Роль ESG в адаптації агропромислового сектору до зміни клімату
Анотація
Це дослідження було спрямоване на оцінку ролі використання роботи агропромислових компаній у сталому розвитку Азербайджану. Таким чином, у рамках дослідження було оцінено суть концепції Environmental, Social, and Governance, її роль для держави та підприємств. Було зроблено висновок, що останніми роками в корпоративному світі дедалі більше уваги приділяють подібним принципам, оскільки компанії усвідомлюють важливість розв’язання екологічних і соціальних проблем для залучення інвесторів і розвитку стійких практик. Це також узгоджується і з концепцією корпоративної соціальної відповідальності, яка підкреслює етичні зобов’язання бізнесу перед суспільством. Проведена аналітика потоків інвестицій у такого роду компанії аграрного сектору засвідчила, що вони дають змогу значно розширити сферу своєї діяльності та прискорюють впровадження методів сталого сільського господарства в усьому світі. Було зроблено висновок, що, з огляду на таку користь, що приносять інвестиції в ці компанії для країни, важливо включати в рамки національної політики програми, спрямовані на збільшення інвестиційної привабливості такого роду компаній. Крім того, ефективною є цілеспрямована підтримка таких компаній з боку держави. Усе це залишається особливо актуальним у реаліях Азербайджану, як країни з перехідною економікою з досить високою роллю аграрного сектору (щонайменше, в рамках продовольчої безпеки), а також потребою для диверсифікації економіки. Результати, отримані в рамках дослідження, можуть бути використані для формування довгострокової стратегії розвитку Азербайджану в контексті боротьби зі зміною клімату в агропромисловому секторі
Ключові слова
агропромисловий сектор; інвестиції; інновації; продовольча безпека; екологія; продовольча безпека; сталий розвиток
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