V konceptu trajnostnega kmetijstva se srečujeta obe področji upravljanja Ministrstva za kmetijstvo in okolje, z vsemi družbenimi implikacijami. Kot prispevek k oblikovanju, izvajanju in vrednotenju trajnostnih aktivnosti analiziramo v članku odnos javnosti in kmetov do trajnostnega razvoja v kmetijstvu. Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da obstaja v Sloveniji podpora trajnostnemu kmetijstvu ne le na deklarativni ravni, ampak tudi v javnosti. Statistično značilne razlike med podporo splošne javnosti in kmetov pa so v dojemanju trajnostnega napredka kmetijstva na področju okolja. Vzporedno se kaže neskladje med načelno in dejansko podporo trajnostnemu kmetijstvu. Zato bi bilo smiselno razmisliti o spremembi fokusa ukrepov kmetijske politike iz okoljske na družbeno trajnost in preživetje kmeta, ob poudarjanju pozitivnih okoljskih informacij o slovenskem kmetijstvu.
Résumé La suppression des fardeaux administratifs ou « l'allègement de la bureaucratie » devient une priorité politique dans la plupart des pays développés. Le principal problème rencontré par les entreprises et les particuliers est que depuis deux décennies, la réglementation à laquelle ils doivent faire face devient de plus en plus complexe, et les procédures connexes entrainent un fardeau financier pour les entreprises et les individus. Dans le présent article, nous présentons les résultats de la première évaluation exhaustive de la qualité des institutions publiques dans le domaine de la réglementation fiscale, environnementale et de l'emploi en Slovénie. Les chefs d'entreprise ont été invités à évaluer la qualité des institutions et de la réglementation dans ces trois domaines et leurs conséquences sur leurs activités. La recherche indique que les institutions de protection de l'environnement ont obtenu les moins bons résultats, tandis que la réglementation dans ce domaine a elle aussi obtenu de mauvais résultats. Les résultats obtenus étaient par ailleurs médiocres par rapport à la plupart des pays de l'OCDE. Remarques à l'intention des praticiens Le processus de transition dans les pays d'Europe centrale et orientale, ainsi qu'en Slovénie, touche à sa fin. Malgré les mesures mises en œuvre pour adapter la réglementation et les institutions compétentes aux normes européennes plus strictes, elles restent encore rigides. Dans le présent article, nous présentons les résultats de la dernière enquête sur la qualité administrative de la réglementation et des institutions en Slovénie dans le cadre d'une comparaison internationale. En ce qui concerne les recommandations en faveur d'améliorations dans la pratique, il faut avant s'efforcer de simplifier la réglementation et de la rendre plus transparente.
Eliminating administrative burdens or 'cutting red tape' is becoming a political priority in most developed countries. The main problem faced by business and individuals is that, over the past two decades, the regulations they deal with have become more complex, and the related procedures place a financial burden on both business and individuals. This article presents the results of the first comprehensive quality assessment of public institutions and regulations in the fields of tax, environment and employment in Slovenia. Business managers assessed the quality of institutions and regulations in all three areas and their impact on their operations. The research indicates that Slovenian businesses gave the lowest score to environment protection institutions, with environmental protection regulations also scoring poorly. The scores were also low compared to most OECD countries.Points for practitionersThe transition process in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Slovenia, is coming to an end. In spite of several efforts to adapt regulations and competent institutions to the higher EU standards, they still remain rigid. In this article, the results of the lastest survey of administrative quality of regulations and institutions in Slovenia with international comparison are presented. As for instructions for improvements in practice, they should above all focus on simplifying the regulations and making them more transparent.
Environmental regulations bring social benefits and contribute to lessening environmental damage. At the same time, due to the rapidly changing and complex environmental legislation, businesses incur costs, including administrative burdens. The article presents quantitative evidence on the factors that affect the compliance costs of environmental regulations. For this purpose, we used a binary model of logistic regression with the following predictors: enterprise characteristics, the relevance of environmental regulations for business operations, and the impact of environmental stimulus measures on compliance costs. The results of the study suggest that medium-sized enterprises are less likely to experience the environmental administrative burden than small enterprises. However, no difference has been found between large and small enterprises. Further, we show that environmental consents are an important determinant of the environmental administrative burden and that financial environmental measures can have a positive impact thereon.
Due to the steadily evolving concept of sustainability and new challenges for European agriculture, the sustainability concept has not been fully operationalized in practice, particularly not in the local level. This paper aims to make the concept of sustainable development operational through the elaboration of the Regional Agriculture Sustainability Index (RASI). Our research hypothesis is that sustainability aspects are not equally represented in regional agricultural development. The research confirmed large regional differences in achieving sustainability in agriculture and, additionally, particularly large differences between the various aspects of sustainability. In general, Slovenian regions show high environmental sustainability, while there was an obvious gap in the economic and social area in seven or five regions, respectively. We assume that common agricultural policy (CAP) requirements with their emphasized environmental component significantly contribute to the picture of unbalanced agricultural sustainability in Slovenian regions.
This contribution is an economic evaluation of various combinations of economic instruments for reducing CO2 emissions. The evaluation of effects linked to the achievement of Kyoto and post-Kyoto goals was developed by using the GEME3 general equilibrium model as developed within the framework of the 5. and 6. EU OP (project ENG2-CT- 1999-00002). We are calculating the effects of varying environmental policies for Slovenia based on variations in key macroeconomical markers. The most important finding is, that the loss of competitive advantages for Slovenia due to enforced environmental protection measures is not sizeable. The most favorable scenario in macroeconomic terms is the scenario of emissions trading in energy intensive sectors with a gradual transition to auctioning and carbon taxation in other sectors, whereby the tax revenues are returned to reduce the rate of social security contributions.
To ensure the food industry continues to grow, it is vital to properly understand the factors that impact the purchasing of organic food. Research offers ambiguous findings about what drives consumers to decide to purchase food labeled as organic. This study advances the current theories on organic food-purchasing behavior, which overlook the importance of the two-way interaction of social norms and individual behavior, suggesting that the role of social norms may have been simplified. We suggest the causal processes associated with organic food decision-making involve the social feedback loop, a powerful force that takes the current state into the phase of transition. Positive feedback is key to maintaining and developing the sustainable behavior of the society, where an initial change in consumer behavior to purchase organic food is magnified when that change resounds through social norms. This is especially pronounced in Norway and Slovenia, where marketers can make more cost- and time-efficient use of persuasive messages and requests. In addition, we provide a comprehensive delineation of organic food purchase decision-making of close to 14,000 individuals from 15 countries that includes key psychosocial antecedents, along with Schwartz's values, attitudes, social norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions. Using a mixed-methods approach (i.e., statistical matching, spatial econometrics, structural equation modeling), the present paper thus intends to add to the understanding of environmentally friendly purchase behavior beyond unidirectional and single-theory relationships.
