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Sustainable Supply Chains in the Agrifood System: Exploring Circular Concepts and Solutions to Our Globalized Food Systems

Description:: Food is essential to life, the foundation of our existence, and necessary for all organisms. Food and its systems of production, availability, supply, and demand play a critical role in the development, expansion, and detriment of human civilizations. While the globalization of food systems has fostered a greater variety and availability of food, its accessibility is by no means universal. In acknowledging the disconnect relating to economies of the Global North and Global South, everyone did not reap the benefits of globalizing food. The current global food system is unsustainable in all measures: socially, environmentally, and economically, as it is a primary driver of biodiversity loss, accounts for nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) (Benton, et. al, 2021), and contributes to the food waste-hunger paradox as the world produces enough food to feed every people globally simultaneously, while 811 million people remain chronically undernourished (FAO, n.d.). Additionally, as society grows more concerned about the Earth's wellbeing, further amplified by the circumstances of the current climate crisis and the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, resiliency for our global food systems becomes increasingly prevalent to transform our current food system to become part of the solution. I will be conducting my research through the perspective lens of grocery store leaders, supply chain managers, and other experts on these specific topics and providing a thorough literature review of scholarly articles and journals that explore this concept beyond my capacity and provide appropriate applications of these sustainable initiatives and how they would manifest in transforming our current global food system. These models and concepts of a closed-loop, circular economic system in our food supply chain can be recognized as an urgent and important complement to food waste mitigation and regenerative processes that aid in our Earth's recovery from the impacts of global climate change.
Keyword:: circular economy, global climate change, food systems, closed-loop system, supply chain management, cradle-to-cradle, sustainability, and agri-food sector
Subject:: Business Administration
Creator:: Andrea Rosas
Contributor:: Dr. Marilu Marcillo, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/14/2022
Date Modified:: 06/14/2022
Date Created:: Spring 2022
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Does your zipcode impact access to high education? What does attaining a college education mean in terms of earning potential and economic mobility over 40 years?

Description:: This thesis aims to answer the following question, composed of two elements; How does your zipcode impact access to higher education? What does attaining a college education mean in terms of earning potential and economic mobility over 40 years? This question requires a further understanding of the factors which contribute to what is known as the achievement gap, and forces its readers to broaden their horizons when considering the components which affect a student's ability to further their education or career. Primarily concerning the foundations and backgrounds of students throughout the nation, this thesis examines studies referring to millions of students throughout the past decades from all around the country. The goal is to develop an understanding surrounding the cause and effects of students' educational and economic mobility, and diligent research leading to a deeper comprehension of the topic is the best way to accomplish this.
Keyword:: achievement gap, economic mobility, education, educational inequality, and Camp Catanese
Subject:: Business Management
Creator:: Handal, Andrew
Contributor:: Dr. Marilu Marcillo, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2021
Date Modified:: 06/09/2021
Date Created:: Spring 2021
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

The Winning Goal: A Fight for Equal Pay in the Soccer Industry

Description:: Gender and pay have been linked across all types of industries. This thesis will explore the gender pay gap in the sports industry with a specific concentration in the sport of soccer, which is known as football outside the United States. A comparison between the United States National Soccer Team for men and women will be used to argue the causes and effects of a gender pay gap. With the use of research and interviews, this thesis will explain how the gender pay gap affects female athletes. Men and women in the soccer industry play the same sport, yet face a discrepancy in their earnings. This discrepancy continues to exist even after many fights against gender inequality throughout the world. Many countries throughout the world have been able to reach a equal pay agreement for their national soccer teams. Meanwhile, other countries are on the road to implementing equal pay agreements. The countries that have been able to reach an equal pay agreement will be used to carefully analyze how such countries were able to reach an agreement. With the comparison between foreign countries and the United States based on gender equity pay in the sports industry, this thesis will conclude whether or not the gender pay gap can be narrowed, or even resolved. Based on the findings, this thesis will provide a possible solution to diminish the gap with the use of marketing techniques.
Keyword:: marketing, gender equity, endorsements, women's sports, equal pay, and advertisement
Subject:: Business Management
Creator:: Munoz-Tepan, Cinthya
Contributor:: Dr. Marilu Marcillo, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2021
Date Modified:: 06/09/2021
Date Created:: Spring 2021
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper