Survival of Enterprises versus Sustainable Development

Pro-Ecological Initiatives and Profitability of Manufacturing Enterprises

“…Empirical studies carried out on a group of manufacturing enterprises operating in Poland confirmed significant environmental activities of these entities and their conscious pursuit of various pro-ecological initiatives. In this context, it is impossible to ignore an important role of managers and their conscious decisions in this area (Dec and Masiukiewicz, 2021a;Sulich et al, 2021, Spoz, 2021. The surveyed companies were able to list both the types and numbers of pro-ecological initiatives undertaken by them and determine their impact on the net revenue and profit.…”

“…The development of enterprises must take place in symbiosis with the environment, expressed in the rational use of raw materials and other natural resources, efficient energy consumption, use of pro-ecological technological solutions and pursuit of all initiatives to protect the environment and prevent pollution (Wysocki, 2019). And it is primarily this aspect that should change the way managers think about environmental issues, no longer only as a challenge, but also as a duty (Dec and Masiukiewicz, 2021a). It also means that environmental issues should be taken into account in the integrated corporate economic account, i.e., the inclusion of social and environmental effects and resignation from the classic paradigm of economic rationality.…”