Environmental responsibility as a prerequisite for sustainable development of agricultural enterprises
Environmental responsibility as a prerequisite for sustainable development of agricultural enterprises
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环境责任是农业企业可持续发展的前提
DOI：
10.5267/j.msl.2020.5.028
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2020
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I. Saukh
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I. Ivashkiv;Halyna Kupalova;N. Goncharenko;U. Andrusiv;J. Streimikis;O. Lyashenko;V. Yakubiv;M. Lyzun;Igor Lishchynskyi;I. Saukh
文章历史记录：接收日期：2020年4月28日接受日期：2020年5月20日在线日期：2020年5月21日本文探讨了提高农业企业环境责任水平以确保其可持续发展的紧迫挑战。长期以来，人们一直认为，农业活动伴随着人类对环境的重大负面影响。因此，在全球范围内，趋势是制定和实施企业环境责任原则，这有助于提高企业的竞争力，改善产品质量和人民的生活条件。本文认为，一个农业企业的环境责任，必须评估的基础上的关键标准，包括强度的自然和生物资源的使用，环境管理系统，企业参与解决社区的环境问题。本文介绍了乌克兰大，中，小型农业企业的环境责任水平的评估结果。研究结果表明，中小型农业企业主要处于在其业务中应用环境责任原则的初始阶段。此外，本文介绍了一项调查的结果，旨在确定主要的阻碍因素，以遵守环境责任的原则。这些因素包括企业利润率下降的风险、资金有限、缺乏知识和专业人员短缺、关于纳入环境责任原则的指导方针不足。本文提出了一种机制，在农业企业，包括政府，地方和组织层面的环境责任。为了在组织层面引入环境责任，作者建议制定和实施企业绿色发展战略，纳入可持续采购，培训人员，并自愿公开报告遵守企业社会和环境责任原则的情况。© 2020作者;许可证持有人生长科学，加拿大
Article history: Received: April 28, 2020 Received in revised format: April 25 2020 Accepted: May 20, 2020 Available online: May 21, 2020 This paper deals with the pressing challenge of raising the level of environmental responsibility of agricultural enterprises in order to ensure their sustainable development. It has long been established that agricultural activity is accompanied by a significant negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. Therefore, globally, the trend is towards the development and implementation of the principles of environmental responsibility of businesses, which contributes to increasing the competitiveness of businesses, and improving product quality and living conditions of the people. The paper suggests that the environmental responsibility of an agricultural enterprise has to be assessed based on key criteria including the intensity of the use of natural and biological resources, the environmental management system, and business’s participation in solving environmental problems of communities. The paper presents the results of the assessment of the level of environmental responsibility of large, medium and small agricultural enterprises of Ukraine. The results suggest that medium and small agricultural enterprises are predominantly at the initial stage of applying the principles of environmental responsibility in their operations. Moreover, the paper presents the findings of a survey aimed to identify major hindering factors to the observance of the principles of environmental responsibility. These factors include the risk of a decreased business profitability, limited financing, lack of knowledge and shortage of professional staff, insufficient guidelines on the incorporation of principles of environmental responsibility. The paper suggests a mechanism for introducing environmental responsibility at agricultural enterprises that encompasses the governmental, local, and organizational levels. To introduce environmental responsibility at the organizational level, the authors recommend developing and implementing corporate green development strategy, incorporating sustainable procurement, training personnel, and engaging in voluntary public reporting on compliance with the principles of corporate social and environmental responsibility. © 2020 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada