JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS Журнал региональной и международной конкурентоспособности 2782-1927 86774 10.52957/2782-1927-2024-5-2-27-36 REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS ESG-transformation of Russian regions: theoretical aspects ESG-трансформация российских регионов: теоретические аспекты https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-0331 Николаева Елена Евгеньевна Nikolaeva Elena Evgenevna dvn2002@yandex.ru

доктор экономических наук;

doctor of economic sciences;

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-8241 Берендеева Алла Борисовна Berendeeva Alla Borisovna abab60@mail.ru

доктор экономических наук;

doctor of economic sciences;

 ФГБОУ ВПО «Ивановский государственный университет» ru ФГБОУ ВПО «Ивановский государственный университет» ru ФГБОУ ВО «Ивановский государственный университет» Иваново Россия Ivanovo State University Ivanovo Russian Federation 01 09 2024 01 09 2024 5 2 27 36 01 03 2024 02 04 2024 https://jraic.com/en/nauka/article/86774/view

Раскрыты теоретические аспекты исследования устойчивого развития и ESG-трансформации регионов России. Обоснован системный подход к сбалансированному развитию регионов как социо-эколого-экономических систем. Концепция устойчивого развития и ESG-трансформации регионов увязана с концепцией экономической безопасности регионов, экономического роста, развития человеческого и социального капитала. В решении многих проблем социально-экономического развития регионов, по нашему мнению, наиболее продуктивен системный воспроизводственный подход. С темой ESG-трансформации регионов перекликаются следующие воспроизводственные цепи: шестистадийная схема общественного воспроизводства) «наука – производство – распределение – обмен – потребление – утилизация»; природно-экономически-институционально-социальная воспроизводственная цепь. Одним из аспектов воспроизводственного подхода выступает концепция устойчивого развития и ESG-повестка. С точки зрения экономической теории и философии можно выделить четыре типа «трансформационных связей»: взаимодействие, отношения, институты, управленческие решения. Устойчивое развитие региона, достижение высоких показателей его социально-экономического развития представлено как сбалансированное взаимодействие трех составляющих: экономики, социальной сферы и экологии. Российские ученые увязывают ESG-трансформацию регионов с экономической безопасностью, экономическим ростом в регионе и повышением его привлекательности, развитием технологического потенциала, совершенствованием институциональной среды и компетенций менеджеров всех уровней в области устойчивого развития и ESG.

The paper considers the theoretical aspects of sustainable development and ESG transformation of Russian regions. The research substantiates a systematic approach to the balanced development of regions as socio-ecological and economic systems. The concept of sustainable development and regional ESG transformation correlates to the concept of regional economic security, economic growth, human and social capital development. In our opinion, a systematic reproductive approach is the most productive in solving many problems of regional socio-economic development. Moreover, it could consider the following issues of regional ESG transformation: a six-stage scheme of social reproduction: «science – production – distribution – exchange – consumption – utilization»; natural-economic-institutional-social reproduction chain. One of the aspects of the reproductive approach is the concept of sustainable development and the ESG agenda. However, in terms of economic theory and philosophy, four types of «transformational connections» can be distinguished: interaction, relationships, institutions, and management decisions. The regional sustainable development, the achievement of high indicators of its socio-economic development is presented as a balanced interaction of three components: economy, social sphere, and ecology. Russian scientists consider regional ESG transformation in terms of economic security, regional economic growth, and increasing its attractiveness, development of technological potential, improvement of the institutional environment, and competencies of managers at all levels in the field of sustainable development and ESG.

 теории регионального развития регион как социо-эколого-экономическая система устойчивое развитие ESG-трансформация регионов. theories of regional development; region as a socio-ecological and economic system; sustainable development; regional ESG transformation

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