Institution
Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
Recent research
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the conceptual landscape of social impact measurement in social entrepreneurship research. Specifically, it aims to identify and clarify the major unresolved debates and ambiguities that hinder the development of standardized and ef...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Sustainability reporting in SMEs: an examination of challenges
Purpose The integration of sustainability practices into corporate operations is gaining increased significance, driven in part by regulatory pressures such as the European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which currently is heavily debated. Never...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Recycling of Polymers From Healthcare Waste
Abstract The German healthcare sector generates considerable amounts of plastic waste, which is currently disposed of primarily through incineration. This applies not only to plastics in general hospital waste, but also to infectious medical waste (waste code 18 01 03*/European W...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract This work presents the development and pilot-scale evaluation of Sort4Circle (S4C), a novel single-stage, multi-sensor-sorting approach designed to address emerging challenges in plastic recycling and circular economy systems. S4C singulates and separates mixed waste str...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Emerging AI technologies are transforming work and redefining how leading and following unfold when humans collaborate with AI as tool, agent, teammate, and autonomous partner. This article uses an action-based organizational learning scenario technique to develop four future wor...