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Scientific and Technological Progress, Political Beliefs and Environmental Sustainability

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Makrakis V.
Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
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2012
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vol. 3
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issue 1
63-74
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With the development of science and technology, a basically optimistic ideology of progress has emerged. This deterministic attitude has been challenged in recent decades as a result of harmful side-effects generated by the way technology and science have been approached and used. The study presented here is a part of a larger international and comparative study dealing with global/environmental issues related to political orientation, science and technology. 3 080 pre-service teachers from Finland, Greece, Sweden, Japan and Holland answered a closed-end survey instrument. The results of this study show that none of the sample country respondents identified themselves as optimists concerning the impact of science and technology on society and environment. The no-stance and the pessimistic attitudes towards technology and science seem to derive from the human and environmental costs associated with science and technology development. A strong connection was found between environmental consciousness and attitudes towards the role and impact of science and technology on society. These results indicate that society and education, in particular, should place higher critical concerns about scientific and technological issues and their relation to the development of a sustainable society.
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Construction of a composite measure describing the quality of the environment in Poland

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Frodyma K.
Mathematical Economics
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2012
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issue 8 (15)
29-44
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The concept of sustainable development is a hot and widely discussed issue. In this paper we will discuss only one aspect of sustainable development, namely environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability is understood as a target state in a positive environment which is claimed by the rational economy of natural resources and outlays for environmental protection. Environmental sustainability assessment involves the construction of suitable metrics. The purpose of this paper is the construction of a composite measure that describes the state of the environment, in particular voivodships in Poland. Composite measure, describing the state of the environment and measures of sub-composite related to the specific domain of environmental sustainability, will be built based on selected indicators presented in “a shortlist of regional indicators” developed by the team of T. Borys (Borys (ed.), 2005). For the construction of composite measures, two different indicators of development will be applied. The arithmetic mean is used as an example of a linear measure. As regards a non-linear measure, we selected a development pattern method. We used these two methods to rank Polish voivodships in terms of the state of their natural environment. Subsequently, these composite measures were compared.
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Using Photovoice to Explore Environmental Sustainability Across Languages and Cultures

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Cook K., Brown A., Ballard G.
Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
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2016
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vol. 7
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issue 1
49-67
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Though work in the area of photovoice (in which students take photos to structure a dialogue that can serve to advance social action as the community responds to the participants’ perspectives and locates them in solution-generation) has been conducted in science education research to focus on learner’s experiences, little has been done to showcase community members’ perspectives resulting from the photovoice experience-though it is here that photovoice holds the most potential to effect positive change locally. The research presented here, conducted during a study abroad course taught in Costa Rica, seeks to understand the ways in which the experience of photovoice stimulated an understanding of and connection to local sustainability issues and to those for whom these issues are most pressing. The study involves a cross-cultural and cross-linguistic exchange of ideas regarding sustainable crop development between study abroad students and community members in a rural mountain town in Costa Rica. Results indicated that the experience of photovoice broadened and enriched all participants’ understanding of environmental sustainability-university students and local residents-as well as inspired critique of socio-scientific issues of personal relevance and impact. Photovoice is thus presented as a rich and engaging instructional technique that also serves as a community participation tool with potential for connecting students and communities from distinct cultures and languages.
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Ecogynism as Unspoken Dialogue between Humans and Nature

