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Relationships between Urbanization, Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, and CO2 Emissions: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia

  • BASHIR, Abdul;SUSETYO, Didik;SUHEL, Suhel;AZWARDI, Azwardi
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제8권3호
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    • pp.79-90
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    • 2021
  • This study aims to investigate the relationship between urbanization, economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions in Indonesia. The data used in the study are time-series data for the period 1985-2017; the data utilized are sourced from World Development Indicators obtained on the World Bank database. The method uses a quantitative approach that applies the vector error correction model based on the Granger causality test. The empirical results reveal that, in the short run, there is evidence that urbanization and energy consumption can causes CO2 emissions, and they also prove that urbanization can cause energy consumption. Also, other findings prove the existence of long-run relationships flowing from energy consumption, economic growth, and CO2 emissions toward urbanization, as well as the existence of the relationship flowing from urbanization, economic growth, and CO2 emissions towards energy consumption. The results of testing the relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions reveal that the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis is proven in Indonesia. Thus, policies are needed to limit the impact of urbanization through high awareness-raising to maintain environmental quality and greater use of energy. Also, energy conservation policies are needed in all sectors, especially the electricity, industry, and transportation sectors.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Modern Transnational Corporations

  • Vitalii Nahornyi;Alona Tiurina;Olha Ruban;Tetiana Khletytska;Vitalii Litvinov
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.172-180
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    • 2024
  • Since the beginning of 2015, corporate social responsibility (CSR) models have been changing in connection with the trend towards the transition of joint value creation of corporate activities and consideration of stakeholders' interests. The purpose of the academic paper lies in empirically studying the current practice of social responsibility of transnational corporations (TNCs). The research methodology has combined the method of qualitative analysis, the method of cases of agricultural holdings in emerging markets within the framework of resource theory, institutional theory and stakeholders' theory. The results show that the practice of CSR is integrated into the strategy of sustainable development of TNCs, which determine the methods, techniques and forms of communication, as well as areas of stakeholders' responsibility. The internal practice of CSR is aimed at developing norms and standards of moral behaviour with stakeholders in order to maximize economic and social goals. Economic goals are focused not only on making a profit, but also on minimizing costs due to the potential risks of corruption, fraud, conflict of interest. The system of corporate social responsibility of modern TNCs is clearly regulated by internal documents that define the list of interested parties and stakeholders, their areas of responsibility, greatly simplifying the processes of cooperation and responsibility. As a result, corporations form their own internal institutional environment. Ethical norms help to avoid the risks of opportunistic behaviour of personnel, conflicts of interest, cases of bribery, corruption, and fraud. The theoretical value of the research lies in supplementing the theory of CSR in the context of the importance of a complex, systematic approach to integrating the theory of resources, institutional theory, theory of stakeholders in the development of strategies for sustainable development of TNCs, the practice of corporate governance and social responsibility.

San Joaquin Valley의 Reactive Organic Gas 배출저감 정책수단의 비용효과성 분석 (The Cost-effectiveness of Alternative Emission Control Policies in the San Joaquin Valley of California)

  • 김홍진;조용성
    • 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.57-79
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    • 2002
  • 동 연구는 미국 캘리포니아주 San Joaquin Valley의 고정오염원들로부터 발생되는 ROG(Reactive Organic Gases) 배출량을 저감하기 위하여 명령통제방식(CAC)과 경제적 유인제도를 적용할 경우의 비용효과성을 비교 분석하였다. 경제적 유인제도로서는 UMPS(uniform marketable permit system)와 LMPS(localized marketable permit system) 배출권거래제도를 적용하였다. 분석결과 배출권거래제도(UMPS, LMPS)를 이용한 ROG 배출량 저감이 명령통제방식보다 비용이 적게 드는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, one-to-one permits trading이 허용되는 UMPS의 경우에는 일부 특정 지역에 대한 환경질이 악화되는 결과를 초래하는 경우가 발생하여, 궁극적으로 San Joaquin Valley의 ROG 배출량 저감을 위해서는 UMPS 방식의 배출권거래제도 도입이 보다 바람직한 것으로 나타났다.

