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Encompassing non-financial reporting in a coercive framework for enhancing social responsibility : Romanian listed companies' case
Tiron-Tudor, Adriana; Nistor, Cristina Silvia; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 21 (2019) 52, pp. 590-606
This study investigates the disclosure levels of Romanians listed companies' pre and post the implementation of the European Directive 2014/95 (EUD) in order to explore the effects of the new regulation entered into force in January 2017, under the institutional lens. Moreover, the paper...
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Competing for sustainability? : an institutionalist analysis of the new development model of the European Union
Gräbner-Radkowitsch, Claudius; Hager, Theresa; … - 2022
This paper explores whether the EU's new economic development model of "competitive sustainability" could serve as a … theoretically the interplay between "competitiveness" and "sustainability" and identify several challenges for combining them. In … delineating different interpretations of competitive sustainability, we emphasize that operationalizing the concept requires …
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European Policies towards Palm Oil – Sorting Out some Facts
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2009
This paper analyses the role of palm oil and its sustainability from different perspectives. We consider the role of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003905716
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Quantifizierung "gesellschaftlich gewünschter, nicht marktgängiger Leistungen" der Landwirtschaft
Plankl, Reiner; Weingarten, Peter; Nieberg, Hiltrud; … - 2010
In den Diskussionen über die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik nach 2013 nimmt die Honorierung nicht marktgängiger gesellschaftlicher Leistungen der Landwirtschaft eine zentrale Rolle ein. Unterschiedliche Ansichten bestehen darüber, was unter diesen Leistungen genau zu verstehen ist und wie sie...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003935093
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Local and Regional Governments Using Waste to Inform Circular Economy Policy
Rico, Corinne - 2019
The circular economy (CE), in which wastes from one activity or process are reused as resources for others, is beginning to take hold as a development strategy. CE models can preserve resources, create jobs, add economic value, minimize waste, and curb greenhouse gas emissions, yet few...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012871807
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Quo vadis European biofuel policy : the case of rapeseed biodiesel
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - 2013
biofuel sustainability. The debate is driven in part by ongoing concerns of transparency and regional variations of emissions ….e. Member State) authorities to assess the sustainability of biofuel feedstocks, we have done the same for three Member States … sustainability of rapeseed biodiesel heavily depends on the very production conditions and assumptions regarding the N2O field …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009736800
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Integrating Public Environmental Expenditure within Multi-year Budgetary Frameworks
Petkova, Nelly - 2009
Medium-term approaches to budgeting are now common in OECD countries and are being adopted increasingly by developing countries. This reflects a realisation that the annual approach to budget making actually undermines budgetary performance, contributing to fiscal instability and, perhaps even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445151
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CITES II or The Second Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Martin, Rowan - 2016
This document examines the successes and failures of the present Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna (CITES) and analyses its defects. Major changes are needed in the structure of the Treaty to overcome its perceived shortcomings. A Vision for a new treaty is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980227
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Urban agenda and urban sustainability strategies : taking stock of policy implementation and policy discussion
Barnebeck, Stephanie; Kalff, Yannick - 2015
sustainability strategies with concrete aims and goals. Further, the results of a consultation process on this European Urban Agenda … Agenda can contribute to unify individual approaches towards sustainability and consolidate strategies while maintaining the …, the actual urban sustainability strategies are reconstructed to take stock of the current situation in our forty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011341240
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Rural Policy Challenges - Future of the CAP
Vasary, Viktoria - 2013
Rural development in the European Union has to face several challenges such as increasing international competition among agricultural markets; growing needs for rural services (multifunctional agriculture); Eastern enlargement: increase in number and area of distressed regions and growing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085351