The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
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Occurrence and Characterization of Acrylate-Based Self-Polishing Copolymer Anti-Fouling Paint Particles (SPC-APPs) in the Sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary. [PDF]
Zhang C, Zhou J, Wu D.
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Exploring Supply Chain Visibility for Circularity: A Delphi Approach
ABSTRACT Circular supply chains (CSCs) depend on enhanced supply chain visibility (SCV) to track and manage resource flows and thereby enable efficient decision‐making. Despite confronting silo mentalities, fragmented information, technological barriers, resistance to change, and a lack of standardization, data sharing remains crucial for SCV and ...
Tarun Kumar Agrawal +7 more
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A Systematic Review of Historical Temperature Data Use in Citrus Quality Assessment for Export Supply Chains. [PDF]
Ngwenya M, Goedhals-Gerber L, Louw L.
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ABSTRACT This study identifies and conceptualises the grey zone of stakeholder engagement and explores how it manifests in a collaborative context related to the promotion of a circular economy. While prior research on stakeholder engagement has highlighted the positive, value‐creating bright side or the harmful dark side of stakeholder engagement, we ...
Annika Blomberg +2 more
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Evaluation of the Use of Parboiled Rice Hull Mulch for Weed Control in Outdoor Ornamental-Plant Production Environments. [PDF]
Khamare Y, Marble SC.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates companies' responses to energy efficiency policies, focusing on mandatory and voluntary regulations that create a complex landscape for businesses to navigate. Using a sample of 1473 firms across 29 European countries (2002–2018), we explore the impact of legislation on green redesign—operationalized through ...
Thomas Alexopoulos +3 more
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PPFS-YOLO: Physics-Prior Frequency-Spatial Fusion for Robust Container Surface Damage Detection. [PDF]
Liu J, Gao F.
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Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance
ABSTRACT This paper provides novel evidence on the role of supply chain networks in influencing firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores and financial performance. Our analysis employs financial, board, ESG and supply chain data, resulting in an unbalanced panel of over 16,000 firm‐year observations from 3028 publicly traded US firms ...
Michail Filippidis +2 more
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Sustainable and accessible hemodialysis: life cycle assessment on central acid delivery system. [PDF]
Tsai CL +5 more
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