Leveraging Entrepreneurship for Environmental Sustainability: A Machine Learning Approach to SDG Achievement

IF 13.3 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1002/bse.70011

Mehmet Ali Köseoglu

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Abstract

In the face of escalating environmental challenges, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become crucial benchmarks for sustainability, with SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action) addressing key issues like energy efficiency, resource management, and climate change. This study explores the impact of the entrepreneurship ecosystem (EE) on these environmental goals, using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and applying advanced machine learning techniques such as bagging, random forest, boosting, Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP), and Partial Dependence Plots (PDPs). Grounded in sustainability, innovation, Resource‐Based View (RBV), and institutional theories, the study reveals the critical role of the business services sector, entrepreneurial intentions, and entrepreneurial education in driving progress toward environmental sustainability. The findings offer actionable insights for policymakers and contribute to the academic understanding of how entrepreneurship can be leveraged to achieve SDGs, emphasizing the need for a robust and integrated entrepreneurial ecosystem to foster sustainable practices.

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利用创业精神促进环境可持续性：实现可持续发展目标的机器学习方法

面对不断升级的环境挑战，联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）已成为可持续发展的重要基准，其中可持续发展目标7（负担得起的清洁能源）、可持续发展目标12（负责任的消费和生产）和可持续发展目标13（气候行动）解决了能源效率、资源管理和气候变化等关键问题。本研究利用全球创业监测（GEM）的数据，并应用先进的机器学习技术，如套袋、随机森林、促进、Shapley加性解释（SHAP）和部分依赖图（pdp），探讨了创业生态系统（EE）对这些环境目标的影响。该研究以可持续发展、创新、资源基础观（RBV）和制度理论为基础，揭示了商业服务部门、创业意图和创业教育在推动环境可持续发展方面的关键作用。研究结果为政策制定者提供了可操作的见解，并有助于学术理解如何利用创业精神实现可持续发展目标，强调需要一个强大而综合的创业生态系统来促进可持续实践。

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Business Strategy and The Environment Multiple-

CiteScore

22.50

自引率

19.40%

发文量

336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.