scholarly journals Extended Exergy Analysis (EEA) of Italy, 2013–2017

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2767
Author(s):  
Alfonso Biondi ◽  
Enrico Sciubba
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Exergy Analysis ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Large Dataset ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Exergy Analyses

In recent years, many studies have been published on the applications of exergy analyses to complex systems, including entire countries. Oddly, the results, although consistent, appear to lead to divergent conclusions. The underlying problem is that in a “pure” thermodynamic analysis, the so-called “externalities”, i.e., labor, capital, and environmental costs, are often neglected or only approximately included in the picture. In 1998, an extension of the theory that included the exergy content of the externalities was introduced, called “extended exergy accounting” (EEA). Its novelty consisted of the explicit inclusion of the exergy embodied in the externalities. The aim of this work is to use the results of the extended exergy accounting to obtain an indicator that can be used to assess the sustainable development of a country. First, a novel methodological approach to the theory is presented, based on the exploitation of a very large dataset obtained from several national and European statistical institutions. After a brief discussion of the theory, an application to the case of Italy is developed over a 5 years time window (2013–2017). The paper includes a comparison with the concurrent evolution of other sustainability indicators and of the gross domestic product (GDP) indicator. The results show a consistent trend for EE as compared with those of other indicators, and also convincingly proves that this trend is incompatible with that of the GDP. The EE indicator is called the exergy footprint, which also displays a remarkable sensitivity to both environmental and economic factors.

Ефективність інноваційної діяльності харчової промисловості в системі цілей сталого розвитку країни

Ekonomika APK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 319 (5) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Olha Kovalenko ◽  
Liudmyla Yashchenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Methodical Approach

The purpose of the article is to improve approaches to assessing the effectiveness of innovative activities of the food industry and its individual subsectors to identify prospects for development and problems that can hinder the sustainable development of this area of production and the country as a whole. Research methods. The article uses the methods of theoretical generalizations and comparisons, which made it possible to comprehensively consider and generalize methodological approaches to assessing the effectiveness of innovation in industries. When systematizing the calculated data by the intensity of innovation costs, the methods of statistical classification and grouping were used. To achieve the goal of the study, the methodology for assessing the level of manufacturability of industries has been improved (the OECD methodology is taken as a basis), which made it possible to re-evaluate the effectiveness of innovative activities in sub-sectors of the food industry with an emphasis on the computerization of production. Research results. The article presents a methodical approach to assessing the effectiveness of innovation in the food industry. The study is based on the OECD methodology for assessing the manufacturability of industries, which is to calculate the weighted average cost intensity of R & D. The application of this approach to the food industry has confirmed the too low level of its innovative manufacturability. It was found that due to the lack of relevant statistics on R&D expenditures, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of innovation in certain sectors of the food industry. It is proposed to solve this problem with the help of capital investment indicators, which are invested in the software of industries and are directly related to the level of computerization of technological processes. The obtained indicators of the intensity of software costs are ranked in descending order and divided into three groups according to the level of computerization, which characterizes the efficiency of innovation, as its level increases profits and profitability in industries. This will contribute to the goals of sustainable development of the country (including goals 2 and 9) and increase the competitiveness of the food industry. Scientific novelty. A methodological approach to assessing the effectiveness of innovative activities of sub-sectors of the food industry in Ukraine is proposed, which will contribute to the formation of a new look at the research methodology of this area of knowledge. Practical significance. Designed for professionals in the field of food industry economics, scientists, teachers, graduate students and students of higher educational institutions. The results of the study can be used by experts to assess the level of manufacturability of industries. Tabl.: 3. Refs.: 30.

Sustainable Development of the Arctic

2019 ◽  
pp. 396-415
Author(s):  
Liudmila Lapochkina ◽  
Elena Vetrova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
The North

Circumpolar territories and the regions related to the Arctic are those rich with natural resources. They have a high potential for the development of mining and extractive industries. The abundance with resources makes the North increasingly attractive for investments. However, circumpolar territories are characterized by peculiar socio-economic, natural, and climatic conditions which taken together frequently pose a negative impact on people and hinder the exploration opportunities of the Arctic resources. In global, regional, and sub-regional levels, the development of the Arctic is heavily regulated by multilateral international treaties. However, the issues of monitoring and assessment of the sustainable development of the Arctic remain open, which stems from the absence of agreed criteria and indicators for assessing sustainability in the context of national, regional, and scientific approaches. It necessitates the development of a specific methodological approach to the establishment of a system to monitor and assess the sustainable development of the Arctic.

