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... The term "ecopreneurship: sometimes referred to as "green entrepreneurship" (Schaper, 2002;Taylor & Walley, 2003) "ethical entrepreneurship" (Taylor & Walley, 2003) "enviropreneurship" (Keogh & Polonsky, 1998) and "environmental entrepreneurship" is a combination of two words 'ecological (eco) and entrepreneurship which implies the creation of an innovative company that supplies environmentally friendly products and services i.e., "entrepreneurship through environmental lens" (Schaltegger, 2001). Eco-entrepreneurs enter these eco-friendly markets, not only to make profits, but also because they have strong, underlying, green values. ...
... For the purposes of this paper, ecopreneurship means entrepreneurial action that contributes to preserving the natural environment (Pastakia, 1998;Schaper, 2002). Ecopreneurs are therefore entrepreneurs who found their businesses based on the principle of sustainability (Kirkwood and Walton, 2010). ...
... Ecopreneurship literature is still comparatively young (Linnanen, 2002;Pastakia, 1998;Schaltegger, 2002). The growth so far has been supported by various consumer groups as well as the strong demand for green products, especially in the developed countries (Schaper, 2002). Ecopreneurship has thus become a market-based approach for identifying opportunities for improving the quality of life through sound environmental practices. ...
In today’s business environment, the activities of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are not without some inhibiting problems emanating from various environmental factors which pose serious challenges to their operational capabilities, survival and performances. This study investigates how ecopreneurship practices influence the competitive activities of SMEs. The work among others things evaluate the impact of green products on the continued survival of SMEs business in Nigeria. It assesses the effect of environmental sustainability on indigenous SMEs business growth and as well determines the impact of eco-creativity and innovation on the competitive edge of SMEs. To achieve the spelt objectives, the study utilized survey design; and the sample size of 263 was obtained using Stat Trek’s Sample Planning Wizard tool. The non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for this study. The questionnaire was the primary source of data collection which was structured in four point likert scale and validated with face-to-face approach. The reliability was done using test split-half method. The result gave a reliability coefficient of 0.96 indicating a high degree of item consistency. Data was collected though a self-administered questionnaire. Out of 263 copies of questionnaire administered, 198 were returned and found good for analyses and respondents were manager/owners of selected SMEs in Enugu Urban, Enugu State Nigeria. Hypotheses formulated were tested using z-test and regression analysis test. Findings from the study revealed that green products have a positive impact on the continued survival of SMEs business (z = 6.119 > at p< 0.05), environmental sustainability positively affects the indigenous SMEs growth (R** calc = 0.711 > at p< 0.05) and that eco-creativity and innovation have positive impact on the competitive edge of SMEs over rival firms (z = 9.181 > at p< 0.05). The study concludes that green product is the best tactic for sustaining operational survival of SMEs and they would continue to enjoy competitive advantageagainst rival firms if they imbibe the tools of eco-creativity and innovation. The work among other things, recommends that academics, entrepreneurs, and government entities should work together to expand research, publications, and other initiatives to promote ecopreneurship. Again, environmental entrepreneurs must destroy the old practices and create new products, technologies, etc., to solve our environmental problems
... The major advantage of this framework is providing self-assessing and opportunities for improvement. Schaper (2002) in his research on the "Essence of ecopreneurship" has touched on several aspects of environmental entrepreneurship. The researcher states that green entrepreneurship is a relatively new area but offers several opportunities for business sustainability through innovation. ...
... The ecological sustainability practices understudy includes; Planting and replanting of trees, moderate use of natural resources, the use of alternative source of energy e.g. wind, geothermal, solar, coal as a source of firms power generation and for commercial purpose (Schaper 2002). ...
... Contrary to other areas in business research the field of ecopreneurship research is relatively new (Schaper, 2002). It began, to develop as a field in the early 1990s when some authors began to examine the green entrepreneur. ...
