scholarly journals Innovation for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Empirical Evidence from the Bioeconomy Sector in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Sołtysik ◽  
Maria Urbaniec ◽  
Magdalena Wojnarowska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Entrepreneurial Discovery ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Analysis ◽  
Critical Literature

The growing importance of sustainable development, especially regarding environmental issues, contributes to shaping new trends at the level of enterprises. Sustainable development is perceived as a source of new entrepreneurial opportunities that serve to solve social and environmental problems. The main objective of this study is to identify factors supporting and hindering the development of enterprise innovativeness exemplified by the bioeconomy sector in Poland. A research analysis was based on the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) model. The study employed the method of critical literature analysis, as well as qualitative methods, such as individual direct interviews with experts and smart labs with 252 enterprises from the economic sector. The results of the research analysis show that the innovative activity of enterprises in the bioeconomy sector depends on external, as well as internal, factors. This is particularly important, owing to the impact of enterprises on the environment and on society, as they contribute to the creation and implementation of new, more sustainable production and consumption models.

scholarly journals The Impact of Ad-Blocking on the Sustainable Development of the Digital Advertising Ecosystem

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Wielki ◽  
Janusz Grabara
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Advertising Industry ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Excessive Number

Despite the rapidly growing expenditure on digital advertising, the effectiveness of the functioning of the digital advertising ecosystem is becoming less and less visible. This is related to the fact that only a small part of the expenditure incurred by organizations on various forms of digital advertising brings the expected results. For several years now, a phenomenon that stifles the effectiveness of the digital advertising ecosystem and deteriorates the ROI (return on investment) of advertisers has been the widespread practice of blocking advertising, known as ad-blocking. In this context, the aim of this article is to analyze the scale of the phenomenon of ad-blocking and its causes in terms of its impact on the effectiveness of the functioning of the digital advertising ecosystem and its sustainable development, which is extremely important from the point of view of the development of electronic commerce. In order to carry out this study, a literature analysis was conducted on the genesis of this phenomenon, its scale, causes, and economic effects. After this stage of research, in order to obtain primary data, a questionnaire survey was conducted on a group of individual Internet users. The results of the research indicated three main reasons for the development of ad-blocking. These are: excessive number of advertisements, their excessive invasiveness, and the mismatch between the advertisements displayed to the user and the user’s interests. In the context of these results and of the continued sustainable functioning of the digital advertising ecosystem, it is essential that the advertising industry be able to offer users alternatives to ad-blocking that they consider valuable from their own point of view and that take the users’ expectations into account.

scholarly journals Energy Factor of Coal Mining Region Sustainable Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 04036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriy Kopein ◽  
Elena Filimonova ◽  
Irina Kudryashova ◽  
Ksenia Demidenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Energy Factor ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Factors

Economic sanctions as well as geopolitical situation have set new challenges for Russia. They reflect the necessity of creating an economy that is resistant to both the impact of external, often negative factors, and the need to reformat domestic economic policies. The article deals with the features of the interconnection of the industrial region energy sector and the sustainability of its development. It emphasizes the fact that in the context of an economic crisis the adaptation of regions to new economic conditions is actively influenced by internal factors. The fuel and energy complex is becoming one of the leading domestic resources as well as a catalyst for the related industries. It is noted that unsustainable processes of activating internal regional resources (energy, finance, etc.) hinder achieving sustainable development of the economy.

scholarly journals BRICS’ Contribution to the Global Transition to Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-28
Author(s):  
Andrey Sakharov ◽  
◽  
Inna Andronova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Sustainable Consumption And Production ◽  
International Climate ◽  
The Impact

The rationalization of production and consumption patterns lies at the core of sustainable development as it determines the level of anthropogenic impact on the environment, which is ultimately the subject of all international climate arrangements. This topic broadly encompasses not only sustainable development goal (SDG) 12, but also certain aspects of SDGs 7 and 11. The role of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in promoting the concept of sustainability globally is determined by their place among the leading producers and consumers of natural resources and emitters of pollutants, as well as the parties to major global agreements in this area. This article focuses on the institutional contribution of the BRICS agenda to the international community’s efforts to achieve the SDG targets related to the rationalization of resource production and consumption. In addition, because the socio-economic crisis of 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is seen as one of the factors impeding the implementation of the goals, the article also highlights the impact of COVID-19 and the crisis response of BRICS governments on long-term strategic planning for sustainable development.

