Environmental consequences of ISO 14001 in European economies amidst structural change and technology innovation: Insights from green governance dynamism

Ofori, Elvis Kwame; Li, Jinkai; Radmehr, Riza; Zhang, Jin; Shayanmehr, Samira

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137301

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“…This research particularly focuses on the implications of natural resources for growth processes and sustainability leading to the discovery of EKC [ 4 , 5 , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] ]. Nevertheless, novel approaches such as green growth, circular economy, ecological economics, and the SDGs provide frameworks and strategies to reconcile economic development with environmental sustainability, ensuring a more balanced and resilient future [ 46 , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] , [56] ]. These approaches promote resource efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable practices, and a holistic perspective on economic development to foster sustainable growth while addressing environmental challenges [ 46 , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] ].…”

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A bibliometric review analysis into environmental kuznets curve phenomenon: A retrospect and future direction

Ajmi,

Bekun,

Gyamfi

et al. 2023

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A bibliometric review analysis into environmental kuznets curve phenomenon: A retrospect and future direction

Ajmi,

Bekun,

Gyamfi

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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“…Once an inventory of different ideas about potential impacts is collected, the inventory indicators are converted into a series of environmental and human health impact categories using standardized environmental impact assessment methods and tools (e.g., EF3.0, ReCiPe, CML, TRACI, etc.) and animals [5,6]. A typical list of impact categories under LCA includes [18,20,21]: Once the effects are determined, the results are interpreted in the last step of the LCA analysis [8], followed by an explanation and a conclusion.…”

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“…In the studied case, this included a review of the current situation and an evaluation of environmental indicators [4], while replacing the current system with a better one. Environmental indicators are as follows [5,6]: We argue that a completed LCA for individual parts of the technological plant covered by the investment significantly helps any company improve its environmental indicators. Furthermore, the results clearly show bottlenecks or areas where environmental indicators need to be improved.…”

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Evaluating Environmental Impacts with LCA to Achieve Carbon Neutral Societies

Požarnik,

Robič Mohar,

Kosi

2023

J. Hum. Earth Future

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This study investigated the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a manufacturing SME engaged in the metal processing industry. According to recent public tenders, LCA has a large influence in deciding whether to support a project. Even when the project describes only a part of the company's operations, LCA is mandatory. The impact of the advanced way of storing industrial gases and the inclusion of new technological equipment on environmental indicators was discussed. Input data was obtained from the company's management and the technical specifications of the new equipment. The LCA calculation was performed in the SimaPro software environment and in the ECOINVENT 3.8 database. The goal of this study was to show a positive impact of LCA even in the case of minor interventions by companies in their production processes, which do not include a comprehensive review of the company. The established practice of analyzing the life cycle of processes for the entire company represents, in the case of minor adaptations of processes, a non-rational treatment of factors that do not affect the improvement of environmental indicators. Carrying out more narrowly focused LCAs brings important information to the company about the rational inclusion of certain optional solutions at each production unit. In this way, the environmental aspect of the project is already included in the planning phase and does therefore not represent subsequently adopted decisions, which are taken simply to achieve the required standards in environmental areas. To help address these gaps, a sensitivity analysis is made on the influential input parameters, and their impact on the environmental parameters is shown. We compared the results before the company's investment (year x) and after the company's investment (year x1). The results show a great positive impact on the reduction of environmental indicators and confirm the applicability of LCA in companies that tend to improve them and achieve a carbon-neutral society. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2023-04-03-05 Full Text: PDF

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“…These issues are most effectively tackled through forms of oversight involving interactions and multi-actor networks and synergizing the objectives (Klijn & Koppenjan, 2015). In the post-Covid era, such tradeoffs may be effectively resolved via collaborative innovation, which entails a positive integration of the SDGs' diversity and resources as well as the creation of novel solutions that challenge accepted norms (Ofori, Li, Radmehr, et al, 2023). Despite its claims, the collaborative innovation framework focuses more on the "meso" level of collaboration to the neglect of the "macro" level where real major of policy-making takes place.…”

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Sustainable Development Goals in BRICS and G7 countries: Increasing accomplishments through policy synergies in four dimensions

Ofori

Appiah‐Opoku

2023

Sustainable Development

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The United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent aspirations for human development that necessitate the epiphany of a universal yet varied set of ethical values, social equity, sustainability, and healthy lifestyle within a clean, safe environment. However, recent events such as Covid‐19 and the Ukraine–Russia Impasse have been a bane to achieving these goals. Consequently, there is the need to find innovative ways to increase accomplishments. Given that the SDGs are inherently interconnected and that achieving one is a suitable springboard for achieving others, we hypothesize the whole SDGs in four dimensions: (i) environmental, (ii) economic, (iii) human development, and (iv) energy sustainability to aid in cost effective implementation and comparative analysis between BRICS and G7 countries. Proxying SDGs 3 and 4 with human development, SDG 8 with economic growth, SDG 13 with environmental sustainability, and SDG 7 with energy sustainability, we use panel data from 2000 to 2020. We conducted a thorough empirical investigation and used sophisticated econometric approaches—Driscoll–Kraay for the principal analysis and fixed effect for robustness check. From the analysis, we conclude that the policy frame of UN‐SDG is inconsistent within the panel (BRICS and G7 nations), suggesting that these policy instruments need a uniform harmonization in the policy framework. In conclusion, a policy framework must be created in such a manner that, while having the ability to improve the environment, the pattern of economic growth is preserved, and human progress pursues its goals with priority access to sustainable energy.

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Environmental consequences of ISO 14001 in European economies amidst structural change and technology innovation: Insights from green governance dynamism

Cited by 18 publications

References 75 publications

A bibliometric review analysis into environmental kuznets curve phenomenon: A retrospect and future direction

A bibliometric review analysis into environmental kuznets curve phenomenon: A retrospect and future direction

Evaluating Environmental Impacts with LCA to Achieve Carbon Neutral Societies

Sustainable Development Goals in BRICS and G7 countries: Increasing accomplishments through policy synergies in four dimensions

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