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ClearGreen finance and foreign direct investment–environmental sustainability nexuses in emerging countries: new insights from the environmental Kuznets curve
Researchers identified asymmetric relationships between green finance, foreign direct investment, and environmental sustainability in emerging countries using nonlinear ARDL modeling, finding heterogeneous effects that support the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis.
Greenfield, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy Consumption, and Environmental Performance in selected SAARC and ASEAN countries
This economic study examined how different types of foreign direct investment affect energy consumption and environmental performance in various countries. Understanding the relationship between economic activity and environmental outcomes is relevant to predicting how plastic production and pollution change with development.
Foreign Direct Investment, Industrial Value Added, Trade Liberalization and Environmental Degradation in South Asian Countries
Panel autoregressive distributed lag modeling for six South Asian countries found that foreign direct investment had a positive (harmful) correlation with CO2 emissions while trade liberalization had a negative correlation, with industrial value added and renewable energy consumption also significantly affecting environmental degradation.
Analyzing the linkage among CO2 emissions, economic growth, tourism, and energy consumption in the Asian economies
Researchers analyzed the long-run relationships between economic growth, tourism, energy use, and CO2 emissions in Asian economies from 1995–2017, finding evidence for the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis and that tourism significantly contributes to environmental degradation, with a coefficient of 0.132 linking tourism growth to increased carbon emissions across the region.
Exploration and Evaluation of the Green Fiscal Effect on the High-Quality Development of the Economy
This thesis explores the relationship between green fiscal policies and high-quality economic development, examining how tax instruments and public spending directed toward energy conservation and environmental protection influence sustainable growth trajectories.
Absorption Capacity and Development of Photocatalyst Green Ceramic Products with Moderation of Green Environment for Sustainability Performance of Developing Industries
This study evaluated the market adoption of photocatalytic green ceramic products among small and medium enterprises in Indonesia, using structural equation modeling to identify drivers of sustainability performance. Firms that adopted green product strategies showed improved sustainability outcomes. The results support policies encouraging small manufacturers to develop eco-friendly product lines.
Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Coupled and Coordinated Development of the Low-carbon Economy, Green Finance, and Ecological Environmental Quality: Evidence from China
Despite its title referencing low-carbon economy and ecological quality, this paper studies the coordinated development of green finance, carbon reduction, and environmental quality indicators across Chinese provinces — not microplastic pollution. It examines regional economic and environmental policy dynamics using statistical modelling, and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.
The Influence of Green Intellectual Capital on Sustainability: Mediating Effect of Green Human Resource Management
This conceptual paper proposes a model linking green intellectual capital to sustainability outcomes in Indonesian oil and gas companies, arguing that green human resource management mediates this relationship and identifying a gap in empirical research from developing economies that limits understanding of how knowledge-based resources drive environmental performance.
Decomposition of air pollution in Indonesia
This study decomposed CO2 emissions in Indonesia from 1995–2022 using structural variables including urbanization, trade liberalization, fossil energy use, and renewable energy adoption, finding that fossil energy is the dominant driver of Indonesia's air pollution and that policy stringency significantly moderates emission levels.
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Air Pollution in the Economic Community of West African States region: What Influence Does Tax Expenditure Have?
This study examines how foreign direct investment affects air pollution in West African countries, finding that tax policy can influence whether economic investment leads to environmental improvement or degradation.
Analyzing Trends in Green Financial Instrument Issuance for Climate Finance in Capital Markets
Researchers analyzed trends in green bond and sustainability-linked financial instrument issuance for climate finance in China, tracking the market's growth from 2016 to 2022 and examining how these instruments are allocated across sectors. The study found rapid growth in green finance issuance but identified gaps in transparency and standardization that limit their environmental impact.
Mitigating environmental degradation with institutional quality and foreign direct investment (FDI): new evidence from asymmetric approach
Researchers used asymmetric econometric modeling on Chilean quarterly data from 1996–2018 to find that institutional quality and renewable energy reduce carbon emissions, while foreign direct investment and fossil fuels increase them regardless of whether shocks are positive or negative.
