Article Title: Environmental Sustainability and its Growth in Malaysia by

Elaborating the Green Economy and Environmental Efficiency

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract..........................................................................................................................2

1.0 Introduction.........................................................................................................3

2.0 Summarize the Article.........................................................................................3

3.0 Critique on Article...............................................................................................8

4.0 Conclusion.........................................................................................................10

REFERENCES.............................................................................................................11
 Abstract

In order to encourage energy efficiency (EE), contribute to energy sustainability, and

provide resources to associations to continuously seek for standards and recognize top
practices in EE, several nations have established energy awards programs. Given that
they believe that investing will ensure environmental protection, the majority of
businesses invest in reuse and recycling of materials, environmentally friendly
technologies, internal training on green economy, remaining voters, and the purchase
and use of materials with a smaller impact. Depending on the reaction from various
high technology-oriented enterprises operating in Kedah, Malaysia, it is also a useful
environmental sustainability marker in that country. Malaysia is committed to
promoting efficient economic growth and clean development, or the "green"
economy. This entails promoting the growth of green companies and commodities,
which will result in the creation of "green employment." There is a fundamental
misallocation of resources. Setting up national criteria would help Malaysia enhance
its environmental consciousness and track its progress toward a greener economy.
This inquiry aims to ascertain Malaysia's current state of knowledge on the green
economy. The findings also demonstrate that gains in green monetary sustainability
will be fueled by the rise of the green economy, which Malaysian businesses intend to
be a priority. This demonstrates that Malaysia's progress toward a green economy is
driven by its perception of its long-term interests. According to this article, as firms
become more conscious of the green economy, environmental sustainability will rise.
This would help Malaysia's green economy, which is now in need of improvement.
1.0 Introduction

This article is study about environmental sustainability and its growth in

Malaysia by elaborating the green economy and environmental efficiency. This article
was conducted in July 2019 by Arunee Kasayanond, Rofiqul Umam and Kittisak
Jermsittiparsert. This article was distributed by International Journal of Energy
Economics and Policy. The main goal of this article is to analyze the reactions from
various high-tech firms operating in Malaysia's Kedah province must be broken down
in order for environmental sustainability to be effective. Malaysia is committed to
promoting efficient economic growth, or the "green" economy. This entails promoting
the growth of green companies and commodities, which will result in the creation of
"green employment." There is a fundamental misallocation of resources. Setting up
national criteria would help Malaysia enhance its environmental consciousness and
track its progress toward a greener economy. This inquiry aims to ascertain Malaysia's
current state of knowledge on the green economy.

2.0 Summarize the Article

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,

the green economy is a system of training that produces goods and services to
measure, prevent, limit, or correct environmental hazards to water, soil, and other
environmental factors, such as problems with waste, noise, and ecosystems. The green
economy seeks to drastically reduce environmental danger and biological
inadequacies while boosting human prosperity and social equality. It is socially
inclusive, resource-efficient, and low carbon. Public and private businesses that cut
carbon dioxide (CO2) and other non-CO2 emissions and pollution, improve energy
and resource efficiency, and stop the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services
should be encouraged to create more jobs and raise wages (UNEP, 2011).
Additionally, businesses are giving green economic priorities (GEP) more attention,
which strengthens the economy's sustainability. The Ninth Malaysia Plan, or RMK-9,
Sustainable Development in Malaysia, has been regarded sufficient and influenced the
nation to be acknowledged environmental sustainability, ranking the nation 38th out
of 146 neighboring nations worldwide and second in Asia. The Environmental
Performance Index is another. Among 133 nations, Malaysia was ranked ninth in the
survey based on efforts to improve the environment's burden on human well-being
and the importance of protecting ecosystems (Ali and Haseeb, 2019). According to
the ninth Hadhari Islamic rules, environmental protection continues to be prioritized
in RMK-9 to guarantee that human demands for development coexist peacefully with
the land. In Malaysia, environmental practices are also evolving from a controlled
orientated approach to recovery. It is suggested for environmental programs to
integrate regional and slum management.

