Sustainable Economy: The Eco-Branding of an Industrial Region in Kazakhstan

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

This work aims to analyze the eco-branding of an Industrial Region of Kazakhstan. I would suggest accepting this work, while some minor concerns need to be addressed.

A conclusion section is suggested to summarize the manuscript.

The definition of green integration was not provided.

What is the function of 4R model?

 

What is the sample size of the survey? Is that representative of the majority of Kazakh companies? 

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Minor editing.

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The manuscript has potential but still lack of some important points:

1. Since the instrument is a survey, all details about must be provided (some of them as supplementary material). There are no details in the methodology about the statistical design and processing of data. Additionally, the construction and vailidity of instrument is not discussed.

2. In order to be accepted, a deeper discussion is required showing a clear link with the results of the study. 

3. It is frequent in the manuscript to include a lot of references (4 or 5) for a single paragraph. Consider only the most relevant studies for the citations.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Nothing further

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The central aim of this study is to refine and generalize approaches, enhancing the mechanism of ecological branding for industrial complexes in a region through a purposeful Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) transformation.

1. Where were the data in Table 1 taken from, is it important to mention the consistency of the data?

2. What are the authors referring to when they write: "The industrial diversification", line 215?

3. Where do the percentages in Figure 1 come from? specify it in the article.

4. In Figure 3, I recommend that Governance be a line that is not dotted.

5. The paper has a very serious point, it has no conclusions and recommendations

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Minor editing of English language required

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Reviewer 4 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Sustainable Economy: eco-branding of an Industrial Region of Kazakhstan

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The research direction of this paper is attractive, and has a certain guiding role on the modern production organisation. Here are some problems that need to be explained or improved.

1. The abstract is not quite correctly formed. It is very much blurred and not properly organized. It seems that the authors took some phrases out of the context of their research and put them in the abstract. I can't extract the author's actual research results from the abstract.

2. The research method should be more specific, which is somewhat broad at present.

3. The title of the second section is suggested to be changed to "Methods" because there is nothing about "materials"

4. Perhaps the initial data of the survey can be provided in the form of an appendix to increase the credibility of the research results.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Moderate editing of English language required

Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

I am satisfied with the changes implemented. The manuscript can be accepted.

Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The manuscritp can be Accepted.