Can Credit Rating Changes Affect Corporate Carbon Emissions? Some Evidence From the S&P 500
ABSTRACT Using panel data on US S&P 500 firms from 2012 to 2024, this study examines how credit rating changes affect corporate carbon performance. Drawing on the resource‐based view and prospect theory, we show that credit rating downgrades lead to a statistically and economically significant deterioration in emission reduction scores.
Michal Wojewodzki +4 more
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Twenty years of Europol strategic analysis and the harmonisation of EU criminal justice: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
Pavlidis G.
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ABSTRACT What propels a CFO in an emerging economy to champion ESG investments when formal regulations are weak? Moving beyond structural explanations, we provide a behavioural account arguing that a manager's internal ethical compass—moral intelligence (MI)—is a key driver.
AmirHossein ArminKia +4 more
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The impact of U.S. foreign aid reduction on global health. [PDF]
Tezuka T, Ito N, Takahashi K.
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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu +4 more
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Cross-Border Cooperation for One Health in Central Asia: Strengthening Systems and Securing Futures through Regional Health Diplomacy. [PDF]
Chattu VK +4 more
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Beyond Carbon: Corporate Environmental Performance Across Multiple Domains
ABSTRACT We examine corporate environmental performance (CEP) as a multidimensional system rather than isolated outcomes. Combining institutional and behavioral perspectives, we analyze four domains—CO2 emissions, waste, energy, and water—using S&P 500 firms that disclosed data on all four domains (2006–2024).
Rei Uchida, Murali Chari
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From rupture to recourse: building a new economic order for health. [PDF]
Labonté R.
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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 +2 more
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Legal design for establishing a novel parastatal public health institute - Japan Institute for Health Security: A case study. [PDF]
Otsuka M, Kato M, Wakita T, Saito T.
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