Environmental Social Responsibility Research Articles

Cultural Perspectives on the Sustainable Use and Added Value of Plant-Based Food Dyes—A Case Study from Bulgaria

Raised personal health awareness and social environmental responsibility put pressure on the agri-food industry to adopt more sustainable ways of production, including the use of more natural ingredients, reducing waste, conservation and the regeneration of resources and energy. Plant-based colorants are ecologically friendly alternatives to artificial food dyes, especially with regards to the current reports on the adverse effects of some of the latter on human health. Various plants are traditionally used by many cultures to obtain vivid food coloration; however, the knowledge and means to produce them becomes less and less accessible to urbanized societies, and affordable organic alternatives are not always available on the market. An online questionnaire was performed to explore the awareness on plant-based dyes and pro-environmental attitudes of Bulgarian customers through the lens of Orthodox Easter eggs dyeing and the obtaining of plant dyes. From a total of 294 adult participants, only 5% reported a strict preference for natural dyes, while more than half of them (54%) were found to use natural and artificial ones concomitantly or switching between both. Of 45 plant taxa used for egg coloration, 12 were most frequently cited with many new additions of imported plants. Most of the used plant-based dyes were common fruits, spices, herbal infusions and even food waste like onion peels and avocado pits that were readily available from home gardens, markets and food shops. Additionally, we made a review of the scientific literature regarding their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity against food spoilage bacteria and foodborne pathogens isolated from eggs. All frequently used taxa were reported to exhibit antibacterial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and possess antioxidant activity due to the presence of various polyphenols, essential oils and other compounds. Grape and red wine, roselle and stinging nettle are the species with the most diverse antibacterial activity, effective against 15 out of the 16 bacterial species of spoilage and foodbourn microorganisms included in our focus. The antimicrobial activities, however, were found mostly tested against bacterial strains in vitro, and further studies are needed to confirm their potential antibacterial activity when applied to Easter/boiled eggs or other food products. Our findings suggest that traditional cultural practices, as a multifaceted and engaging phenomenon, have the potential to promote environmental responsibility and a healthy lifestyle using both contemporary and traditional knowledge.

Can Corporate Environmental Social Responsibility and Financial Performance Achieve a Win-win Situation in China? -From the Perspective of Executive Social Capital

ABSTRACT Based on the new market corporate social responsibility theory, enterprises try their best to achieve a win-win situation between environmental social responsibility and corporate financial performance. This paper quantifies corporate environmental social responsibility from the perspective of enterprise front-end governance, back-end governance and employee green behavior, based on the data of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2022. Return on assets is used to measure the corporate financial performance. Then, from the perspective of executive social capital, this paper explores the threshold effect of environmental social responsibility on financial performance and draws the following conclusions: (1) In the short term, corporate environmental social responsibility exerts a negative effect on financial performance by augmenting R&D investment. In the long term, corporate environmental social responsibility has a positive effect on financial performance by enhancing reputation or reducing financing costs; (2) Specifically, compared with employee green behavior, front-end and back-end governance have a notably substantial adverse effect on corporate financial performance; (3) When executive social capital crosses a specific threshold, the negative impact of corporate environmental social responsibility commitment on financial performance becomes insignificant. Consequently, this study suggests that bolstering executive social capital is essential for concurrently advancing corporate environmental social responsibility and financial performance.

FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FUTURE ENVIRONMENTALS AS A SUBJECT OF COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTION WITH BUSINESS SUBJECTS

The article reveals the problem of the formation of professional environmental responsibility in future ecologists as a subject of communicative interaction with business entities. The categories “social environmental responsibility”, “professional environmental responsibility”, “positive individual professional environmental responsibility” were considered. It has been established that positive individual professional environmental responsibility differs from the above-mentioned qualities by a higher level of generalization, as it contains, in addition to legal and social aspects, an ethical aspect, which is the main motivated and natural regulator of individual behavior, striving for an ecologically appropriate, ecologically safe and healthy lifestyle for themselves, other members of society and nature. The structural and functional characterization of professional and environmental responsibility as a unity of three components: value, information-cognitive and behavioral. The definition of the concept of “professional and environmental responsibility of future ecologists” is presented as an integral, interactive, ethical and professionally significant quality of the individual, which manifests itself in the free choice of positive (useful for man, society and nature), ecologically appropriate, safe and competent activities in the system of “man-society-nature”, aimed both at its self-preservation and self-realization, as well as at achieving the strategic setting of the transition of humanity and the Earthʼs biosphere to sustainable co-evolution. It is inserted that the problem of formation of professional and environmental responsibility among future ecologists is fundamentally different from the problem of the functioning of the model of formation of professional and environmental responsibility in them as an expectation of the desired future. The structural and functional characteristics of the main construct of the developed model of the formation of professional environmental responsibility of future ecologists as a unity of three components are presented.

