scholarly journals Regional Differences in Energy and Environmental Performance: An Empirical Study of 283 Cities in China

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuoren Sun ◽  
Chao An ◽  
Huachen Sun
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Emission Abatement ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Period 2 ◽  
Energy Inputs ◽  
Gwr Model ◽  
Positive Effect

This paper proposes a new non-radial biennial Luenberger energy and environmental performance index (EEPI) to measure the EEP change in various Chinese cities. The sources of EEP change, in terms of technical efficiency change and technological change, are examined by Luenberger EEPI. The contributions from specific undesirable outputs and energy inputs to the EEP change are identified by means of the non-radial efficiency measure. The proposed approach is applied to evaluate the EEP of the industrial sector in 283 cities in China over 2010-2014. Factors influencing the emission abatement potential are investigated by employing geographically weighted regression (GWR) model. We find that 1) changes in EEP can be attributed to technological progress but that technological progress slows down across the study period; 2) the soot emission performance experiences a downtrend among four specific sub-performances in line with the truth that severe haze happened frequently in China; 3) the best performers begin to move from the coastal to inland cities with the less resource consumption and higher ecological equality; 4) cities with the strongest positive effect in regards to pollution intensity on emission abatement potential are located in the areas around the Bohai Gulf, where air pollution is particularly severe.

scholarly journals The Effects of Globalization on the Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Arno Tausch ◽  
Almas Heshmati
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Happy Life ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Savings Rate ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Positive Effect

In multiple standard OLS regression models, we test the effects of 26 standard predictor variables, including the ‘four freedoms’ of goods, capital, labour and services, on the following indicators of sustainable development: avoiding net trade of ecological footprint gha per person, Carbon emissions per million US dollars GDP, CO2 per capita, Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Global footprint per capita, Happy Life Years, Happy Planet Index, and ln (number of people per mill inhabitants 1980-2000 killed by natural disasters per year+1). Our research shows that the apprehensions of quantitative globalization critical research are fully vindicated by the significant negative environmental effects of the foreign savings rate. High foreign savings are indeed a driver of global footprint, and are a blockade against a satisfactory Happy Planet Index performance. The New International Division of Labour (NIDL)-model (Froebel et al., 1980) is one of the prime drivers of high CO2 per capita emissions. MNC penetration, the master variable of most quantitative dependency theories, blocks environmental performance (EPI-Index) and several other socially important processes. Worker remittances have a significant positive effect on the Happy Planet Index, and Happy Life Years.

scholarly journals Environmental Performance Index: Regional Aspect

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Sergey Bereznev ◽  
Olga Zonova ◽  
Evdokiya Kulpina
Keyword(s):  
Performance Index ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Environmental Efficiency ◽  
Maximum Correlation ◽  
National System ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Regional Aspect

The methodology of calculation of environmental performance index is considered in the article. The necessity of assessing the environmental efficiency index at the regional level in connection with which the authors attempted to adapt the indicators is proved; the recommendations on improving the national system of environmental indicators for the purpose of maximum correlation with the indicators of the environmental performance index are given.

REGIONAL FEATURES OF FOREIGN TRADE IN AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-316
Author(s):  
Ruslan MUDRAK
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Disposable Income ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Close Link

