PMID- 35469385
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230123
LR  - 20230718
IS  - 1614-7499 (Electronic)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Print)
IS  - 0944-1344 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 42
DP  - 2022 Sep
TI  - Green cement production in India: prioritization and alleviation of barriers 
      using the best-worst method.
PG  - 63988-64003
LID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20217-x [doi]
AB  - Cement is a fundamental building and construction material for societies around 
      the world. However, its manufacturing process is exceptionally energy intensive 
      and has a substantial contribution to the man-made global warming potential which 
      calls for immediate reduction. In this context, the implementation of green 
      production practices and technologies in the Indian cement sector is of 
      particular interest and global impact given that the country is the second 
      biggest producer worldwide. Furthermore, the literature reveals that although the 
      implementation of green practices in the cement manufacturing sector faces 
      barriers across a variety of aspects, there is only limited research focussing on 
      developing countries. This research covers this gap by concentrating on the 
      barriers encountered by the cement sector of India and proposes strategies for 
      their alleviation based on input from five experts and the use of the 
      multi-criteria decision making method (MCDM) best-worst method (BWM). The results 
      show that the lack of conducive corporate environment is the most important 
      barrier, inadequate skills and attitudes are the second, while capital-related 
      limitations come third. The experts highlight the need for mechanisms 
      promoting cost effective environmental research and training as well as 
      appropriate funding instruments and procurement rules from the government. 
      Furthermore, a clear vision and plan from the management's part are fundamental 
      for the effective incorporation of green practices in the organisational identity 
      and the required employee engagement.
CI  - (c) 2022. The Author(s).
FAU - Marinelli, Marina
AU  - Marinelli M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6509-0612
AD  - School of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Michael Atiyah 
      Building, Leicester, LE17RH, UK. m.marinelli@leicester.ac.uk.
FAU - Janardhanan, Mukund
AU  - Janardhanan M
AD  - School of Engineering, University of Leicester, University Road, Michael Atiyah 
      Building, Leicester, LE17RH, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220425
PL  - Germany
TA  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
JT  - Environmental science and pollution research international
JID - 9441769
SB  - IM
MH  - *Construction Materials
MH  - Cost-Benefit Analysis
MH  - *Global Warming
MH  - India
PMC - PMC9477945
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - BWM
OT  - Cement
OT  - Construction
OT  - Green technologies
OT  - India
OT  - Sustainability
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2022/04/27 06:00
MHDA- 2022/09/20 06:00
PMCR- 2022/04/25
CRDT- 2022/04/26 05:38
PHST- 2021/08/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/04/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/04/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/09/20 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/04/26 05:38 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/04/25 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20217-x [pii]
AID - 20217 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s11356-022-20217-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Sep;29(42):63988-64003. doi: 
      10.1007/s11356-022-20217-x. Epub 2022 Apr 25.