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Geomorphological Data from Detonation Craters in the Fehmarn Belt, German Baltic Sea

Data, 2022
Military munitions from World War I and II dumped at the seafloor are a threat to the marine environment and its users. Decades of saltwater exposure make the explosives fragile and difficult to dispose of. If required, the munition is blast-in-place. In
Svenja Papenmeier, Alexander Darr, Peter Feldens   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disaster avoided: current state of the Baltic Sea without human intervention to reduce nutrient loads

Limnology and Oceanography Letters
Excessive nutrient inputs have caused eutrophication of coastal ecosystems worldwide, triggering extensive algal blooms, oxygen‐depletion, and collapse of local fisheries.
Eva Ehrnsten, Christoph Humborg, Erik Gustafsson, Bo G. Gustafsson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Seasonality of Saltwater Inflows Caused Exceptional Warming Trends in the Western Baltic Sea

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
During the last decades, the Baltic Sea has been among the fastest warming seas in the world. The warming is mainly driven by increasing air temperatures but deeper water layers can also be warmed by lateral advection of heat.
L. Barghorn, H. E. M. Meier, H. Radtke
doaj   +1 more source

NEEDS AND MEASURES FOR INNOVATIONS OF SMES IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION

, 2012
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the growth drivers of EU economy. In the Baltic Sea Region 99 % of all companies are considered SMEs and thus the backbone of the economy.
Hogeforster, Max, Max Hogeforster
core   +1 more source

Comparison of trace metal bioavailabilities in European coastal waters using mussels from Mytilus edulis [PDF]

, 2010
Mussels from Mytilus edulis complex were used as biomonitors of the trace metals Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, and Cu at 17 sampling sites to assess the relative bioavailability of metals in coastal waters around the European continent.
Jansen, J.M., Sokolowski, A., Hummel, H., Przytarska, J.E., Wolowicz, M.   +4 more
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Board Structure and ESG Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review and Pathways for Future Research

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive systematic review of 265 scholarly articles that examine the relationship between board diversity and environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The analysis critically maps existing research and identifies key thematic trends, revealing that most studies focus on gender and independence while ...
Karim Mahran, Osama Abouelela, Hamed Mohammad Esmail Mohammad, Ahmed A. Elamer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar, Christopher Wickert, Svetlana Khapova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global distribution and predictive modeling of Vibrio vulnificus abundance

Communications Earth & Environment
The proliferation of the potentially pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus due to climate change poses a growing public health threat worldwide. Here we present a global reanalysis of archived 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing data, suitable for the ...
David J. Riedinger, Christiane Hassenrück, Daniel Herlemann, Matthias Labrenz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causes and consequences of acidification in the Baltic Sea: implications for monitoring and management

Scientific Reports, 2023
Increasing atmospheric CO2 drives ocean acidification globally. In coastal seas, acidification trends can however be either counteracted or enhanced by other processes.
Erik Gustafsson, Jacob Carstensen, Vivi Fleming, Bo G. Gustafsson, Laura Hoikkala, Gregor Rehder   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source