In this article, there have two variables that has been discuss which are the
first one is energy efficiency. Writing on EE practices for office building inhabitants
who are environmentally conscious is scarce in Malaysia. Hassan et al. (2015) said for
instance led an investigation of EE management strategies for green structures
generally. In Malaysia, there is no widespread EE practice for inhabitants of green
structures, as noted by Shafii (2008) and Zaid et al. (2015). Additionally, GBI only
assesses how green buildings are constructed in Malaysia, not how well they perform
(Zaid and Kiani, 2016). To realize the objective of green building in Malaysia, there is
a need for increased engagement from a human perspective. In green buildings,
energy efficiency is essential to attaining sustainability. Many businesses may
significantly improve by reducing the amount of energy used during construction.
Energy efficiency, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) (2015), is the
practice of using less energy while maintaining a certain level of service. Sustainable
or "high performance" structures are also referred to as green buildings. Sustainable
building, also known as green building, is the development of buildings and building
structures while using practices and resources that promote environmental efficiency.
It is used in all phases of building, from pre-construction to the removal of
construction, reducing harmful or toxic effects on the building environment (Hwang
& Tan, 2012). Green buildings are sustainable and generally strive to lessen the
environmental effect of construction operations. Energy efficiency has many positive
effects on society and is crucial for achieving sustainability in environmentally
friendly structures and businesses. Energy efficiency also helps green buildings add
value and become more competitive by lowering their environmental impacts, such as
cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and rising energy prices. It is simple to demonstrate
that a building or structure is truly green by applying energy efficiency (Howe, 2010).

After that, the second variables that has been discussed in this article is
environmental efficiency. The consequences of pollution, water shortage, climate
change, and other factors are the importance of resource usage concerns will increase,
especially for emerging economies that are vulnerable to drought, floods, and other
climate limits (Sitorus, 2018). Eco-efficiency, which the World Business Council for
Sustainability Development describes as an item or administrative appreciation that is
divided with its influence on nature, is the precursor of environmental efficiency
(Verfaillie and Bidwell, 2000). The eco-efficiency was first introduced in 1992 and
has since been extensively related in many different aspects (Li et al., 2010). There
are several assessment tools available that were developed with eco-efficiency in
mind. An Eco-Impact methodology for evaluating the environmental impact of
buildings was presented by Assefa et al. in 2007, and it is helpful for both existing
structures and new construction. The Environmental Efficiency Building Assessment
System reveals how to implement environmental efficiency (BEE), which is pulled
into a wide range of structural management factors.

The systematic theoretical analysis of methods used in the subject of research

is known as methodology. It combines the gathering of theory and the examination of
pertinent standards and methods with a learning branch. In addition to other aspects,
methodology is the approved general research strategy of the graphical technique of
investigating and recognizing the methods to be applied there. this approach, outlined
in methodology, characterizes the process or data collecting methods or, occasionally,
how things are the conclusion must be decided. Although there are numerous
considerations made on the kind and type of process to be followed in a particular
system or to achieve a goal, the methodology does not define explicit technique.
Information is gathered from both primary and secondary sources. Structured
questionnaires are used to gather primary data, while secondary sources include
government documents, newspapers, journals, magazines, and others. A total of 46
businesses from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, services, and
primary production, have been chosen. The green economy in Malaysia is the main
topic of this article. The inquiry involved a field-based examination of high-tech
businesses in Malaysia's Kulim Hi-Tech Park, in the Kedah province. The structured
questionnaire supports the current situation with regard to the following topics:
Company data, the nature of the business and its owner director's desire for a green
economy; the environmental practices sought by businesses through drivers for their
commitment; their environment clearly influences how owner administrator obtains
ENS, and method and implementation. The approach utilized is based on simple least
squares (OLS). The OLS model presupposes that experts have fitted a connection
model between at least one informative and consistent or possible variable and the
interval result variable that limits the sum of the squared errors, where error is the
discrepancy between the estimation of the actual and expected outcome variable. The
OLS model's analytical method of choice is linear regression. The parameters in
various regressions are often estimated using OLS estimation. OLS presumption is
that continuous mistakes should have a normally distributed distribution, and same
variance for the known independent variable at all levels. being uncorrelated and
homoscedastic with both independent. Both variables and one another. However, OLS
estimates in Outliers and their frequency have an impact on multiple regression. Data
loss occurs.

The results of this study show a fundamental descriptive index of the

significance of the study's variables. The average value of each variable inside the
mean pertaining to unqualified observation The degree of variation between
observations is shown by the standard deviation. this shows the potential for
heteroscedasticity in repeated studies and aids in spotting the existence of outliers in
the data production process. The results show that the standard deviation is best
defined by low dispersion, which entails a lack of outliers and a lower likelihood of
heteroskedasticity problems in the data. Skewness and kurtosis were employed to
investigate the data's normalcy. The included variables, such as turnover (TRO), ISD,
GEA, GEP, and potential environmental effect (PIE), are skewed. GEA behind PIE is
the most opposing strongly skewed variable.

