Sustainable development in a transition economy: business case studies from Poland

Kronenberg, Jakub; Bergier, Tomasz

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.12.010

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“…To have significant impact, the authors therefore recommend that change agents who promote innovations, as highlighted by Niki Frantzeskaki and co-authors, should selectively work closer with those persons that seem to have the highest potential to accept and promote sustainability transitions through NBS. The authors also conclude that external pressure, especially from the EU (Kronenberg and Bergier 2012), may be particularly helpful in stimulating implementation and acceleration of sustainability transitions. By employing conditional funding, e.g.…”

Section: Implications For Urban Planning To Implement Naturebased Solmentioning

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Nature-Based Solutions for Societal Goals Under Climate Change in Urban Areas – Synthesis and Ways Forward

Kabisch

Stadler

Korn

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Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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Climate change and urbanisation are amongst the greatest global challenges society is facing today. The concept of nature-based solutions has recently been highlighted as key concept in policy and management in achieving alignment of environmental and societal goals (Cohen-Shacham et al. 2016;Kabisch et al. 2016a). The chapters of this volume assess the evidence, debate different concepts, identify policy avenues and display practical management applications that highlight the potential of nature-based solutions in tackling global challenges related to climate change and urbanisation. The authors critically review and present recent findings how urban ecosystem management can be employed to adapt to climate change effects, while at the same time contributing to social and health benefits. The examples discussed for ecosystem services and co-benefits in this volume comprise case studies concerning climate change adaptation by enhancing the regulation of N. Kabisch (*)

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Section: Implications For Urban Planning To Implement Naturebased Solmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nature-Based Solutions for Societal Goals Under Climate Change in Urban Areas – Synthesis and Ways Forward

Kabisch

Stadler

Korn

et al. 2017

Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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“…Similar to many other types of sustainable development opportunities, the main driver of potential increased interest in NBS in Poland can be associated with an outside pressure, especially coming from the EU (Kronenberg and Bergier 2012). To some extent, EU institutions act as ultimate controllers who set the general framework for the national social and institutional structures.…”

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“…However so far, the EU discourse on NBS seems to have attracted relatively little attention in Poland (Kronenberg 2016). Indeed, Poland, which is one of the new post-socialist EU members, with an economy which has undergone a radical transformation, often reveals many differences in how new concepts and political ideas spread, compared to the relatively better known Western democratic countries (Kronenberg and Bergier 2012).…”

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The Challenge of Innovation Diffusion: Nature-Based Solutions in Poland

Kronenberg

Bergier

Maliszewska

2017

Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are currently seen and discussed as innovations, including within the European Commission. We assume that this should result in their broader popularity and implementation in EU countries. We analyse the diffusion of NBS in Poland, a post-socialist country, in the case of which less has been written on NBS and urban green and blue infrastructure than in West European countries. In spite of the above assumption, we indicate that the rate of NBS acceptance in Poland is relatively low and their visibility is limited. Our study uses Amoeba, a tool for understanding, mapping and planning for innovation diffusion and cultural change processes to understand the reasons for this situation and to seek the methods of its improvement. We focus on two case studies, green roofs and ecological corridors, and analyse the roles played by different stakeholders, their attitudes towards these innovations and their influence on NBS diffusion in Poland, as well as the interactions between them.

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“…(1) Stakeholder pressure: Some kind of pressure from the relationship with stakeholders [4,34] and from stakeholder dialogue [89], from one or several stakeholders including NGOs [90], appears to be the most commonly mentioned aspect in favor of CSR in the organization, cited in 25.8% of the papers. The objective drivers cited include social demands [48] and stakeholders' expectations and pressures [45].…”

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“…This is also one of the most commonly mentioned aspects as a CSR driver, cited in 13.6% of the papers. (4) The impact of leading corporations [17] based on aspects such as visibility, the publication of sustainability reports [90], foreign partners [86], international diversification [99], etc., is cited in 6.8%, and aspects in favor of CSR related to sectorial trends and private sector-led initiatives [100] are cited in 6.1%. (5) Availability of resources (financial, time-related and human resources): Economic factors such as lack of economic resources [100], a difficult economic situation [86], a situation in which it is difficult to show any significant positive correlation between CSR and the "bottom line" [51], etc., are most commonly cited as barriers, with 9.1% frequency.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility Drivers and Barriers According to Managers’ Perception; Evidence from Spanish Firms

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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming a dominant issue in both research and practice of management. However, the underlying processes in the relationship between the degree of development of CSR in companies and the drivers/barriers that determine this development are still at the center of an intense debate. The purpose of this empirical study is to examine these relationships. We investigate a sample of 416 Spanish firms; based on a multifactorial framework, our study considers both the subjective and objective drivers/barriers, analyzing their joint effect on the final degree of sustainability. A structural equation model is established and a Bayesian approach is used, enabling exact inferences about the model's parameters and handling missing data with random imputation, thus increasing the study's reliability. The results show that this degree is related to what managers believe CSR to be (subjective drivers/barriers) and what managers expect it to accomplish or outcomes (objective drivers/barriers).

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Sustainable development in a transition economy: business case studies from Poland

Cited by 38 publications

References 52 publications

Nature-Based Solutions for Societal Goals Under Climate Change in Urban Areas – Synthesis and Ways Forward

Nature-Based Solutions for Societal Goals Under Climate Change in Urban Areas – Synthesis and Ways Forward

The Challenge of Innovation Diffusion: Nature-Based Solutions in Poland

Corporate Social Responsibility Drivers and Barriers According to Managers’ Perception; Evidence from Spanish Firms

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