Advanced Materials Research Vols. 807-809

Abstract: The competency of staff in forest parks was analyzed by adopting Behavior Event Interview and a questionnaire was also implemented to investigate the staff training needs. As indicated by the results, there is some difference between the competency of staff in forest parks and that described in Spencer’s Universal Competency Dictionary. The training needs of staff are divided into three categories: “Organization and Management”, “Contact and Communication” and “Customer Orientation” with 11 items in total. Some prevalent training methods, for example, lectures and experts guidance, have significant correlation with staff training needs. Experienced training professionals are favored according to the feedback of training target groups. The training spots should be selected carefully. The research is of great significance to the staff training in forest parks.

Abstract: The paper presents evidence-based evaluation of a sustainable production of one-way bottled drinking water in Thailand with emphasis on open-loop and close-loop processes. Two groups of producers were selected: four top brands and four house brands. In-depth interviews and plant surveys were conducted to explore the producers performances in four categories: corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainable design, 3 Rs principle and life-cycle management (LCM). The interview and survey transcripts were combined, analyzed and categorized for two sustainable production measures: resource efficiency and pollution reduction. Three most prominent findings are that the top brands moderately perform the sustainable production while the house brands do less well, the resource efficiency measure is much more valued than the pollution reduction, and that the LCM is the most favored category, unlike the CSR. In conclusion, both brands are challenging for improving water efficiency and increasing plastics recyclability and the close-loop process shall be largely adopted among Thai bottled water producers.