Catalysing Responsible Production: Evaluating the Impact of EPR System on Manufacturing Enterprises

• Autorzy: Aknur Zhidebekkyzy , Zhansaya Temerbulatova , Anna Kotaskova , Péter Németh
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Responsible production has become increasingly vital in the global sustainability discourse, particularly in manufacturing. The extended producer responsibility (EPR) system is a critical policy mechanism that encourages manufacturers to reduce their environmental impact. Despite its growing significance, comprehensive studies assessing its effectiveness are sparse. Our research aims to address this gap by evaluating the influence of the EPR system on responsible production practices in European manufacturing enterprises. We employed the difference-in-differences (DiD) method to assess the impact, analysing panel data from 27 manufacturing enterprises across the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Hungary, and Bulgaria, from 2010 to 2022. This method was chosen to mitigate endogeneity concerns. The results from the DiD analysis reveal a statistically significant positive impact of the EPR system on the circular material use rate, with an average increase of 10,5%. These findings indicate that the EPR system effectively enhances circular material use within the electronics manufacturing industry, a critical sector for advancing environmental sustainability. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sustainable development; Circular economy; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Production enterprise

PL

Rozwój zrównoważony; Gospodarka zamkniętego obiegu; Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Przedsiębiorstwo produkcyjne

• Czasopismo: Journal of International Studies
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: 17
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 178--190

Twórcy

autor

Aknur Zhidebekkyzy

• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

autor

Zhansaya Temerbulatova

• Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

autor

Anna Kotaskova

• Paneuropean University in Bratislava, Slovakia

autor

Péter Németh

• Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary

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DOI

10.14254/2071-8330.2024/17-2/9