Juridical Review Of The Implementation Of Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) In The Perspective Of Community Empowerment

This research discusses environmental social responsibility or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which has become a global issue and has received wide attention from various stakeholders. Many companies in Indonesia, including PT Japfa Comfeed, need to be fully aware of the importance of social and environmental responsibility. This research aims to understand the implementation of CSR programs at PT Japfa Comfeed and its relation to improving the social welfare of the surrounding community. The method used is an empirical juridical approach, which is an approach based on applicable Law and the reality of practice in the field. The study results show that the implementation of CSR at PT Japfa Comfeed benefits the social conditions of the surrounding community, even though the implementation could be more optimal. This is due to unclear legal regulations, so practical guidelines are needed to avoid causing various interpretations. In conclusion, CSR at PT Japfa Comfeed must be carried out continuously to ensure maximum benefits for all parties, especially those needing attention and support.

The Impact of Environmental Social Responsibility on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Listed Companies in China

In recent years, China’s environmental policies have continued to promote sustainable development, and listed companies have increased their environmental investment and strengthened their environmental social responsibility. Although there has been much research on the relationship between environmental performance and total factor productivity of listed companies, the impact of environmental social responsibility on total factor productivity has not yet been fully examined. In this paper, we use panel data regression to investigate the linear and non-linear relationships between environmental social responsibility and total factor productivity. These relationships are tested for robustness, analyzed for between-group differences, and validated by a machine learning model. Firstly, we find that environmental social responsibility can significantly contribute to companies’ total factor productivity within a certain range, but it varies across different categories of firms. Secondly, there is an inverted U-shape relationship between environmental social responsibility and total factor productivity, where total factor productivity initially increases with environmental social responsibility but decreases after reaching a certain threshold. Finally, we conclude that environmental social responsibility promotes total factor productivity in the early stages, but when environmental social responsibility reaches a certain threshold, it begins to exert an inhibitory effect on the development of total factor productivity.

ANALISIS IMPLEMENTASI KEUANGAN BERKELANJUTAN TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS BANK

In practice, banks must maintain business continuity by paying attention to their profitability. However, in response to global issues related to sustainable development goals, banks are also obliged to direct their business towards sustainability by implementing sustainable finance. This study aims to further analyze how the implementation of sustainable finance, particularly sustainable lending and the realization of Environmental Social Responsibility (CSR) funds, can affect bank profitability. Economic sustainability theory emphasizes the importance of balance between economic, social, and environmental aspects. This study uses the panel data regression analysis method. The implementation of sustainable finance proxied by sustainable credit has a significant positive effect on bank profitability, while the realization of CSR funds has a significant negative effect on bank profitability. This research is expected to provide a more comprehensive insight into how banks can balance social responsibility and environmental sustainability with the need to maintain healthy profitability.

ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT FACTORS OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES IN NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

The purpose of the research is to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility of the largest Russian companies in the field of trade, telecommunications, finance and investment. The research included a comprehensive quantitative analysis based on financial and integrated non-financial reporting data of sixteen largest representatives of such types of economic activities as wholesale and retail trade (OKVED 45–47), telecommunications (OKVED 61), financial and investment activities (OKVED 64–66). According to the results of the conducted research, the most priority directions of corporate social responsibility development in the companies of these types of economic activities were determined, namely, personnel retention and increase in the number of young specialists, revision of approaches to professional retraining and advanced training, reduction of occupational injuries, as well as full comprehension of the need to influence the social sphere and environmental responsibility.

Green finance pilot policy and corporate environmental social responsibility: empirical evidence from China's green finance reform and innovation pilot zones.

