Maritime transport is one of the main activities of the blue economy, which plays an important role in the EU. In this paper, we aim to assess the impact of maritime transport, related investment, and air pollution on economic growth within 20 countries of the European Union, using eight panel data regression models from 2007 to 2018. Our results confirm that maritime transport, air pollutants (NOx and SO2) from maritime transport, and investment in maritime port infrastructure are indeed positively correlated with economic growth. In other words, an increase of 10% in these factors has generated an associated increase in economic growth rate of around 1.6%, 0.4%, 0.8%, and 0.7% respectively. Alongside the intensity of economic maritime activities, pollution is positively correlated with economic growth, and thus it is recommended that policymakers and other involved stakeholders act to diminish environmental impacts in this sector using green investment in port infrastructure and ecological ships, in accordance with the current European trends and concerns.
The economics of burnout is estimated at around $300 bn globally, reaching a point where the World Health Organisation could declare a pandemic in the foreseeable future. There are obviously financial losses due to burnout, however, there are also financial gains for the pharma industry and therapists. In this article we shall put some data in balance, but also look at deeper regulatory implications, for companies, hospitals and people. Along with exploring causes and financial impacts, we shall look at how non-financial reporting can provide more timely guidance and alarm signals, better social responsibility disclosure practices where medical reports are more material, not just a set of issues. The time is right to revisit the Human Resource Accounting (HRA) practice from both its traditional cost approach perspective and also from present challenges to understand how value is put at risk.
This paper considers sport as a driver for politics and economics green incentives. While there are dichotomies in between green politics and economics, sport acts like a catalyst in between the two, by making use of its social dimension. In this respect, a stakeholder perspective is encouraged, especially when considering Corporate Social Responsibility coupled with ESG principles and non financial reporting. Sports is a 1.3 billion dollars industry that can set certain good practices and in this sense its “sport for development and peace” should be understood in broader terms. Social audits should be more extensive in order to capture better the links in between social, environment and governance factors, as reports from sports industry recently showed.
The current account deficit is becoming a concerning matter with regards to the Romanian`s economy growth`s perspectives, also holding the attention of international financial institutions and rating agencies. Deficits and surpluses with regards to the current account are, to some extent, normal features of each economy and, by definition, do not constitute macroeconomic imbalances that need to be corrected immediately. Even so, by the international`s standards Romania`s current account deficit is a significant one. This paper aims to analyze the reason behind the increased current account deficit and also issue a series of recommendations in order for the economy to function as close to it`s potential as possible.
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