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Elechi M.
Dialogue and Universalism
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2023
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issue 2
207-219
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The possibility of dialogue between human beings and nature has been a subject of controversy with fundamental interpretations and reinterpretations among philosophers. Some have argued that the idea of human–nature dialogue is ill-informed, absurd and misleading because humans and non-humans lack the capacity for mutual linguistic understanding and reciprocity. This paper argues otherwise, by appropriating Marie Pauline Eboh’s concept of “Ecogynism as Unspoken Dialogue” to analytically show the dialogical possibility between human beings and nature. Ecogynism is considered as an approach and method towards the consideration of a new form of dialogue with a view to achieving friendly and harmonious synthesis of existence, and proffering solutions to natural disasters and issues relating to environmental sustainability. However, the form of dialogue accentuated in this article is not akin to conversation or discussion that requires an exchange of views, but an unspoken dialogue that is based on meta-epistemic and existential modes of communication, sensibility, and interaction, to reveal the natural interrelatedness and mutuality of all existents and supplant the dominance of androcentrism.
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Correction: Al-Khraif et al. Saudi Arabia’s City-Ranking Index (SACRI) methodology executed: Preliminary findings

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Al-Khraif R. M., Elsegaey I., Al-Mogarry M., Abdul Salam A.
Journal of Economics and Management
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2023
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vol. 45
44-46
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The original article: Al-Khraif, R. M., Elsegaey, I., Al-Mogarry, M., & Abdul Salam, A. (2022). Saudi Arabia’s City-Ranking Index (SACRI) methodology executed: Preliminary findings. Journal of Economics & Management, 44, 376-392. https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2022.44.15 Text Correction Errata is essential due to (i) updating of database with more relevant information, (ii) more objective evaluations and analyses carried out, and (iii) appraisals with benchmarked variables. So, errata could justify continuation of this research.
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Pre-Service Teachers' Use of Images in Integrating Environmental Sustainability Lessons

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Muthersbaugh D., Kern A.
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
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2012
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vol. 14
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issue 1
67-79
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Environmental sustainability is a topic widely discussed in the field of science education, yet, few entities have committed to developing environmental sustainability education standards. The Washington State Department of Education has created K-12 Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Learning Standards (IESLS, 2009), which align with current research and practices in environmental and sustainability education. This study focuses on the perceptions of secondary pre-service teachers about the use of images to teach environmental sustainability topics integrated in their content area. The research explores the question what secondary pre-service teachers' perceptions of sustainability and using images to teach environmental sustainability topics in their content area are. The participants were comprised of secondary pre-service teachers enrolled in an instructional methodology course from a small university in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Teaching environmental sustainability and integrating lessons using images had a noticeable impact on pre-service teachers' perceived future teaching practices. Participants also changed beliefs over the course of the study about using images to teach environmental sustainability topics.
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Možnosti využitia prostriedkov virtuálneho sveta vo vzdelávaní

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TOLOCHKO S., LYMAR V., RIDEI N.
Edukacja-Technika-Informatyka
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2016
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vol. 7
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issue 2
258-263
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The paper is devoted to understanding the influence of economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability on education. It was concluded that national economic competitiveness is linked to intellectual and capital and is driven by knowledge, and innovation. Sustainable development requires an understanding of the complexity of the global ecosystem and of creative problem-solving to find solutions to ‘wicked problems’ such as that of reconciling economic activity with a sustainable environment. It was highlighted the following overarching needs to: give a higher profile to the notion of interdependence: how closely one part of an ecosystem is linked to and depends upon another; making humanity more aware of its own fragility on this planet; highlight the role of cooperation: problems faced will only be resolved by international cooperation; develop the notion of a global public good: environmental sustainability can only be achieved by trans ceding particular national or individual needs.
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German enterprises and the changes in energy economics due to increased concerns regarding environmental sustainability

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Weber G.
Management & Marketing
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2015
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vol. 10
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issue 1
74-91
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This article is part of a first year doctoral research regarding the current state of knowledge in environmental sustainability, energy economics and their impact on European enterprises. As the current changes and modifications of the German energy economics system are observed by people all around the globe, the current paper analyzes what has been said until now in the scientific literature on character of the new strategy for energy consumption and production in Germany and its impact on environmental and social sustainability. With the help of two questionnaire-based surveys conducted in 2013 and 2014 through the German DIHK1, German enterprises were surveyed in order to: identify potential differences and similarities between the two periods, identify the effects of the energy transition on companies’ profitability, and analyze these effects and compare the results in terms of potential trend developments. The research findings confirmed that changes in the energy system affect not only the environmental sustainability only, but also the economy, in some cases even independent of the stage in which the changing system of the economy presently is.
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Navigating the paradox of social development: intersections of technology, exploitation, and sustainable welfare

