Innovation, environmental sustainability and economic development: DEA-Bootstrap and multilevel analysis to compare two regions

Bresciani, Stefano; Puertas, Rosa; Ferraris, Alberto; Santoro, Gabriele

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121040

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“…Moreover, environmental sustainability entails acts and processes to reduce pollution, renew resources, avoid using harmful material, and eradicating all the processes that influence the environment. The researchers confirmed that when environmental policies properly designed then business competitiveness improved (Bresciani et al, 2021). Yong et al (2019) asserted that firms and communities faced severe issues such as global warming, pollution, and waste.…”

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Environmental sustainability orientation and corporate social responsibility influence on environmental performance of small and medium enterprises: The mediating effect of green capability

Bresciani

2022

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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Despite the increasing research to determine the influence of environmental sustainability orientation (ESO) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) on environmental performance, our understanding is to see the mediating effect of green capability between ESO, CSR, and environmental performance is lacking. Data were collected by using survey questionnaires from top management of the construction and manufacturing industry in Malaysia. A total of 377 questionnaires become part of the final analysis. The researchers used SmartPLS 3.2.8 and SPSS 25.0 for analysis. The structural equation modeling (SEM) was followed to determine the variables validity and path relationships. The findings elucidate that ESO and green capability are significantly associated with environmental performance. In contrast, CSR has no direct influence on environmental performance. Moreover, ESO and CSR significantly influence green capability. Green capability mediates between ESO, CSR, and environmental performance.

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Environmental sustainability orientation and corporate social responsibility influence on environmental performance of small and medium enterprises: The mediating effect of green capability

Bresciani

2022

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“…Instead, the comparison of regional heterogeneity in this paper suggests that environmental regulation is more important for stimulating regional innovation in the east than in the central, western, and northeastern regions. This also implies that it is important to assess differences in regional development and identify potential areas of policy orientation [96]. This implies that economically developed regions of developing countries should adopt stricter environmental regulations, while less developed or average regions should adopt moderate environmental regulations and avoid one-size-fits-all institutional arrangements.…”

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Booster or Stumbling Block? The Role of Environmental Regulation in the Coupling Path of Regional Innovation under the Porter Hypothesis

Nie

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In the 2018 Global Environmental Performance Index, China’s global air quality rank was fourth from last, indicating a more pronounced conflict between the environment and development compared with other countries. Because of the vastness of China’s land area, the development of different regions is imbalanced. The achievement of the stipulated goal to be among the top innovative countries in the world by 2035 not only depends on the economically developed eastern part of China but also on the relatively economically underdeveloped central, western, and northeastern parts. In this context, this paper uses time-varying qualitative comparative analysis to explore how the coupling paths of environmental regulation affect regional innovation. The results show that: (1) In most cases at the overall level of China, the Porter hypothesis is supported, and environmental regulation can play the role of a “booster” and stimulate regional innovation. In a few cases, however, the Porter hypothesis is not supported. (2) The Porter hypothesis is also supported in most cases at the regional level, where environmental regulation is mostly a “booster” for regional innovation in the east, center, west, and northeast. (3) Comparison of regional heterogeneity shows that environmental regulation is more important for stimulating regional innovation in the east than in the center, west, and northeast. This study helps to identify the role of environmental regulation in regional innovation. Moreover, it also helps to understand the emphasis China placed on environmental management during the early stages of its economic development.

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“…The use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) (Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes 1978) which was developed for defining various forms of efficiency through the selection of appropriate input and output performance indicators, has also been used for examining the environmental performance of economies. Examples include relating environmental sustainability and economic growth (Bresciani et al 2021) (and assessing carbon emissions efficiency for sectors of the economy (Zhao et al 2022). Such approaches are useful for identifying empirically efficient examples (i.e.…”

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Towards a Low Carbon ASEAN: An environmentally extended MRIO optimization model

Amheka

Nguyen

Yu³

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BackgroundEconomic growth is dependent on economic activity, which often translates to higher levels of carbon emissions. With the emergence of technologies that promote sustainable production, governments are working towards achieving their target economic growth while minimizing environmental emissions to meet their commitments to the international community. The IPCC reports that economic activities associated with electricity and heat production contributed most to GHG emissions and it led to the steady increase in global average temperatures. Currently, more than 90% of the total GHG emissions of the ASEAN region is attributable to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. These regions are also expected to be greatly affected with climate change. To analyze how ASEAN nations can achieve carbon reduction targets while aspiring for economic growth rates, and in consideration of interdependencies between nations, this study develops a multi-regional input-output model for minimizing collective and individual carbon emissions. A high-level eight-sector economy is used for analyzing different economic strategies.ResultsThis model shows that minimizing collective carbon emissions can still yield economic growth. Countries can focus on developing sectors that have growth potentials and lower carbon intensity-such as the services sector, agriculture, and food manufacturing sector. In addition, the simultaneous implementation of multiple carbon emission reduction strategies provides the largest reduction in regional carbon emissions. ConclusionsThis model provides a more holistic view of how the generation of carbon emissions are influenced by the interdependence of nations. The emissions reduction achieved by each country varied depending on the state of technology and the level of economic development in the different regions. This current model can be used to help nations identify more appropriate and achievable carbon reduction targets and to develop more customized policies to target priority sectors in a country. This model is currently limited by the assumption of fixed technical coefficients in the exchange and interdependence of different regions. Future work can investigate modelling flexible multi-regional trade where regions have the option of substituting goods and products in its import or export structure. Other strategies for reducing carbon emission intensity can also be explored, such as modelling transport mode choices, or establishing sectors for waste management. Hybrid models which integrate the multi-regional input-output linear program model with data envelopment analysis can also be developed.

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Innovation, environmental sustainability and economic development: DEA-Bootstrap and multilevel analysis to compare two regions

Cited by 57 publications

References 99 publications

Environmental sustainability orientation and corporate social responsibility influence on environmental performance of small and medium enterprises: The mediating effect of green capability

Environmental sustainability orientation and corporate social responsibility influence on environmental performance of small and medium enterprises: The mediating effect of green capability

Booster or Stumbling Block? The Role of Environmental Regulation in the Coupling Path of Regional Innovation under the Porter Hypothesis

Towards a Low Carbon ASEAN: An environmentally extended MRIO optimization model

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