This study presents an empirical investigation of the effect of Ecopreneurship on organizational
performance of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. This study was motivated by the need to
solve the environmental problems caused by the activities of profit driven entrepreneurs as well as
exploring the benefits to organizations. The study was guided by two key objectives, from which
appropriate research questions and hypotheses were formulated. The specific objectives of this
study were: (i) ascertain the extent to which ecological sustainability practices affect the
profitability of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria (ii) establish the degree to which ecoinnovation
affects market share of selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. This study adopted the
survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the 10 manufacturing
firms in Nigeria based on the rich ecopreneurship profiles and mode of operations of the
manufacturing firms in Nigeria. A sample size of 543 respondents was determined from the
population of 5705 drawn from management, middle and lower cadre of the selected manufacturing
firms using Cochran (1977) statistical formula. A stratified sampling technique was also used to
determine the proportional allocation of questionnaire to management cadre, middle cadre and
lower cadre. Designed questionnaire and personal interview were used for primary data collection.
The questionnaire was structured on 5-point Likert scale. The validity of the instrument was
ascertained using content validity. The instrument was checked for Reliability using test re-test
method through Cronbach alpha with a value of 0.90, which shows consistency in the items of
survey. Data were analyzed and the hypotheses were tested using linear regression analysis.
Probability level of significance was given at 5%. Data were presented using simple percentage.
Findings revealed that Ecological sustainability had a positive and significant effect on the
profitability of the selected manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Eco-innovation had a positive effect on
the market share of selected manufacturing firms of south-south, Nigeria. In conclusion, the
implementation of ecopreneurship practices, principles and processes will lead to very positive
outcome that will be visibly manifested in the organization and the environment. The
recommendations were ecopreneurship courses should be incorporated into the current
entrepreneurship education curriculum. Governments should give incentives, subsidies to
ecopreneurship firms by way of tax waivers and policy support.
Keywords: ecopreneurship, Eco-innovation, Ecological sustainability, Profitability, Market share,
Performance, Manufacturing firms.
... Because of Asian tigers ' performance, the interest is to direct SMEs to meet and reduce the economic and development gap, especially in developing countries that are in the rat race, Chinese and foreign experts estimate that SMEs currently account for about 60% of China. Industrial production hires nearly 75% of the labor force in China's cities and towns (Schaper, 2002). Due to the constant transition from communism to a market economy, these SMEs create jobs for employees who have been fired from state-owned businesses. ...
... It began with a vision of the potential of SMEs, particularly in the medium term, to revive the economy. 72,000,000 people are employed by small businesses (Schaper, 2002). ...
... Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) comprise approximately 90% of all private sector companies in most industrialised nations (Schaper, 2002;Small Business Survey, 2004;Kerr, 2006). In Australia, for example, they account for more than 97% of all private sector businesses (ABS, 2006;McGeoch, 2007;Gadenne 2009). ...
... Notably too, a growing body of literature has developed to address the phenomenon of green entrepreneurship (Birch, 2003;Condon, 2004;Williamson, et.al., 2006OECD 2011. Green entrepreneurship or 'ecopreneurial' behaviour by SME owner/managers is discussed by by Masurel (2007) and Schaper's (2002Schaper's ( , 2010 ecopreneurial as instrumental in developing environmental behaviours within the SME sector. Isaak (2010, p. 43) in particular identifies that ecopreneurship 'creates green-green businesses in order to radically transform the economic sector in which he or she operates within.' for example, Ben and Jerry's and The Body Shop. ...
... Para efeito deste artigo, cabe ressaltar que a definição do termo "reciclagem" utiliza o conceito estabelecido pela lei nº 1. O artigo 3º da lei nº 12.305/2010 define reciclagem como o processo que envolve a transmutação de resíduos sólidos para facilitar a sua reutilização ou reintegração no ciclo de produção e evidencia com sua definição que processo de transformação de resíduos sólidos envolve alterar suas propriedades físicas, químicas ou biológicas para transformá-los em insumos ou novos produtos. As motivações sociais têm sido amplamente estudadas na literatura (ELKINGTON; HARTIGAN, 2008;CHELL, 2007;MARTI, 2006;WEEWARDENA, 2006), assim como sua preocupação com os problemas ambientais (SCHAPER, 2002;DIXON;CLIFFORD, SEELOS 20007, MAIR, 2005;SCHALTEGGER, 2002). O empreendedorismo ambiental refere-se à criação de cenários naturais ou "mostrar a natureza" para vendê-la como mercadoria de forma fetichizada, "um espetáculo não é uma coleção de imagens, mas uma relação social entre pessoas mediada por imagens" (DEBORD, 2003). ...
