Pub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05382-y
Bangjun Wang, Tian Yu
Building a sustainable, efficient, and smart logistics system supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This study’s aim is to assess the green low-carbon logistics efficiency (GLLE) across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban Agglomeration (BTHUA) from 2008 to 2022. By developing a robust measurement index system and employing a three-stage super-efficiency SBM-DEA model along with the Global Malmquist–Luenberger index, we comprehensively evaluated GLLE, examining regional variations and key influencing factors within the BTHUA. After conducting multicollinearity tests and correlation analyses on the relevant variables, panel Tobit models and semi-parametric estimation methods were utilized to identify and analyze the Driving Factors affecting the GLLE. The study reveals that the BTHUA has high GLLE, with regional efficiency varying due to various factors. Initial efficiency measurements are often too high and need adjustment. Technological advancements positively impact GLLE, but scaling up the logistics industry could reduce efficiency. Efficient resource allocation can counteract environmental inequalities’ economic effects. The study stresses the need to balance foreign investment and innovation with environmental and resource goals, providing new insights for green logistics and industry transformation.
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As China transitions its national economy towards high-quality development, green management within enterprises is becoming a key factor in driving green innovation, especially in sustainable technologies. This study investigates how green management influences green innovation, focusing on the use of carbon-rich materials. It also examines the impact of senior executives’ environmental awareness, environmental regulations, and property rights on this relationship. The study uses data from A-listed enterprises in China, specifically in Shanghai and Shenzhen, from 2010 to 2021, employing a fixed effect model to analyze the effect of green management on green innovation. The study finds that green management significantly boosts green innovation within enterprises, particularly in developing carbon-rich materials for environmental remediation, sustainable energy, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. The environmental awareness of corporate leaders positively influences this relationship, highlighting the importance of leadership in promoting green strategies. However, strict environmental regulations tend to dampen innovation, suggesting the need for balanced policies. Additionally, state-owned enterprises are more likely to engage in green innovation, partly due to easier access to green development funds. The study recommends that enterprises strengthen their green management and investment strategies and that corporate leaders increase their environmental awareness. It also suggests that the government should refine environmental regulations to balance innovation with protection and improve financial support mechanisms to encourage more enterprises to participate in sustainable technology development, particularly in advancing carbon-rich materials for eco-friendly applications.
随着中国国民经济向高质量发展转型,企业内部的绿色管理正成为推动绿色创新,尤其是可持续技术创新的关键因素。本研究以富碳材料的使用为重点,探讨绿色管理如何影响绿色创新。研究还探讨了高级管理人员的环境意识、环境法规和产权对这一关系的影响。研究使用了 2010 年至 2021 年中国 A 股上市企业(尤其是上海和深圳)的数据,采用固定效应模型分析了绿色管理对绿色创新的影响。研究发现,绿色管理极大地促进了企业内部的绿色创新,尤其是在开发用于环境修复的富碳材料、可持续能源以及碳捕集与封存(CCS)技术方面。企业领导者的环保意识对这一关系产生了积极影响,凸显了领导力在推动绿色战略方面的重要性。然而,严格的环境法规往往会抑制创新,这表明需要制定平衡的政策。此外,国有企业更有可能参与绿色创新,部分原因是更容易获得绿色发展基金。研究建议,企业应加强绿色管理和投资战略,企业领导者应提高环保意识。研究还建议,政府应完善环境法规,平衡创新与保护之间的关系,并改善财政支持机制,鼓励更多企业参与可持续技术开发,尤其是在推进富碳材料的生态友好型应用方面。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-09DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05359-x
Josiah Nii Adu Quaye, Jamie P. Halsall, Ernest Christian Winful, Michael Snowden, Frank Frimpong Opuni, Denis Hyams-Ssekasi, Emelia Ohene Afriyie, Kofi Opoku-Asante, Elikem Chosniel Ocloo, Bethany Fairhurst
Ghana is regarded as one of the main nations driving social enterprise development in all of Africa, despite the lack of a policy for the social enterprise sub-sector. Regardless of these trailblazing initiatives, the sub-sector is still young and vulnerable. As a result, the time is right for the government to implement policy reforms to expedite the growth of the sub-sector, which offers an alternative business model for the achievement of the social and environmental goals embodied in the global goals. All nations are urged to take immediate action in response to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which offer a global framework for achieving global development while balancing social, economic, and environmental sustainability. The methodology adopted is qualitative in nature, whereby focus group discussions were held, bringing together key stakeholders from the social enterprise sector, industry, academia, and civil society organisations (CSOs) to provide insights into how social enterprises will contribute to SDG achievement. This paper aims to generate new insights into how social enterprises can provide a solution to the UN’s SDGs from the Ghanaian perspective. Our findings reveal a strong link between solving social problems through social businesses and achieving the SDGs, and that social enterprises represent an ideal business model for achieving the SDGs. Their mission-driven approach, innovative solutions, focus on empowerment and inclusion, utilisation of market mechanisms, collaboration and partnership, and understanding and knowledge of local contexts collectively position social enterprises as powerful catalysts for sustainable development.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-09DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05310-0
Mary I. Waheeb, Fahd A. Hemeida, Abdelaziz F. Mohamed
Egypt tends to construct new cities to provide social housing for its citizens. However, the planning of urban residential districts (URDs) in these cities lacks provisions for natural ventilation (NV), and indoor-outdoor thermal comfort, resulting in increased energy consumption during the summer months. This research aims to create a sustainable design through biomimicry to reduce the universal thermal climate index (UTCI) values in the URD in New Aswan thereby enhancing outdoor thermal comfort and reducing energy consumption inside buildings at the level of URD. In this research, the approach of prairie dogs in building their burrows was followed to rearrange and reorient the buildings. Autodesk CFD, Rhino7, Grasshopper, Ladybug, Honeybee, and Dragonfly software was used in the simulation. The rearrangement of the buildings, specifically the oriented design in the east-west direction, caused a difference in pressure between the buildings, leading to improved NV between the buildings. The improvement of NV resulted in a 4.2 °C reduction in UTCI values during specific hours over the six different days in the six summer months, resulting in significant energy savings of 10407.28946 KWh in the URD. The occurrence of a pressure difference between buildings not only improved NV but also enhanced outdoor and indoor thermal comfort, promoting energy conservation. Therefore, careful consideration of the arrangement and orientation of buildings is essential to establish sustainable URDs. Although the difference between the results is slight, it creates substantial differences in the long term for UTCI values, thus the energy conservation in the URDs.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-09DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05385-9
Karambir Singh Dhayal, David Forgenie, Arun Kumar Giri, Nikmatul Khoiriyah, Wendy-Ann P. Isaac
India’s rapid industrialisation and burgeoning population have positioned the nation as a leading global carbon dioxide emitter primarily responsible for climate change. This study delves into various critical factors driving emissions and proposes actionable strategies for a sustainable green economy. This study examines the impact of the energy mix (comprising fossil fuel usage and green energy consumption), forest cover, population, and agricultural production towards carbon emissions (CO2) in India from 1990 to 2019. This study makes use of the autoregressive distributed lagged model and co-integration analysis. The study also uses the Toda and Yamamoto causality test to explore causal relationships among variables. While green energy shows potential for CO2 reduction, further efforts are needed to promote its use. The present study necessitates several urgent and robust policy interventions, including transitioning to clean energy, enforcing afforestation initiatives, managing population growth sustainably, and promoting eco-friendly agricultural practices. These measures are essential for balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability, aligning with India’s commitment to meeting the sustainable development goals.