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Baranowski M.
Przegląd Krytyczny
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2023
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vol. 5
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issue 2
7-14
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This paper explores the multifaceted concept of social development within economically advanced countries, delving into the implicit assumption of technological advancement as a cornerstone for well-functioning economies. While digital technologies shape broad socio-economic processes, a counterfactual perspective emerges when examining social development through the lens of (nature-based) social welfare. The analysis encompasses the coexistence of advanced technologies with disparities in living standards, resource appropriation mechanisms impacting both populations and environments, and the underexplored negative consequences of techno-economic development. The article addresses the visible and invisible impacts of information technologies, emphasising issues of labour exploitation, resource extraction practices, and the environmental costs of digital production. Critically assessing optimistic scenarios, the paper suggests the need to broaden discussions beyond the positive aspects of technology, considering the challenges for sustainable welfare posed by exploitative labour, resource extraction, and inequitable benefits. The study advocates for an inclusive approach to (nature-based) social welfare, encompassing marginalised issues and proposing concepts such as degrowth as potential solutions to the rapid development of information technologies and their societal implications.
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Nigerian senior secondary school science teachers’ knowledge and attitude towards education for environmental sustainability

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Owoyemi T. E., Monday M.
Społeczeństwo i Rodzina
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2015
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issue 1(42)
61-77
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The study investigated science teachers’ knowledge and attitude towards education for environmental sustainability. One hundred and fifty senior secondary school teachers were randomly selected for the study. An adapted survey instrument was used to collect data which was then analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study showed that a reasonable percentage of the science teachers indicated that they have heard and could explain issues that concern environmental sustainability. But on the contrary, results of the test on their actual knowledge revealed a significant gap between their indications and knowledge possessed on environmental issues raised in the study. They also had positive attitude toward the teaching of education for environmental sustainability and clamoured for a change in the teacher training institutions curriculum in order to ensure education for sustainability. However, disparity between their actual knowledge and attitude towards teaching sustainability suggests that their intentions to teach about sustainability might be unrealised if their knowledge on education for environmental sustainability is not enhanced. It was recommended among others that education for sustainability and environmental education should be introduced as a matter of urgency at all levels of our education and it should be infused into the curriculum of the schools where teachers are trained.
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W niniejszym opracowaniu przedstawiono wyniki badań dotyczących wiedzy i postaw nauczycieli nauk ścisłych wobec edukacji na rzecz ekorozwoju. W celu realizacji badań zostało wybranych losowo 150 nauczycieli ze szkół średnich. Zaadaptowano też narzędzie badania opinii, użyte do zebrania danych, które następnie poddano analizie przy wykorzystaniu statystyki opisowej. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że nauczyciele nauk ścisłych w niezbyt dużym stopniu sygnalizują, iż słyszeli i mogli wyjaśnić kwestie dotyczące ekorozwoju. Przeciwnie, rezultaty testu weryfikującego ich faktyczną wiedzę ujawniły znaczącą różnicę między dokonanymi przez nich wskazaniami a posiadaną wiedzą na temat poruszonych w badaniu kwestii związanych ze środowiskiem. Badani ujawnili pozytywną postawę wobec realizacji zajęć z edukacji dla ekorozwoju, wyraźnie domagając się sprzyjających temu zmian w programach nauczania instytucji kształcących nauczycieli. Jednakowoż dysproporcja między ich rzeczywistą wiedzą i postawą wobec nauczania zrównoważonego rozwoju sugeruje, że ich intencje mogą pozostać niezrealizowane w przypadku, gdy nie podniesie się ich wiedzy w zakresie edukacji na rzecz ekorozwoju. Zalecono między innymi, aby edukacja na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju i edukacja w zakresie środowiska zostały jak najszybciej wprowadzone na wszystkich poziomach kształcenia oraz aby ujęto je w programach nauczania szkół kształcących nauczycieli.
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Environmental sustainability as social aspect for branding strategy

