activation Model framework was employed to assess the behavior of food SMEs in managing food waste. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 115 food SMEs in Banyumas, leading to the formation of two clusters through K-Means clustering: unmanageable and manageable. The unmanageable cluster exhibited the lowest levels of knowledge, awareness, and intention regarding food waste management and still requires substantial improvement in managing food waste. In contrast, the manageable cluster comprises food SMEs that have successfully implemented food waste management practices. These businesses demonstrate a heightened awareness of the food waste issue, take individual responsibility for addressing it, actively work to reduce waste. The finding of this research can serve as a basis fpr developing tailored mitigation strategies based on the behavior of SMEs in each cluster.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136035601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irvan Khairil Solin, Luh Putu Mahyuni, Agus Fredy Maradona, Gede Sri Darma
{"title":"Integrated sustainable management system: Drivers, strategy, structure, and evaluation","authors":"Irvan Khairil Solin, Luh Putu Mahyuni, Agus Fredy Maradona, Gede Sri Darma","doi":"10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinere.jes.v7i2.310","url":null,"abstract":"An integrated sustainable management system is the harmonization of multiple management systems into one system for addressing economic, social, and environmental challenges in a systematic and comprehensive manner, resulting in a more sustainable future for both the organization and interested parties. This system is driven by meeting the needs and expectations of interested parties based on the availability of resources by considering the sector and size of the business. System implementation can be carried out gradually, with full integration targets beginning at the organizational strategic level. Quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety are the three management systems harmonized by this system, and their control needs to be institutionalized in the hierarchical structure of the organization. The maturity level must be used to monitor and evaluate system performance regularly. Increasing the level of system maturity will have an impact on improving the achievement of organizational sustainability goals.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136035603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of electrostatic precipitators plate-wire type in reducing dust emissions for sustainable environment","authors":"Herliati Rahman, Cepy Hidayaturrahman","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.295","url":null,"abstract":"The current global environmental trend is that the world has agreed to go towards net zero emissions. Consequently, waste-producing-industries must comply with these provisions to achieve the mission of sustainable development and green production, including cement industry. This study aims to investigate the factors that affect the performance of the Electrostatic Precipitator (EP) as a dust collector in grinding cement raw materials. The method used was measuring the static-dynamic pressure at the poking hole closest to the EP inlet, measuring EP efficiency using the Matts-Ohnfeldt equation based on secondary data obtained from the Crane Information Management System (CIMS), and calculating the corona power to determine how strong the ion space is created between the discharge electrode and collecting electrode and determine the critical voltage and application voltage needed to generate the corona. The observations and calculations show that several factors can affect EP performance, such as inlet temperature gas discharge, concentration of dust from the chimney, and maximum concentration of chimney outlet. The maximum temperature gas discharge that EP can accept is 105°C. The maximum concentration of chimney outlet dust is 50 mg/Nm3 and maximum CO concentration is 2000 mg/m3.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44568535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microplastics ingestions by wild and aquaculture marine bivalves: A systematic review on field investigation study","authors":"N. Saraswati","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.294","url":null,"abstract":"Plastics degradation has resulted in a major threat to marine organisms, including bivalves. Thirty-three peer-reviewed papers have been reviewed to understand the geographical spread of microplastics ingestion by marine bivalves, characteristics of microplastics ingested, and limitation of microplastics analysis globallly. Only studies on microplastics investigation in marine bivalves from wild and aquaculture area were selected. Marine bivalves are reported to accumulate microplastics from all marine environment compartments. High proximity area with intensive human activities is suggested to increase the uptake of microplastics by the bivalves. Microfibers and fragments are the common types of microplastics ingested by the bivalves around the world, with various sizes (0.45µm – <45mm) and number of particles per individual (20 – ~175 particles/individual). However, there is uncertainty when comparing the findings from one study to another due to the absence of international standard protocol and microplastics data base. Therefore, this limitation should be addressed prior to monitoring microplastics accumulation in marine bivalves.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43293412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Abubakar, Sunday Mbidomti, Mary Lawan, Nasruddeen Abubakar
{"title":"Evaluating the combustion process of methane fired cross draft ceramic kiln for efficiency and sustainability","authors":"E. Abubakar, Sunday Mbidomti, Mary Lawan, Nasruddeen Abubakar","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.284","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable ceramic production is not only dependent on the adoption of renewable fuel, but also on combustion proficiency, efficient fuel utilization, and thermal energy released. This study reports on the thermal evaluation of a cross-draft ceramic kiln, with a view to determine the efficiency of the combustion process. The methodology involved firing the kiln to determine the equivalent ratio, stoichiometric air-methane ratio, enthalpy of formation of reactants and products, and the thermal energy liberated from the firing process. The results indicated that: 1000°C is attainable in 7 hours and 30 min at a firing rate of 136.97 sec/°C, fuel consumption rate of 1L/61.6 sec and average temperature of 613.4°C. The results also showed that, enthalpies of formation of products and reactants of -74,897 and -557,376.843 were generated at air-methane equivalent ratio of 1 : 5 and stoichiometric ratio of 9.818. This translated to 57.18% of air available for the combustion process and a 42.82% deficiency. The study concluded that though the combustion process of the methane fired kiln was weak, resulting in thermal energy loss of 39.9%, there was an energy utilization of up to 60.1%.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47953627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate change impact on food security: A review","authors":"Amelia Choya Tia Rosalia, T. Mulyaningsih","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v6i3.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v6i3.239","url":null,"abstract":"Countries all over the globe are facing climate change. Global warming is a real problem that occurs and affects food production. Precipitation and temperature rise are causes of the changes observed in this study. This study examines the relationship between food security level due to climate change. To provide further clarity, a systematic literature review (SLR) towards the impacts of climate change was conducted to identify the extent of its impacts on food security and to identify the extent of its impacts on the level of food security and research gaps. This systematic review identifies and analyzes documents on the impact of climate change on the level of food security in terms of the impact of climate change, the methods used to analyze climate change, and the available climate change adaptation policies. Following SLR guidelines, Google Scholar is the main database. This research can broaden our knowledge about the impacts of climate change and the role we can play in maintaining food security.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43148416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of community mobility changes to air quality in Java-Bali during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Heni Subekti, Joko Christanto","doi":"10.22515/sustinerejes.v6i3.219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22515/sustinerejes.v6i3.219","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies found a reduction in pollution levels when travel was banned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to identify the changes in community mobility and air quality, as well as to analyze the effect of community mobility changes on air quality during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used daily secondary data from Google Mobility Report and station data archive of Air Quality Monitoring System (AQMS) which records Air Pollutant Index Standard (ISPU). This study focused on the early phase of the pandemic (15th Feb – 15th June 2020) in six provinces in Java and Bali. This study used panel regression and GIS. The results show that there is 35-90% reduction in mobility and also some decreases in air quality pollutants. Furthermore, it was shown that there is a positive relationship between ISPU and mobility. Community mobility explains ISPU in Bali, the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and East Java by 24%, 53%, 13%, 3.7%, 20%, and 39% respectively. Meanwhile, the combined influence of the six provinces is 18.8%. The variable that has a significant effect is the community mobility changes on transit stations. Every 1% increase in the transit station's mobility is capable to increase ISPU by 0.4.","PeriodicalId":22187,"journal":{"name":"Sustinere: Journal of Environment and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44680652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}