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Disclosure of Non-Financial Information in Banks - an ESG Perspective. Regulatory Requirements and Banking Practice

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Szewczyk Ł., Szustak G.

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio H – Oeconomia

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2023

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vol. 57

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issue 2

157-174

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Theoretical background: Banks, due to their nature and a specific role in the economy, are subject to significant regulations in the field of their activities. Currently, the increasing importance of ESG regulations is noticeable, which is on the one hand the result of changing requirements within the EU, as well as ownership requirements and noticeable market pressure. Non-financial disclosures in the area of ESG are becoming permanent and important element of the information policy of banks. Banks manage to monitor the indicators of their own environmental policy or disclose social and employee issues, although this certainly involves additional reporting burdens, and the scope of disclosures as well as the degree of their significance still vary. Purpose of the article: The aim of the study is to identify, systematize and evaluate EU regulations in the area of ESG disclosures relating to the banking sector, taking into account the identification of major limitations related to their implementation. Research methods: The literature review as well as ESG reporting regulations overview and a case study which presents the ESG disclosure practice. Main findings: Effective communication of a bank with its stakeholders is of a crucial importance. As indicated, the legal solutions in this area are new, there are possibilities for their different interpretation, the practice has also not yet been developed. In addition, and perhaps above all, information on the imple mentation of environmental goals indicated in the Taxonomy flows to banks from their clients. Therefore, the approach of bank customers to the discussed issues is important, while for banks it is and will be a huge challenge to verify whether the financed investment is actually ecological and the business activity of the bank’s client is sustainable.

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Malaysia Health Information Exchange: A systematic review

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Ismail N. I., Abdullah N. H.

Business and Economic Horizons

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2017

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vol. Volume 13

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issue Issue 5

706-721

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Malaysia Health Information Exchange (MyHiX) is part of Health Transformation System, which is a national agenda to improve the healthcare service using ICT as an enabler. Its main focus is to share patients’ discharge summary or clinical summary among healthcare facilities. This initiative was launched in November 2008. However, nine years after its launch, MyHiX has been successfully implemented only in eight healthcare institutions in Malaysia. Therefore, this paper presents a systematic review of the existing literatures related to Health Information Exchange or MyHiX, with the aim of exploring the empirical gaps and issues associated with its implementation. Six databases were used to locate relevant studies, namely IEEE, Proquest, Emerald, Science Direct, Google Scholar and Scopus. In total, 70 studies met the inclusion criteria. Further thematic analysis of these studies revealed that issues of MyHIX implementation could be categorized into technological, organizational, environmental and human contexts.

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Basic principles of education for sustainable development and their role in formation of ecocentric outlook

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NAGORNIUK O., NAGORNIUK O.

Edukacja-Technika-Informatyka

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2012

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vol. 3

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issue 1

217-222

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It is considered the features of formation of ecocentric outlook on the principles of environmental education. The necessarily to solve the problems of harmonization of relations between man and nature in three areas: converting, educational, ethical and aesthetic.

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W artykule przedstawiono cechy formowania się ekocentrycznego światopoglądu na zasadach edukacji ekologicznej. Istnieje potrzeba opracowania rozwiązań problemów harmonizacji relacji między człowiekiem a naturą w trzech obszarach: konwersji, edukacyjnym, etyczno-estetycznym.

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The beginning and development of the socio-cultural animation in Poland

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Cichosz M.

Journal of Modern Science

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2017

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issue 4(35)