Resumo O presente estudo apresentou os principais aspectos sobre o empreendedorismo ambiental realizado pela empresa Poiato Recicla em parceria com a Universidade de Brasília (UnB). O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a abordagem do empreendedorismo ambiental adotado, visto que ela não apenas se alinha com os princípios da economia capitalista, mas também busca conciliar diversos interesses dentro do contexto, incluindo aspectos econômicos, ambientais e sociais. A partir de procedimentos metodológicos estruturados, a pesquisa examina como a Poiato Recicla conseguiu transformar um problema ambiental em uma oportunidade sustentável, demonstrando como a reciclagem de bitucas de cigarro pode contribuir para a preservação do meio ambiente, gerar benefícios econômicos e promover conscientização social. O principal resultado é que o ecoempreendedorismo praticado pela Poiato Recicla não só permite a reciclagem eficiente de resíduos altamente poluentes, como também estabelece um modelo de negócio que responde a necessidades ambientais e sociais prementes. Esta investigação destacou, assim, a importância do empreendedorismo ambiental como impulsionador de soluções criativas e eficazes na gestão de resíduos, contribuindo para uma abordagem mais consciente e equilibrada do ambiente e da sociedade.
... As motivações de cunho social são vastamente exploradas pela literatura (ELKINGTON; HARTIGAN, 2008;CHELL, 2007;MARTI, 2006;WEEWARDENA, 2006), assim como sua preocupação com os problemas ambientais (SCHAPER, 2002;DIXON;CLIFFORD, 2007;SEELOS;MAIR, 2005;SCHALTEGGER, 2002). Como visto, enquanto o empreendedorismo tem seu foco na criação de valor econômico (SHANE, 2000), o empreendedorismo sustentável amplia esse objetivo e abrange também o desenvolvimento sustentável e seus benefícios sociais e ambientais (JACOBS, 1995). ...
... Those degradations indeed become a trigger of entrepreneurs' creativity in the future. Second, in the 1970s, Harvard Business Review became a pioneer in the ecological movement which was represented by Quinn in 1971 and Elkington and Burke in 1989 argued that innovative business as the prospect and solution for the environment (Schaper, 2002). Third, in the 1990s, there were some research development models about eco-entrepreneurship, green entrepreneurship or environmental business. ...
The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors associated with the sustainable entrepreneurial intention on undergraduate students. In line with the sustainable development program, it observes the intention which is perceived by female students. Based on previous of studies, four variables are determined, consisting of role models, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial support, and green value. The female students of an economics faculty from one of the entrepreneurial universities in Jakarta were selected as the sample for the study. By using multiple regression, determinants of student intention was computed. Results are shown as follows: the perceived green value is able to predict the intention. Inversely, perceived role models, entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial support are insignificant. Understanding their perceptions within the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship is an important stage when designing the mechanism of triple bottom line implementation in the high education level, specifically in developing the entrepreneurial education.
... It is also closed meaning with ecofriendly products, that describes innovation in every single process in production, distribution, and marketing and reduces hazardous waste persistently. The coverage of entrepreneurship spirit, environmental consideration and innovation will further known as ecopreneurship or since the early 1990s mentioned as green entrepreneur [2]. ...
... Since the findings of Parmenter are of general nature they also apply to supply chain management. The GTC concept lies an emphasis is laid on a minimization of environmental impact, the creation of safe and sustainable logistics solutions by promoting trans-nationality and co-modality as well as on network concepts, Hunke and Prause (2013) pointed out that green SCM represents one important source for theoretical foundations since green SCM reveals interdependency between conventional SCM and eco-programs (Sarkis, 2001;Prause and Hunke, 2014). In this understanding an important approach for the performance evaluation of GTC as well as for the comparison of existing Green Corridor implementations can be conducted by management control systems for supply chains comprising ecological aspects as well as the assessment of its international network environment by taking into account the international and cross-company aspects (Sydow and Möllering, 2009). ...
The green transport corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development of integrated and sustainable transport solutions. Important properties of green corridors are their transnational character and their high involvement of large numbers of public and private stakeholders, including political level, requiring sophisticated approaches for implementation, management and governance. The current scientific discussion focusses on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for monitoring and management of green transport corridor performance emphasizing the operational aspects. The green corridor balanced scorecard approach tried to mitigate the strategic weakness of KPI concept by integrating cooperative and long-term views in order to come closer to a comprehensive green corridor control system. Until now all discussed KPI sets are too small and narrow for a successful implementation of green corridors so there is a need for the development of an user-oriented model for green corridor control systems. Based on these results the paper will present a holistic control system for successful implementation of green transport corridors based recent results about KPIs and balanced scorecards approaches. The research will empirically be verified by empirical results from European green corridor projects.
