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Sustainability credentials of the Farm to Fork strategy in times of crisis (2025)
Journal Article
Fernandez Martin, R. M. (2025). Sustainability credentials of the Farm to Fork strategy in times of crisis. Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-12-2024-1457

Purpose This research’s main aim is to assess the level of resilience in the governance of the food system in the European Union (EU) in light of recent crises. It evaluates to which extent there is a common understanding of what it is meant by a sus... Read More about Sustainability credentials of the Farm to Fork strategy in times of crisis.

Exploring the carbon footprint of different modes of coaching delivery: A first step towards and Environmental Impact Assessment of coaching (2025)
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Passmore, J., & Fernandez Martin, R. M. (in press). Exploring the carbon footprint of different modes of coaching delivery: A first step towards and Environmental Impact Assessment of coaching. International Coaching Psychology Review.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to use environmental impact assessment methods to explore the carbon footprint of different modes of coaching delivery and through this exploratory study to encourage coaching psychologists to deepen their unders... Read More about Exploring the carbon footprint of different modes of coaching delivery: A first step towards and Environmental Impact Assessment of coaching.

European sustainability reporting standards: An assessment of requirements and preparedness of EU companies (2025)
Journal Article
Leal Filho, W., Wall, T., Williams, K., Pimenta Dinis, M. A., Fernandez Martin, R. M., Mazhar, M., & Gatto, A. (2025). European sustainability reporting standards: An assessment of requirements and preparedness of EU companies. Journal of Environmental Management, 380, 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125008

The newly released European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are a distinctively holistic legal instrument designed to enhance the disclosure of the sustainability performance of companies across the European Union (EU). However, there is cu... Read More about European sustainability reporting standards: An assessment of requirements and preparedness of EU companies.

Community Renewable Energy Projects: The Future of the Sustainable Energy Transition? (2021)
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Fernandez, R. (2021). Community Renewable Energy Projects: The Future of the Sustainable Energy Transition?. International Spectator, 56(3), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2021.1959755

The Energy Union and the European Green Deal advocate the participation of citizens and communities in the energy transition, which encourages a bottom-up approach in the implementation of sustainable energy initiatives. Both are in tune with the Uni... Read More about Community Renewable Energy Projects: The Future of the Sustainable Energy Transition?.

Conflicting energy policy priorities in EU energy governance (2018)
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Fernandez, R. M. (2018). Conflicting energy policy priorities in EU energy governance. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 8(3), 239-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-018-0499-0

In the last decade, energy policies across EU member states have shifted, with fears emerging over the feasibility of the decarbonisation targets set up at European level. In many cases, the changes have been triggered by weakened economic conditions... Read More about Conflicting energy policy priorities in EU energy governance.

Interactions of regional and national environmental policies: The case of Spain (2018)
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Fernandez, R. M. (2018). Interactions of regional and national environmental policies: The case of Spain. Cogent Economics and Finance, 6(1), ARTN 1442092. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2018.1442092

This paper uses a new approach to the concept of green budgeting within the context of green economy to analyse the different factors influencing the lack of consistency on environmental policies in Spain. It appears that structural issues have preve... Read More about Interactions of regional and national environmental policies: The case of Spain.

Internationalisation, crisis and sustainability: opportunities to reinforce corporate social responsibility strategies (2013)
Journal Article
Fernandez, R. M. (2013). Internationalisation, crisis and sustainability: opportunities to reinforce corporate social responsibility strategies. International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 1(3), 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhrcs.2013.055920

There are many factors influencing companies’ decisions about the adoption of corporate social responsibility strategies. International competition is one of them, and those strategies can contribute to improve business results. But the crisis can af... Read More about Internationalisation, crisis and sustainability: opportunities to reinforce corporate social responsibility strategies.

European Union and international negotiations on climate change. A limited role to play (2012)
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Fernández, R. M. (2012). European Union and international negotiations on climate change. A limited role to play. Journal of Contemporary European Research, 8(2). https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/471

The European Union played a key role on Kyoto Protocol’s entrance into force, and has been a front runner on the implementation of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within its territory. However, the slow progress achieved since the Bali Ro... Read More about European Union and international negotiations on climate change. A limited role to play.

Energy Security in the European Union (2012)
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Rodríguez-Fernández, L., & Fernández-Martín, R. M. (2012). Energy Security in the European Union. Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 6(3), https://doi.org/10.17265/1934-8975/2012.03.008

According to the European Commission, the three challenges that Europe must face related to energy are sustainability, security of supply and reaching an effective competitiveness in the internal energy market. To meet these three challenges, the Com... Read More about Energy Security in the European Union.