THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORT ROUTES ON KAZAKHSTAN’S AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX CONSIDERING ESG APPROACHES
Akhmet A. Nurekenova E. Nurmukhametov N. Vasa L. Rakhimberdinova M.
2025LLC CPC Business Perspectives
Problems and Perspectives in Management
2025#23Issue 1656 - 672 pp.
This study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental sustainability, social development, and governance within Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex. The paper applies econometric modeling and statistical analysis to assess these relationships and provide strategic recommendations for sustainable development. A dataset from 2013 to 2023, sourced from the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, was utilized to assess the influence of transit routes and agriculture on ESG performance. Principal component analysis (PCA) and regression modeling identified three key components – environmental (84.3%), social (98.4%), and governance (88.33%) – as significant contributors to ESG variability. The results demonstrate that transit flows positively affect environmental and governance indicators (β = 0.266, p = 0.050), while agro-industrial activity has mixed effects: improved social sustainability but increased environmental pressure. The combined impact of transit corridors and the agro-industrial complex provides a more comprehensive explanation of ESG variability (R2 = 0.998), reinforcing the need for integrated policy approaches. The findings highlight the strategic importance of aligning transit infrastructure and agro-industrial development with ESG frameworks. This paper contributes to the discourse on sustainable development by offering practical insights for policymakers on optimizing logistics and agricultural strategies to promote ESG adoption, particularly in agriculture-dependent economies.
agro-industrial complex , environmental , infrastructure , social and governance , sustainable development goals , transport corridor
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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
Department of Economics and Management, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan
Department of Economics and Management, NJSC Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kazakhstan
Department of International and Applied Economics, Széchenyi István University, Hungary
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Department of Economics and Management
Department of Economics and Management
Department of International and Applied Economics
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