Introduction. The intensification of globalization processes that characterize the beginning of the new millennium has led to the emergence of supranational structures of regional and global scope. The deepening of Ukraine's integration into the international trading space causes new opportunities and threats. The relatively large size of the territory of Ukraine as a European state and its administrative structure causes a number of differences in the socio-economic development of its regions. Identifying regional differences in foreign trade in agri-food products and their causes is an urgent task of the study, given the leading role of the agro-industrial sector in Ukraine's foreign trade. The aim of the study is to identify regional differences of foreign trade in agri-food products and identify their causes. Results of work. The analysis results of foreign trade in agro-food products on the average for 2016-2018 by regions are given. It is determined that the four leading export regions are Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv and Vinnytsia, as they account for about 47,9 %. The regions were evaluated according to the following indicators: the volume of regional exports, the volume of production of cereals and legumes, the production of sunflower seeds. According to the results of the analysis, each region was assigned a corresponding rank, on the basis of the values of which the correlation coefficients of the regions ranks were calculated. It is determined that there is a close link between the region's place in the national agri-food export ratings and the production of cereals and legumes; and there is a median link between the region's place in the national agri-food export and sunflower seed ratings. Imports of agro-food products by regions are considered, where Kiev region is the absolute leader, which together with Odessa, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions have 64.5 % of all corresponding imports. The analysis of agro-food products import by groups of goods is presented. The regions ranking by import volumes of agri-food products and disposable income per person has been done. The obtained coefficient of correlation of ranks testifies to the average degree of relation close to high. Conclusions. It is proved that the differences in the volumes of crop production mainly cereals, legumes and sunflower are the basis for regional differentiation of agricultural food exports, which testifies to the raw nature of exports, stagnation of livestock and unsatisfactory development of the domestic food industry. Differentiation of imports of agro-industrial products is caused by the difference in income of the population by regions. Keywords: agro-food products, export, import, balance, production, raw materials, processing, disposable income.

Effect of Product Turnover on Company Performance of SMEs

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Agus Sobar ◽  
Asep Deni ◽  
Riki Riswandi ◽  
Dendi Zainuddin Hamidi ◽  
Indra Permadi
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Positive Effect

Research related to the effect of product turnover on the performance of companies in the industrial sector is still needed to do research and study in depth. This is needed because the developed sector, especially related to product rotation, has an important role in advancing the sustainability of the company. The research methodology in this research is descriptive quantitative using simple linear regression analysis and using SPSS v 23 and Amos v 23 software as a calculation tool through a measurement model using simple Linear Regression at 87 MSMEs in Sukabumi City. The results of this study indicate a positive effect of product turnover on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises.

scholarly journals Air quality indicators from the Environmental Performance Index: potential use and limitations in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RM Garland ◽  
M Naidoo ◽  
B Sibiya ◽  
R Oosthuizen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Source Data ◽  
Potential Use

In responding to deteriorating air quality, many countries, including South Africa, have implemented national programmes that aim to manage and regulate ambient air quality, and the emissions of air pollutants. One aspect within these management strategies is effective communication to stakeholders, including the general public, with regard to the state and trend of ambient air quality in South Africa. Currently, information on ambient air quality is communicated through ambient mass concentration values, as well as number of exceedances of South African National Ambient Standards. However, these do not directly communicate the potential impact on human health and the ecosystem. To this end, the use of air quality indicators is seen as a potential way to achieve communication to stakeholders in a simplified, yet scientifically defensible manner. Air quality indicators and their source data from the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) were interrogated to understand their potential use in South Africa. An assessment of four air quality indicators, together with their source data, showed improvements in air quality over the time period studied, though the input data do have uncertainties. The source data for the PM indicators, which came from a global dataset, underestimated the annual PM2.5 concentrations in the Highveld Priority Area and Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area over the time period studied (2009-2014) by ~3.7 times. This highlights a key limitation of national-scale indicators and input data, that while the data used by the EPI are a well-thought out estimate of a country’s air quality profile, they remain a generalised estimate. The assumptions and uncertainty inherent in such an ambitious global-wide attempt make the estimates inaccurate for countries without proper emissions tracking and accounting and few monitoring stations, such as South Africa. Thus, the inputs and resultant indicators should be used with caution until such a time that local and ground-truthed data and inputs can be utilised.

scholarly journals Detect Determinants of Profitability Performance of Sharia Bank

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Aprih Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Study Variable ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Window Period ◽  
Period 2 ◽  
Capital Adequacy Ratio ◽  
Positive Effect

This study was to examine effects of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) on Return On Asset (ROA) with Non Performing  Financing (NPF) as a moderating variable. The sampling used in this study are sharia bank belonging to Bank Indonesia with criteria are: (1) The Bank Sharia is consistently included in Bank Indonesia for the period 2013-2018 during the estimated period and window period. (2) Available financial reports published on Bank Indonesia. Based on these criteria, 72 Bank Sharia are listed in Bank Indonesia. The results of this study variable Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) significant positive effect on Return On Asset (ROA). Variable Non Performing  Financing (NPF) significantly strengthen the positive relationship between Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) on Return On Asset (ROA).Keywords: CAR, NPF, ROA

scholarly journals MEASURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF COUNTRIES BY CODAS AND TOPSIS METHODS: G7 GROUP COUNTRIES EXAMPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (59) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Very High

