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The Energy Efficiency for Achieving Sustainable Management, a Pre-Requisite to Overcome the Financial Crisis
The Energy Efficiency for Achieving Sustainable Management, a Pre-Requisite to Overcome the Financial Crisis

Author(s): Cristina Mihaela Bălănescu (Radu), Mihaela Ştefănescu
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable management; financial and economic crisis; competitiveness; clusters;

Summary/Abstract: Energy efficiency is the key to the current challenges: globalisation, economic and financial crisis, climate change, poverty. It is cost saving while protecting the environment – a useful tool for reaching a sustainable management. The current financial crisis offers an opportunity of rethinking the current development model. The more increasing globalisation phenomenon, correlated with the current recession tendencies accelerate the competition at national or international level, bringing up a whole range of additional pressures on the companies. In this context, one of their best choices is to adopt a sustainable management by fostering energy efficiency in all economic sectors, promoting investments in renewable energies and smart energy grids, in order to ensure secure, clean and affordable energy, while substantially curbing carbon emissions. Energy efficiency represents the first pillar of a sustainable energy future.

  • Issue Year: 10/2009
  • Issue No: S2
  • Page Range: 1146-1152
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English