ICAWW-ICASRA 2022

Contribution List

12. An overview of Circular economy and sustainability research topics trends and challenges

DIMITRIOS KARRAS (NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (NKUA), DEPT. GENERAL)

This paper aims at exploring and giving an account of all trends in the research topics of Circular economy and sustainability based on the research literature in indexed databases. Moreover, Research challenges will be, also, outlined.

5. Challenging Sustainable Developments through Smart and Inclusive Education on Circular Economy

Mr Reis Mulita (Canadian Institute of Technology in Tirana )

Assoc. Prof. Reis Mulita, PhD
Canadian Institute of Technology, in Tirana
Reis.mulita@cit.edu.al / reimulita@yahoo.com

Challenging Sustainable Developments through Smart and Inclusive Education on Circular Economy.
Authoritarian scholars and researchers in various fields, as well as prestigious international institutions, have defined sustainable development as the right and proper...

6. Circular Economy and Sustainability in the European Union as a common response to the crisis consequences

Mr Srđan Kerčević (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb)

Extended abstract

13. Circular Economy Barriers for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Ria Aerts

SMEs are known to have less resources than large companies. Still, they are more flexible and adapt faster. Relying on the definition used by the EU, SMEs represent 99% of all EU companies. Also, in other parts of the world, their economic role is significant. The paradigm shift from linear economy to the circular economy concept, influences the business behavior of SMEs. Some SMEs have dived...

7. Designing circular economy through bioconversion of solid decanter palm oil waste

Alan Dwi Wibowo (Lambung Mangkurat University)

Palm oil waste treatment is widely researched. However, effective, and efficient waste treatment related to sustainability and environmental issues is still being encouraged. In the past decades, the circular economy framework is progressively used to address environmental and economic growth issues synchronously. This paper investigates the potential of bioconversion of solid decanter palm...

8. Encouraging Circular Lifestyles: Perspectives of Botswana waste sector stakeholders

Sharon Tshipa (University of Botswana)

Environmental threats stemming from the linear economic model and poor waste management practices are increasingly proving problematic—e.g. generation of greenhouse gas emissions. Increased volumes of waste triggered by economic development and population growth are significantly complex to manage, and safe disposal infrastructure is failing to cope. This study therefore seeks to explore...

11. Human-edible Acacia s.l. products, overlooked treasures in the arid tropics – A commentary

Mr Moustapha Drabo (Ghent University)

Acacia s.l. is a newly revised genus, whose plant (~1500) species are quintessential in the pantropical, arid, and the most hunger-prone areas worldwide, including Aridoamerica, Outback Australia, southern Asia, and Subsaharan Africa. However, the ecological roles of Acacia s.l. plants are still underestimated. Particularly, their ability to provide a food safety net and empower millions of...

1. Informal entrepreneurship and the circular economy in Hungary: entrepreneurial practices of Roma communities

Dr Tim Gittins (Associate Professor)

Roma communities in the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) region are generally associated with living and working in socio-economically marginalized conditions. The CEE region moreover possesses a substantial informal economy within which Roma largely conduct entrepreneurial activities. This paper outlines a conceptual approach to examine entrepreneurial practices of a Roma communities dealing...

4. On the relation between sustainable development and ISO 9001:2015 standard

Dr Enriko Ceko (Canadian Institute of Technology)

The main goal of conducting this research was to clarify the relations between sustainable development and quality management. This was done by handling a regression analysis between the Sustainable development goals index and ISO 9001 index to verify Hypothesis H1 (There is not any relation between ISDG Index and ISO 9001 index) against Hypothesis H0 (There is a strong relation between SDG...

14. Plastic Bank: Preventing Ocean Plastic at Source

Mr Peter Nitschke

We Stop Ocean Plastic.
Theoretically, our name says it all. Plastic Bank is where plastic is deposited, and currency is withdrawn.
Practically, Plastic Bank builds ethical recycling ecosystems in the world’s most vulnerable coastal communities where collectors come to exchange plastic waste for bonuses. The collected waste is reborn as Social Plastic® which can be easily reintegrated into...

10. The Sustainability Supermind – the Collective Intelligence Needed to Help Solve our Environmental Challenges

Peter Schelstraete

The 2021 SDG Progress Report shows massive implementation gaps and slow progress, particularly in environmental goals​. An estimated 85%-90% of organizations are behind on their sustainability goals. During his talk, Peter will discuss often-overlooked capability issues prevent us from making faster progress. He will make the case for an evolution of Collective Intelligence to help solve our...

9. Turning reused material into a biogas installation

Yanina Dehaerne

Abstract
Biogas is the gas produced from the decomposition of organic matter like food waste. This study focuses
on how to create a biogas installation from reusable materials and making it as cheap as possible. The
biogas prototype was created with a team of 8 people and with waste material donations from a few
companies. Currently, the biogas installation is situated at the former...