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Board of Directors Attributes and Sustainability Performance in the Energy Industry

  • GARDAZI, Syeda Saba Nazir;HASSAN, Ahmad Fahmi Sheikh;JOHARI, Jalila Binti
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제7권12호
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    • pp.317-328
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    • 2020
  • The board of directors play an important role in corporate climate strategy-making and decisions but might also compromise environmental policies to minimize agency cost. This study critically investigates the relationship between the attributes of the board of directors and the degree of sustainability performance for the energy sector as discussed in the literature. Our study cumulates existing knowledge offering important characteristics for a balanced board structure to increase the board's effectiveness in adopting sustainable initiatives that could reduce the adverse impact of an energy corporation's operation on the environment. Crucial attributes of the board of directors deemed to be positively associated with the commitment to reduce carbon footprint in the environment have been identified. Based on our extensive analysis of the literature we propose a conceptual framework that measures the influence of the board of directors' attributes on corporate environmental and social sustainability performance. The proposed framework will be useful as an initial step for top management and regulators to gain a better understanding of the balanced board structure required to achieve the social and environmental sustainability performance of corporations. Further, this paper contributes to a body of knowledge about how the board of directors could play a crucial role in monitoring social and environmental threats.

Loss Aversion in International Environmental Agreements

  • Iris, Doruk;Tavoni, Alessandro
    • 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.363-397
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    • 2018
  • We study the impact of loss-aversion and the threat of critical damages from insufficient pollutant abatement, which we jointly call threshold concerns, on the outcome of international environmental agreements. We aim to understand whether concerns for a critical level of damages induce cooperation among countries faced with the well-known free-riding problem, and yield sufficient emission reductions to avoid exceeding the threshold. Specifically, we focus on loss-averse countries negotiating under the threat of either high or low environmental damages. Under symmetry, when countries display identical degrees of threshold concern, we show that such beliefs have a positive effect on reducing the emission levels of both signatories to the treaty and non-signatories, leading to weakly larger coalitions of signatories than in the absence of reference dependence. We then introduce asymmetry, by allowing countries to differ in the degree of concern about the damages. We show that stable coalitions are mostly formed by the countries with higher threshold concerns. When enough countries exhibit standard preferences, the coalition size may diminish, regardless of the degree of concern by the others.

Environmental Performance, Carbon Emission Disclosure, and Carbon Emission Intensity on Cost of Equity Capital: An Empirical Study in Indonesia

  • MARSELITA, Octa;Lindrianasari, Lindrianasari;ALVIA, Liza;EVANA, Einde
    • 산경연구논집
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    • 제12권11호
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: Carbon emissions have now become a major concern around the world, especially for the government and private sector. Unfortunately, in Indonesia, disclosure related to company carbon emissions is still done voluntarily. This research aims to provide empirical evidence on the effect of environmental performance, carbon emission disclosure, and carbon emission intensity on the cost of equity capital. Research design, data, and methodology: This research uses secondary data with a sample consisting of Indonesia companies that are sensitive to the environment and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2019. The analytical tool used in this research was multiple regression models. Result: The study found a carbon emission disclosure had a significant positive effect on the cost of equity capital. Carbon emission intensity and company size had a significant negative effect on the cost of equity capital. Meanwhile, environmental performance did not have a significant effect on the cost of equity capital. Conclusion: Therefore, the results of this research are expected to provide feedback to the company's stakeholders that environmental performance and carbon emissions are some of the points seen by investors in making investment decisions.