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Šipilova V., Seydaliyeva M., Simakhova A.
Sociālo Zinātņu Vēstnesis
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2021
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issue 2
56-76
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Gradual shifts in consumption philosophy towards environmental sustainability, stricter environmental regulatory measures and changes in economic relationships stimulate reconsideration of business approaches what requires reconsideration of marketing activities as well. Brand is a strong tool of marketing activities. Branding strategies allow for searching consumer interest and loyalty according to the modern trends and values. Although, at the core branding is used for gaining higher profit, nowadays, such topical social value as environmental sustainability receives higher attention from both consumers and producers, and activities towards increase of profit more and more need to be accompanied by environmental sustainability principles. Unfavorable climate change becomes as a core of social challenges among others what mirrors in increasing needs of social responsibility in business activities. In such context, environmentally sustainable consumption becomes as direction for branding activities. Interdependence between brand image and consumption indicates that branding is significant for encouraging environmentally friendly consumption behavior. There are obvious differences between promotion of products and services as basis using only economic stimulus or also environmental sustainability approach. These differences lie in values and accents required by the sense of nature preservation and social responsibility in consumption and production. For better branding practices, stakeholders need versatile knowledge about key features of traditional and green branding. The article aims to review the reasons for expansion of accents in branding towards environmental sustainability as social responsibility aspect and to present general characteristics and strategies for traditional and green branding. The authors suppose that the research results may be useful for marketing lecturers, students, business representatives and consumers.
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Pakāpeniska patēriņa filozofijas pāreja uz vides ilgtspēju, arvien stingrāki vides regulējošie pasākumi un izmaiņas ekonomiskajās attiecībās rada nepieciešamību pārskatīt arī pieejas uzņēmējdarbības veikšanai, kas vienlaicīgi prasa arī mārketinga aktivitāšu pārskatīšanu. Zīmols ir spēcīgs mārketinga aktivitāšu instruments. Zīmola veidošanas stratēģijas ļauj meklēt patērētāju interesi un lojalitāti atbilstoši mūsdienu tendencēm un vērtībām. Lai gan pamatā zīmolvedība tiek izmantota ar mērķi gūt lielāku peļņu, mūsdienās, līdz ar uzmanības pieaugumu tādai sociālai vērtībai kā vides ilgtspēja patērētāju un ražotāju vidū, aktivitātes peļņas palielināšanai arvien vairāk tiek papildinātas ar vides ilgtspēju principiem. Nelabvēlīgas klimata pārmaiņas kļūst par sociālo problēmu kodolu, cita starpā, kas atspoguļojas pieaugošajās vajadzībās pēc sociālās atbildības uzņēmējdarbībā. Šādā kontekstā videi ilgtspējīgs patēriņš kļūst par zīmola stratēģiju darbības virzienu. Zīmola tēla