The establishment of green finance reform and innovation pilot zone (GFRIPZ) is a pivotal strategy for harmonizing the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental preservation. By applying panel data on Chinese A-share listed firms from 2011 to 2022, this study examines the influence of China's green finance pilot policy on corporate environmental social responsibility (ESR) using a difference-in-differences (DID) model. The study's findings indicate that the green finance pilot policy promotes corporate environmental social responsibility. The results remain robust after a series of robustness tests. Moreover, mechanism analysis reveals that the pilot policy promotes firms' ESR through three key channels: financing constraints, green innovation, and corporate governance mechanisms. Additionally, analyst attention can positively moderate the promotional effect of the green finance pilot policy on corporate ESR. Furthermore, this study reveals that the green finance pilot policy's impact on corporate ESR is more pronounced among large-scale firms and firms operating in regions characterized by stringent environmental regulations and greater marketization. The empirical findings present evidence for enhancing ESR through the implementation of the green finance pilot policy in China and offer insights for refining the green finance system.

The influence of tourist values on environmental responsibility behavior—a multi-case study from Guilin

Cultivating tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior is an effective way to relieve the pressure of ecological environment in tourist destinations. Based on the value-attitude-behavior theory, this paper constructs a relationship model of values, ecotourism attitude, social responsibility awareness and environmental responsibility behavior, and explores the mechanism of tourists’ values influence on environmental responsibility behavior. Taking three scenic areas (Mao’er Mountain, Yulong River and Xingping Ancient Town) in the Lijiang River Basin of Guilin, a world-famous tourist destination in China, as a case study, the structural equation model is used to test the theoretical hypotheses of tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior. The results of the three studies show that values have a significant positive impact on tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior, while ecotourism attitude cannot directly affect tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior, but values can indirectly affect tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior through the chain intermediary of ecotourism attitude and social responsibility awareness. The findings of the study can effectively guide tourists’ environmental responsibility behavior, which has far-reaching significance for the sustainable development of tourist destinations.

Green Transformation of the Real Sector in Turkey: A priority Evaluation with DEMATEL Methodology

Increasing awareness of global changes in the natural environment, such as climate change and increasing biodiversity loss, has led to the concept of green transformation. Green transformation is a broad concept that includes objectives such as environmental sustainability, conservation of natural resources, combating climate change and ensuring energy efficiency. While the transition to green transformation provides advantages such as reducing greenhouse gases from fossil fuels, increasing energy efficiency, increasing the use of clean energy resources, reducing dependence on natural resources that increase carbon emissions, and new business opportunities, green transformation projects have disadvantages such as high initial investment costs, the installation of renewable energy infrastructure, the variable structure of renewable energy resources can cause problems in energy storage, and the need for energy storage technologies due to the fact that resources such as wind and solar are not continuous and predictable, imposing extra costs on businesses. Given the disadvantages of green transformation, it is important to pay attention to policies and strategies to overcome these challenges. A sustainable green transformation requires balanced and comprehensive policies to mitigate these challenges and maximize the benefits. This study aims to examine the green transformation of the real sector in Turkey and to rank the most effective strategies for transition to green transformation. It is aimed to rank the criteria that play the most role in the transition to green transformation and to offer solutions to the criteria. The critical success factors of the green transformation of the real sector in Turkey are evaluated in line with the answers given by three expert opinions. The data obtained from the expert opinions were analyzed by DEMATEL method, which is one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods. In the study, the eight most frequently mentioned criteria in the literature were identified. In the study, the criteria for the green transformation of the real sector in Turkey; increasing legal regulations for green transformation, increasing green financing opportunities, consumer preferences and behaviors, qualified workforce / green collars specialized in environmental issues, use of recyclable materials, increasing environmental social responsibility projects, combating air and environmental pollution, increasing investment in environmentally friendly energy resources factors were evaluated. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the most important criterion for the green transformation of the real sector in Turkey is the need to increase legal regulations for green transformation. The second most important criterion for the green transformation of the real sector in Turkey is to increase green financing opportunities for green transformation. Turkey needs to achieve a more stable legal framework and more supportive financing opportunities to transition to green transformation.

Doing Well by Doing Good Innovations: Outcomes of The "LENTERA Sukamoro" Community Development Program

