Environmental Performance and Efficiency Evaluation of Enterprises

Dear Colleagues,

In today's rapidly evolving economic landscape, the integration of sustainability into business practices is more crucial than ever, and the importance of evaluating and improving the environmental performance and efficiency of enterprises cannot be overstated. Governments around the world are increasingly implementing stringent environmental regulations and standards; consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious and prefer to support companies that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability; and investors are increasingly looking at environmental, social, and governance criteria when making investment decisions because companies with strong environmental performance are often viewed as lower-risk investments and attract more capital. The global push towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and the European Green Deal, which aims to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050, emphasizes the role of businesses in promoting sustainability.

We must focus on the critical examination of how enterprises can enhance their environmental performance and efficiency to develop innovative strategies, technological advancements, and comprehensive methodologies that contribute to sustainable business practices while emphasizing economic impacts and opportunities. By addressing the multifaceted challenges and opportunities involved in improving environmental performance, this Special Issue will provide actionable insights and foster a deeper understanding of sustainable enterprise management. The development of organizational strategies to achieve the objectives for environmental performance and marketing strategies to improve the level of competitiveness are important directions in the context of the environmental audit and the evaluation of a company's efficiency.

This Special Issue invites both original research articles and reviews, aiming to bridge the gap between economic theory and practical implementation, and papers may focus on a variety of topics, including innovative strategies and technologies for improving environmental performance, comprehensive methodologies for assessing efficiency, and the economic benefits of sustainable practices.

Research topics may focus on (but are not limited to) enhancing environmental performance and efficiency within enterprises, emphasizing economic impacts and opportunities, with particular emphasis on the following:

• Economic strategies for climate action;
• Sustainable urban development and its economic impacts;
• Circular economy and resource efficiency;
• Agricultural economics and sustainable practices;
• Environmental economics and biodiversity conservation;
• Renewable energy economics;
• Sustainable industrial practices and innovation;
• Water and waste economics and sustainable management;
• Health economics and environmental health;
• Education for sustainable economic growth;
• Strategic management and environmental performance;
• Marketing environment audit.

We look forward to receiving your contributions, which will significantly advance our collective understanding of and firms’ implementation of sustainable business practices, aligning with global sustainability goals and enhancing the economic resilience of enterprises.

Dr. Alin Emanuel Artene
Dr. Larisa Ivascu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• circular economy
• environmental economics
• corporate sustainability
• green technologies
• resource efficiency
• economic resilience
• sustainable business models
• environmental performance management