A descriptive examination reveals that, so far, the business has demonstrated

that the benefits of the green economy are indeed achievable thanks to a variety of
ENS practice benefits (Tabassum et al., 2018). This includes client retention,
expanding into new markets, cost reduction, and improving relationships with
distributors through business promotion or the so-called higher reputation. 44
respondents talked to 96%, 44 respondents to 96%, 43 respondents to 93%, 42
respondents to 91%, and 42 respondents to 98%, demonstrating this 91% of the 46
responses, broken down by circumstance. In addition, every business analyzed
anticipates becoming green. The coming year will see an upsurge in economic
practices. Also, the green economy is rated as the best by around 85% of businesses.
The success of their firm depends on the program me. The green economic methods
are also seen to be highly positive. In three years, TRO measurements will change.
There are about 70% of those surveyed. In contrast, 26% of them think there will be
despite implementing a green economy, reach a constant TRO rate by businesses.
This strongly suggests that there are higher diIn addition, every business analyzed
anticipates becoming green. The coming year will see an upsurge in economic
practices. Also, the green economy is rated as the best by around 85% of businesses.
The success of their firm depends on the programmed. The Green economic methods
are also seen to be highly positive. In three years, TRO measurements will change.
There are about 70% of those surveyed. In contrast, 26% of them think there will be
despite implementing a green economy, reach a constant TRO rate by such
businesses. This strongly suggests that there are higher dimensions. according to the
sample, the following characteristics of green economic practices company. Aspects
of sufficiency are also mentioned. Considering that the business will be formally
guaranteed to prove their duty towards implementing ENS practices’ sons. according
to the sample, the following characteristics of green economic practices company.
Aspects of sufficiency are also mentioned. Considering that the business will be
formally guaranteed to prove their duty towards implementing ENS practices.

3.0 Critique on Article

This paper clarifies significant issues that concern on high technology-oriented

enterprises operating in Kedah, Malaysia. This article follows the guidelines for a
research paper in terms of organization. The goal, procedures, and conclusions of the
study have all been condensed into an abstract. Additionally, research coverage is
underlined. The paper's findings include a link between the factors that were
investigated. Both the text and the reference list contain references. The paper is
decent overall. But there are some downsides. The study's research methodology and
the time period it covered are not mentioned in the abstract. Additionally, the research
strategy makes no mention of the methodology. Additionally, neither the study's
outcomes nor findings nor any particular policy suggestions are included. Examining
the problem statement reveals that the research gap that will be produced to
demonstrate the true impact of motivation on employee performance does not actually
exist but is instead a laundry list of related problems. Therefore, in my opinion, the
paper should highlight any research gaps that actually provide information to the
participants in this study.

There is no clear empirical commentary in the study to support the problem

statement. Consequently, the publication is free of research gaps. The study omits any
explanation of the relationship between employee motivation and performance.
Additionally, this article makes use of many theories, but the literature does not make
it obvious how these theories are used in conjunction with one another. The research
methodology utilized to carry out the study was not disclosed by the author.
Furthermore, there is no explanation for why four banks and bank workers were
chosen as the sample size. The choice of factors utilized as explanatory variables is
not further explained in the research. Additionally, a regression model is needed for
this type of investigation, yet none is mentioned in the report when examining the
association between the variables. The employment of a descriptive research design
with a questionnaire is not justified. Because the study is quantitative and the rate
scale is unquestionably superior than the Likert scale used in the study, the data
source is not disclosed, and the type of scale utilized for the questions is more of a
category that is not appropriate for the study. no methods for estimation and research
design.

Results are presented using a descriptive analysis. This is a result of the way
the questions were constructed. I believe that the author might have studied the impact
of motivation on employee performance more thoroughly by performing correlation
and regression analyses. Additionally, the data' presentation has no significant policy
ramifications that might help stakeholders and policy makers. I believe that the results
are insufficient to make generalizations that are significant. Some results are
presented in a clumsy and unclear manner. Despite the authors' claims to have used
both qualitative and quantitative methods, categorical data is once again inappropriate
for this kind of quantitative study.
4.0 Conclusion

Overall, I thought the essay was intriguing, and the clear language and
appropriate verb tenses made it simple for the reader to comprehend the topic. To
provide the reader a more comprehensive understanding of the study, it would be
helpful to incorporate graphical depictions of the conceptual model in the article.
Because earlier research has only shown positive or negative associations between
factors, the author also demonstrates in the article how variables may have multiple
affects, such as how social interaction can both be a source of stress and a source of
support. In addition, the paper clearly distinguishes between the two clusters rather
than summarizing the results in a single paragraph. Being qualitative research, the
essay is clearly written from several points of view. As a critical thinker, I am pleased
with the study's overall data presentation, and the facts can support the formation of
an unbiased view. In conclusion, this study examines all sides of the argument, which
has enhanced the article's core ideas.

In my opinion, according to a review of this research, more work has to be

done to properly persuade readers of the genuine connection between employee
motivation and performance. In order to provide a full picture of the study, it is
advised that additional analysis be done, including correlation, regression, and
hypothesis testing. The manuscript needs be reorganized by the authors in order to be
published later.
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