scholarly journals The impact of the circular economy on the pro-ecological behaviour of consumers in Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01029
Author(s):  
Inna Lazanyuk ◽  
Svetlana Ratner ◽  
Konstantin Gomonov ◽  
Svetlana Revinova ◽  
Swati Modi
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Economic Barriers ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Process

Russia is at the beginning of the development of a circular economy (CE). The development of pro-ecological behavior is one of the main goals to transition to circular patterns of production and consumption. The lack of readiness of technologies and infrastructure to support consumer behavior patterns can inhibit pro-ecological consumer patterns. However, world experience shows that cultural and economic barriers have the most significant impact on which of the practices of pro-environmental behavior are spreading and which are not. The study aims to analyze the reasons for the popularity and unpopularity of the patterns of pro-ecological behavior among Russia’s population. The research methodology is based on a developed questionnaire of 57 practices and aimed at assessing consumer responsiveness in pro-environmental behavior. The processing of the survey results carried out using descriptive and nonparametric statistics. This study argued that widespread adoption of circular economy approaches would require profound changes in manufacturing practices and consumption patterns. The results showed that environmental competence is influenced by external and internal factors that can coordinate the education process.

scholarly journals The Strategy of the Eurasian Economic Union Extra-Regional Integration

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Konopelko ◽  
Katarzyna Czerewacz-Filipowicz
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Overview ◽  
Critical Literature

The main purpose of the research presented in the article is to answer the question of whether or notthe Eurasian Economic Union has strategic opportunities to initiate integration processes with third countriesand built comparative advantages. The authors identify the channels of its integration with third countries aswell as assess their effectiveness based on the relationship with Vietnam, Singapore, Iran and China. Thefollowing methods were used: a critical literature analysis, an empirical analysis of the official documents, alogical construct method, an analytical theoretical overview of the Eurasian Economic Union external strategy,as well as statistical methods. Subsequently, based on the results obtained, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,Opportunities, Threats) analysis was carried out. The work diagnoses the main vectors of the EurasianEconomic Union strategy, analyses its institutional extra-regional integration as well as defines the scope andmain channels of the influence of business and logistics on extra-regional integration. The main achievement ofthe research presented in the article is the diagnosis and assessment of the impact channels of EurasianEconomic Union extra-regional integration. The research points out that the organisation has an effective extraregional policy towards very different Eurasian countries and uses many channels of influence.

scholarly journals Artificial intelligence technologies as a factor in increasing the economic efficiency of generating companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 ◽  
pp. 01067
Author(s):  
Elena Troianova ◽  
Evgenia Lerman ◽  
Elena Baliasnikova ◽  
Ina Fiutik ◽  
Ekaterina Savelieva
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Factors Of Influence ◽  
Key Aspects

The article deals with the application of modern artificial intelligence technologies that affect the economic efficiency of generating companies. Scientific novelty lies in the approach to the consideration of artificial intelligence as both external and internal factors of influence on the dynamics of production and consumption of electricity. As a result of the study, the key aspects of the growth of the economic efficiency of the activities of energy generating companies are highlighted and characterized. The forecast of the prospective sustainable development of certain areas of the energy sector and the increase in energy consumption is presented.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN KVEMO KARTLI REGION

2018 ◽  
pp. 247-251
Author(s):  
NINO LETANDZE
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Anthropogenic Effects ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
The Impact

In this Article we discuss environmental issues necessary for safe and sustainable development of tourism as an integral part of economic relations. We focus to examine the impact of anthropogenic effects on the environment, which manifests itself in organizing recreational utilization of nature We refer here to the impact of ecological problems on human health in Kvemo Kartli region, which is very attractive tourist destination and has a great potential for tourism development as of its cultural and historic heritage.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Case Studies of Sustainable Consumption and Production in South Africa and India

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 489-496
Author(s):  
Ogujiuba Kanayo ◽  
Fadila Jumare .
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

