Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 2,369
Cover Image
Voluntary adoption of environmental standards and limited attention: evidence from the food and beverage industry in Vietnam
Filippini, Massimo; Srinivasan, Suchita - 2020 - Last revision: June 19, 2020
Voluntary approaches to environmental policy can contribute to stemming environmental degradation in developing countries with weak institutions. We evaluate the role of a behavioral anomaly, limited attention paid by owners or managers, in explaining the voluntary adoption of environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240957
Cover Image
Voluntary Environmental Regulation in Developing Countries : Mexico’s Clean Industry Program
Blackman, Allen - 2010
Because conventional command-and-control environmental regulation often performs poorly in developing countries, policymakers are increasingly experimenting with alternatives, including voluntary regulatory programs. Research in industrialized countries suggests that such programs are sometimes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138832
Cover Image
Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Myanmar
Raitzer, David - 2015
fishing pressure has increased rapidly, and the sustainability of catches is largely unknown. Water and air pollution … effluents and emissions are escalating. At the same time, policy responses to date, while emphasizing overall sustainability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009358
Cover Image
Supplier selection process based on green approach
Anđelković, Aleksandra; Milovanović, Goran - In: Ekonomske teme 59 (2021) 3, pp. 391-407
supply chain and its sustainability in an ecological sense, the question of adequate choice of suppliers and/or partners is a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012888115
Cover Image
Priorities for greening and the sustainable development of OECD member countries and Ukraine : a comparative analysis
Dovgal, Olena; Goncharenko, Nataliia; Reshetnyak, Olena; … - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 24 (2021) 1, pp. 45-63
The article focuses on identifying priority areas for greening and sustainable devel-opment for OECD countries and Ukraine. They aim to achieve overall progress inthe interaction between the economy and the environment. Additionally, the aim isto create prerequisites for encouraging innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012664629
Cover Image
Assessing Environmental Management Capacity: Towards a Common Reference Framework
2009
The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness calls upon donor and partner countries to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of country systems in a way that guarantees ownership and sustainable results. Within this context, the current paper provides a synthesis of major elements and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444697
Cover Image
Allocating Costs of Environmental Management among Generations: A Case of Environmental Liabilities in Transition Economies
Komatsu, Satoru; Kalugin, Andrey; Kaneko, Shinji - Graduate School for International Development and … - 2011
The objective of this paper is to examine cost allocation in relation to remediating environmental liability issues in Russia, where significant environmental damages, continuing from the Soviet era, present serious impediments to pursuing sustainable development. The research attempts to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392933
Cover Image
Effects of Internal Migration on Residential Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Hanoi
Komatsu, Satoru; Ha, Hieu Dinh; Kaneko, Shinji - Graduate School for International Development and … - 2012
The objective of this research is to estimate the potential effects of migration on residential energy use and CO2 … households. The estimation results show that migrants consume less energy from fossil fuels and emit less CO2, after controlling …-to-urban migration has no statistically significant impact on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. By contrast, rural-to-urban migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010836438
Cover Image
Moving Beyond Profit: Expanding Research to Better Understand Business Environmental Management
Jones, Cody - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 6, pp. 2693-2721
An extensive economics literature has examined business environmental management to identify characteristics and external institutional stakeholder pressures that influence management decisions. Frequently, it is assumed that profit pursuit is the goal, and organizations subject to the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668045
Cover Image
Corporate Governance and Environmental Performance
Stuebs, Marty; Sun, Li - 2023
Prior research suggests a positive link between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Environmental activities play an important role in a company’s CSR activities. This study finds that corporate governance is positively associated with environmental performance, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014355020