Effect of Green Entrepreneurship on Sustainability of Selected Communities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: A Conceptual Review

Ekpenyong Etim Bassey, Ekpo Florence Sunday, Okon Utibe Essien, Don Ajan, Queen Nyong Effiom, Effiong Sylvia Ansa and Mbang Edim
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Ekpenyong Etim Bassey: Department of Accountancy, University of Cross River State, Nigeria
Ekpo Florence Sunday: Department of Accountancy, University of Cross River State, Nigeria
Okon Utibe Essien: Department of Accountancy, University of Cross River State, Nigeria
Don Ajan: Department of Accountancy, University of Cross River State, Nigeria
Queen Nyong Effiom: Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Effiong Sylvia Ansa: Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Mbang Edim: Department of Accounting, University of Calabar, Nigeria

Art and Society, 2025, vol. 4, issue 10, 1-6

Abstract: The study examined green entrepreneurship and sustainability of selected communities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of business initiative on sustainability of selected communities in Akwa Ibom State; determine the effect of agro-tourism on sustainability of selected communities in Akwa Ibom State; investigate the effect of carbon economy on sustainability of selected communities in Akwa Ibom State. Desk survey method was employed in this study. The study revealed that inadequate funding, corruption and political influence have affected sustainability of selected communities in Akwa Ibom State. Based on the review, the study recommended that green business initiative such as conversion of green waste to wealth be sustained while review be carried out periodically by involving all critical stakeholders. Agro-tourism be institutionalized by government through its relevance agencies such as ministry of Agriculture, commerce and Industry. Green entrepreneurship practitioners should reinvigorate techniques of carbon economy to meet sustainable consumption.

Keywords: green entrepreneurship; business initiative; agro-tourism; carbon economy; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.63593/AS.2709-9830.2025.11.001

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