... In recent year there was a growing need for integrating environmental and sustainability aspects to SCM which led to research area of green supply chain management (GrSCM). Sarkis (2001) stressed the interdependency between conventional supply chain management and eco-programs in the context of green supply chain management whereas Hervani et al. (2005) emphasised the GrSCM practices -which include green purchasing, green manufacturing, materials management, green distribution/marketing and reverse logistics -refer to the involvement of environmental thinking into the SCM from the extraction of raw materials to product design, manufacturing processes, through to delivery of the final products to the consumers and end-of-life management (Srivastava, 2007). A special extension of green supply chains has been initiated by EU Commission in form of the green transport corridor (GTC) concept (FTLAP, 2007; COM, 2011) which can be characterized as European trans-shipment routes with concentration of freight traffic between major hubs and relatively long distances of transport marked by reduced environmental and climate impact, while increasing safety and efficiency with application of sustainable logistics solutions, inter-modality, information and communication technology infrastructure, common and open legal regulations and strategically placed trans-shipment nodes. ...
The Green Corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development and implementation of integrated and sustainable transport solutions based on trans-nationality, multi-modality and a high involvement of public and private stakeholders, including the political level. Despite the fact that the Green Transport Corridor (GTC) concept is founded on the three dimensions of sustainability with a strong emphasis on environmental aspects, the corridor hubs as well as the whole transport corridors have to find ways to handle and transport dangerous goods by keeping the high sustainability standards.
The paper addresses the research questions what kind of economical, ecological and social risks might occur in the context of handling and transportation of dangerous goods in a Green Transport Corridor in the Baltic Sea Region, what consequences they might have on the GTC design and how and with which measures they can be managed. Based on this analysis the development of a comprehensive risk management concept for the handling and transportation of dangerous goods in Green Transport Corridors in the Baltic Sea Region based on
... But since implementations of Green Transport Corridors are based of different understandings and realizations of the concept it is necessary to evaluate, compare and benchmark existing Green Corridor implementations. Due to the main characteristics of Green Transport Corridors which are related to sustainable aspects, multimodality and network concepts, Hunke and Prause (2013) pointed out that green SCM represents one important source for theoretical foundations since green SCM reveals interdependency between conventional SCM and eco-programs (Sarkis 2001; Prause, Hunke 2014). In this understanding the performance evaluation of Green Transport Corridors requires management control systems for supply chains comprising ecological aspects as well as the assessment of its international network environment by taking into account the international and cross-company aspects (Sydow, Möllering 2009). ...
The Green Corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development and implementation of integrated and sustainable transport solutions based on trans-nationality, multi-modality and a high involvement of public and private stakeholders, including the political level. Hence, the implementation and management of a Green Transport Corridor is connected with a variety of risks due to the high level of complexity and the strong frame conditions of the concept. E.g. stakeholders’ violation of ecological and sustainable obligations might jeopardize the achievement of defined green targets and therefore hinder the implementation of a Green Transport Corridor system. For this reason, it is important to regard possible risks in advance in order to apply adequate measures and reduce the impact in time.
The paper addresses the research questions what kind of risks might occur in Green Transport Corridors and how they can be classified. The empirical results of this paper investigate the risks that might occur in Green Transport Corridors and classify them into the three categories economical, ecological and social risks. Based on this analysis the development of a comprehensive risk management concept for Green Transport Corridors has been started.
... That means that also suppliers, manufactures, customers and disposal companies are involved in the supply chain activities. In the context of green supply chain management, there exists interdependency between conventional supply chain management and eco-programs [5]. This includes the approach on how ecological aspects can be considered in the whole business processes in the most effectively way. ...
In the context of a harmonized transnational transport system the green corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development and implementation of integrated and sustainable transport solutions. Important properties of green corridors are their transnational character and their high involvement of public and private stakeholders, including political level, requiring new governance models for the management of green corridors.
