Open AccessEuropean Union and Sustainable Development Assessment in the Business Sector
Author(s) -
Art Kovačič
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
management of sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2247-0220
pISSN - 2066-9380
DOI - 10.2478/msd-2018-0006
Subject(s) - resizing , sustainable development , european union , sustainability , position (finance) , business , eu countries , process (computing) , environmental planning , political science , economic policy , geography , finance , ecology , biology , computer science , law , operating system
Assessment of sustainable position of selected countries is the important challenge in the last years. The sustainable theory has changed from the years of Rio conference and the availability of statistical resources is becoming better. Sustainable development is an important objective for each country. Enlargement of the EU has brought the current priorities and future direction of EU environmental policy sharply into focus. Enlargement process has increased the standards of environmental protection and social development. Significant environmental investments are necessary and the new members need to speed up their preparation for implementing the Goethenburg strategy “sustainable strategy”. CEE countries and also SEE countries are implementing sustainable development approach through integration process with European Union. So, the national strategies and development programmes are taking sustainability approach with EU documents