What do stakeholders understand of the links between diet and terrestrial biodiversity loss? A systematic review of the literature

1. The topics of biodiversity loss and dietary impact have received extensive individual scrutiny within the scientific community. However, there is a notable gap in understanding the level of awareness among stakeholders regarding the impact of dietary choices on biodiversity. Using a systematic review approach, this paper will, identify how different stakeholders perceive and engage with the interconnected dynamics of biodiversity conservation and dietary choice. 2. Following systematic processes, 26 articles were identified as suitable for inclusion in a qualitative synthesis. Results delineated four distinct stakeholder categories: consumers, indigenous populations, producers and policymakers, each with a unique understanding of the relationship between biodiversity and diet. This variation is more pronounced in regions where food sourcing is more closely linked to local environmental conditions and reflects cultural identities. 3. In developed countries, consumer behaviour tends to prioritise individual autonomy in dietary choices, posing significant implications for biodiversity conservation. Indigenous communities view themselves as essential elements of the environment, upholding collective culture, emphasising community, heritage, and shared values in conservation efforts. Producers play a critical role in preserving terrestrial biodiversity through informed land management decisions, and policymakers lead by enacting policies aligned with conservation goals and discontinuing harmful subsidies. 4. This systematic review reveals a strong consensus among stakeholders on the critical link between biodiversity and dietary practices, highlighting the importance of traditional food systems, consumer education, and policy support in promoting sustainable diets that protect biodiversity

Mapping the landscape of employer value propositions in Asian hotels through online job postings analysis

This study explores how Asian hotels leverage job postings, an often-overlooked branding channel, to communicate Employer Value Propositions (EVPs) as an employer branding tactic. Analyzing 4603 job postings from Indeed, a prominent job search website, the research categorizes EVPs into Economic, Functional, and Psychological types (E−, F-, P-EVPs) and reveals their frequency of communication across five key Asian cities. The findings indicate that approximately three-quarters of job postings convey at least one type of EVP, with F-EVPs and P-EVPs being more prevalent than E-EVPs. Chain hotels demonstrate a higher frequency of EVP communication compared to independent hotels, with no discernible differences between non-managerial and managerial positions. These findings offer valuable resources for hotels to assess their EVP strategies through benchmarking and identifying areas for improvement. It also pioneers the application of signaling theory to job advertisements, contributing to the theoretical fields of employer branding, talent management, and recruitment research

The impact of Promoting Sustainable Development in Business Education and Student Engagement in Fostering Student Commitment to the SDGs

This chapter explores the vital role of higher education institutions (HEIs), particularly business schools, in promoting sustainable development and advancing the commitment of students to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on enhancing student engagement. Drawing on experiential learning, transformative learning, and stakeholder theory, this chapter illustrates how business education can prepare future leaders to address real-world sustainability challenges. Experiential learning - especially via AI-enhanced simulations - helps students apply theoretical knowledge in dynamic, practical settings. Transformative learning fosters critical reflection, encouraging students to challenge profit-driven norms and embrace ethical, sustainable perspectives. Stakeholder theory promotes inclusive decisionmaking and long-term value creation, aligning with sustainability principles. Integrating education for sustainable development (ESD), through curricula, studentled initiatives, interdisciplinary projects, and institutional partnerships, further enhances engagement. Initiatives such as SDG-themed events, green campus projects, and participation in the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) raise awareness and inspire behavioural change, though improved evaluation methods are needed to assess long-term outcomes. This chapter advocates embedding sustainability in both academic and co-curricular experiences, supported by a campus culture which fosters proactive student involvement, and highlights strategies to deepen engagement and nurture genuine concern for sustainability, while acknowledging challenges such as limited institutional support or inconsistent messaging. Sustained, coordinated, efforts by HEIs are essential to overcoming these barriers and fostering long-term student commitment. Finally, the chapter outlines practical and theoretical contributions, and suggests avenues for future research to advance sustainability education and enhance meaningful student engagement in higher education

The Dynamics of Emotional Attachments and Identity Formation within Protest Movements: Exploring Expressive Behaviours during the Nigeria's Protests

This research explores the emotional dynamics across the phases of protests against violence committed by Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Our research explores how expressions on digital platforms and activists’ personal reflections reflect the changing emotions of protesters and how emotions evolve with the formation of collective identities. Through an analysis of Twitter posts using #EndSARS (October 2020), we explore how young Nigerians overcame ethnic and religious societal divisions and organised a coordinated campaign against police brutality, humiliation, corruption and deprivation. By mapping the emotions in Twitter posts chronologically, we find distinct phases of the protest reflected in the expressions of activists. Initially, the mood was frustration and sadness, but this evolved into anger as young Nigerians shared tales of injustice and victimhood. As the mood intensified a collective identity formed around one Nigeria. Despite fear of reprisals and repression Nigerians took to the streets and developed a bond of trust founded on expressions of shared identity and commitment. Support was gained within and beyond their immediate localities leading to an upsurge in joy and pride and the anticipation of success. Hence, we offer a model of emotional engagement in protest movements which can form hypotheses for future analysis