Research on the Relationship Between Corporate Green M&A and Joint Institutional Investors
This Chinese finance study examines the relationship between 'green mergers and acquisitions' and joint institutional investors in a green economy context. This is a corporate finance paper with no connection to microplastics or environmental health.
Research and Development as a Moderating Variable for Sustainable Economic Performance: The Asian, European, and Kuwaiti Models
This is an economics and business study examining research and development spending as a moderating factor in the relationship between sustainability practices and economic performance. It is not related to environmental science or microplastics.
Green Accounting Practices in Bali’s Hospitality Industry: A Strategic Approach to Sustainable Hotel Management
Researchers examined green accounting practices in ten major hotels in Bali's hospitality industry, focusing on environmental protection, waste management, eco-friendly purchasing, and energy conservation using a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews. The study found that implementing green accounting as a strategic approach enables hotels to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability while responding to increasing regulatory and market pressures.
Green Supply Chain Coordination with Considering Carbon Emissions and Product Green Level Dependent Demand
Researchers developed a green supply chain coordination model that incorporates carbon emission costs and product green-level dependent demand, finding that green development policies and cost-sharing mechanisms can incentivize enterprises to adopt more sustainable supply chain operations.
Mitigating Environmental Degradation With Institutional Quality and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): New Evidence From Asymmetric Approach
This study examined how institutional quality and foreign direct investment affect environmental degradation in Chile, finding that good governance and selective investment can help balance economic growth with environmental protection. Stronger institutions are also needed to enforce plastic waste regulations that limit microplastic pollution.
Greenwashing's Influence on Corporate Performance and Strategies for Regulation and Oversight
This study analyzed how greenwashing affects corporate financial performance and reputation, finding that deceptive environmental marketing can provide short-term benefits but exposes companies to regulatory and reputational risks, and recommends enhanced oversight frameworks.
Analyzing The Implementation of Green-Economy Inclusive Strategy in East Java Province Through Urban Good Governance in Green-Economy Framework: The Case of Surabaya
Researchers analysed the implementation of a green-economy strategy in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia using a qualitative-descriptive approach and thematic analysis, evaluating four dimensions — decision-making, implementation capacity, green economy systems, and socio-ecological factors — to derive a replicable development strategy.
Combining the Concept of Green Accounting with the Regulation of Prohibition of Disposable Plastic Use
This qualitative study examined the meaning of green accounting principles in the context of Bali's regulations prohibiting single-use plastics, revealing how local governance and cultural values shape environmental accounting practices.
Relationship between Globalization and Environmental Degradation in Low Income Countries: An Application of Kuznet Curve
This study examined how globalization and economic growth relate to environmental degradation in low-income countries, testing whether a Kuznets curve pattern (pollution rising then falling with income) exists. The results have implications for understanding how plastic consumption and waste generation change with development.
Analyzing efficiency measurement and influencing factors of China’s marine green economy: Based on a two-stage network DEA model
This study measured marine green economy efficiency across Chinese coastal provinces from 2006 to 2018 using a two-stage network data envelopment analysis model, finding that production efficiency generally improved while ecological efficiency remained lower, and identifying economic development level as a key influencing factor.
Green Cosmetics in Indonesia: Unraveling Attitude-behavior Gap and Gender Moderation
Researchers examined the attitude-behavior gap in green cosmetics purchasing among 310 Indonesian consumers using Structural Equation Modeling, analyzing the relationships among attitudes, environmental consciousness, behavioral control, subjective norms, product knowledge, purchase intention, and actual behavior, with gender as a moderating variable. The study found that positive attitudes toward green cosmetics do not consistently translate into purchasing behavior, and identified gender as a significant moderator in this relationship.
Neutralizing the surging environmental pollution amidst renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Ghana: Insights from ARDL and quantile regression analysis
This study analyzed the relationship between renewable energy consumption, economic growth, electricity access, and environmental degradation in Ghana from 1993 to 2020 using ARDL and quantile regression models. Results supported a partial Environmental Kuznets Curve, finding that renewable energy adoption reduces pollution at higher income levels.