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Topography, Seed Dispersal, and Climate Change Reduce Future Habitat for an Endangered Tropical High‐Altitude Plant

open access: yesBiological Diversity, EarlyView.
Combining topographic preferences of endangered high‐elevation Puya raimondii rosettes, seed dispersal distances, and future climate scenarios, we project habitat availability in the year 2100 in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. We predict a significant decrease in occupied habitat patches, with almost complete loss for the +5°C climate change scenario ...
Paul M. Ramsay   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does National Culture Drive the Value Relevance of Nonfinancial Disclosure?

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to investigate the association between national culture and the value relevance of nonfinancial disclosure provided by listed firms in Germany, Spain, France, and Italy from 2018 to 2023. The results of Hierarchical Linear Model regressions show that, in countries where the national culture is characterized by greater ...
Raffaela Casciello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I Treat Everyone with Respect”: Debt Collection Attorneys as Agents of Institutionalized Racism in a Color-blind America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
How do debt collection attorneys understand their work in light of increased regulation of the industry and its historic structural racism? Drawing on over sixty hours of observation in two small claims courts, analysis of three months of cases, and semi-
Miller, Mahala
core   +1 more source

Corporate Governance and Impact on Eco‐Efficiency: A Comparative Empirical Analysis on European Union and United States Listed Companies

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the governance drivers of a firm's eco‐efficiency. We measure eco‐efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA), emphasizing efficiency measures aimed at minimizing inputs and ensuring constant returns to scale (CRS model).
Pasquale Latella   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Credit Risk Assessment From a Strategic Sustainability Perspective: The Case of the Nordic Banking Sector

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The financial sector plays an important yet ambivalent role in society's sustainability transition. Credit decisions have a substantial impact as they determine the allocation of large amounts of financial resources. This study applies the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development as a lens to review literature and investigate practices ...
Jesko Schulte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Violation and Cost of Equity Capital—Evidence From Europe

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the association between environmental violations and the cost of equity capital. We posit that firms that breach environmental compliance introduce firm‐specific risks and, consequently, elevate the costs associated with equity capital.
Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan, Yimei Man
wiley   +1 more source

e-Quarterly Research Bulletin (Vol. 5, No. 1) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
[Excerpt] Macro financial risk propagation and its implications on financial stability have emerged as major concerns of governments and financial institutions, particularly those with large financial asset pools. The global financial crisis in 2008–2009
Asian Development Bank
core   +2 more sources

Rhetoric in Debt

open access: yes, 2023
In recent years, household indebtedness in the United States reached its highest levels in history. From mortgages to student loans, from credit card bills to US deficit spending, debt is widespread and increasing.Drawing on scholarship from economics, accounting, and critical rhetoric and social theory, Kellie Sharp-Hoskins critiques debt not as an ...
openaire   +4 more sources

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