Conceptualizing and Measuring Customer Luxury Experience in Hotels

Despite the growing significance of customer luxury experience in tourism and hospitality, research on defining and measuring it remains scarce. Existing studies fail to distinguish luxury from ordinary experiences or rely on unidimensional approaches that overlook the complexity of customer luxury experiences. To address this gap, this study develops a multidimensional six-factor, 20-item customer luxury experience scale specific to luxury hospitality. Drawing on luxury and customer experience literature, three studies are conducted to develop and validate this scale. Study 1 collected and examined a large dataset of customer reviews from the Tripadvisor website to inform the domain specification and item generation process. Study 2 involved both academic and industry experts to validate the dimensions, as well as to review, refine, and suggest new items. Study 3 was a large-scale survey to calibrate and validate the scale. Findings suggest that luxury customer experience should be based on six dimensions: service quality, authenticity, escapism, exclusivity, status, and aesthetic refinement to elevate the overall perception of luxury experience. Tourism and hospitality managers can use this scale to assess and enhance customer luxury experience. This contribution enriches luxury tourism and hospitality, offering insights into how consumers perceive and experience luxury in hotels

Creative Bricks, Endless Possibilities: Using Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) to Manage Player Transition in Women’s Semi-Elite Association Football in England.

This study uses the Lego® Serious Play® (LSP) methodology to explore the lived experiences and inequalities facing women’s participation in semi-elite association football in England. The study uniqueness is using Lego® Serious Play® to provide nuanced, abstract insights into leisure. It investigates how women navigate the transition process, both into and out of semi-professional sporting environments. By adopting a creative, experiential methodology, the focal point is the Lego® and not the footballer. Data was collected from fifteen women football players based at a semi-elite club in the South of England. Three key data themes emerged surrounding the transition process in the women’s game; (i) barriers facing women in male-dominated sports, (ii) governance and polices to support women’s football, and (iii) effective coaching to facilitate women’s progression in sport. This is the first study to use Lego® Serious Play® as a creative, experiential methodology in the context of managing sport organisations

Healthy Brain Healthy Life: An innovative and culturally-tailored approach to dementia prevention in minority ethnic communities

Despite having increased risk of developing dementia, individuals from minority ethnic communities are largely overlooked by research and dementia services and are less likely to receive timely diagnosis and appropriate support. Culturally-specific programmes and policies that promote awareness and engage with minority ethnic communities around brain health and dementia are urgently needed to prevent, diagnose and support people living with dementia. In response to these challenges, we developed and evaluated the Healthy Brain Healthy Life (HBHL) project, a targeted culturally-tailored dementia prevention public engagement project to create dialogue and engage with minority ethnic communities around brain health and dementia. The project involved a series of co-produced, culturally-tailored interactive workshops with minority ethnic communities and community organisations in the United Kingdom. Outputs, which remain an available resource, included: (i) co-produced culturally-tailored information booklet (ii) a recipe book, including six recipes and information on ingredients that support brain health; and (iii) digital stories from each workshop, sharing the experiences of participants and highlighting key messages on brain health, This article is a practice case study that describes the co-production process, implementation and evaluation of the workshops. The project achieved national and international impact creating dialogue around dementia in the workshops, the local community, and on social media. Here, we share the learning from our approach as an example of best-practice in engaging minority ethnic communities to develop knowledge and understanding of this stigmatised condition to inform future research. Our lessons demonstrate the value and impact of co-production and participatory methods embedded in cultural competency to create community discussion around public health agendas and messages

Self-annealing behaviour of an Mg-Dy alloy processed by high-pressure torsion

An investigation was conducted to evaluate the microstructure, texture and microhardness of an Mg-0.4Dy (wt.%) alloy processed by high-pression torsion (HPT) for 15 turns and then self-annealed at ambient temperature for six years. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and Vickers microhardness were carried out near the centre, mid-radius and edge of each disc. The results show that self-annealing leads to a slight increase in the average grain size from 0.7 to 1 µm. The basal texture was retained at the centres and edges of the discs while the C1-fiber vanished near the mid-radius of the self-annealed disc. The value of the microhardness remained constant along the radii of the discs but the dislocation density, originating from the geometrically necessary dislocations (GND), increased significantly after self-annealing due to the development of sub-grain boundaries with misorientations of 2°< θ <5°. Based on these results, it is concluded that self-annealing of the HPT-processed Mg-0.4Dy alloy is controlled by a recovery process

Making sense of the intersubjective structure of homeworld/alienworld to examine the lifeworld of leisure volunteers during Covid 19

A common feature of leisure scholarship has been to use the idea of the lifeworld as a symbolic descriptor to signal in-depthness when dealing with qualitative examinations of how someone lives particular sections of their leisure lives. This paper outlines and explains how the concept of lifeworld can be understood via interpretations of homeworld/alienworld (Heimwelt/Fremdwelt) as derived from Edmund Husserl’s writings on the phenomenon of intersubjectivity. Recognising that phenomenology is neither univocal nor amorphous, we examine the alien state of being associated with the Covid 19 pandemic and the measures imposed to interrupt the pandemic between 2020 and 2022. Employing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of the experiences of 10 habitual leisure volunteers, highlights how the lifeworld of leisure volunteers was interpreted, negotiated and constructed during the Covid 19 pandemic. The outcomes clarify how conceiving of Covid 19 as an alienworld facilitates an interpretation and navigation of meaning and value of a key leisure activity during a period of existential crisis. Second, the data alerts us to how the leisure potential of volunteering can be easily corrupted once perceptions shift from domesticated perspectives of homeworld to an alienworld