scholarly journals Exploring the 'Cultural Tourism-Sustainable Development' Nexus: the Case of Croatia

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir Demonja ◽  
Tatjana Gredičak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Historical Methods

Abstract Modern environment in which operate tourism-economic factors is characterized by a high level of instability and the dynamics of change. Changes with its influences determine external operating conditions, over which micro organizational units have no control. In order to successfully survive it is necessary to identify and adapt to them. Marketing strategy of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, in this context, appears as an adequate approach. Strategic management enables planning on an analysis of past events, and in a special way takes into account estimates and projections of future conditions of the environment. Also, it should take into account that the coexistence of cultural heritage with the achievements of modern life is defined with sustainable development syntax. This paper in which research, formulation and presentation of the results were used the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative, descriptive and historical methods outlines the development and analyzes the current state of cultural tourism in Croatia, and discusses approach to effective strategic marketing management of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, focusing on the sustainable development of tourism.

scholarly journals From gross domestic product to wellbeing: How alternative indicators can help connect the new economy with the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Fioramonti ◽  
Luca Coscieme ◽  
Lars F Mortensen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
National Accounts ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

In a 2014 issue of Nature, members of our research group called for abandoning the gross domestic product as the key indicator in economic policymaking. In this new article, we argue that a new post–gross domestic product economy focusing on wellbeing rather than material output is already emerging in the Anthropocene, thanks to the convergence of policy reforms and economic shifts. At the policy level, the Sustainable Development Goals require policymakers to protect ecosystems, promote greater equality, and focus on long-term equitable development. At the economy level, the provision of services has outpaced industrial production as the key driver of prosperity, with innovative business models optimizing the match between supply and demand and giving rise to a burgeoning “sharing economy”, which produces value to people while reducing output and costs. The economic transformation already underway is, however, delayed by an obsolete system of measurement of economic performance still dominated by the gross domestic product–based national accounts, which rewards the incumbent and disincentives the new. We show that a different approach to measuring wellbeing and prosperity is the “missing link” we need to connect recent evolutions in policy and the economy with a view to activating a sustainable development paradigm for a good Anthropocene.

Risks typology of the banking system economic security and methodological approaches to their assessment

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
Elena V. FLENOVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Security Indicators

The aim of the study is to identify the advantages and limitations of the system of standards used in modern Russia as threshold values of indicators of threats to the economic security of the banking system. During the study, we developed the conceptual apparatus of the theory of economic security management, determined the composition of risks of the sustainable development of the banking system and analyzed indicators of threats to its functioning. In accordance with the goal, we presented interpretation of the conceptual structures “economic security of the banking system” and “banking security”. We carried out scientific research using the gnoseological potential of the theory of economic security, the theory of credit and banking, and the theory of risk management. To solve the research problems, we used methods of economic grouping, economic comparison (comparison), abstract-logical method, etc. The use of these methods made it possible to present a typology of risks and threats to the economic security of the banking system, as well as to analyze the methodological approach adopted by the banking segment of the Russian economy to determine threshold values of economic security indicators based on the use of standards. These standards are based on the accounting of indicators of capital adequacy level and indicators of return on capital. We formulated the advantages and disadvantages of this approach taking into account the interests of owners, managers and clients of banks and non-bank credit organizations. It is necessary to develop a methodology for determining the level of risks of the sustainable development of the banking system, taking into account the increase in the level of uncertainty of environmental factors. The obtained conclusions are a starting point for further study of indicators of threats to the economic security of the banking system and justification of their thresholds.

scholarly journals IMPROVING METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF COAL COMPANIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-341
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Timofeeva ◽  
Mikhail V. Mishenin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Integral Indicator

The article describes a methodological approach for assessing the sustainable development of coal companies, using an integral indicator with the inclusion of environmental indicators. The significance of the proposed methodology and the criteria for its compilation are described.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Dynamic Changes in Selected Areas of Sustainable Development of the European Union Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Bąk ◽  
Katarzyna Cheba
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The aim of the study is to determine the pace and directions of changes (understood as: improvement or deterioration) occurring in selected areas of sustainable development of EU Member States. The paper analyzes dynamics of changes in selected areas of sustainable development monitored on the basis of headline indicators published by Eurostat from 2008 to 2015. In the paper, three variants of reference points of synthetic measure of development were considered. On the basis of the obtained results, the countries in which the improvement in the sustainable development and its deterioration can be observed were identified. The results have confirmed the existence of significant developmental disparities between EU Member States in this field, but it should be noted that the obtained results depend on the methodological approach both to the selection of features and the adoption of a specific standardization formula, as well as the considered variants of reference points. The results obtained can be utilized in subsequent years to examine the directions of change observed both from the point of view of European Union as one organization, and the individual EU Member States.

