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Title:Integrating zero-waste management into corporate governance : an application of the MER model of integral management and governance
Authors:ID Čufar, Matic (Author)
ID Belak, Jernej (Author)
Files:URL https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/sl/catalog/book/1126/chapter/1296
 
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Language:English
Work type:Scientific work
Typology:1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph
Organization:EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
Abstract:This paper examines how the MER model of integral management and governance (MER model) can be applied to assess the integration of zero-waste management into corporate governance. It evaluates whether waste reduction is addressed merely as an operational activity or embedded across political, strategic, and operational levels of management. Methodology: The study adopts a qualitative multiple case design based on content analysis of annual reports of selected companies. Waste-related disclosures (pursuant to ESRS requirements) were evaluated using the MER model to assess governance-level integration and cross-level coherence. Findings: The results indicate that companies predominantly address waste management at the operational level, while strategic integration and embedding at the political level remain limited. Value: The study demonstrates how the MER model can be applied to analyse zero-waste management as a governance issue rather than solely as a technical or environmental practice.
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:03.07.2026
Year of publishing:2026
Number of pages:Str. 185-212
PID:20.500.12556/DKUM-99003 New window
UDC:658.114:502.131.1
COBISS.SI-ID:285955587 New window
DOI:10.18690/um.epf.7.2026.11 New window
Publication date in DKUM:24.07.2026
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Record is a part of a monograph

Title:Sustainable governance in the age of artificial intelligence : interdisciplinary perspectives on ESG, digital transformation and corporate responsibility
Editors:Jernej Belak, Sunčica Oberman-Peterka
Place of publishing:Maribor
Publisher:University of Maribor, University of Maribor Press
Year of publishing:2026
ISBN:978-961-299-166-1
COBISS.SI-ID:283282435 New window

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License:CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Link:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Description:This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:zero waste, waste management, corporate governance, sustainability, MER model of integral management and governance


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