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The mechanism of matching decarbonization goals with corporate performance
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2024-12-131-146
Abstract
The implementation of decarbonization strategies requires more active involvement of industrial corporations. Their motivation is rather low because they are not able to incorporate their profitability goals in the decarbonization process. The literature on orchestrating the corporate performance and decarbonization goals is limited. The purpose of this study is to develop theoretical and methodological foundations of the decarbonization management mechanism allowing for mutual coordination of corporate performance and decarbonization goals through adjusting corporate indicators and low-carbon targets. The concept of decoupling of corporate indicators and the concept of green orchestration have been the theoretical foundations of the study. The empirical results have validated the methodology used to develop a decarbonization management mechanism.
About the Authors
A. N. Melnik
https://kpfu.ru/about_university/struct/nauchno-obrazovatelnye-centry/nauchno-obrazovatelnyj-centr-po-issledovaniju/opisanie
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Alexander N. Melnik.
Kazan
I. E. Naoumova
University of Hartford
United States
United States
Irina E. Naoumova.
West Hartford, CT
K. A. Ermolaev
https://kpfu.ru/kirill.ermolaev
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Kirill A. Ermolaev.
Kazan
M. S. Kuzmin
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Melnik A.N., Naoumova I.E., Ermolaev K.A., Kuzmin M.S. The mechanism of matching decarbonization goals with corporate performance. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2024;(12):131-146. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2024-12-131-146
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