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Toxic heavy metals distribution in urban soils of Africa: a systematic review. [PDF]

Environ Monit Assess
Mkhonza NP, Zondo S, Vilakazi S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Innovation Pathways to Carbon Efficiency: Disentangling the Effects of AI, R&D, and Clean Energy Blessings on U.S. Environmental Sustainability

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States (U.S.) faces challenges in achieving its ambitious net‐zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with current emissions having fallen by less than 1% in 2024. Despite an investment of $500 billion in low‐carbon resources while holding the second‐largest green technology patent portfolio globally, it is further imperative to ...
Md Zubair Ahmad, Jewel Rana, Mohammad Fakhrul Islam, Md Nazmul Islam Jihad, Md. Rashed, Md. Kamal Uddin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plastic mulch productivity-sustainability tradeoffs and pathways toward an eco-friendly framework: insights from a global meta-analysis. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Wang L, Guo S, Ge T, Mancl KM, Hijri M, Iseri Y, Lee SJ, Feng S, Wang L, Ji H, Sun D, Wei Z, Zhang Y, Lu P, Zhang X, Yang W, He C, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Dong D, Yang Y, Kang S, Siddique KHM, Zhao M, Gan GY.   +24 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated framework assessment of water reuse feasibility in mining. [PDF]

Environ Geochem Health
de Lima JPM, de Lima SCRB, Amaral MCS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

Biogeochemical Element Cycling in Plant-Soil Systems: Implications for Ecosystem Dynamics and Services. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Puppe D, Zaman W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Interactive Framework on Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Learning for Circular Economy Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) requires organizations to move beyond linear production systems toward regenerative, resource‐efficient models. For small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), this transition is especially demanding due to constrained financial, technological, and human resources.
Hadi Zarea
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability and Climate Change Awareness, Attitudes, and Perceptions in Radiology: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kuwait. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Khalaf A, Alawdhi E, Rawashdeh M, Ali MA, Ghadanfar L.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring Corporate Alignment With the Circular Economy: a Text‐Based Circularity Index From Mandatory Non‐Financial Disclosures

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) has become a strategic priority for firms, yet empirical assessments of corporate circularity remain fragmented and heavily dependent on structured indicators or self‐reported metrics. This paper proposes a novel, text‐based circularity index derived from mandatory non‐financial statements of large ...
Giuseppe Pernagallo, Francesco Quatraro, Eleonora Rubichi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source