{"id":1481,"date":"2022-04-01T19:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularports.vlaanderen-circulair.be\/?post_type=library&#038;p=1481"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:40:49","slug":"system-based-barriers-for-seaports-in-contributing-to-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/publication\/system-based-barriers-for-seaports-in-contributing-to-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"System-based barriers for seaports in contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Abstract<\/h4>\n<p><em>Purpose<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 The main purpose of this paper is to identify the reasons for the stagnant behaviour of seaports contributing towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p><em>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Global seaport sustainability practices that correspond with SDGs were identified through an extensive literature review. In total, five focus interviews were carried out with port managers in Sri Lanka to identify the existing knowledge about seaport sustainability, and the reasons for disparities between the global standards and country-level port sustainability practices. Data collected from a questionnaire survey of 55 seaport terminal managers in Sri Lanka were analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and thematic analysis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Findings<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Deficient collaborative policies, structural and managerial constraints, market constraints and the absence of a well-established SDG-driven global port framework were identified as significant barriers for seaports to contribute towards SDGs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Social implications<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Identifying barriers in implementing sustainable practices in ports help the responsible authorities tackle them. Hence, seaports in return and the wider society benefit from the spillover effects of port operations aligning to SDGs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Originality\/value<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 This paper provides port organizations insights on the barriers needing to be addressed in their operational and management systems to best incorporate practices aligning to SDGs in seaports.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1 icon_atright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/MABR-02-2021-0007\/full\/html\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Learn more<\/span><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abstract Purpose\u00a0\u2013 The main purpose...","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1482,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"content-type":[214],"port-type":[],"type-of-practice":[217],"subject":[],"port_locations":[],"class_list":["post-1481","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content-type-paper","type-of-practice-research-design"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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