51-64

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Socio-Cultural Animation is currently one of the most significant areas of educational activity discussed within social pedagogy. Among social work, tutelary work or health education, it is one of the most important areas of educational practice widely studied within social pedagogy and, consequently, transferred on the specific methodology of practical activities. Simultaneously, it is worthwhile to indicate the significance of the space which encompasses this practice – namely Culture. It is one of the most rudimentary areas influencing human upbringing process, their development and social activity. Therefore, Socio-Cultural Animation is a very important and key area of pedagogical activity. At the same time, being a specific type of reflection, it has undergone and still undergoes the process of development. The reflection over the educational activity undertaken within and through culture, experienced various stages of its recognition. At the very beginning, when it appeared in the circle of interests of the social pedagogy forerunners, it was treated (in a specific sociopolitical context) as an area of educational activities with an important role of institutions which ought to undertake such activities under certain social conditions. The notion of animation was then associated with the concept of creative activity which has remained its constitutive feature as educational practice up to this point. The following years of reflections over socio-cultural animation maintained its more institutional and functional character, yet, it was more and more frequently connected and more clearly implemented with the notion of cultural education as part of the pedagogy of culture. Currently there are various ways of understanding socio-cultural animation accepted by social pedagogy. One of them is the concept of environmental education which sees the area of culture as the important and desired space of realizing education.

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Short introduction to shale gas extraction and production in Poland

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Gruszczyński K. J.

Security Dimensions: International & National Studies

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2014

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vol. 12(12)

47-68

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The economic significance of shale gas in Poland cannot be underestimated. In 2010 Poland was considered among the most promising of European countries for replicating the American shale gas boom. A study undertaken in 2011 by the United States Energy Information Administration placed Poland first among European countries in terms of technically recoverable reserves. Later reports downgraded the estimate of recoverable gas. In the EU member states were increasing reliance on imports from outside the EU, especially from Federation of Russia. For instance France currently imports gas from Algeria, the Netherlands, Russia and Norway, the UK from Norway and the Netherlands and LNG from Qatar. In addition, geopolitical factors may make shale gas in the EU more expensive to produce, and there are also infrastructure challenges. Other challenges include fracking litigation both in the United States and UK with the potential aftermath for European courts. In the United States, landowners often stand to benefit financially from drilling on their property-if they own the underground resources, they may receive a bonus or royalties upon leasing to an oil company in order to develop the resources. On the other hand, among the many obstacles in further development of shale gas might be the possible impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and on human health.

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A panel data estimation of the determinants of life expectancy in selected SAARC countries

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JAFRIN N., MASUD M. M., SEIF A. N. M., MAHI M., KHANAM M.

Operations Research and Decisions

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2021

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vol. 31

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issue 4

69-87

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The precarious and decisive dy namics concerning the health of the populat ion of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries has called for further inquiry into the determinants of life expectancy (LE) in this region. Hence, the current paper employs the panel data estimation methods to analyse the economic, social, demographic, environmental, and technological factors influencing LE in five SAARC countries. These countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) are selected as they are favoured by the country similarity theory and other identical contexts. Available secondary data from 2000 to 2016 were obtained from the World Bank and UNDP databases for the specfic countries. The results reveal that the mean year of schooling and sanitation services are significant positive predictors of life expectancy at birth (LEAB). However, the total fertility rate, urban population, and CO2 emissions negatively influence life expectancy. Furthermore, the impact of health expenditure on life expectancy is significant but negative, which is unconventional. On the other hand, other independent variables, such as GDP, gross capital formation, internet usage, and mobile cellular subscription turn out to be insignificant predictors of LEAB. Our aggregate findings reveal some common factors on which the governments of SAARC countries can colla borate to improve the LEAB of the region while identifying some idiosyncratic factors that require tailored attention of the governments and policymakers of the respective nations.

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China's Dilemmas on the Road to Reforms Under Xi Jinping

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Värk J.

Baltic Journal of European Studies

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

133-149

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On 15 November 2012, at the plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping was elected the Party' general secretary, whereas he also became the chairman of the influential Central Military Commission. Too eager to wait to be inaugurated as President of the People' Republic of China in March 2013, the new national leader announced that in the following decade he is guided by the main objective of his predecessor Hu Jintao to double the prosperity of the people by the year 2020 and to keep the country' economy stable and growing fast. Unfortunately, it will be difficult for the new leader of China to implement his intentions, since, presumably, the country' new leadership will be from the older generation, hardliners, and, most importantly, politically conservative. But the difficulties lie in carrying out economic reforms because of rampant corruption and shadow banking in the central apparatus and in regions. According to the World Bank' analysis, China has become the world' largest economy. But the large expenditures to military reform and environmental protection are not sufficient for Xi Jinping to accomplish the goal to raise significantly the poor living standards of Chinese people. China has also faced difficulties in complying with the basic principles of its foreign policy, especially after the annexation of Crimea and its incorporation into the Russian Federation by China' strategic partner, Russia. In the past, China has carried out campaigns against “Americanization”, although with no tangible results. Thus, the leaders of today' China are faced with a number of dilemmas.

