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The article substantiates that environmental sustainability is an important component of food system sustainability and resilience of states, which actualizes the need to develop new methodological approaches to its comprehensive assessment. It has been proposed to use indicators of resource and environmental productivity of gross value added (general and sectoral) to assess environmental sustainability in Ukraine, which allow to determine the ability of macro- and meso-level economic systems to produce value added with a neutral or positive impact on the environment in the conditions of resource constraints, challenges and threats to the security environment. It has been proved that the basic elements, the functioning of which should be ensured by the implemented national resilience system, have an environmental dimension. The study provides a comprehensive assessment of trends in resource use (on the example of water, energy and land resources) by sectors of the Ukrainian economy on the basis of environmental sustainability and sustainable development. The assessment of water resources consumption revealed both positive and negative trends, which indicates uneven progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The dynamics of the group of general indicators characterizing water use efficiency is positive. In the reporting year, the lowest levels of sectoral water productivity of gross value added were in the electricity sector and agriculture. The assessment of the sustainable use of energy resources in Ukraine showed a low level of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2020, the highest level of energy productivity of gross value added was inherent in agriculture, and the lowest in the energy and water supply sectors. A comprehensive assessment of land use revealed multi-vector trends in sustainable development. In the pre-war period, there was a significant increase in the volume of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers applied and the area of organic land. The organic market is characterized by a dominant export orientation of domestic organic raw materials and a low degree of their processing in Ukraine. The expected trends in resource use in the wartime and postwar periods have been determined through the prism of strategic priorities of postwar state development. In the post-war period, as economic entities resume their activities, a moderate increase in the consumption of water and energy resources, renewed growth trends in water and energy productivity of GDP, and electricity production from renewable sources in accordance with the priorities of the country's "green" transition have been expected. Sustainability of the domestic organic market will be facilitated by the formation of sustainable closed farm-to-table systems in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, as well as the organization of processing of organic raw materials for the needs of domestic and foreign markets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the relationship between key elements of national security systems and sustainability in the context of sustainable development. It has been emphasized that in the conditions of the war and post-war period, the target orientations of ecologically responsible production and consumption change through the prism of the tasks of national sustainability and security. Methodical recommendations for a comprehensive assessment of the social component of ecologically responsible production and consumption on the basis of sustainability and sustainable development have been developed. Using the author's methodical recommendations, a comprehensive assessment of the social component of ecologically responsible production and consumption in Ukraine in the pre-war period was carried out, the periodization of its development trends was carried out. During the evaluation, it was established that during 2015-2021, the number of people employed in the economy of Ukraine decreased by 5,1%, the average registered number of full-time employees in the sectors – by 12%.The level of the average monthly nominal salary of full-time employees increased by 21%, labor productivity – by 11,4%. In 2015-2019, the share of workers employed in jobs with harmful working conditions increased to 29,6%. Based on the results of a comprehensive evaluation, experts assessed the level of the social component of ecologically responsible production and consumption as lower than average. During the war period, changes in the structure of the labor market led to structural changes in the aggregate incomes and expenditures of households. We should also expect an increase in emissions of pollutants, including sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of hostilities. As the sectors resume their activity, the expected suspension of the trend of reducing the number of employed people, the creation of new jobs in the sectors prioritized for the post-war development of the country is expected. The study substantiates the strategic priorities of post-war economic recovery focused on ensuring food security, modernization of infrastructure and logistics, restoration of the housing stock, development of the medical and defense spheres, «green» economy, based on the principles of national sustainability. It has been emphasized that the strategic priorities of the country's post-war development will determine the devel)opment trends of the system of ecologically responsible production and consumption and its components in the post-war period. In the post-war period, a transitional model of state policy promoting the development of socially responsible business will be implemented, which will require institutional changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The artcle substantiates the expediency of assessing the environmental component of socialty responsіblе business at the maco Ievel іп the coordinates of sustainable development of the state іп accordance with the modem scientific approach. Methodical recommendations for assessing the social responsibility of the ргo-cessing industry and a system of economic and environmental indicators of sustainable development have been developed. The author's contribution to the evaluation system has been determined by sectoral indicatoгs of resoures and enйronmental capacity of gross value added. as well as specific indicators that соmbinе іnvestment and environmental components. on the basis of the developed methodical recommendations the estimation of ecological component of socially responsible business in the ргосеssіng industry of Ukraine, expert and complex estimation of positioning of sectос оn its соntributiоп to sustainabe development of the state has been carried out. It has been estabished that the processing industry is опе of Iow water-intensive sectors of the economy and at the same time the Iargest consumer of energy. In the sectoral structure of electricity use in Ukraine, the processing industry ranks first with a share of 42 %. The significant role of the subjects of the sector in the implementation of tasks оп investment and innovation of rational nature management has Ьееп shown. The processing industry