Stakeholder governance models and instruments for green corridor governance are going to be developed and tested in different regional development projects in order to safeguard a better alignment of transport policies at various administrative levels and a strengthening of the business perspective. A crucial role in this context belongs to involvement of public and private stakeholders in order to safeguard efficient corridor performance.
The paper presents recent research results about green supply chain management in the frame of network and stakeholder model theory and its application to the stakeholders of green transport corridors.
... Generally, taking a systems perspective on environmental logistics (Wu and Dunn, 1995) enabled the development of the idea of green supply chains (van Hoek, 1999). Concluding, Sarkis (2001) views ESCM as the operationalisation of industrial ecology. Thus, ESCM encompasses the cradle-tograve notion of life cycle assessment alongside the holistic view of industrial ecology. ...
Corporations have recently started to acknowledge that they cannot tackle their social and environmental responsibilities alone. Concepts such as extended producer responsibility and life cycle assessment approaches have drawn attention to the product chain beyond immediate buyer-supplier interfaces. In fact, consumers and end users hold a corporation liable even for the actions of its suppliers. At the same time, approaches based on stakeholder theory and industrial ecology extend the boundaries of a sustainability network beyond the supply chain. Companies can employ different environmental strategies also within their supply chain. This paper proposes a framework of environmental strategies, and links this to alternative approaches in supply chain collaboration. From an environmental demand perspective, the focus is on the communication of expectations and demand for corporate environmental responsibility toward the corporation, and from the corporation to its suppliers. The paper concludes with guidelines for environmental supply chain management.
Este artigo analisa a inserção e o desenvolvimento de práticas de sustentabilidade no Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Tocantins (TJTO), em alinhamento com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 da ONU. Utilizando a análise de conteúdo de 37 documentos institucionais, incluindo atas, relatórios e planejamentos estratégicos, a pesquisa investiga como os
princípios de sustentabilidade foram integrados ao planejamento estratégico do TJTO nos períodos de 2015-2020 e 2021-2026. Os principais resultados apontam um fortalecimento do papel da sustentabilidade na agenda institucional, evidenciado pelo Plano de Logística Sustentável e pela criação de núcleos socioambientais. Conclui-se que as políticas implementadas refletem um
compromisso crescente com a governança sustentável no âmbito do Judiciário tocantinense.
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the state-of-the art in research on Sustainable Entrepreneurship. The paper explores the literature related to Sustainable Entrepreneurship, including the terms used across multidisciplinary fields. The purpose of this literature review is to understand how various differentiating concepts and terminologies under the pretext of sustainable entrepreneurship contribute to similar goals i.e. Ecopreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship and Ecological entrepreneurship, etc.
The paper identifies research areas that have contributed to the development of the concept of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and contributes to current body of knowledge by providing an overview of the contemporary understanding of the concept, its attributes and associated qualities. It outlines implications for practice and how the concept can be linked to other concepts in Sustainable Development Research
Businesses have played a pivotal role in developing products and services that have improved quality of life, health, and economic conditions for people and nations. As a society, we have been interacting with nature for producing goods and services that are focused on short-term gains at the cost of the long-term health of our planet. Facts indicate that global sustainability challenges demand urgent attention now and for the foreseeable future. There is compelling need of finding alternate ways of satisfying the accelerated demand for food, water, and energy.
The trends are not sustainable. We are on the brink of destroying our life support systems. A lack of sustainable use of natural resources has created an ecological deficit. Governments and businesses are increasingly concerned about social and environmental issues. Businesses and their stakeholders need to work together for developing innovative business solutions in becoming sustainable. Significant progress in the field of sustainability can only be achieved through partnership with governments and non-profit organizations.
Changing business environments, driven by economic, social, and environmental factors, have challenged traditional business practices. Scarcities of resources, climate change, economic globalization, connectivity and communications, etc., have put pressure on companies to fine-tune their business strategies for tackling the new risks and challenges. It is thus imperative for businesses to adopt proactive and innovative actions to meet these forces and uncertainties. Moreover, they must explore social responsibility and environmental sustainability to expand their business.
Business organizations in order to reduce negative externalities need to do more than just eliminate the ones that are already there. As a responsible business they need to sells green and clean products and acknowledge that doing less harm is not the same as doing well. They need to proactively maximize the positive impacts on society and the environment. Focusing on maximizing positive impacts is more complicated and challenging than minimizing damage. More and more Businesses are identifying and pursuing sustainability opportunities that hold the highest value potential.
