Eco-efficiency, environmental and sustainable innovation in recycling energy and their effect on business performance: evidence from European SMEs

S Majid, X Zhang, MB Khaskheli, F Hong, PJH King… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the influence of adopting resource efficiency actions, saving water,
saving energy, using renewable energy, saving materials, minimizing waste, selling scrap …

An analysis of environmental sustainability in small & medium‐sized enterprises: Patterns and trends

J Bakos, M Siu, A Orengo… - Business Strategy and the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the greatest challenges facing the world today is climate change. The need to
consistently advance with environmentally sustainable practices in today's businesses is …

Determinants of process reengineering and waste management as resource efficiency practices and their impact on production cost performance of Small and …

M İncekara - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of resource efficiency practices of large enterprises is well-documented; however,
very limited research studies have been conducted in this field on Small and Medium-sized …

Resource efficiency investments and firm performance: Evidence from European SMEs

FC Özbuğday, D Fındık, KM Özcan, S Başçı - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that investments that boost
resource efficiency will increase the growth performances of Small and Medium-Sized …

[HTML][HTML] INVESTIGATING GREEN JOBS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SMEs: BEYOND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

RD de Andrade, VC Benfica, HVE de Oliveira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Through Resource Based View (RBV) lenses, this research examines what
influences the implementation of sustainable practices in small and medium-sized …

Resource‐efficiency actions and financial performance: Exploring the moderating role of production cost

MI Ahmad, MA Naseem, E Battisti… - Business Ethics, the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study employs the Porter hypothesis framework to test the moderating role of production
cost in the relationship between resource‐efficiency actions and financial performance for …

THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INVESTMENTS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: ANALYSIS OF CROATIAN COMPANIES.

A Galant, D Cvek - Central European Business Review, 2021 - ceeol.com
More attention is being paid to companies' environmental performance these days. It
includes the consideration of how a company's business operations affect the natural …

Investigating the effect of eco-efficiency actions on the performance of European small and medium enterprises

S Majid, MA Naseem, RU Rehman… - European Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
The paper investigates the link between eco-efficiency actions and the turnover of SMEs
within the EU28. In particular, we study how specific cases of eco-efficiency actions and the …

Green Investment Challenges in European Firms: Internal vs. External Resources

A Bacchiocchi, A Bellocchi, G Giombini - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the impact of internal and external resources on the adoption of eco-
efficiency actions by European firms. The empirical analysis is based on an ordered logit …

Analyzing Resource Efficiency Methods in Turkey: The Impact on Production Cost and Sales Volume

M İncekara - Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
Rapid economic growth along with carelessness related to environmental problems have
caused adverse impacts on nature and to civilization as a whole. The effects on nature …