Economic and social cohesion has been addressed in the official documents concerning the welfare of European citizens: the Treaty of Rome (1958), Single European Act (1986), Lisbon European Council (2000), Treaty of Nice (2001), Renewed Sustainable Development (2006), Treaty of Lisbon (2007)....

Nowadays it is important that developing countries tap themselves fully to a new philosophy of development that is specific to the European Union and widely shared worldwide – namely the philosophy of transition from economic growth to sustainable development. Thus, concrete targets are now...

The regional development policy is one of the most important policies and one of the most complex in the EU, as its status is derived from its goal of reducing the economic and social gaps existing between different regions of Europe and it influences different domains that are important for...

CSR starting premise that aims to harmonize economic, social and environmental. In Romania, CSR is a relatively new field, but now more and more business in the Romanian society, being promoted, especially through multinational companies. A sensitive issue, at least for companies doing business...

Strategic environmental assessment has emerged as a precautionary measure, at the highest decision making level, because the assessment of impact at project level proved so far a quite exhaustive and weak measure and consequently, a failure. This is because of the late moment in the decision...

Sustainable development is the macroeconomic concept of global performance. The three pillars of sustainable development, namely economic, environmental and social can be found at the level of a company through its overall performance. So, nowadays we can’t speak only of financial performance...

The term “alternative”presupposes a set of undesirable energy technologies against which“alternative energies” are contrasted..The nature of what was regarded alternative energy sources has changed considerably over time,and today,because of the variety of energy choices and differing...

How can we reconcile economic and social progress without endangering the natural balance of the planet? How can we spread the wealth between developed and less developed ones? How to ensure a decent living for millions of people in danger, where the planet already seems stifled by excessive...

The evolution of the economy in the last century was influenced by the development of concepts such as the industrial revolution, technological revolution and globalization. The “new economy” is characterized by sustained growth in the long term and refers to the quantitative and qualitative...

At present, the issue of sustainable development is getting more important. More popular is getting a common belief that in order to be able to develop in the most optimal rate, it is necessary to integrate all actions in the social, economic and environmental aspects. Shorting these areas into...