PT Bukit Asam Dermaga Kertapati Unit (PTBA Derti) is a State-Owned Enterprise (BUMN) in the coal mining business. As a coal distribution firm, PT Bukit Asam Unit Dermaga Kertapati is required to practice Corporate Social Innovation (CSI) and environmental social responsibility in the area surrounding its activities. The PTBA Derti CSI program is carried out in Sukamoro Village under the name "LENTERA Sukamoro". It focuses on community development that is commensurate with the community's social, economic, and environmental situations. This study aims to investigate, from the viewpoint of program participants, the results of a corporate social innovation (CSI) initiative in community development. Data was gathered through surveys, questionnaires, and in-depth interviews with 15 LENTERA Sukamoro program participants, PT Bukit Asam Dermaga Kertapati, and local government heads and officials. The study discovered that the "LENTERA Sukamoro" program from PTBA Derti was able to solve a variety of difficulties in Sukamoro Village, including a large number of housewives who do not have jobs or engage in productive activities, poverty, a lack of skills, and unproductive land issues. The "LENTERA Sukamoro" program enables the community to enhance its skills and capacities, raise income and welfare, and gain access to renewable energy. This study adds to the limited literature on CSI in Indonesia by examining how commercial organizations in the country contribute to community development through CSI. This study's findings should be valuable to community development practitioners, CSI providers, and researchers.

Rhetorics of environmental social responsibility: Shifting perspectives from logos to pathos

Rhetorics of environmental social responsibility: Shifting perspectives from logos to pathos

Semiotic Functions of Indexicality

By exploring how indexical signals interact with other semiotic components, as well as how social context affects their interpretation, this study fills a research gap and examines the complex function that these signs play in influencing meaning-making within communication. The present study employed theme analysis to look at public speeches, social media posts, and ads that promoted environmental awareness and community involvement. Themes about social action and environmental responsibility evolved, along with the identification of indexical signals. A comparative examination showed that although basic themes were shared across societies, how particular indications were interpreted differed according to social and cultural situations. Indexical signals interact with other semiotic components to create meaning, as demonstrated by semiotic analysis. This study underscores the significance of indexicality in communicating complex concepts and the necessity of employing culturally sensitive communication techniques. These results might be useful in developing messages that effectively encourage global community involvement and environmental awareness.

CFO SERVING AS BOARD SECRETARY AND ENTERPRISE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE

This study utilizes data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2010 to 2020 as research samples to explore the impact of CFOs serving as board secretary on the quality of information disclosure, financing constraints, and enterprise sustainable development performance. The empirical results indicate that CFOs holding the additional role of secretary of the board significantly enhance the financial performance and environmental and social responsibility performance of companies. The quality of information disclosure and financing constraints act as mediators between the dual role of the CFO and sustainable development performance. Heterogeneity analysis finds that in non-state-owned enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, the effects of CFOs serving concurrently as secretaries of the board on improving financial performance, environmental social responsibility performance, information disclosure quality, and alleviating financing constraints are more pronounced. The findings of this study delve into the impact of the dual role of CFOs on sustainable development performance, enrich the literature in the relevant field, and provide valuable theoretical basis and practical guidance for the selection and appointment of corporate executives, tailored for journal publication requirements.

Greenwashing or Game Changer of Corporatesustainability: Impact on Environment, Society, and Governance (ESG)

The argument raised in green washing research that the voluntary CESR (Corporate Environmental Social Responsibility) approach stimulates the spread of greenwashing is our keyfinding leading to ourtheory contribution. The voluntary idea of CESR remains popular in CESR literature and searches to be an unclear field which allows for misleading 'green' communication. As public awareness about green washing has increased over the last two decades, likewise has academic research, and there is now a significant amount of researchaddressing greenwashing issues. In this paper, we analyse and evaluate green washing research to provide a review of trends and progress in the field and an overview of the empirical andtheoretical findings reported in previous studies. As a result, we argue that greenwashing couldbe better prevented through a combination of voluntary and mandatory approaches. The freshapproach should encourage innovative and compelling corporate CESR activities while definingthe boundaries and regulations for their achievements and communication, as companies may break legislation by over stretching CESR reports. They are vulner able to the phenomena recognised in the literature as "green washing" because of their stake holders' perceptions. Consequently, this paper aims to exam in ethephenomena of green washing and trace its development in the current body of research.

Environmental Social Responsibility, Local Environmental Protection Strategy, and Corporate Financial Performance – Empirical Evidence from Heavy Pollution Industry

Abstract This article empirically examines the “responsibility-performance” interaction in the process of environmental social responsibility decision-making by enterprises, using the listed companies in the heavy pollution industry as the research sample. We also use the evolutionary game theory to construct a system dynamics model for simulation analysis to explore the evolutionary qualities of the environmental responsibility behavior of heavily polluting enterprises and its relationship with financial performance under the influence of local government environmental regulation. It finds that for environmental social responsibility, a company's expected performance surplus is more likely to promote positive interaction between responsibility and performance than a gap; for regions with relatively negative environmental strategies, environmental social responsibility provides more efficient reputation transformation and motivates companies to invest in it; more competitive industries and enterprises with forward-looking environmental strategies tend to put performance feedback into the undertaking of environmental social responsibility. Therefore, the government and regulatory authorities should urge heavy polluting enterprises to implement environmental responsibility, so that they can fully realize that emission reduction and growth can be achieved at the same time and promote the financial performance of enterprises and environmental responsibility while forming a win–win situation at the ecological level and corporate social level.