The pursuit of development has had a major impact on the environment and on existing social structures. During the 1950s and 1960s, most nations were preoccupied with economic growth and energy consumption, which led to social and environmental issues being overlooked. Thus, traditional societies have been devastated and extreme environmental damage occurring such as pollution and inadequate water supply, transportation and sewer infrastructure problems amongst others. If environmental damage remains unchecked, the achievements of development and even essential ecosystems would be undermined. This paper reviewed the link between growth trends and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thereafter, the impact of environmental degradation was discussed including strategies for sustainable energy production and consumption. These were based on evidence from South Africa and India and provided the benchmark for discussing ways in which energy production and consumption can take place sustainably. The paper notes that in developing and implementing strategies, emerging countries do not necessarily have to be western in their sustainable development policies. Rather, each country has to have sustainable development policies that are peculiar to its own circumstance. The paper recommends community participation and accountability of institutions as necessary for ensuring that social development is integrated into the economic and environmental elements of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Ecocriticism in Taiwan

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Huang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Literature ◽  
Environmental Disasters ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Press ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Phd Program

Key words: sustainable development, globalization, environmental justice, environmental disasters This brief article provides an overview of the recently established chapter of ASLE-Taiwan, the result of efforts and contributions made by scholars from leading universities interested in environmental issues and specializing in ecocriticism and environmental literature for more than a decade. Worthy of my special mentioning is the contributions made by the English Department of Tamkang University, one of the leading institutions focusing on ecocriticism in its PhD program. Tamkang University has held four international conferences on ecocriticism since 2000. The fifth international conference is scheduled to be held in December 2010. Many world-renowned ecocritics have been invited to attend the conferences and their papers are published in the Tamkang Review. Moreover, I’ll introduce some of the prominent ecocritics in Taiwan and their achievements in ecocriticism. Finally, I’ll deal with the impact of globalization on Taiwan and the conflict between a sustainable economy and a market-oriented economy currently confronting Taiwan. Many eco-scholars call attention to the devastating effects of the long-time pursuit of a market economy on the environment and try to push for the adoption of sustainable development as an alternative. In the wake of the tragic disaster caused by Typhoon Morakot in 2009, environmental issues are being taken more seriously in the press and are more widely debated in Taiwanese society in general. Environmental justice thus is beginning to play a more important role in ecocriticism in Taiwan right now.   Palabras clave: desarrollo sostenible, globalización, justicia medioambiental, desastres medioambientales Este breve artículo proporciona una visión general del grupo de ASLE Taiwán creado recientemente, resultado de esfuerzos y contribuciones de investigadores de universidades punteras, interesados en cuestiones medioambientales y especializados en ecocrítica y literatura medioambiental desde hace mas de una década. Merecen mención especial las contribuciones del departamento de inglés de la Universidad de Tamkang, una de las instituciones punteras que centran sus programas de doctorado en la ecocrítica. La Universidad de Tamkang ha organizado cuatro congresos internacionales de ecocrítica desde el año 2000. El quinto congreso internacional tendrá lugar en diciembre del 2010. Se ha invitado a muchos ecocríticos reconocidos mundialmente a participar y sus ponencias se publicarán en el Tamkang Review. Además, presentaré a algunos de los ecocríticos más importantes en Taiwan y sus logros en ecocrítica. Finalmente, trataré del impacto de la globalización en Taiwán y del conflicto entre una economía sostenible y una economía de mercado que Taiwán está afrontando actualmente. Muchos eco investigadores están llamando la atención sobre los efectos devastadores de la extensa búsqueda de una economía de mercado como alternativa. Tras el trágico desastre causado por el tifón Morakot en 2009, las cuestiones medioambientales están siendo tomadas más en serio en la prensa y se están debatiendo más ampliamente en la sociedad taiwanesa en general. Así, la justicia medioambiental está comenzando a representar un papel más importante en la ecocrítica de Taiwán en estos momentos. 

scholarly journals COMPLEX ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY’S REGIONS

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romualdas Ginevičius ◽  
Andrius Stasiukynas ◽  
Dainora Gedvilaitė
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Ecological Situation ◽  
Ecological Development ◽  
The Impact

Ecological development is one of the three components of sustainable development. To be able to analyse the impact of economic and social development on the ecological situation of the region, ecological development has to be assessed using quantitative methods. The ecological development of a region can be seen as a complex integrated phenomenon observed in many aspects. After formalizing them, i. e. converting them into criteria, we can form a system that upon applying multi-criteria methods will allow us to carry out a complex assessment of the ecological development of a region. The objective of this article is to provide methods for the quantitative assessment of the ecological state of a country’s regions. Review of scientific literature, analysis of statistical data and the methods applied in the theory multiple criteria have been used for the research.

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