Nexus between sustainable entrepreneurship and environmental pollution: evidence from developing economy

Iqbal, Nadeem; Khan, Arman; Gill, Abdul Saboor; Abbas, Qaiser

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09642-y

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“…Despite striking disparities among the researchers, unarguably, it is projected that COVID-19 ushers a great prospect to advance the climate agenda, particularly in addressing the broader transitions in production and consumption patterns (Cohen 2020 ; Rosenbloom and Markard 2020 ). Particularly, based on the current health crises, the significance of environmental pollution is a major concern for public health as these can incur numerous neurological disorders (Iqbal et al 2020a ).…”

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“…Malaysia is touted as an example of a successful developing country having a well-documented environmental policy which significantly addresses issues of cleaner production and resource efficiency (Adnan 2015 ); therefore, such economic developments are expected to contribute to reduce environmental pollution in the country (Iqbal et al 2020a ). However, the main issue in maintaining the sustainability of resources and reducing the environmental pollution is excessive consumption of natural resources which are highly subsidised and underpriced by the government (Lee 2005 ).…”

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COVID-19 and dynamics of environmental awareness, sustainable consumption and social responsibility in Malaysia

Ali

Parveen

Yaacob

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Despite a profound evidence of the human unsustainable behaviours’ impact on the environment, stark disparities prevail on this narrative especially in the context of the current epidemiological situation ushered by the COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic is a global public health concern due to its sagacious impacts on environmental sustainability, social responsibility and people’s quality of life. This study primarily focuses on analysing the impact of COVID-19 (COV) on the environmental awareness (EA), sustainable consumption (SC) and social responsibility (SR). Additionally, we aspire to investigate the impact of demographics of generations and religion on the proposed nexus in this study. The data was collected from 700 participants of different age groups and religious backgrounds in Malaysia, and structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse this data and test the hypotheses. The findings indicate that COVID-19 has a significantly positive impact on EA, SC and SR, and the generations and religiosity moderate the relationship between COVID-19 and its impact on sustainable behaviours. This study contributes to analyse the difference in the perception of EA, SC and SR among the people that eventually will stimulate the scientific reasoning among the governments, policymakers and scientists to develop a holistic framework to combat unprecedented event such as COVID-19 and ensure the authentication of sustainable environment and exceptional quality of life. The policymakers in Malaysia may use the findings of this study to inspect the social and environmental aspects of the people during the transformation events.

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COVID-19 and dynamics of environmental awareness, sustainable consumption and social responsibility in Malaysia

Ali

Parveen

Yaacob

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Germani et al [9] used the data of Italian provinces to confirm that there is an environmental Kuznets curve between environmental degradation and production. Iqbal et al [10] confirmed the existence of U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve by using Pakistan data and found that at a certain level of economic growth, a 1% increase in per-capita income, can lead to reductions in environmental pollution by 2.88%, 4.54%, and 2.48%.…”

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Coupling and Coordination Degree between Urbanization and Ecological Environment in Guizhou, China

Gong

Mao

Jiang

2021

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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This paper intends to examine the coupling and coordination degree (CCD) between the urbanization and ecological environment in Guizhou, China. The entropy weight method and coupling effect model were used to calculate the CCD between the urbanization and ecological environment of Guizhou and each of its prefectures. The results show the following: (1) there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between the urbanization and ecological environment deterioration in Guizhou, which can be described by the Kuznets curve; (2) both the urbanization and ecological environment improve with the increase in the CCD; (3) unlike the traditional urbanization path, the urbanization in Guizhou features the parallel progress of industrialization and ecological environment protection. These results prove another possibility of the Kuznets curve: the curve can reach the turning point without high urbanization. This new urbanization path of balance-upgrading provides an important reference for backward areas to realize low-carbon economy and sustainable development at the same time.

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“…In the face of the numerous environmental issues, societies seek performant and innovative solutions to achieve sustainable development simultaneously with economic growth and, in this regard, entrepreneurship is of great apprehension in the literature [66][67][68]. After the 2030 agenda for sustainable development was published, scientific attention has been increasingly paid to the role of environmentally oriented entrepreneurship in relation with various economic sectors, including the WEFW sectors.…”

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Water, Energy, Food, Waste Nexus: Between Synergy and Trade-Offs in Romania Based on Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance

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Boosting the externalities across the water, energy, food, and waste (WEFW) sectors is challenging, especially considering tightening constraints such as population growth, climate change, resource-intensive lifestyles, increased waste production, sanitary crises and many others. The nexus approach supports the transition to a more sustainable future because intersectoral trade-offs can be reduced and externalities exploited, making imperative for decision makers, entrepreneurs, and civil society to simultaneously engage, with respect to all the components of the nexus. This research addressed intersectoral synergies and trade-offs in the case of the WEFW nexus in Romania, judging from the perspectives of entrepreneurial activity and economic results. The objective of this research was to explore the nexus in-depth by statistically analyzing the financial and economic indicators reported by active enterprises at county-level, based on the Romanian Ministry of Public Finance data. Research results describe the effects of the policies implemented in the fields of WEFW sectors. At the same time, attention was paid to the quality of the entrepreneurial activity, analyzed from the perspective of economic performance. This paper fills a research gap regarding the WEFW nexus by resorting to an economic and entrepreneurial performance assessment in order to find sectoral pathways toward policy cohesion in Romania. Findings suggested the existence of major trade-offs among sectors, owing to the fact that each county has a different development degree.

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Nexus between sustainable entrepreneurship and environmental pollution: evidence from developing economy

Cited by 73 publications

References 62 publications

COVID-19 and dynamics of environmental awareness, sustainable consumption and social responsibility in Malaysia

COVID-19 and dynamics of environmental awareness, sustainable consumption and social responsibility in Malaysia

Coupling and Coordination Degree between Urbanization and Ecological Environment in Guizhou, China

Water, Energy, Food, Waste Nexus: Between Synergy and Trade-Offs in Romania Based on Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance

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