@article {647, title = {State of the art on the Nexus between sustainability, fashion industry and sustainable business model}, journal = {Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy}, volume = {32}, year = {2023}, pages = {100968}, abstract = {The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally impactful. It is estimated that about 9\% of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to this industry. It also turns out to be a highly resource-consuming industry with a rather low recycling rate. With this in mind, the authors wanted to further research the issue of sustainability in fashion. This was done with two main purposes: to update the literature to investigate the latest scientific contributions, to foster their application in sustainable business models; and to help define the state of the art on the topic by investigating the application of sustainable best practices in the market. The study is intended as a basis for future work that will focus on the topic of fashion sustainability and to support the adoption of sustainable business models by companies. This study analyses the fashion industry, particularly the textile, footwear, and leather industries, by searching the scientific literature and business cases for the current state of the art on recent best practices in process, product, and business strategies that have a positive impact on industry sustainability. A systematic literature review and business case research was conducted to identify best practices and gaps on areas of the fashion industry that can be catalysts for change toward a circular economy system based on sustainable business models. Policies and possible solutions to environmental problems related to the fashion industry were also considered. The study showed that there are many technologies, best practices and innovations that aim to make the fashion industry less impactful and, most importantly, circular. Therefore, some representative results for each of the three areas investigated are explored in depth, keeping in mind that there are the companies and sectors involved have sometimes unique peculiarities and characteristics, so it is not possible to have results equally applicable to each business model.}, keywords = {Best practice, Circular economy, Fashion, Sustainable business model}, issn = {2352-5541}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.100968}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554123000025}, author = {Caterina DePonte and Marco Ciro Liscio and Paolo Sospiro} } @booklet {Sospiro2021, title = {Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectricity Storage Investment in China}, journal = {Energies}, volume = {14}, number = {24}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In this study, the energy scenario in China was analyzed by retracing the trend of exponential population growth, gross domestic product (GDP), and electricity production and consumption. A forecast up to 2050 was made based on the history and forecasts of other field studies. It was possible to deduce data on pollutants in terms of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq) emitted over time if there were no changes in the way energy was produced. Moreover, different scenarios were hypothesized for the use of pumped hydroelectricity storage plants, namely 4.5{\%}, 6{\%}, 8{\%}, 11{\%}, and 14{\%} (percentage of electricity compared to requirements in 2050), to balance variable renewable energy sources and avoid curtailment, thereby reducing the use of energy produced by coal-fired plants. For this implementation, direct and indirect costs and benefits were considered, with interesting results obtained from an economic standpoint and very positive results from environmental, social, and territorial perspectives.}, keywords = {cost{\textendash}benefit analysis, electricity, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy sources}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en14248322}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248322}, author = {Sospiro, Paolo and Nibbi, Leonardo and Liscio, Marco C. and De Lucia, Maurizio} } @article {594, title = {Income distribution dynamics among Italian provinces. The role of Bank Foundations}, journal = {Applied Economics}, volume = {51}, year = {2019}, pages = {3198-3211}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

This paper investigates the convergence process and the distribution dynamics of income among Italian NUTS-3 provinces between 2003 and 2011. Findings show the existence of multiple steady-state equilibria which is consistent with the well-documented persistence in income disparities among Italian provinces. The role of grant-making activities by Bank Foundations is assessed on a conditioning scheme. Results suggest that Bank Foundations can affect the shape of the distribution of income and, in the long run, reduce polarization with a tendency for income to collapse towards a unimodal distribution. {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.

}, keywords = {banking, convergence, income distribution, Italy}, issn = {00036846}, doi = {10.1080/00036846.2019.1572866}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061431000\&doi=10.1080\%2f00036846.2019.1572866\&partnerID=40\&md5=b04d4ccf7eec9541674ca1ee3e6fe5bf}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {595, title = {A Well-Being Indicator for the Italian Provinces}, journal = {Social Indicators Research}, volume = {142}, year = {2019}, pages = {149-177}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, abstract = {

In recent years, a significant number of papers has been published providing alternative measures of progress and well-being to Gross Domestic Product. Most of these papers differs in terms of their theoretical approach as well as their purpose and statistical methodology used to define what well-being is and how to measure it. In this paper, we construct a well-being indicator for the Italian provinces that shows a high degree of heterogeneity not only between the Northern and Southern Italian provinces, but also among adjacent provinces. {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature.

}, keywords = {civil society, Gross Domestic Product, Italy, quality of life, socioeconomic indicator, territory}, issn = {03038300}, doi = {10.1007/s11205-018-1888-1}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044543892\&doi=10.1007\%2fs11205-018-1888-1\&partnerID=40\&md5=12e20f4b00963d996888aa47c308a449}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {588, title = {Academic spin-offs{\textquoteright} entrepreneurial teams and performance: a subgroups approach}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {43}, year = {2018}, pages = {714-733}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {

Academic spin-offs{\textquoteright} entrepreneurial teams generally concentrate high levels of research and development experience while they are often found lacking in commercial skills. This prompts the integration of surrogate entrepreneurs (practitioners) but the literature questions the effectiveness of these artificially created teams. We argue that faultline theory applied to this context of different identity-based subgroups in a team can provide important insight, and complement the traditional approaches to top team diversity such as upper echelons theory. Our research compares the impact of the three main possible academic spin-off entrepreneurial team configurations on the two principal success-related tasks, innovation and sales, and considers the role important stakeholders, such as public research institutions and industrial partners, can have. In a sample of 164 academic spin-offs, we show that certain configurations are more suited to certain objectives and that faultline theory does indeed contribute to better our understanding of the entrepreneurial teams{\textquoteright} outcomes. Furthermore, the expectations one might have with regard to the extended entrepreneurial team as a possible remedy for weak core team configurations are not supported by our data. Implications for theory and practice are provided. {\textcopyright} 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

}, keywords = {Academic spin-offs, Commercial performance, Diversity, Entrepreneurial teams, Faultline theory, Industrial research, Innovation, Societies and institutions}, issn = {08929912}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-017-9623-7}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029506376\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10961-017-9623-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=6c0b418a9a68daaec50147776448fdfa}, author = {Ben-Hafa{\"\i}edh, C. and Micozzi, A. and Pattitoni, P.} }