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Ethical considerations in global climate and environmental business practices | ||
| Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater | ||
| دوره 12، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 24، اسفند 2025، صفحه 234-242 اصل مقاله (1.45 M) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Research Paper | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22126/arww.2025.12359.1381 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Maryam Ali Hussein1؛ Haneen Waleed Hanna2؛ Siham Kamel Mohammed Dawood3؛ Ghazwan Salim Naamo4؛ Riyam Alsammarraie5؛ Saleh Mahmoudi* 6؛ Ata Amini6 | ||
| 1Department of Educational and Psychological Sciences, Al-Turath University, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| 2Department of Accounting and Banking Sciences, Al-Mansour University, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| 3Department of Management, Al-Mamoon University, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| 4Department of Business Administration, Al-Rafidain University, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||
| 5Madenat Alelem University College, Baghdad 10006, Iraq | ||
| 6Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Division, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran. | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Multinational corporations, seeking to reconcile economic goals with environmental stewardship, have found themselves at the center of an engaging academic discourse; one that has increasingly examined the role of ethical governance in promoting corporate environmental sustainability. This study analyses whether ethical integration positively correlates with proxies of environmental performance, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation, waste reduction, energy efficiency, and renewable energy adoption. Using a mixed research design—comprising descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis, and structural equation modelling (SEM)—we find that organizations with strong ethical frameworks achieve significantly better environmental outcomes. Specifically, the Ethical Integration Index (EII) shows a strong correlation with waste reduction (r = 0.72), GHG emissions reduction (r =0.68), and energy efficiency improvement (r = 0.66). Regression results further indicate that EII explains up to 76% of the variance in waste reduction and 71% in GHG mitigation. SEM analysis confirms both direct effects and indirect effects mediated by innovation (λ = 0.52, p < 0.01) and regulatory compliance (λ = 0.47, p < 0.01). These findings emphasize the crucial role of ethical decision-making in driving corporate environmental responsibility, suggesting that corporations should incorporate ethical governance into sustainability endeavors. The study offers actionable insights for corporate policymakers, environmental regulators, and sustainability practitioners concerned with long-term sustainability transformations. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Ethical integration؛ Corporate sustainability؛ Environmental performance؛ Regulatory compliance؛ Structural modeling | ||
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