Capital accumulation
, 275
Capital structure
, (see also Human capital)
theory
, 108–116
trade-offs
, 115
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2 emissions)
, 242–243
Circular economy
, 2–3, 23, 82–83
Circular material use rate (CMU)
, 47
Clean water and sanitation
, 51
Co-citation
analysis
, 59–60
of journals
, 67
of references
, 66
Co-word analysis
, 59–61, 68–71
Collective consumption
, 222
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
, 32, 39, 41
Consciousness for sustainable consumption
, 178–179
Conservative welfare regimes
, 215, 217
Consumer
perspective
, 177
sustainability orientation
, 179
Corporate bankruptcy prediction from accounting data
, 102–104
Corporate capital structure
, 116
Corporate reputation
, 69–71
Corporate social and financial performance
, 67
Corporate social performance (CSP)
, 69–70
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 2, 58, 68–69, 82, (see also Strategic CSR)
Corporate sustainability
, 3, 82–84, 92, (see also Social sustainability)
dimensions
, 84–86
environmental issues in strategic management
, 87–88
motives for corporate sustainability strategies
, 89–90
need for inclusion of sustainability in strategic management
, 86–87
non-substitutability, irreversibility and nonlinearity of capital depletion
, 86
results
, 90–92
social issues in strategic management
, 88–89
suggestions for research
, 94
Cost
of capital
, 67
reductions
, 91–92
Costliness of information
, 276
Cox proportional hazard regression model
, 118, 120, 123
Cox regression model
, 122
Cross-country differences
, 224
Cusum stability test
, 246
Eco-Innovation Index
, 132–133
Ecologically sustainable companies
, 85
Economic consequences (ECON consequences)
, 178
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
, 241
Economic(s)
, 192
capital/profit
, 84
crises
, 175
dependency
, 210
development
, 254
efficiency
, 280–281
of federalism
, 282–284
growth
, 255
life cycle
, 220–222
system
, 85
Education
, 15, 254–255, 257
funding
, 264
importance
, 258
investment in
, 259–262
role of state
, 263–265
and social aspects of sustainable development in Europe
, 258
Energy consumption
, 240, 242
Environment(al)
, 148
innovation
, 302
issues in strategic management
, 87–88
Kuznets curve
, 250n2
management
, 68
proactivity
, 88, 91
protection
, 23, 255
technological development
, 128
thinking
, 151
Environmental consequences (ENV consequences)
, 178
Environmental sustainability
, 16, 151–152, 156, 159, 161, (see also Corporate sustainability)
Error correction model
, 246
EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)
, 220
Europe
education and social aspects of sustainable development in
, 258
inequality and poverty in
, 258–259
typology of welfare regimes in
, 215–216
European AGENTA project
, 194, 196
European Central Bank (ECB)
, 48
European Climate Change Program
, 13
European Commission
, 22, 163
European Consensus on Development
, 21
European Union (EU)
, 3, 13, 24, 32, 128, 164, 192, 238, 254, 273, 299
challenges in progress toward sustainable development in
, 24–26
challenges on path toward sustainability for
, 3–4
countries
, 192
member states
, 210
policies and recommendations with emphasis on
, 162–164
progress in other areas
, 40
progress toward SDGs
, 32–33
progress toward SDGs in old and new EU members
, 40–41
score value comparison
, 41
SD indicators with biggest difference between old and new EU members
, 42–52
from SDG
, 32–34
SDGs in EU and challenges in implementation
, 12–13
sustainable development as policy priority in
, 18–24
Sustainable Development Strategy
, 162
EUROPOP2018 population projections
, 192, 194, 204
Expected competitive advantage
, 90
Exploitation of renewables
, 162
Income quintile share ratio
, 268n1
Index of human capital
, 242
Inequality
, 259–262
in Europe
, 258–259
Information technology
, 150
Innovation
activities at level of companies
, 133–137
governance
, 136
for greener and profitable future
, 128–129
performance and green
, 129–133
policy for green
, 137–139
Innovation Action Plan
, 129
Institutional
environment
, 241
theory
, 67
Inter-household transfers
, 223
Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Development Policies
, 308–309
Inter-vivos transfers
, 214
Intergenerational transfers
, 210
cross-country differences in intergenerational transfer systems
, 224
International Energy Agency (IEA)
, 242
Intra-household transfers
, 223
Invention-oriented policies
, 138
Investment Plan for Europe
, 23
Investment(s)
in education
, 259–262
in education and training
, 263
Irreversibility of capital depletion
, 86
National development strategy
, 306
internalizing 2030 Agenda into
, 306–307
National Innovation System approach (NIS approach)
, 138
National Time Transfer Accounts (NTTA)
, 194
National Time Transfer Accounts dependency ratio (NttaDR)
, 200, 202–204
National Transfers Accounts (NTA)
, 192, 210–211
dependency indicators
, 198–200
market part of economy
, 194–200
methodological framework