With the awareness of their environmental performance, countries can provide strategies and policies to improve their environmental performance. Thus, countries can contribute to their own economic development by increasing their environmental performance. Therefore, measuring the environmental performance of countries is of great importance. Environmental performance of countries can be measured by the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). EPI consists of two factors, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Its factors are environmental protection components, and environmental protection components are environmental protection variables. In this context, the research has two purposes. The first of these,To measure the latest and up-to-date environmental performances of the G7 group countries for 2018, using CODAS and TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) over the values of EPI components. The second is to determine which MCDM method can be used to explain the EPI values of countries the most. According to the findings, the ranking of countries' environmental performance with the CODAS method was determined as England, France, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy and the USA. According to the TOPSIS method, this ranking was determined as England, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Italy and the USA. According to another finding, it has been observed that there is a significant, positive and very high relationship between the EPI values of the countries and the values measured by the CODAS and TOPSIS methods. According to this result, it was evaluated that EPI can be explained by both methods. In addition, it has been concluded that the correlation value between TOPSIS values of EPI within the scope of the research is higher than the CODAS method, so it can be explained better with the TOPSIS method compared to the EPI CODAS method. In the literature, in order not to find a study measuring the environmental performance of countries with CODAS and TOPSIS methods, it was evaluated that the study in question contributed to the literature, since the findings obtained as a result of the research became a data set for future studies. Keywords: Environmental Performance, Environmental Performance Index, CODAS, TOPSIS

scholarly journals Young Consumer Green Purchase Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohaib Zafar ◽  
Atif Aziz ◽  
Muhammad Hainf
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Sources Of Pollution ◽  
Supply Chain Process ◽  
A Company ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Temperature Melting

Environmental pollution is increasing day by day which is causing serious threats to our planet. Global warming, increase in temperature, melting of glaciers are some of issues which the world is facing now.  Due to ease of information sharing and technology business across the globe has become quite easier and businesses are operating in whole world. Multinationals are working in whole world. Business is one of the sources of pollution. The production process, supply chain process and many other processes from manufacturing to end product cause pollution. So, to prevent Earth from pollution concept of green marketing emerged which means to produce products which are eco-friendly and then promote these products through ecofriendly ways. The main aim of a company is to satisfy consumers. So, company keeps focus on the factors which forces the consumer to buy the product. Consumer can be motivated by various factors while purchasing product. In this paper those factors are discussed and their effect is measured on green purchase behavior. According to environmental performance index Pakistan is among top 12 countries which are affected by pollution. Meanwhile according to DAWN newspaper 2019 Pakistan has largest population of youngsters in history. So, this paper investigates the factors that influence green purchase behavior of young students.

scholarly journals Environmental Performance Index: relation between social and economic welfare of the countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetyana Pimonenko ◽  
Oleksii Lyulyov ◽  
Olena Chygryn ◽  
Maksim Palienko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Strong Position

The paper deals with the analysis of methodology of Environmental Performance Index. The authors analyzed and systematized the main existing integrated indices, which were used for evaluation of environmental, social and economic situation in the countries. The authors allocated the environmental performance index as a basis for analyzing the environmental policy of the country. In this direction, the authors analysed the main features, structure and indicators of environmental performance index. The authors allocated the world-leader countries with huge level of CO2 emissions. According to the results, the authors aproved that these countries should improve their environmental policy. Accordingly, they occupied less position in environmental performance index. For the purpose to analyze the relation between ecological, social and economic welfare, the authors analyzed score of sustainable development goal index, social progress index and gross domestic product per capita. The comparison analysis of findings showed that countries with good position on environmental performance index have the strong position on sustainable development goal index and social progress index. The authors suggested that Ukraine should orient to the EU countries with purpose to improve the environmental policy.

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