un patēriņa savstarpējā sakarība parāda, ka zīmols ir nozīmīgs, lai veicinātu videi draudzīgu patēriņu. Pastāv acīmredzamas atšķirības starp produktu un pakalpojumu pārdošanas veicināšanu, izmantojot tikai ekonomiskos stimulus vai arī vides ilgtspēju pieeju. Šīs atšķirības slēpjas vērtībās un akcentos, ko prasa dabas saglabāšanas un sociālās atbildības izjūta patēriņā un ražošanā. Uzņēmējiem un patērētājiem, kuri ir ieinteresēti labākās zīmola veidošanas praksēs, ir vajadzīgas daudzpusīgas zināšanas par tradicionālās un zaļās zīmolvedības galvenajām iezīmēm. Raksta mērķis ir aplūkot iemeslus, kuru dēļ akcenti zīmolvedībā tiek paplašināti ar vides ilgtspēju un sociālās atbildības aspektu, kā arī parādīt vispārējās tradicionālās un zaļās zīmolvedības iezīmes un stratēģijas. Autori pieļauj, ka pētījuma rezultāti var būt noderīgi mārketinga pasniedzējiem, studentiem, uzņēmumu pārstāvjiem un patērētājiem.
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Постепенные сдвиги в философии потребления в сторону экологической устойчивости, более строгие меры экологического регулирования и изменения в экономических отношениях стимулируют пересмотр бизнес-подходов, что требует также и пересмотра маркетинговой деятельности, в том числе такого сильного её инструмента, как бренд. Стратегии брендинга позволяют идентифицировать интересы и определять лояльность потребителей в соответствии с современными тенденциями и ценностями. Хотя по сути брендинг используется для получения более высокой прибыли, в настоящее время такая актуальная социальная ценность, как экологическая устойчивость, привлекает повышенное внимание как со стороны потребителей, так и со стороны производителей, и деятельность, направленная на увеличение прибыли, всё больше и больше должна основываться на принципы экологической устойчивости. Неблагоприятное изменение климата стало одной из основных социальных проблем, что выражается в растущей потребности в социальной ответственности предпринимательской деятельности. В этом контексте экологически устойчивое потребление становится направлением для брендинговой деятельности. Взаимозависимость между имиджем бренда и потреблением указывает на то, что брендинг играет важную роль в стимулировании экологически безопасного поведения потребителей. Существуют очевидные различия между продвижением товаров и услуг с использованием только экономических стимулов и продвижением товаров и услуг на основе подхода экологической устойчивости. Эти различия заключаются в ценностях и акцентах, необходимых для сохранения природы и социальной ответственности в потреблении и производстве. Предпринимателям и потребителям, заинтересованным в улучшении практики брендинга, необходимы разносторонние знания о ключевых особенностях традиционного и зелёного брендинга. В статье рассматриваются причины, стимулирующие расширение акцентов в брендинге в направлении экологической устойчивости и социальной ответственности, а также представлены общие характеристики и стратегии традиционного и зелёного брендинга. Авторы полагают, что результаты исследования могут быть полезны преподавателям и студентам по маркетингу, представителям бизнеса и потребителям.
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Adjusting institutional environment of banks to climate change and risks

