Enhancing Corporate Environmental Performance Through Reporting and Roadmaps

Managing the carbon footprint of companies and addressing their respective decarbonization plans is a challenging endeavour. The aim of this study is to help companies better understand the issues around decarbonization and environmental performance by suggesting a holistic management process on which they could embark. This process comprises two crucial steps, which are (a) sustainability reporting and (b) low‐carbon roadmaps. These steps are covered and further developed based on a detailed study of the UK food retail sector. This sector is relevant due to its economic and environmental importance, but most importantly it has a significant record of available environmental reports in the public domain and a large potential to influence consumers, policy makers and multiple supply chains. Sustainability reporting is assessed by analysing environmental KPIs disclosed in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports, and then these are compared against industry standards. This analysis highlights a general lack of consistency and transparency in CSR reporting of UK food retailers. Consequently, a low‐carbon roadmap based on relevant KPIs and on the ‘backcasting’ framework is presented as a case study in order to showcase how a hypothetical UK food retailer can employ a low‐carbon roadmap. The case study demonstrates that ambitious environmental targets are achievable if robust corporate action plans are followed. Furthermore, the case study indicates that capital might be misallocated in favour of highly visible environmental stores and on‐site energy generation technologies, whilst more could be done by applying energy efficiency measures that have the potential to deliver substantial carbon savings. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.     

基于技术路线图的物联网产业布局研究

从物联网的历史演进可知,物联网不是泡沫,而是IT产业新一代主导设计标准。它也是支撑中国战略性新兴产业发展的平台,因此,要从战略的观点认识物联网,并坚持长远性、全局性、关键性和明道性原则。利用技术路线图这种多维分析工具,通过对市场需求、产业目标、关键技术、政策需求四个维度的分析,可以知道,物联网布局的战略重点是智能交通、智能电力、智能医疗、智能家居、智能物流和智能工业等战略性应用,其中智能交通、智能电网和智能医疗应在2012年前以国家主导方式启动发展。     

对荷兰大型研究设施路线图的解读

大型研究设施是探索科学前沿不可或缺的工具,是国内与国际合作创新的重要基地。目前,既有传统的单点大型自然科学研究设施,也有以信息通信技术为支撑的多点、虚拟、新兴的大型人文科学研究设施。目前,荷兰有66个大型研究设施,其中,单点设施占49%,多点设施和虚拟设施各占20%多。荷兰大型研究设施路线图对入选的设施有诸多要求,其中包括:因获得投资而取得科学突破;研究领域要反映荷兰和欧洲热点问题;设施建成后将产生知识聚集效应,吸引和留住顶级人才。研究荷兰大型研究设施路线图的形式、内涵和编制方法,期望有助于我国大科学设施建设,有利于中荷大科学合作。     

技术路线图的制定与应用研究

技术路线图是一种技术预测与管理工具,已在世界范围内得到广泛应用,但到目前为止,还没有形成一个普遍认可的定义。不同国家、不同学者对技术路线图的定义不同,关注的重点也不同,反映出技术路线图内涵的丰富性和功能价值的多样性。通过介绍当前国内外学者对技术路线图的定义,总结归纳了技术路线图的基本结构及制定流程,并从国家、产业和企业3个层面对国内外技术路线图的应用情况进行了阐述,指出技术路线图应用实践中存在着编制方法缺乏创新性、管理机制不健全及推广应用有待加强等问题,进而提出了相应的对策建议。     

北京疫苗领域产业技术路线图研究

疫苗产业是北京未来高精尖产业体系的重要部分。为预判疫苗产业未来发展趋势,厘清北京疫苗产业未来发展的重要影响因素,论文构建了纵向包括关键技术、重点产品、市场环境、政策环境、交叉科学与技术共5个层面,横向面向未来10年的分析框架,研判北京疫苗产业未来发展趋势与发展路径,并绘制出北京疫苗领域产业技术路线图。研究发现北京疫苗领域总体技术水平基础较好,部分子领域与国际比肩,但仍面临部分关键核心技术与国际水平差距较大、原材料及高端设备“卡脖子”等问题。论文从加强基础研究、推进关键核心技术攻关、加强政策扶持与优惠政策落实、优化创新生态环境、推进国际化发展战略等方面,为北京未来疫苗产业高质量创新发展提出政策建议。     

技术路线图方法设计研究回顾

通过回顾有关技术路线图的研究文献,探讨了当前技术路线图方法设计的研究状况,尤其是特定应用情境下产业技术路线图定制化方法设计的研究,归纳、总结了当前研究的方法、成果以及不足之处,指出目前尚未有文献提出适用于特定情境的产业技术路线图通用定制化方法以及相关研究较少,并提出了后续研究方向。     

英国合成生物学路线图

英国高度重视发展合成生物学,并将合成生物学作为可能引领未来经济发展的4个新兴技术产业之一,不仅对合成生物学研究予以大力支持,也致力于促进合成生物学研究和技术的商业化。为谋求在合成生物学领域世界领先地位,英国商业、创新与技能部专门成立了英国合成生物学路线图协调组,开展路线图研究,制定并发布了英国合成生物学路线图研究报告。对英国最新发布的英国合成生物学路线图从发展合成生物学的重要意义、英国谋求引领未来合成生物学发展地位、路线图研究框架和制定过程、路线图涉及的主题及促进合成生物学发展的措施等5个方面进行了解析,以期为我国开展有关政策研究和确定发展重点提供参考。     

Implementing technology roadmapping with supplier selection for semiconductor manufacturing companies

The rapid pace of technological innovation in the semiconductor manufacturing industry has necessitated the acquisition of competitive advantage from strategic technology planning. The vital requisite for this is well-timed investment including the replacement of old equipment with advanced new equipment. In such investment, selecting the appropriate semiconductor manufacturing equipment from the appropriate supplier is a key factor for successful technology planning. Therefore, equipment supplier selection should be taken into account in the technology planning of semiconductor manufacturing companies. One of the most widely used tools for technology planning is the technology roadmap (TRM). However, conventional TRMs have not considered the task of supplier selection. To address this limitation, this study proposes an extended, four-layered TRM that adds the layer of equipment supplier to the conventional layers of market, product, and technology. The equipment suppliers to be included in the new layer are selected from the supplier portfolio matrix composed of two performance axes: supplier performance and equipment performance. The candidates of equipment suppliers are placed on the supplier portfolio matrix according to the values of two axes determined by evaluation using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The proposed TRM is expected to be useful for technology planning by adding a consideration for equipment supplier selection in semiconductor manufacturing companies.     

基于技术路线图的河西走廊风电产业发展战略研究

对河西走廊风电产业进行SWOT分析,明确产业发展面临的内外部环境和可能的发展途径,进而对风电产业的技术、市场、发展环境进行技术预见。将技术路线图方法引入河西走廊风电产业发展战略研究之中,联系产业的发展目标、现行壁垒、研发节点、重点领域的发展规划以及支撑环境等方面绘制了河西走廊风电产业发展技术路线图,为河西走廊风电产业的发展提供建设性框架。