Sustainable business and transparency for social acceptance
The project works in an interdisciplinary research group and aims to develop strategic tools, guidelines and measurable indicators for sustainable business.
Subject description
Quality engineering and logistics covers principles, practices and tools for customer and sustainability-oriented product and process improvement as well as processing flows and their management. The subject has an industrial base with applications in the production of goods and services.
Project description
You will be part of an interdisciplinary research group and work on a research project aimed at developing strategic tools, guidelines and measurable indicators for sustainable business. Specifically, the project focuses on developing sustainable business models and the strategic and operational governance using sustainability management systems including stakeholder management to increase social benefit and social acceptance.
The objectives of the project are to:
- generate knowledge on how business models can be developed to create social benefit and value for stakeholders,
- identify significant sustainability aspects that are not included in existing management systems to concretize the development of a sustainability management system,
- generate knowledge on how organizations can interact with stakeholders to develop and implement sustainability management systems to create social benefit and value for stakeholders,
- develop guidelines for stakeholder management to contribute to constructive and mutually respectful relationships.
- develop communication guidelines to correct for potential information asymmetry and thereby create social benefit, stakeholder value and social acceptance.
The expected long-term outcome is a more sustainable, competitive and socially accepted mining and metal producing industry.
The PhD student working on this project is Kabelo Rathobei, from South Africa, University of the Free State, BA Geography and Environmental Management. She holds a Master in Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management from Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany.
Why did you apply to the SUN Graduate School?
“The SUN Graduate School focuses on research on the transition to sustainable resource use and includes the prioritization of environmental awareness and societal welfare. My research interests are close to those of SUN. My research is based on ensuring that the raw materials industry operates ethically and puts environmental protection as the highest priority in all processes.”
SUN's graduate school is composed of an interdisciplinary group of PhD students, what do you think about that?
“Diversity of disciplines creates different perspectives, giving rise to innovative solutions that can bring the world one step closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The multidisciplinary background of SUN doctoral students gives the school a competitive advantage by being at the forefront of sustainability research and successful implementation.”
As a SUN PhD student, how do you hope to contribute to the industrial and societal transition to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
“Having a background in environmental management and sustainable mining, together with my research interest and knowledge in sustainable entrepreneurship, circular economy, environmental awareness and social well-being, means that I bring a perspective that helps to ensure that environmental, social and economic linkages are achieved and thus the SDGs.”
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Contact
Kabelo Rathobei
- PhD Student
- 0920-492569
- kabelo.rathobei@ltu.se
- Kabelo Rathobei
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