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Šipilova V., Menshikov V., Baltgailis J.
Sociālo Zinātņu Vēstnesis
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2022
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issue 1
7-25
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Adjusting institutional environment of banks to climate change and risks Climate change issues increase the role of sustainable economic growth, which requires sustain#able financial sector. For development of sustainable financial sector, results of scientific studies demonstrate a special role of banks, which are able to generate private investments for environmental and consequent socio-economic challenges. According to scientific literature, the authors emphasize that involvement of banks in development of sustainable financial sector depends on three directions for addressing climate change in financial sector - climate risks assessment practices, regulatory framework that takes into account climate change and characteristics of climate risks, corporate social responsibility. Additionally, the recent knowledge displays that climate change appears as cascading risks with possible negative effects on soundness of banking sector. As far as institutional environment of banks is substantial for their soundness, special attention has to be paid to its characteristics in the context of climate change and climate risks, which actualize necessity of adjustments. The aim of the present study is to find, which accents appear for each factor of institutional environment of banks as well as to expand a set of factors by understanding a place of climate change and climate risks through their effects on financial sector. As a result of the analysis, for the institutional environment of banks, the authors indicate new accents, which appear due to climate change and climate risks as well as offer additional factors such as regulatory framework for banks in terms of climate change, social responsibility of banks related to climate change as well as application of financial instruments for development of technologies for solving environmental issues. The novelty of research appears in the complex considering of institutional environment of banks in the context of climate change what rarely is presented in studies.
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Klimata pārmaiņu radītas problēmas palielina ilgtspējīgas ekonomiskās izaugsmes lomu, kurai ir nepieciešams ilgtspējīgs finanšu sektors. Zinātnisko pētījumu rezultāti parāda, ka ilgtspējīga finanšu sektora attīstībā īpašu lomu spēlē bankas, kuras spēj piesaistīt privātās investīcijas vides un no tiem izrietošiem sociālekonomiskiem izaicinājumiem. Analizējot zinātnisko literatūru, autori uzsver, ka banku iesaiste ilgtspējīga finanšu sektora attīstībā ir saistīta ar trim virzieniem, kuri nosaka, kā risināt klimata pārmaiņu jautājumus finanšu sektorā - klimata risku novērtēšanas praksēm, normatīvo regulējumu, kas ņem vērā klimata pārmaiņas un klimata risku iezīmes, korporatīvo sociālo atbildību. Turklāt, jaunāko pētījumu rezultāti parāda, ka klimata pārmaiņas parādās kā kaskādes riski ar iespējamu negatīvu ietekmi uz banku sektora stabilitāti. Tā kā banku institucionālā vide ir būtiska to stabilitātei, īpaša uzmanība jāpievērš tās īpatnībām klimata pārmaiņu un klimata risku kontekstā, kas aktualizē nepieciešamību pielāgoties. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir noteikt jaunus akcentus katram banku institucionālās vides faktoram kā arī paplašināt faktoru kopumu, izprotot klimata pārmaiņu un klimata risku vietu caur to ietekmi uz finanšu sektoru. Analīzes rezultātā autori parāda jaunus akcentus banku institucionālajā vidē, kas parādās klimata pārmaiņu un klimata risku ietekmē, kā arī piedāvā papildu faktorus, kā piemēram, banku normatīvais regulējums un banku sociālā atbildība klimata pārmaiņu jomā, kā arī finanšu instrumentu pielietošana tehnoloģiju izstrādei apkārtējās vides problēmu risināšanai. Pētījuma novitāte parādās kompleksajā banku institucionālās vides analīzē klimata pārmaiņu kontekstā, kas pētījumos tiek atspoguļots reti.
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Проблемы изменения климата повышают роль устойчивого экономического роста, для которого необходим устойчивый финансовый сектор. Результаты научных исследований демонстрируют, что особую роль для развития устойчивого финансового сектора играют банки, которые способны привлекать частные инвестиции для решения экологических и вытекающих из них социально-экономических задач. После анализа научной литературы, авторы подчеркивают, что участие банков в развитии устойчивого финансового сектора связано с тремя направлениями для действий с изменением климата в финансовом секторе – практиками оценки климатических рисков, развитием нормативно-правовой базы согласно тенденциям изменения климата и особенностями климатических рисков, корпоративной социальной ответственностью. Кроме того, результаты новейших исследований показывают, что изменение климата проявляется в виде каскадных рисков с возможным негативным воздействием на стабильность банковского сектора. Поскольку институциональная среда банков существенна для их стабильности, особое внимание необходимо уделять ее характеристикам в контексте изменения климата и климатических рисков, что актуализирует необходимость адаптации. Целью настоящего исследования является определение новых акцентов для факторов институциональной среды банков и расширение набора факторов за счет понимания места изменения климата и климатических рисков через их влияние на финансовый сектор. В результате анализа для институциональной среды банков авторы указывают новые акценты, которые появляются в связи с изменением климата и климатическими рисками, а также предлагают дополнительные факторы, такие как нормативно-правовая база для банков и социальная ответственность банков в условиях изменения климата, применение финансовых инструментов для разработки технологий для решения экологических проблем. Новизна исследования заключается в комплексном рассмотрении институциональной среды банков в контексте изменений климата, что редко представлено в исследованиях.
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