Βιώσιμη επιχειρηματικότητα και περιβαλλοντικό αποτύπωμα
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Βιώσιμη επιχειρηματικότητα ; Περιβαλλοντικό αποτύπωμα ; Βιωσιμότητα ; Βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη ; Αποτύπωμα άνθρακαAbstract
Even though entrepreneurship has been recognized as a mechanism by which economic benefits are created for individuals and societies, concerns about business environmental impact led to the development of sustainable entrepreneurship. The present dissertation focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship, as well as on the concept of the environmental footprint, ie a tool - a set of techniques, through which companies assess the extent to which they use the planet's natural resources, while being an important tool in shaping environmental policy by public authorities.To date, various types of environmental footprints have been developed, such as the carbon footprint, the water use footprint, the land use footprint, etc. each of which indicates specific categories of pressures related to business processes, products or activities. It can be said that the carbon footprint is perhaps the most commonly used environmental footprint to assess the impact of business operations on the environment by measuring the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted throughout the world. life cycle of a process or product. As environmental footprints quantify the impact of entrepreneurship on the environment, they are very useful in shaping environmental policy. However, they also have some disadvantages, such as some limitations in their measurement methods, through which part of the environmental impact of the operation of the business is ignored.