Monitoring Eco-Efficiency and Its Convergence Towards Sustainability in the European Rubber and Plastics Industry Through Circular Economy Transition DOI Open Access
George Halkos, Jaime Moll, Panagiotis-Stavros C. Aslanidis

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1272 - 1272

Published: Feb. 5, 2025

Eco-efficiency is crucial for the European rubber and plastics industry to minimize production costs through effective resource management (e.g., energy management) reduce environmental impacts like greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. Circular economy (CE) solutions can support industry’s competitiveness while aligning with sustainability goals regulatory requirements. In present research, we employ a hybrid window data envelopment analysis (WDEA) methodology measure panel eco-efficiency via application of moving average principle. The examination 27 countries as decision-making units (DMUs), in period 2014–2022, led conclusion that 70.33%, showing most DMUs ameliorate their performance regarding pollution control. highest 2014 be monitored Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, but 2022, only Ireland Switzerland kept positions, whereas Norway dropped 16th position Poland plummeted 24th hierarchical position. Geographical disparities spotted, Northern Western Europe have greater than Eastern Southern Europe. At second level analysis, convergence between under consideration examined using log t regression test club clustering. leads three final clubs where conditional dominates.

Language: Английский

Monitoring Eco-Efficiency and Its Convergence Towards Sustainability in the European Rubber and Plastics Industry Through Circular Economy Transition DOI Open Access
George Halkos, Jaime Moll, Panagiotis-Stavros C. Aslanidis

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 1272 - 1272

Published: Feb. 5, 2025

Eco-efficiency is crucial for the European rubber and plastics industry to minimize production costs through effective resource management (e.g., energy management) reduce environmental impacts like greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. Circular economy (CE) solutions can support industry’s competitiveness while aligning with sustainability goals regulatory requirements. In present research, we employ a hybrid window data envelopment analysis (WDEA) methodology measure panel eco-efficiency via application of moving average principle. The examination 27 countries as decision-making units (DMUs), in period 2014–2022, led conclusion that 70.33%, showing most DMUs ameliorate their performance regarding pollution control. highest 2014 be monitored Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, but 2022, only Ireland Switzerland kept positions, whereas Norway dropped 16th position Poland plummeted 24th hierarchical position. Geographical disparities spotted, Northern Western Europe have greater than Eastern Southern Europe. At second level analysis, convergence between under consideration examined using log t regression test club clustering. leads three final clubs where conditional dominates.

Language: Английский

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