Sustainability describes a means to satisfy the needs of today’s generation without causing suffering to the needs and standards of living of future generations. The concept of sustainability consists of three pillars: economic, environmental, and social. The purpose of this study is to find a link between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environmental Management System and its impact on the economic results of the researched companies. Many companies expect to increase their profits through Corporate Social Responsibility behavior and Environmental Management System certification. Based on an analysis of data collected from 200 of the largest firms operating in various industries in the Slovak Republic, we observed the implications of these two management tools and their impacts on the economic results of these companies. To verify individual hypotheses, we use well-established methods, specifically the Pearson Chi-square test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test, along with the Statistica software. The results suggest a relationship between the incorporation of these two management tools and that incorporation of the Corporate Social Responsibility has an impact on company profit. This work contributes to the literature on sustainability, corporate social behavior, and environmental certification in firms operating in various sectors of the national economy.

An increasing population and increasing industrial demand for resources has created a need to ensure the supply can keep up. With sustainable development on the agenda, the European Union established the strategy 2030 Agenda with set goals to fulfil. Some of those are connected to the principles of the circular economy. This study aimed to identify the state of the circular economy based on the current level of waste management in the agricultural sector of EU27 countries in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The main focus was on the 12th goal of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, for which countries are analyzed according to five indicators. The results showed heterogeneity between EU countries, and while we analyzed this in relation to countries’ GDP, no relationship between the agricultural waste management and GDP was found. To confirm and develop the results obtained, we outline possibilities for future research and methodological improvements that will support more robust conclusions, such as expanding the research sample.

Global tendencies and movements in the world are great challenges and also important opportunities for individual economies. Globalization of the markets and the internationalization of the production present the most significant features of the world economic development during the last decades. Globalization impacts have changed the rules of the world competition. Global strategy is based on the search of the balance between the local adaptation and global standardization. Globalization as an economic phenomenon have affected significantly the growth of the international trade. Growth of the international trade has been influenced by many factors followed-up on globalization, such as the development of the technology, governments decisions, institutions activities, consumers behaviour, increasing competition, new trade agreements, etc. The aim of the proposed Paper is to analyse chosen factors concerning the globalization process that have influenced the growth of international trade of the Slovak Republic. By using scientific-cognitive methods, i.e. issue analysis, gained data synthesis, comparison and deduction chosen factors influencing the international trade of the Slovak Republic were reviewed. We have focused on the last decade – the time priod after the entry of the Slovak Republic into the European Union. Based on the results, we can state that there is a place for an improvement in all searched fields considering the strategic location of the Slovak Republic - in the center of Europe

The main goal of the paper is to evaluate trends in human resources management in the international environment on a selected sample of HR managers and their employees. The paper is based on extensive theoretical research and on a study of previous similar research. In order to achieve a more detailed analysis, there has been a research conducted. The research investigates the relation between the trends and gained benefits and the origin of the respondents – from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. According to the results, there exists a statistically significant difference in a small group of trends/benefits. In the rest of the benefits the results show there is no statistically significant difference in trends and benefits between employees who come from Slovakia or the Czech Republic.