The business of sustainability requires a fundamental change in how we think about sustainability, from an approach of minimizing unwanted dependencies to a more focused approach of maximizing the value that products and services can deliver to society and the environmental ecosystems. Businesses and products can be transformed through innovation by becoming more eco-efficient, less resource-intensive, and less wasteful. Increasing populations and finite resources make such innovations essential. The sustainable development paradigm can provides us with opportunities to innovate in a more sustainable way, thus opening up new business opportunities. Established companies and new ventures have the responsibility of developing a sustainable business environment.
Investing in Sustainable Entrepreneurs is of extreme importance for the future of the planet. Social Entrepreneurs will be the business leaders of the 21st century. This paper discusses various aspects of sustainability and Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
Based on the analysis of the norms of strategic documents and other normative legal acts, the author considers environmental entrepreneurship in the light of sustainable socio-economic development of the Russian state, determines the significance of the concept of sustainable development for ensuring environmental safety, as well as environmental development of Russia. Social entrepreneurship, which has a high methodological potential, is designed to help solve a large number of accumulated environmental problems, especially in the field of waste management of production and consumption. The article analyzes individual UN sustainable development goals and national legislation designed to ensure the implementation of social entrepreneurship, which has a high methodological potential. The author concludes that the legislation is becoming more and more environmentally friendly, and these norms also penetrate into acts regulating economic activities, the profit from which should be reinvested in solving socio-environmental problems.
Land-based Trans-Eurasian transport corridors, their current development and perspectives have been high on the political agenda in the last two decades not only in Europe and China but also in the transit countries such as russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. A number of conceptual initiatives are already being implemented. The Belt and road or the one Belt, one road (oBor) initiative on the Chinese side and the rail Baltica project from the European perspective have gained special attention. Big-scale infrastructural projects are also being implemented by transit countries, e.g., the construction of a motorway from China to Europe-from Kazakhstan via russia to Belarus-to facilitate 4 the land-based shortcut for cargo transport within the Eurasian transport corridor. This article investigates the general framework conditions of infrastructural investments into projects related to Eurasian logistics and discusses strategic areas of intersection between the European activities and the new Silk Way. in the framework of the oBor initiative, this article also addresses the interaction of the Chinese-Kazakh-russian-Belarusian-polish railway transport, with a special focus on Belarusian-polish cross-border issues. The authors have participated in several projects focusing on transport corridors and discuss the research question of how different Eurasian land-based transport corridors can be integrated and which strategic role can the rail Baltica project play in the context of the new Silk route. The research is based on surveys, expert interviews, secondary data research and case studies.
This study explores socio-spatial inequality and social sustainability in relation to the coexistence of rich and
poor people in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. It presents theoretical and methodological tools coming from social representations (SR) and Social Identity approaches. Towards the end of the paper we show the methodology used in this study, including the context of the study and the research instrument utilized. We try to explain the cognitive structure of urban space and the significant elements of representations. We argue, on one hand, that social representations are linked to the urban structure with a symbolic base, and, on the other hand, that social representations associated with the tranquility of a place affect people’s choice to live in places like gated communities that boast protection or social distinction. Moreover, there are negative representations between neighborhoods, condensing social relations and prejudice. However, there are elements to promote relations toward social sustainability.
The green transport corridor concept represents a cornerstone in the development of integrated and sustainable transport solutions. Important properties of green corridors are their transnational character and their high involvement of large numbers of public and private stakeholders, including political level, requiring sophisticated approaches for implementation, management and governance. The current scientific discussion focusses on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for monitoring and management of green transport corridor performance emphasizing the operational aspects.
The green corridor balanced scorecard approach tried to mitigate the strategic weakness of KPI concept by integrating cooperative and long-term views in order to come closer to a comprehensive green corridor control system. Until now all discussed KPI sets are too small and narrow for a successful implementation of green corridors so there is a need for the development of an user-oriented model for green corridor control systems based on building blocks integrating existing KPI sets.
The building block approach for implementation has been successfully used for implementation and simulation in supply chain management. Based on these results the paper will present a holistic control system for successful implementation of green transport corridors based on building blocks integrating recent results about KPIs and balanced scorecards approaches. The research will empirically be verified by empirical results from European green corridor projects.
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