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Sectoral Heterogeneity in Corporate Biodiversity Disclosure: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies Across Industries, 2001–2023

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sectoral heterogeneity in corporate biodiversity disclosure (CBD) among Chinese listed firms over the period 2001–2023. Drawing on stakeholder, institutional, and resource dependency theories, it investigates how environmental exposure, ownership structures, and market dynamics influence biodiversity risk recognition and ...
Orkun Bayram, Irmak Aksoy, Yavuz Selim Balcıoğlu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden in the riffles: A new suckermouth catfish (Mochokidae, Chiloglanis) from the middle Zambezi River system, Zimbabwe [PDF]

ZooKeys
The recent surge in the discovery of hidden diversity within rheophilic taxa, particularly in West and East Africa, prompted a closer examination of the extent to which the current taxonomy may obscure the diversity of riffle-dwelling suckermouth ...
Tadiwa I. Mutizwa, Wilbert T. Kadye, Pedro H. N. Bragança, Taurai Bere, Albert Chakona   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Towards Strong Sustainability: Exploring Reconfigurations of Sufficiency‐Oriented and Regenerative Business Models

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite increasing adoption of sustainable business models, environmental decline and social disparities continue to accelerate. Strong sustainable business models offer an alternative by prioritizing ecological limits and systemic change. Drawing on an integrative literature review and business model modularization, this study examines how ...
Maike Gossen, Katrin Pakizer, Maren Kropfeld, Nancy Bocken   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling plasmid diversity and functionality in pristine groundwater

Environmental Microbiome
Background Plasmids are key in creating a dynamic reservoir of genetic diversity, yet their impact on Earth’s continental subsurface—an important microbial reservoir—remains unresolved. We analyzed 32 metagenomic samples from six groundwater wells within
Olga María Pérez-Carrascal, Akbar Adjie Pratama, Matthew B. Sullivan, Kirsten Küsel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multigene Perspective on the Phylogeny and Evolutionary Relationships of Class Spirotrichea (Ciliophora)

Ecology and Evolution
Despite extensive research, evolutionary relationships within the class Spirotrichea remain contentious due to limitations of single‐gene phylogenies and sparse molecular data.
Bailin Li, Chunyu Lian, Yongqiang Liu, Zhongming Wang, Xuming Pan, Li Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A graph neural network approach for aquatic biodiversity prediction leveraging water system interconnections

Ecological Informatics
Rapid climate change and human activity have led to dramatic declines in aquatic biodiversity, which has destabilized ecosystems and accelerated ecological imbalances.
Byeongkeun Kwon, Dain Lee, Hyunjun Ko, Hanbin Lee, Hyeonjun Hwang, Suhyeon Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Strategic Role of Sustainability Certifications: A Multi‐Theoretical Framework and Comparative Analysis in the Global Wine Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly embedded in the governance and competitiveness of the wine sector, yet their strategic role remains under‐theorised. This study conceptualises certifications as multidimensional strategic mechanisms and conducts a comparative analysis of 50 schemes used in the global wine industry.
Alexy Apolo‐Romero, Nieves García‐Casarejos, Pilar Gargallo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Himalayan uplift and evolution of aquatic biodiversity across Asia: Snowtrout (Cyprininae: Schizothorax) as a test case. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Regmi B, Douglas MR, Wangchuk K, Zbinden ZD, Edds DR, Tshering S, Douglas ME.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Business and Biodiversity: Scaling Conservation Enterprises Within and Beyond Place for Transformative Change

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transformative change is required to address persistent and systemic drivers of biodiversity loss. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions that tackle root causes in place‐specific contexts. Evidence indicates that small, innovative, purpose‐driven businesses can serve as vehicles for developing place‐based solutions.
Shova Thapa Karki, Bradley D. Parrish
wiley   +1 more source