, 194, 218–224
methodology
, 210–211
results
, 200–204, 224–230
theoretical background
, 211–215
unpaid work
, 196–198
National Transfers Accounts dependency ratio (NtaDR)
, 192, 199–202
Natural capital/planet
, 84–85
Natural resources
, 20–21, 85
Neo-classical economic growth models
, 238
Net public transfers
, 222
New EU members
progress toward SDGs in
, 40–41
score value comparison
, 41
SD indicators
, 42–52
New Universal Sustainable Development Agenda 2030
, 304–305
Newey West estimation
, 249
Non-substitutability of capital depletion
, 86
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
, 173, 176
Nonlinearity of capital depletion
, 86
Race-to-the-bottom effect
, 282
Regulatory intervention
, 279
Research and development (R&D)
, 128–129
expenditure
, 131
Rest of the world (ROW)
, 220
Rule of law
degradation
, 285–287
economic efficiency and wealth maximization
, 280–281
economics of federalism and optimal vertical regulatory structure
, 282–284
golden rule of thumb
, 279–280
“governance and ensuring policy coherence at all levels”
, 289
over-regulation and degradation of
, 272–275
over-regulation and excessive regulatory activity
, 284–285
reflection paper on sustainable development goals
, 287–289
sustainable development and role of legal system
, 278–279
Sustainable Europe in 2030
, 287
synthesis of law and economics scholarship
, 279
theoretical mechanisms at work
, 275–278
Rule-of-thumb truncation
, 109
Science
mapping
, 60
policy
, 138
Service-oriented firms
, 302
Slovenian accounting standards
, 124n1
Slovenian Research Agency
, 6
Social capital
, 257
social capital/people
, 85–86
Social component
, 303–304
Social consequences (SOC consequences)
, 178
Social exchange theory
, 173–174
Social issues in strategic management
, 88–89
Social sustainability
, 259–262, (see also Corporate sustainability)
education and social aspects of sustainable development in Europe
, 258
education investment and role of state
, 263–265
inequality and poverty in Europe
, 258–259
investment in education, well-being, inequality and social sustainability
, 259–262
policy implications
, 265–268
reinforcement
, 255
theoretical background
, 255–258
Social-democratic welfare regimes
, 215–216
Socially sustainable companies
, 85–86
Socio-economic development
, 22
Sound innovation governance at policy level
, 137
Stakeholders
, 3–4, 71, 176–178
theory
, 89
Stockholm conference (see United Nations Conference on Human Environment)
Strategic CSR
, 57–60
co-word analysis
, 68–71
data acquisition and preparation
, 61–62
data analysis
, 62
general overview of papers on
, 62–64
leading journals analysis and references
, 64–68
methods
, 60–61
research and analysis
, 62–64
Strategic management
environmental issues in
, 87–88
need for inclusion of sustainability in
, 86–87
social issues in
, 88–89
Strategic Management Journal
, 65
Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach
, 65
Strategic orientations
, 306
Strategic priorities
, 306
Sustainability
, 1–3, 70, 148, 172, 192, 238
challenges on path toward sustainability for EU
, 3–4
dimensions
, 174–175, 183
drivers
, 175–176, 183
need for inclusion of sustainability in strategic management
, 86–87
practices
, 148
spheres
, 176–178
sustainability–human capital nexus
, 239
Sustainable consumption
, 179–180
Sustainable development (SD)
, 12, 32, 82, 254–255, 273, 278–279
challenges in progress toward sustainable development in EU
, 24–26
education and social aspects of sustainable development in Europe
, 258
at global level
, 13–18
indicators with biggest difference between old and new EU members
, 42–52
key characteristics of
, 297
as policy priority in EU
, 18–24
tridimensional concept
, 298
Sustainable Development Agenda
, 14, 16–17
Sustainable development goals (SDG)
, 12, 32, 128, 254, 281, 297
building SDGs partnerships
, 308–309
in EU and challenges in implementation
, 12–13
EU from
, 32–34
EU progress toward
, 32–33
with moderate movement
, 34–36
with moderate progress
, 37–40
progress toward SDGs in old and new EU members
, 40–41
reflection paper on
, 287–289
score value comparison
, 41
SDG Agenda
, 304–306
SDG11
, 38
SDG2
, 38
SDG7
, 39
with significant progress
, 33–34
timeline of key events
, 14
Sustainable economic development
, 256
“Sustainable Europe for a better world, A” strategy
, 19
Sustainable Europe in 2030
, 287
Sustainable future
, 298
ambitious goals and wide cross-country differences
, 298–300
joint action of consumers and companies toward
, 300–303
limits to growth and social component
, 303–304
policy challenges
, 304–310
Sustainable indebtedness
, 111
Sustainable market(ing)
, 174
exchange
, 173–174, 183
framework
, 177
methodology
, 178–179
proposition of framework
, 173
results
, 179–182
sustainability dimensions
, 174–175
sustainability drivers
, 175–176
sustainability spheres and stakeholders
, 176–178
Sustainable production
, 180–181
System of National Accounts (SNA)
, 192
System-oriented policies
, 138