Proposal of a hybrid decision-making model for the alignment of the environmental performance

Boulagouas, Wafa; Chaib, Rachid; Djebabra, Mébarek

doi:10.1108/meq-01-2020-0021

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“…'s (2023) appeal for studies that would include macro and micro level elements. Several research examined environmental challenges without including social and governance practices (Boulagouas et al ., 2020; Hristov et al ., 2022; Wamane, 2023). In addition, we also addressed the social and governance pillars.…”

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What drives environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance? The role of institutional quality

Pinheiro,

dos Santos,

Cherobim

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the role of the country's institutional quality on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of its companies.Design/methodology/approachOver a four-year period (2016–2019), the study examined the ESG performance of 412 organizations situated in 19 countries. ESG performance was the dependent variable, and the independent variables were rule of law, economic freedom, education index and international trade freedom. These factors described the institutional quality of countries in the authors’ study.FindingsThe findings reveal that institutional quality has a major impact on ESG performance. Companies engage in more ESG practices when they operate in countries with greater economic freedom and international trade freedom. The authors corroborated the core assumption of institutional theory (IT), which argues that organizational behavior is determined by the country's institutional setting.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings, like all research, should be interpreted with caution. The authors’ research focused solely on large energy corporations. As a result, the conclusions cannot be applied to small companies or other industries. ESG performance can also be measured using different datasets.Practical implicationsIf managers want their companies to perform better in terms of ESG, the authors recommend that they form a CSR committee and sign the Global Compact. This study may be valuable to international policymakers because they can underline that greater economic freedom, better education and greater international trade freedom all promote higher ESG performance.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, nearly all of research explores the relationship between ESG and financial performance. As a result, this study built on past research by investigating how national aspects affect corporate ESG performance.

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What drives environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance? The role of institutional quality

Pinheiro,

dos Santos,

Cherobim

et al. 2023

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“…The multicriteria approach is often applied in order to operationalize the expert systems (Boulagouas et al , 2020). The fuzzy logic can be applied in context of the complex decision problems with uncertainty (Peng and Huang, 2020).…”

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Ordered weighted logarithmic averaging distance-based pattern recognition for the recommendation of traditional Chinese medicine against COVID-19 under a complex environment

Zhang

Chen

et al. 2021

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PurposeThe proposed DHHFLOWLAD is used to design a recommendation system, which aims to provide the most appropriate treatment to the patient under a double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic environment.Design/methodology/approachBased on the ordered weighted distance measure and logarithmic aggregation, we first propose a double hierarchy hesitant fuzzy linguistic ordered weighted logarithmic averaging distance (DHHFLOWLAD) measure in this paper.FindingsA case study is presented to illustrate the practicability and efficiency of the proposed approach. The results show that the recommendation system can prioritize TCM treatment plans effectively. Moreover, it can cope with pattern recognition problems efficiently under uncertain information environments.Originality/valueAn expert system is proposed to combat COVID-19 that is an emerging infectious disease causing disruptions globally. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been proved to relieve symptoms, improve the cure rate, and reduce the death rate in clinical cases of COVID-19.

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“…To this end, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are extensively used. These methods have proven quite viable to investigate, evaluate and rank decision-making projects (Boulagouas et al , 2020; Chowdhury and Paul, 2020).…”

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Environmental analysis for the selection of long-distance natural gas pipeline routes using MACBETH

Delouyi

Ghodsypour

Ashrafi

et al. 2021

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PurposeReliable operation of natural gas pipeline (NGP) is a critical factor in Iran’s economic development. NGP projects go through different ecosystems and considerably affect the environment. Environmental analysis is an essential step toward sustainable development. Tackling the challenges, this paper aims to develop a framework to systematically assess the environmental impact of NGPs.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes a comprehensive framework for environmental impact analysis of NGPs using Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical-Based Evaluation Technique (MACBETH). MACBETH protocol is used to calculate the overall environmental scores of projects.FindingsThe results indicate that the impact of implementing NGPs on protected areas is of the highest priority, while the impact on vegetation covers is of least priority for assessing the environmental impact of NGP.Practical implicationsThe practicality and validity of the model in the case of three candidate routes for the Polkale-Neizar project in Iran are examined. According to the results, the third alternative is selected based on its non-interference in protected areas and less environmental impacts. The proposed model can be modified and applied to perform environment appraisal of other linear projects such as energy, road and railway networks.Originality/valueThis model addresses a range of environmental impacts of implementing NGPs at two levels, with the second level being non-additive. The novelty of this study translates into considering the qualitative and quantitative features of each evaluation criterion applied to linear projects simultaneously using a multi-criteria value measurement.

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Proposal of a hybrid decision-making model for the alignment of the environmental performance

Cited by 6 publications

References 74 publications

What drives environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance? The role of institutional quality

What drives environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance? The role of institutional quality

Ordered weighted logarithmic averaging distance-based pattern recognition for the recommendation of traditional Chinese medicine against COVID-19 under a complex environment

Environmental analysis for the selection of long-distance natural gas pipeline routes using MACBETH

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