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Selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns subjected to the therapeutic hypothermia – a case control study

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Barnaś E., Basiuha I., Porada E., Sobolewski M., Skręt-Magierło J., Pakharenko L.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2022

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vol. 36

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issue 1

59-68

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Objectives Hypothermia is an established method of treating severe forms of perinatal hypoxia in newborns. Some of them develop neonatal encephalopathy, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, prophylaxis of this pathology is important as well as determining environmental factors in mothers of newborns affected by this pathology. The aim of the study was to assess of selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns qualified for hypothermia. Material and Methods The material consisted of 102 subjects, including 51 mothers of newborns with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy referred for hypothermia treatment (group I) and 51 mothers of newborns without signs of hypoxia (group II). The case-control study was carried out in the third level reference centre. It is 1 of 20 centers of therapeutic hypothermia for newborn in Poland. Data was collected based on a data collection sheet. Study groups were compared in terms of demographic and environmental data. The odds ratio (OR) was determined and the logistic regression analysis of univariate and multivariate regression was used to determine the probability of the need for hypothermia in the study group. Results The groups did not differ in terms of age, BMI and place of living. The need to use hypothermia increased in pregnant women living together with their parents (OR = 6.8, 95% CI: 2.4–19.6) also in case of exposure to factors at the workplace, i.e., noise (OR = 4.1, 95% CI: 1.1–15.5). Conclusions Based on the results of our case-control study we postulate to pay attention during preconception care to proper preparation for pregnancy especially in younger women exposed to nuisance in the work environment and at home. In this area postulated activities should include education programs, in close cooperation occupational medicine practitioners and obstetricians even before the conception as a part of pre-conception counseling. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):59–68

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Rozpoznawanie granic ingerencji człowieka w środowisko przyrodnicze

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Latawiec M.

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae

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2016

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vol. 14

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issue 1

77-97

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In this article the author discusses the problem of crossing the boundaries of human intervention in the environment that affect both nature and man. Setting limits on human interference in nature (and in man himself) is dependent on the type of the boundaries. For this reason, the author presents the issues of the role and development of human interference in nature, an attempt to justify the current intervention as well as the associated dilemmas. For the purpose of this analysis, the author formulates a definition of borderline interference in nature. Finally, the author gives examples of exceeding the permissible limits.

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W niniejszym artykule autor omawia problem takiego przekraczania granic ingerencji człowieka w środowisko naturalne, które oddziałuje zarówno na naturę, jak i człowieka. Ustalenie granic ingerencji człowieka w naturę (i w siebie samego) jest zależne od rodzaju tych granic. Z tego względu autor prezentuje kwestie roli i wzrostu ingerencji człowieka w naturę, próbę usprawiedliwienia współczesnych ingerencji i związane z tym dylematy. Dla potrzeb tej analizy zostaje zdefiniowana linia graniczna ingerencji w naturę. W części końcowej wskazane są przykłady rozszerzania dopuszczalnych ograniczeń.

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BIOETYKI KULTUROWE W AMERYCE ŁACIŃSKIEJ

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STRZĄDAŁA A.

Ameryka Łacińska. Kwartalnik analityczno-informacyjny

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2017

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issue 1(91)

27-46

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W artykule została przedstawiona charakterystyka bioetyki łacińskiej, jej korzenie i geneza, rozwój w poszczególnych, wybranych krajach, a także typowa problematyka. Bioetyka łacińska u swych początków jako dyscyplina akademicka czerpała głównie ze Stanów Zjednoczonych. Niewspółmierność problematyki paradygmatów bioetyki zachodniej do realiów krajów łacińskich doprowadziła do przewartościowania i prób wypracowania własnej, swoistej, bardziej adekwatnej bioetyki kulturowej.

