When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance
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 +3 more
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Barriers to the Implementation of Iran's Clean Air Act: A Policy-Oriented Scoping Review. [PDF]
Bouzarjomehri H +7 more
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The Impact of Green Innovation and Green Finance on Corporate ESG Performance
ABSTRACT Amid the transition towards a low‐carbon economy and the pursuit of sustainable development goals, ESG performance has become a key indicator of long‐term corporate sustainability. Drawing on data from Chinese A‐share listed companies between 2012 and 2022, this study examines how green innovation and green finance affect corporate ESG ...
Zhaoke Feng, Chaminda Wijethilake
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Reactions to policy action: socio-political conditions of backlash to climate change policy. [PDF]
Patterson J +3 more
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang +5 more
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Unraveling the conditions for post-adoption contestation over hard climate policy in OECD countries. [PDF]
Anisimova KV, Patterson JJ.
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ABSTRACT Corporate environmental communication has become an essential aspect of modern business practices, as stakeholders increasingly demand transparency and accountability regarding sustainability efforts. Within this context, we examine whether firms use environmental communication on X/Twitter to offset weaker relative environmental performance ...
Ivan Russo +3 more
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Analysis of the effects and mechanisms of carbon emission trading policies on the risk-taking behavior of high-carbon enterprises. [PDF]
Tian J +5 more
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Automating Sustainability: How Climate Action Unlocks the ESG Potential of Industrial Robotics
ABSTRACT The convergence of Industry 4.0 and global sustainability goals presents a critical paradox: while automation drives efficiency, its net impact on comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance remains contested. This study investigates the relationship between industrial robot and country‐level ESG performance across 63
Brahim Bergougui
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