Politická ekonomie 2026, 74(4) Special issue:633-664 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1513

Influence of Green Enterprises on Circular Economy Practices in Developing Countries: A Framework for AI-driven Environmental Policies

Muhammad Usman ORCID..., Shahbaz Imran, Ahsan Akbar ORCID...
Muhammad Usman, UE Business School, Division of Management and Administrative Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Shahbaz Imran, Department of Economics, Division of Management and Administrative Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Ahsan Akbar (corresponding author), International Business School, Guangzhou City University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

This study aims to examine the role of green enterprises and their corporate activities in circular economy practices, particularly in the context of developing economies. The modern world is facing enormous environmental concerns, e.g., climate change and pollution, and corporate activities that degrade the environment are primarily responsible for these concerns. Therefore, green entrepreneurship has the potential to reverse the trend and create an eco-friendly environment through circular economy activities. To further strengthen this perspective, the present study proposes a framework for AI-driven environmental policies that can support and enhance these eco-friendly efforts. To achieve the aforementioned objectives, this study uses firm-level data collected from the most recent (2023) World Bank Enterprise Surveys. Moreover, based on the nature of the dataset, diverse econometric models are constructed and multiple proxies for both green enterprises and circular economy practices are used. The empirical results suggest that all the indicators of green enterprises show positive coefficient values together with statistically significant p-values. These findings are aligned with prior studies and confirm that green enterprises play a vital role in enhancing circular economy practices, which are integral components of the proposed framework for AI-driven environmental policies. The policy implications of this study highlight the importance of green enterprises and the role of circular economy practices within a framework for AI-driven environmental policies for making effective environmental policies and achieving sustainable development goals for a better future.

Keywords: Green enterprises, circular economy practices, AI-driven environmental policies, sustainable development goals, developing countries
JEL classification: O13, O44, Q53, Q56, Q58

Received: November 11, 2024; Revised: March 19, 2025; Accepted: May 19, 2025; Prepublished online: March 4, 2026; Published: September 1, 2026  Show citation

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