Methodological aspects of enterprise environmental sustainability

Abstract

Introduction. The phenomenon of ecological stability as a direction of combination of enterprise social and economic activity and ecological safety is investigated. The strengthening of the influence of ecological sustainability on enterprise economic results is proved. A comparative analysis of methods for environmental sustainability assessing is carried out. A conceptual model of enterprise environmental sustainability is developed. The model reflects the effective and environmentally friendly interaction of business processes and the environment.

The subject of research is the analysis of methodological bases of enterprise ecological stability.

The purpose of research is to evaluate the methods of establishing the level of enterprise environmental sustainability; the search of new methodological guidelines to ensure the sustainability of the environmental and economic system.

Method (methodology). For the validity of the provisions of the article scientific and special research methods were used: historical and logical – to study the theoretical foundations of enterprise environmental sustainability; analysis and synthesis - to compare the main approaches to economic analysis of environmental activities of the enterprise; graphic method - for visual presentation of the developed model; abstract and logical - for theoretical generalization and formulation of conclusions.

Results. Features of methodological support of enterprise ecological stability are revealed. The concept of ecological sustainability as a qualitative characteristic of enterprise economic system is specified. The concept combines ecological, economic, social and institutional components. It is substantiated that progressive changes in the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of environmental sustainability require appropriate conditions to ensure and achieve the goals of efficient resource and energy consumption. A conceptual model of enterprise ecological sustainability is proposed. It provides the complexity of social, organizational, economic and ecological processes of creation and dissemination of eco-innovations at all management levels.

Scope of results. The proposed developments help to increase the validity of management decisions in the field of environmental sustainability and social, ecological and economic system of the enterprise.