The Interactive Effect of Level of Education and Environmental Concern toward Organic Food in Vietnam

  • HOANG, Hung Cuong;CHOVANCOVA, Miloslava;HOANG, Thi Que Huong
    • 유통과학연구
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    • 제18권9호
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    • pp.19-30
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: As an environmental concern increases, customers pay more attention to purchase organic food. While customers' purchase intention of organic food has been widely studied, there are lacks of researches regarding the moderation effect of environmental concern and the interactive effect of level of education based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This study examines the influence of level of education and environmental concern on purchase intention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and organic food in Vietnam. Research design, data and methodology: The methodology of mixed methods of qualitative and quantitative is applied with a survey of 420 customers being conducted to collect data from three biggest cities in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh, DaNang and Hanoi. SPSS 23 and SMART-PLS 3.2 are used for data analysis. Results: The result shows that the customers have more environmental concern which increases their attitude to the intention of purchasing organic food. Moreover, there has not the three-way interactive effect of level of education, environmental concern and attitude on purchase intention toward organic food. Conclusions: This enriches the existing literature with the moderation of environmental concern to the relationship between attitude and purchase intention toward organic food in Vietnam based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.

국민환경의식에 대한 실증적 분석 (Environmental Consciousness in Korea: Empirical Analysis)

  • 조윤애;김경환
    • 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.177-204
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we analyze a rather vaguely-defined concept of environmental consciousness by examining causal association among sub-concepts that constitute environmental consciousness; environmental concern, environmental policy evaluation, and environmental practice. An empirical research is conducted on Korean Ministry of Environment's 2000 survey. It was found that environmental concern and environmental practice were highly correlated. While environmental policy evaluation did not show any significant relationship with them, it depended heavily on regime-intimacy instead. Socio-economic factors showed different effects on sub-concepts. Elder and more-educated people showed more environmental concern while female and elderly people were more active on environmental practice. These findings are different from foreign studies, which may suggest that our environmental movement could be understood quite differently from their experience.

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자발적 프로그램의 성과 분석: 30/50프로그램 중심으로 (Evaluating Performance of the 30/50 Program in Korea)

  • 김홍균;이강오;이윤수;이정민;허정;홍성신
    • 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.481-498
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    • 2013
  • 본 논문은 업체들의 자발적인 참여를 통해 이루어지고 있는 우리나라의 대표적인 화학 유해물질 배출저감 프로그램인 30/50프로그램의 성과를 사업체별, 물질별, 연도별 미시적 패널자료를 이용하여 분석하였다. 2004년부터 2010년까지 7년간의 배출량 추이를 실증 분석한 결과에 따르면, 자발적 프로그램임에도 불구하고 프로그램에 참여한 업체들의 화학 물질 배출량이 비자발적 협약 업체에 비해 연간 2.7톤에서 1.2톤 적은 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 자발적 프로그램의 배출량 저감 효과는 협약물질에서 강하게 나타났을 뿐만 아니라 그 정도는 다소 약했지만 비협약물질에서도 나타났다. 이는 협약업체들이 전반적으로 화학유해물질을 저감하기 위한 기술을 도입한 결과라고 볼 수 있다.

Socio-Economic Factors and Rural Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Economic Literacy

  • RUSTANTONO, Hendra;SOETJIPTO, Budi Eko;WAHJOEDI, Wahjoedi;SUNARYANTO, Sunaryanto
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제7권8호
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    • pp.151-159
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    • 2020
  • This study aims to determine the factors influencing the community behavior in improving competitive rural tourism as well as understanding the role of economic literacy in mediating socio-economic indicators and rural competitive advantage. This research followed an explanatory research to examine the relationship between variables including socio-economic variables and rural tourism competitive advantage. The data was gathered by conducting observations and interviews with tourism businesses, stakeholders, and the local village government, and related agencies as respondents. Furthermore, the data were analyzed following inductive and descriptive statistics. The findings indicated that, from all variables used, solely the environmental impact variable did not affect economic literacy and the competitive advantage of rural tourism. The moderating variables showed that the economic literacy mediates the economic impact on rural tourism competitive advantage. In addition, socio-cultural impacts on rural competitive advantage tourism, and the stakeholder involvement affects rural competitive advantage tourism. However, economic literacy failed in mediating between environmental impacts on rural competitive advantage tourism. This is due to the increasing understanding of the economy of the community around the tourist attractions it will increase the business around the tourist attractions that have an impact on environmental damage around the tourist attractions.