CSR and SDGs in Early-Stage Entrepreneurship

2022 ◽  
pp. 216-241
Author(s):  
Sofía Louise Martínez-Martínez ◽  
Rafael Ventura Fernández ◽  
Clara Plata Ríos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
High Level ◽  
Innovation Impact

Entrepreneurship conditions the sustainable development of a society by the economic, social, and environmental impact of new ventures. Specifically, startups, due to their high level of innovation and scalability, have an important role in fostering and accelerating the implementation of sustainable practices. An empirical analysis is carried out through data collected in the framework of the GEM project to define the extent in which startups innovation impact SDGs. The results highlight that the most frequently addressed goals belong to the economic sphere (e.g., SDG 8 and SDG 9), while environmental and social aspects are scarcely considered. More than half of the SDGs are addressed by less than 10% of the startups. A change in policies to promote SDGs is needed to foster the implementation of CSR strategies from early entrepreneurial stages, increase startups awareness, and face the lack of attention that some SDGs are receiving from the currently emerging innovation.

scholarly journals Sustainable development in the city of Heidelberg

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (313) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Małgorzata Graczyk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Heat ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City

The city of Heidelberg has won twice the price of European Sustainable City Award. The paper presents the latest author’s investigation (July 2014) about the sustainable development in the Heidelberg. The aim of the article is an analyses and assessment of the implementation of sustainable development in the city. The policy and economical instruments implemented at the local level at the very early stage (early 90s) help the city to build ecological education and shape ecological style of life.. The city citizens have a very high level of ecological awareness and very often participate in policy decisions, shaping sustainable development goals of the Heidelberg. The main local priorities for sustainable development are: climate and environment protection, rising energy efficiency by using renewable energy sources, local heat district, ecological transport and building in passive standard.

scholarly journals Progress Assessment and Spatial Heterogeneity Analysis of Water Conservancy Modernization Construction in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3736
Author(s):  
Nan Lu ◽  
Jiwei Zhu ◽  
Hui Chi ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Lu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Average Score ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Water Conservancy ◽  
Index Level ◽  
High Level

To achieve the sustainable development goals established by the United Nations in 2015, China has adopted a series of measures to promote the modernization of water conservancy. However, its construction in China is imbalanced across regions as the endowment of water resources and economic development are distinct. Consequently, it is important to assess the progress of and analyze the spatial heterogeneity of water conservancy modernization construction in China from the perspective of sustainable development goals (SDGs). In this study, 31 regions in China were selected, and data on water conservancy construction in these sampled regions (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) were collected in 2018. The results show that there exists an imbalanced development in terms of the overall level and the index level. About 60% of the regions scored below the overall average score for China’s current modernization of water conservancy. The eastern areas presented a high level of modernization, while the central, northeast, and western areas showed comparable modernization of water conservancy, all of which lag behind eastern areas of China. Furthermore, China’s water conservancy modernization also presented a strong spatial autocorrelation, and there was at least one deficiency in 55% of the regions, with the rate of deficiencies emerging in the West being much higher than in other regions. In a nutshell, this study provides a novel framework that can be extended to evaluate the SDGs and the effectiveness of water governance in other countries.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Depletion Accounting: A Case Study of Oil in Libya

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrazag Mohamed Etelawi ◽  
Keith A. Blatner ◽  
Jill McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Income ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Oil Resources ◽  
Income Development ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
High Level

There is a strong need to study sustainability and depletion accounting of oil in the Libyan economy because oil production and export is the single largest source of national income in the country. This study covers the time period from 1990 to 2009. Throughout this period, the Libyan national economy used its oil and petroleum industries to increase national income. Development sustainability can be defined as investment divided by GDP. This measure provides an indication of the low level of sustainable development in Libya over the period of analysis, which is 0.38 on average. It is important that the Libyan government develop and implement plans and strategies for achieving sustainability and the maintenance of oil resources.Carbon dioxide emissions provide another indication of the presence or absence of sustainability. The ratio of carbon dioxide ranged from a minimum of 8.50 metric tons per capita in 1990 to 10.00 metric tons per capita in 2009 and average 9.07 metric tons per capita over the course of the study period. CO2 emissions were also much higher than other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This suggests there was relatively little interest in the sustainable development of the Libyan economy during this period. The Environment Domestic Product (EDP) increased sharply from the beginning of the study at $24.23 billion in 1991 to $45.87 billion in 2009 in constant dollars. Again, one can infer that policy makers did not consider the depletion of oil resources and the environment in their planning process, or at least did not place a high level of concern on this issue.