Enhancing the corporate social & environmental responsibility of Chinese energy enterprises: A view from the role of management compensation incentive

Energy enterprises are an important basis for ensuring national energy security and economic development, and their social responsibility is closely related to addressing environmental concerns such as over-exploitation of resources and excessive discharge of pollution. The casual effects of management compensation incentives on corporate social & environmental responsibility are explored based on the panel data of Chinese energy enterprises from 2010 to 2021 using the instrumental variable estimation method. The results indicate that management salary incentives can significantly promote the implementation of corporate social responsibility and environmental responsibility, while the proportion of management shareholding will reduce corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental responsibility (CER) activities. In addition, there are obvious industry differences and corporate ownership differences in the effects of management compensation incentives on CSR and CER. The negative impact of equity incentives on CSR and CER is even more pronounced in the electricity and environmental industry, and salary incentives have a greater positive effect on CSR for state-owned enterprises. The study shows that enterprises should focus on the salary incentive of managers and appropriately reduce their shareholding. The government should pay attention to the development of state-owned energy enterprises, and limit the shareholding ratio of management through policies and other incentive systems.

Pemetaan Sosial Ekonomi Menuju Desa Iklim di Desa Pinggir Kabupaten Bengkalis Provinsi Riau

Villages are the initial milestone for developing a country, if a village is strong it will have an impact on economic sustainability, for this reason it is necessary to map village potential so that later it can be developed and connected to environmental social responsibility (TJSL) programs. To build a village, potential data is needed, later this will become the basis for pentahelic collaboration to build villages. By looking at socio-economic aspects consisting of education level, employment, income, expenditure, waste management and the environment. The peripheral villages are dominated by oil palm plantations and the people also work as oil palm farmers. A small number work in the government, trade and private sectors. Other results are also in the agricultural sector, but very few people are involved in this field. The commodities produced include cassava and vegetables. They process the sweet potatoes into chips, tape, fried foods and others. The large area of plantation land should be supported by the availability of organic fertilizer but currently they only use manufactured chemical fertilizer. In the future, it is necessary to encourage the development of organic fertilizer production for the environmentally friendly fertilizer needs of the plantation and agricultural sectors.

Motivations for environmental social responsibility in ecuadorian banana companies

The corporate image, good business reputation, competitive advantage, business growth, and market positioning are motivational elements for environmental and social responsibility (ESR), including the organization's commitment to environmental care for its economic activity and the certifications of quality and environmental sustainability in agricultural companies. This work determined the elements of the motivation for the environmental and social responsibility of the Ecuadorian banana companies. The method applied is a quantitative approach. Under a non-experimental descriptive work design with a correlational scope, the reliability analysis was carried out with Cronbach's Alpha, giving a value of 0.98 to the 22-item instrument applied to 86 small banana companies. The final results prove a high relationship between the motivations of the banana companies and environmental social responsibility p> 0.9.

The Environmental Approach from the Evaluation of Eco-Efficiency in the Context of Latin American Educational Institutions

Purpose: Therefore, the objective of this literature review is to analyze the environmental approach through the assessment of eco-efficiency in educational institutions. Method: Following the PRISMA methodology, 60 scientific articles were identified based on specific criteria and sourced from databases and virtual libraries such as Scopus, Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, ProQuest, IOP Science, and Taylor & Science. The analysis comprehends the evaluation methodology that focuses on institutional objectives, learning achievements, tools, actions, performance indicators, and monitoring and assessment—integral elements of schools' educational management and pedagogy. Results and Conclusion: This is due to environmental issues negatively affecting people's well-being and quality of life. Education represents a significant means for disseminating knowledge and shaping responsible habits toward the environment, a subject that is currently one of the most addressed in the scientific field. Research implications: This is crucial because while there might be an initiative to incorporate environmental social responsibility, without the necessary conditions, the implementation may not occur as desired. Originality/value: This literature review article aims to contribute to the scientific field by providing an overview of how education has served as a tool to increase environmental knowledge and awareness, leading to behaviors that protect ecosystems' welfare.