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The text describes bioethics in Latin America, focuses on its origins, essential issues and historical development in different countries. At first bioethics in Latin America was based on the Western and especially American patterns. However, because of completely different social, political, cultural and historical context, it was impossible to transfer directly the American resolution to Latin America. As a consequence, a new, specific and culturally adequate bioethics emerged.

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[Artykuł wycofany przez Redakcję] IMPACT OF THE ROLE OF THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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Kęskiewicz A.

International Journal of Legal Studies (IJOLS)

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2018

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issue 4(2)

77-89

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The use of dogmatic-legal, empirical and linguistic semantics methodology is focused on sharing for better understanding of the law. Therefore, views on European jurisprudence have been presented in the paper. Without a doubt, the law-making nature of European Union law takes into account the field of environmental protection. Articles in law define the tasks that are important from the point of view of European legislation. The written nature of these determinants of the reasoning of the possibilities of environmental protection plays an important role in the interpretation of environmental law.

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Wykorzystanie metodologii dogmatyczno-prawnej, empirycznej i językowej w semantykach polega na dzieleniu się w celu lepszego zrozumienia prawa. W związku z tym przedstawiono poglądy na temat europejskiego orzecznictwa. Bez wątpienia, prawo stanowienia prawa Unii Europejskiej uwzględnia dziedzinę ochrony środowiska. Artykuły prawne definiują zadania ważne z punktu widzenia prawodawstwa europejskiego. Pisemny charakter tych determinant rozumowania o możliwościach ochrony środowiska odgrywają ważną rolę w interpretacji prawa ochrony środowiska.

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Blockchain and supply chain sustainability

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Rejeb A., Rejeb K.

LogForum

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2020

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vol. 16

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issue 3

363-372

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Background: Supply chain sustainability is a central concern of most organizations. The main objective of sustainable supply chains is to create and maintain long term economic, social, and environmental value for all stakeholders involved in delivering products and services to markets. As sustainability constitutes one of the critical drivers of innovation, the recent emergence of blockchain technology typifies the disruptive impact of digital innovation on supply chain sustainability. Blockchain is a foundational technology that poses a shift in the development of supply chain sustainability. Methods: Despite the increasing importance of blockchain in improving supply chain efficiencies and bringing societal changes, research investigating its potentialities from the lens of sustainability is scarce. Therefore, the primary goal of this paper is to fill this knowledge gap and synthesize the literature from leading journals on the topic of blockchain and its relation to supply chain sustainability. Papers were collected from different scientific databases and carefully analyzed. The possibilities of blockchains are identified and classified according to the triple bottom line framework, namely the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Results and conclusions: The majority of studies focused on the economic implications of blockchains on supply chains. The sustainable economic aspects of the technology identified in the reviewed literature are mostly the transformational potentials of blockchains and their capabilities to drive new disintermediated business models, higher operational efficiencies, cost advantages, and additional sources of value creation. The social empowerment of supply chains is found through the ability of blockchain to create trustful relationships among supply chain partners, increase food safety, support humanitarian logistics, and promote social equity. Moreover, firms attempting to move forward in their environmental policies and strategies can use blockchain to extend their efforts to improve their environmental practices across the supply chain, reduce the strain on energy and natural resources, and offer environmentally friendly products.

