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Business motivations and barriers to implementation of sustainability improvements at the facility level
Summary
The UNL P3 and KSU Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) intern programs partnered to survey reassessed clients concerning their motivations for implementing and not implementing each recommendation. Recommendations with paybacks of <1 year and implementation costs of < $1,000 were implemented at a higher rate than those with longer paybacks and higher initial costs, but other factors beyond finances were considered by clients.
Finances were less of a reason for implementation, but rather more of a barrier. Availability of capital was more of a financial barrier than poor payback, with other priorities for capital investments being more important than a lack of capital. Financial motivations were not as important in the decision-making process for public institutions as for private sector entities. The relative unimportance of payback in the decision-making process suggests other indirect and intangible benefits often impacted the decision to implement recommendations or not. Social motives were especially important for recycling and training/policies.
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