is one of the carbon-intensive sectors of the economy: the Ievel of carbon capcity of the gross value added of the sector (156.4 t 1 UAH) is 3.4 times higher than the average Ieve1 in the economy. An expert and comprehensive assessment of the positioning of the processing sectос on its contribution to the sustainable development of the state has been conducted. It has been estabished that among the sectors of the economy the processing industry has a high Ievel of implementation of tasks reIated to investment support of innovations and reduction of eco-destructive impact on the епйгоптепt. The main directions and measures of development of socially responsible business in the processing sector have been substantiated. in particular: stimulation of economic entities to introduction of energy efficient technologies, есоІодісаІІу safe innovative productions by granting preferential credits and tax preferences; creating safe working conditions of aІІ Working, new jobs; formation of interpectoral рartnershір, introdution of adaptive mechanisms of interaction between the state, business and sосiety іп conditions of instability. The scientifc novelty of the study is to improve the methodological basis for assessing the environmental component of sьсіаІІу responsible business in the manufacturing industry on the basis of sustainable development. The practical significance of methodological recommendations has been determined by the possibility of their use by governing bodies of different Ievels іп 1he development of adaptive mechanisms for the development of socially responsible business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article proposes a methodical approach to a comprehensive assessment of national food security by links of the agri-food value chain on the basis of sustainable development. Methodical provisions for the assessment of food security in the agricultural sector (raw material link of the value chain) and a system of general and specific indicators have been developed, which has included national and author's indicators of sustainable development. The author's contribution to the evaluation system is determined by the general indicators of the sectoral resource and environmental capacity of gross value added, as well as structural indicators of investment support for the rational use of nature in the sector. On the basis of the developed methodical provisions the estimation of a condition of food safety in agrarian sector of economy of Ukraine has been carried out, tendencies and problems of its sustainable development have been defined. The low level of realization of tasks concerning investment and innovation maintenance of rational nature use in agrosphere has been established. Thus, the share of capital investments in environmental protection in the total capital investments of the sector is only 0.01%. The agricultural sector is one of the most water-intensive sectors of the national economy, according to the indicator of water intensity of gross value added, it ranks second. Among the sectors of the economy, agriculture is the smallest energy consumer and the least waste- and carbon-intensive sector. An expert and comprehensive assessment of the positioning of the agricultural sector according to its contribution to the sustainable development of the state has been carried out. It has been established that among the sectors of the economy the agro-sphere has the highest level of implementation of tasks on sustainable use of natural resource potential and reduction of eco-destructive impact on the state of the environment. The main directions of food security in the agricultural sector of Ukraine have been substantiated, in particular: growth of state expenditures on innovations in the priority thematic area «Problems of food security», incentives for agricultural producers to introduce resource-saving technologies and organic production, incentives to unite farms into organic cooperatives, development of infrastructure for waste processing, balancing of restrictive and compensatory methods and regulatory measures based on European practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the substantiation of methodological support for diagnosing the impact of the household sector on sustainable development of the national economy in the coordinates of Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 12. It has been emphasized that this methodological basis is a component of the general methodology economy. The basic functions of households in a market economy have been supplemented by environmental and social functions. A feature of the author's methodological support is the integration into the national system of indicators of sustainable development of a number of sectoral indicators that allow diagnosing trends in sustainable development of the household sector. Based on the developed guidelines, the impact of the institutional sector of households on the sustainable development of Ukraine's economy for 2015-2019 was diagnosed, which allowed to determine the place and role of this sector in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Based on the diagnostic results, the main trends and problems of sustainable development of the household sector has been substantiated. Thus, a significant impact of households on the sustainable reproduction development of the agricultural sector of Ukraine has been established. In 2019, households produced almost 34 % of agricultural products, ensuring food security in the segments of fruits and vegetables and milk; at the same time, the indices of their products did not reach the target level of 2025. The values of the indicators of Sustainable Development Goals 1 «Overcoming Poverty» and 10 «Reducing Inequality» do not meet the targets of 2025, which is evidence of low implementation of these Goals in Ukraine. The study found that the household sector is the main polluter of water resources, generating almost 77 % of discharges of contaminated wastewater into water bodies of Ukraine. The share of the household sector in the total amount of generated waste is 1,3 % and has a downward trend. The solution to the problem of household waste management lies in the development of infrastructure for their processing and disposal. The applied value of methodological support and diagnostic results is determined by the possibility of their use by state and regional authorities, businesses and other stakeholders in the diagnosis of current trends and problems of sustainable development in the sectoral dimension, as an analytical basis for implementing adaptive mechanisms and regulation measures in conditions of instability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the substantiation of methodical support for the diagnosticis of ecological capacity (waste and carbon capacity) of the national economy in the sectoral dimension on the basis of sustainable development. It has been emphasized that this methodical basis is a component of the general methodology for diagnosing the dominants of investment and innovation policy of nature management of the national economy. A system of indicators for the diagnosticis of environmental capacity through the prism of the Goals and Objectives of Sustainable