scholarly journals ERT Challenges in the Post-2015 Era

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-86
Author(s):  
Manzoor Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Global Development ◽  
Rural Transformation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Future ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
High Level

This paper provides a background to the on-going discourse on post-2015 global development agenda. It mentions key points from the UN Secretary General’s report on MDG progress and the process of formulating the future development agenda. The recommendations of the High Level Panel on post-2015 agenda and the work of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) are examined from the perspective of Education for Rural Transformation (ERT). It is concluded that the premise and rationale of ERT has received scant attention in the future development agenda discourse. The arguments regarding the pertinence of ERT in combating poverty and promoting sustainable development are noted, drawing on the recent UNESCO- INRULED study on this topic. 

Green Manufacturing is the only Way to the Sustainable Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 230-232 ◽  
pp. 1332-1334
Author(s):  
Bao Jun Zhi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Technology Trends

This paper presents the environmental impact of manufacturing in several important aspects. Resume green manufacturing is the only way to sustainable development and green manufacturing technology trends and prospects.

scholarly journals Exploring the 'Cultural Tourism-Sustainable Development' Nexus: the Case of Croatia

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir Demonja ◽  
Tatjana Gredičak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Historical Methods

Abstract Modern environment in which operate tourism-economic factors is characterized by a high level of instability and the dynamics of change. Changes with its influences determine external operating conditions, over which micro organizational units have no control. In order to successfully survive it is necessary to identify and adapt to them. Marketing strategy of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, in this context, appears as an adequate approach. Strategic management enables planning on an analysis of past events, and in a special way takes into account estimates and projections of future conditions of the environment. Also, it should take into account that the coexistence of cultural heritage with the achievements of modern life is defined with sustainable development syntax. This paper in which research, formulation and presentation of the results were used the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative, descriptive and historical methods outlines the development and analyzes the current state of cultural tourism in Croatia, and discusses approach to effective strategic marketing management of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, focusing on the sustainable development of tourism.

Towards a New Generation of Special Economic Zones

2020 ◽  
pp. 490-519
Author(s):  
James X. Zhan ◽  
Bruno Casella ◽  
Richard Bolwijn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Special Economic Zones ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The Universe

Special economic zones (SEZs) are widely used across most developing and many developed economies. According to UNCTAD’s new SEZ database, there are nearly 5,400 zones across 147 economies as of 2019, up from about 4,000 five years ago. Although the performance of many zones remains below expectations, the rate of establishment of new zones is accelerating, and more than 500 new SEZs are already in the pipeline. In building new zones and revitalizing existing ones, policymakers and zone developers face new challenges in the context of a rapidly evolving global competitive landscape and the sustainable development imperative. This chapter provides an overview of the universe of SEZs and discusses their economic, social, and environmental impact—proposing an SEZ Sustainable Development Profit and Loss Statement. It highlights three key emerging challenges, points to five routes to modernizing SEZs, and outlines a pioneering idea of SDG model zones.

RETRACTED: Analyze on the Tourism Value of Traditional Costume Culture Resources in South Jiangsu District and the Development of Tourism Products

2013 ◽  
Vol 821-822 ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Nan He ◽  
Lin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Core Competitiveness ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Brand Building ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Core Competitiveness ◽  
High Level ◽  
Blue Print

There are abundant traditional costume resources in south Jiangsu district, such as Suzhou embroidery, clothes of watery town, blue print cloth and the others. These resources have powerful tourism values, but there are some shortages on their development, such as lack the core competitiveness product, the product grade is very low, and the brand awareness is weak, etc. So it is valuable and necessary to develop the tourism programs and merchandise with the traditional costume elements. Then we should encourage original design to inhance the competitiveness, increase the product level, win the high level consumer, propose the brand building to reach the sustainable development.

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