The concept of sustainable development brought new constraints for the old-fashioned business models. At the same time, it created new opportunities for those who have a forward-looking strategy and strive to overcome «the limits to growth», in other words, to ensure a long-term blended value creation with economic and non-economic benefits. There are numerous sets of the sustainable development indicators and indices, but the weights of each particular component are different and need further clarification. Nowadays, the environmental risks in general and climate-related in particular are priced (e.g. environmental taxes) and have a strong impact on the social and economic relations by creating negative and positive externalities for our daily life. For this reason, economic agents are forced to become sustainable to the non-financial risks through switching to the new environmental and social business models. For this reason, better sustainable development indicators are crucial for an improved management of the non-financial risks and sustainable blended value creation. Hence, the aim of this paper is to examine the role of environmental risks in shaping sustainable development conditions on the macrolevel and to elaborate the ways for a better management of the non-financial risks (Environmental, Social and Governance - ESG). For this purpose, the impact of the most important environmental risks on the main economic and social indicators has been examined (e.g. Human Development Index and GDP per capita). Such an approach allowed us to identify the extent to which specific environmental factors influencing social and economic development can reshape the sustainable development conditions. In course of research, two sets of countries have been singled out to verify statistical significance of elaborated models. To achieve this goal, the authors have split an available dataset into two groups: EU and non-EU countries. The reason behind it is the fact that EU countries are among the leaders in the area of sustainable development and have already undertaken related environmental improvements in the last decades. Moreover, the above-mentioned countries are continuing such successful pathways today and with the new European Green Deal could go even far beyond this frontier. The results of current research suggest that existing indicators cannot fully encompass all the aspects of sustainable development and should be revised. Such findings relate both to the composition of the indicators and the weights attributed to each particular component. The application of regression analysis showed that such factors as water and air quality and biodiversity have the strongest explanatory power - 67% of the fluctuations in GDP per capita and 87% in case of HDI. The R -squared is ranging from 0.7 to 0.8 in both cases and confirms consistency of the elaborated models. To verify the results achieved, the similar models have been prepared only for the EU countries. As a result, all independent variables demonstrated the same significant impact on GDP per capita also for the EU countries. However, in this case the R -squared is only 0.27 due to the fact that ESG indicators within the EU area are rather homogenous. The impact of environmental factors on the level of HDI for the EU countries is much stronger comparing to GDP per capita. An overall explanatory power of the model for the EU countries exceeds 0.45 (R -squared). The most influential factor is the quality of water resources. Other important independent variables in the model for the EU member states are biodiversity and air quality. The authors argue that it is necessary to incorporate the above-mentioned environmental factors into the updated version of the Human Development Index as the most appropriate indicators of sustainable development. Consequently, the weights of the components should be recalculated to improve management of the non-financial risks on macrolevel, facilitating the blended value creation process.
Introduction. The issue of timely response of the global financial community to escalating military threats in certain regions of the world through targeted investments or financial assistance depends largely on the actualization of the issue of security as a leading factor of sustainable development in the global economy. The solution to this problem is possible with the introduction of innovative financial instruments, which could provide timely financing of security infrastructure. Problem Statement. The onset of military conflict brings with it enormous losses of socio-economic development. To a large extent, the risk of military conflict and its consequences can be reduced by financing the necessary measures to improve the defense capabilities of the country. According to the worldwide trend of implementing the concept of sustainable development, such funding is possible within one of the seventeen sustainable development goals. Purpose. To determine the main sources of financial aid except for the governments‘ aid of the world countries, to search for the possibilities of applying innovative mechanisms of financial support for sustainable development in the event of an aggravation of the security situation. Methods. General scientific and special methods were used: analysis, synthesis, grouping, description, comparison, theoretical generalization and classification. Results. It has been found that the security factor as a separate goal of sustainable development was established seven years ago, accordingly, the financing of security risks and military conflicts is carried out according to the principle of elimination of consequences. Therefore, there is a problem that requires the development of new tools for guaranteeing peace, which should be bonds, which are a financial tool for sustainable development in the event of increased risks of military aggression. The mechanisms of issuance must take into account different levels of risk. Which, in turn, should determine the requirements for the possibility of issuing such bonds and the results to be achieved. Conclusions. Under the present conditions, Ukraine has a unique opportunity to act as a catalyst for the recognition of the security factor as one of the defining components of the sustainable development concept, without which the achievement of sustainable development goals in the environmental, social and governance components is impossible. This increased focus on the security factor will require the search for and application of innovative financial instruments, one of which should be peace bonds.
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