Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the 2030 Horizon

Fernando Crecente, María Sarabia and María Teresa del Val
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Fernando Crecente: Department of Economics and Business Management, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
María Sarabia: Department of Economics and Business Management, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
María Teresa del Val: Department of Economics and Business Management, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: this paper analyzes the relationship between entrepreneurship and sustainability following the worldwide reference of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework set by the United Nations. Nowadays, these SDGs are the inspiration for many types of entrepreneurship that combine value creation with conservation and social protection. (2) Methods: using the indicators provided by Eurostat in its section called “Sustainable development indicators”, we have developed a dataset of 21 variables applied to the European Union (EU27) for the period 2013–2017. (3) Results: the results hold that these SDGs have favored a climate of change in the European economies towards more responsible behavior on the part of society, institutions, and their business fabric, creating new sustainable entrepreneurship. (4) Conclusions: the promotion of the SDGs has contributed to increasing the rate of entrepreneurial activity in the period 2013–2017.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainable entrepreneurship goals (SEGs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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