Development of the state with an emphasis on the sectoral and investment dimension has been proposed. On the basis of the author's methodical provisions, a quantitative and expert assessment of waste and carbon capacity of the Ukrainian economy for 2015-2019 was conducted, which allowed to identify sectoral differences in achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goal 12 «Responsible consumption and production». Comparative analysis of waste capacity of the gross value added of different sectors of the economy, the impact of investment potential on the dynamics of environmental capacity indices of the national economy have been conducted. Against the background of the general trend of growth of the generated waste in Ukraine, the positive tendency of their reduction was inherent in agriculture and water supply sector, negative – in the extractive and food industries. The growing trend of the state indicator of waste capacity of gross value added is due to the increase in the volume of waste generated in the extractive industry. In the course of the research it was established that the direction of air protection is better provided with investments than the sphere of waste management. Expert assessment of the degree of implementation of sustainable development tasks in relation to reducing the environmental capacity of the national economy is average. Based on the diagnostics results, the main directions and ways to reduce the environmental capacity of Ukraine's economy have been substantiated, in particular: (1) stimulating the implementation of investment projects for the introduction of modern technologies for household waste processing on the basis of a publicprivate partnership; (2) implementation of EU directives in the field of waste management, including Directive 2006/21/EU «On waste management of the extractive industry»; (3) introduction of new measures for air protection on the basis of world practices. Emphasis is placed on the applied value of the proposed methodical basis for the implementation of the system of multilevel monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the substantiation of methodical support for a comprehensive assessment of labor resources in the field of nature management in Ukraine on the basis of the concepts of sustainable development and human-centric approach. This methodological basis is a component of general methodological recommendations for a comprehensive assessment of the dominants of investment and innovation policy of nature management of the national economy, developed by the scientists of the Institute of Market Problems and Economic and Environmental Research of the NAS of Ukraine. A system of indicators for diagnosing the state and use of labor resources through the prism of the Goals and Tasks of Sustainable Development of the state with an emphasis on the structural and sectoral dimension has been proposed. Based on the author's methodological provisions and recommendations, a quantitative-qualitative and expert assessment of the use of labor resources in the field of nature management of Ukraine for 2013-2018 was conducted. The current trends and problems of using the labor potential of the sectors of this sphere have been identified, in particular: (1) reduction of the number of employees in the field of nature management, except for the agricultural sector; (2) lower levels of wages in agriculture and the water sector compared to the state figure; (3) a high proportion of workers employed in hazardous work, especially in the mining industry. In the reporting year, the labor productivity indices of the sectors of nature management reached the targets of sustainable development in 2020. Expert assessment of the condition of use of labor resources in this area is average. Based on the results of the comprehensive assessment, the main directions and ways to increase the efficiency of labor resources in the field of nature management of Ukraine have been substantiated, in particular: (1) introduction of innovative technologies in the field of labor protection to create safe working conditions for employees; (2) implementation of a set of measures for the efficient use of labor resources and increase of labour productivity; (3) implementation of inclusive development strategies in economic sectors; (4) ecological modernization of enterprises in the field of nature management. The introduction of these areas will simultaneously contribute to the implementation of social and environmental priorities of investment and innovation policy of nature management in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the substantiation of theoretical and methodological support for a comprehensive assessment of the dominants of investment and innovation policy of nature management of the national economy on the basis of the concepts of sustainable development and innovative «quadro-spiral». The conceptual and categorical apparatus of the research has been improved, a methodological approach to a comprehensive assessment of policy dominants has been developed, combining conceptual and methodological bases. The purpose, principles and methodological provisions for a comprehensive assessment of dominants of policy with an emphasis on the sectoral-structural dimension have been substantiated. Six dominants (strategic priorities) of investment and innovative policy of nature management have been defined: (1) sufficient investment provision of rational nature use; (2) optimal redistribution of investments between types of environmental measures and sectors of the economy; (3) stimulating of investment support for innovative activities in nature management; (4) restoration, sustainable use and protection of components of the natural resource potential of the national economy; (5) reducing of the eco-destructive impact of the socioeconomic system on the environment; (6) improving the environmental aspects of the quality of life of the population. For each dominant, the corresponding groups of evaluation indicators have been proposed. On the basis of the developed methodological support the diagnostics of three dominants of nature management policy connected with the use of investment and innovative potential of Ukraine has been carried out, modern trends and problems of its use have been determined. In particular, there are negative trends to reduce the share of environmental investment in GDP, the share of budget expenditures on environmental protection, the volume of investment in research and development of environmental protection, capital investment in waste management measures. The main subject of investment and innovative policy of nature management in Ukraine are industrial enterprises, which finance almost 90% of the total costs of environmental protection and the introduction of most environmental innovations in economic practice. The results of the comprehensive assessment showed a low degree of implementation of dominants of policy. The expediency of balancing coercive-restrictive and stimulating-compensatory methods of regulation in the course of improvement of investment-innovative policy of nature management in Ukraine has been substantiated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]