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Wstęp: Zrównoważoność łańcucha dostaw leży w centrum zainteresowania większości organizacji. Głównym celem zrównoważonych łańcuchów dostaw jest stworzenie i utrzymanie długoterminowych ekonomicznych, socjalnych i ekologicznych zysków dla wszystkich akcjonariuszy w trakcie dostaw produktów i usług na rynek. Rozwój zrównoważony wydaje się być jednym z krytycznych czynników innowacyjności, ostatnio pojawiające się technologie blockchain mają istotny wpływ na zrównoważoność łańcuchów dostaw. Blockchain jest technologią, która może istotnie przyczynić się do rozwoju zrównoważonego łańcucha dostaw. Metody: Pomimo rosnącego zainteresowania znaczenie blockchainu dla poprawy efektywności łańcuchów dostaw, istnieje bardzo mało badań I publikacji na ten temat. Dlatego ten celem tej pracy było wypełnienie istniejącej luki i stworzeni syntezy literatury naukowej na blockchain oraz jego relacji ze zrównoważonym łańcuchem dostaw. Prace badawcze były uzyskane z różnych baz publikacyjnych i poddane wnikliwej analizie. Możliwości wynikające ze stosowania blockchain zostały zidentyfikowane i sklasyfikowane w odniesienie do wymiaru ekonomicznego, socjalnego, środowiskowego oraz rozwoju zrównoważonego. Wyniki i wnioski: Większość prac badawczych skupia się na ekonomicznych wpływach blockchainu na łańcuch dostaw. Zrównoważone ekonomiczne aspekty technologii zidentyfikowane w badanej literaturze głównie dotyczą możliwości transformacji przez blockchain oraz możliwości zmiany modelu biznesowego, zwiększenie efektywności operacyjne, korzyści kosztowych oraz dodatkowych źródeł finansowania. Zalety socjalne łańcuchów dostaw są widziane głównie w możliwości stworzenie zaufanych relacji między partnerami biznesowymi, wzroście bezpieczeństwa żywności, wspomożeniu logistyki humanitarnej oraz promocji równości socjalnej. Jednocześnie firmy starają się zmienić swoją politykę środowiskową używając blockchainu dla zwiększenie swoich praktyk ekologicznych w obrębie łańcuchów dostaw, redukcję zużycia energii i zasobów naturalnych oraz wprowadzenie produktów przyjaznych środowisku.

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Troska pastoralna o środowisko naturalne w parafiach w Polsce

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Przybyłowski J. K.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2019

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vol. 40

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issue 1

11-22

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Artykuł przedstawia zadania pastoralne parafii w Polsce w dziedzinie ekologii. Z powodu degradacji środowiska naturalnego cierpią przede wszystkim ludzie. Ponieważ to działalność człowieka przyczynia się do dewastacji natury, dlatego najbardziej skuteczne w ochronie środowiska będą działania podejmowane w obrębie parafii, których „domem” jest terytorium, na którym zamieszkują jej członkowie. Pierwszym zadaniem jest działalność na rzecz uświadomienia proekologicznego, dalej nawrócenie ekologiczne i zmiana stylu życia parafian na co dzień. W praktycznych wskazaniach zostały zaproponowane konkretne działania w parafiach na rzecz ochrony środowiska w Polsce, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ochrony życia osoby ludzkiej od poczęcia do naturalnej śmierci.

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The article presents pastoral tasks of parishes in Poland in the field of ecology. Environmental degradation first and foremostly affects people. Since it is human activity that contributes to the devastation of nature, the most effective way to protect the environment seem to be actions undertaken in parishes and on the territory where their members live. The first task consists in raising environmental awareness among parishioners, followed by ecological conversion and change their daily lifestyle. The article presents some practical guidelines regarding specific actions proposed in parishes for the protection of the environment in Poland, with particular emphasis on the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

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Disclosure of Non-Financial Information in Banks - an ESG Perspective. Regulatory Requirements and Banking Practice

Malaysia Health Information Exchange: A systematic review

Basic principles of education for sustainable development and their role in formation of ecocentric outlook

The beginning and development of the socio-cultural animation in Poland

Short introduction to shale gas extraction and production in Poland

A panel data estimation of the determinants of life expectancy in selected SAARC countries

China's Dilemmas on the Road to Reforms Under Xi Jinping

Selected environmental factors in mothers of newborns subjected to the therapeutic hypothermia – a case control study

Rozpoznawanie granic ingerencji człowieka w środowisko przyrodnicze

BIOETYKI KULTUROWE W AMERYCE ŁACIŃSKIEJ

[Artykuł wycofany przez Redakcję] IMPACT OF THE ROLE OF THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Blockchain and supply chain sustainability

Troska pastoralna o środowisko naturalne w parafiach w Polsce