scholarly journals Theoretical fundamentals of the concept of enterprise sustainable development management

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 175-184
Author(s):  
T. Lazorenko ◽  
I. Sholom
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Management ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Management Concept

The paper deals with the study and investigation of various theoretical approaches to the interpretation of “management” and “sustainable development” concepts, as well as the features of the sustainable development formation concept. It deals with the diversity of views concerning the sustainable development concept in terms of commercial enterprise. The importance of concept implementation is explained by the possibility of balancing the sustainability of all activity components, which provides the growth of socio-economic indicators while preserving the environment and natural resources. The purpose of the investigation is the theoretical substantiation of rationale of the meaning of enterprise sustainable development management concept and the principles of its provision. In the investigation process the following complex methodological approach are applied: theoretical generalization, synergetic, abstract-logical and graphical methods for more synthesized image of the investigated object. The main approaches for determining the enterprise sustainable development are studied and clarified. Emphasis is placed on the expediency of the integrated approach for ensuring the concept of sustainable development management as that one which takes into account the features of all components development and provides an overall assessment of the enterprise sustainability subsystems. The characteristics of the group of stability indicators are defined in this paper. Their definition makes it possible to carry out the detail analysis of activity aspects. Directions for the improvement of the organization conditions due to the implementation of sustainable development management concept are formulated. The importance of the chosen problem is caused by permanent search for effective management mechanisms focusing the management activity on current problems and factors of changing environment negatively affecting the enterprise sustainability. This means that the shifts in enterprise sustainable management provide the opportunity to implement an integrated management policy by required changes resulting in the optimization of business processes, the increase of the level of transparency in operation and the compliance with the principles of sustainable development while preserving the environment.

scholarly journals The achievement of the country’s sustainable development in the conditions of global threats

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 01029
Author(s):  
Nataliia Stukalo ◽  
Maryna Lytvyn ◽  
Yuriy Petrushenko ◽  
Yuliia Omelchenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Policy Adjustments

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development stipulates the need for economical use of natural resources and the introduction of green technologies to ensure the harmonious reconciliation of economic, social, and environmental development. However, the problems associated with the definition of the country’s sustainable development in conditions of global threats are far from being solved and require further theoretical efforts. So,the purpose of the article is to form a methodological approach to define the country’s sustainable development in conditions of global threats. The methods used in this study are the comparative and statistical analysis , the systematic approach – in creating the mechanism of ensuring the sustainable development of the world in conditions of global challenges. The analysis results show that the methodological approach allows assessing the country’s sustainable development considering global threats, which, in turn, policy adjustments to strengthen sustainable development in global crises. This study concludes that globalization’s process causes various changes; the positive or negative vector of these changes largely depends on the level of sustainable development of the country and the country’s position in the world economy. The higher the country’s sustainable development indicators, the more positive effects of globalization the state receives.

Sustainable Development Assessment of Commercial banks based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
N. N. Semenova ◽  
I. A. Ivanova ◽  
A. A. Vasil’kina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Stable State ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Unstable State ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Approaches

In the present context, the issues of sustainable development of commercial banks are becoming particularly relevant, since they largely determine the state of the country’s economy as a whole. At the same time, commercial banks operate under the influence of various factors of the internal and external environment, digital transformation and the transition to the fourth industrial revolution, which significantly changes the conditions of their functioning. The time lag in which a credit institution can be in a relatively static, stable state is reduced. In this regard, there is a need to develop a methodology for assessing the sustainable development of commercial banks. This paper aims to develop theoretical provisions and methods for assessing the sustainable development of commercial banks using the analytic hierarchy process. As a result of the research, theoretical approaches to the disclosure of the economic content of the sustainable development of commercial banks, as well as existing A methodological approach to assessing the sustainability of the bank’s development is justified, considering five components: economic, social, environmental, institutional and technological. Within the framework of this approach, criteria for their assessment are proposed for each of the components of the sustainability of the development of commercial banks, a scale of their relative importance is constructed and vectors are determined based on expert assessments. The authors make a conclusion that it is necessary to distinguish four types of stability of the bank’s development: absolute stability, normal stability, unstable state, crisis state. This approach can be used by commercial banks when developing a strategy for the sustainable development of financial and credit organizations. Prospects for further research may be associated with the development of alternative methods for assessing the sustainable development of commercial banks.

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