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The role of debt burden, green financing, and energy efficiency in reducing carbon footprints in MINT & BRICS economies: New evidence from panel QARDL method

open access: yesSustainable Futures
The study examines the impact of debt burden, green financing, energy efficiency, and electrification on environmental sustainability in MINT and BRICS countries from 1990 to 2022.
Stephen Obinozie Ogwu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBusiness 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   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financing the Clean Development Mechanism through debt-for-efficiency swaps? Case study evidence from a Uruguayan wind farm project [PDF]

open access: yes
As one of Kyoto’s three flexibility mechanisms for reducing the cost of compliance, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows the issuance of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits from offset projects in non-Annex I countries.
Prowse, Martin   +2 more
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Effect of Debt Financing on Financial Stability of Deposit Taking SACCOs in Kenya: The Moderating Role of SACCO Size

open access: yesResearch Journal of Business and Finance
The study examined the effect of debt financing on the financial stability of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya and evaluated the moderating role of SACCO size in this relationship.
Robert Simiyu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Community Development, Product Responsibility and Environmental Management Teams for Improving Emissions Performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether, under what conditions, and how community development—conceived as a form of engagement with secondary stakeholders—affects firms' emissions performance. Specifically, we examine the moderating role of Environmental Management Teams (EMTs) and the mediating role of product responsibility capability.
Misagh Tasavori   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low-Income Countries' Access to Private Debt Markets [PDF]

open access: yes
Private debt flows to developing countries surged to record levels over the period 2003-07. A few low-income countries have gained access to the international bond market but the bulk of the flows have continued to go to just a few large middle-income ...
Hostland, Doug
core  

Heterogeneous multiple bank financing under uncertainty: does it reduce inefficient credit decisions? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Small and medium-sized firms typically obtain capital via bank financing. They often rely on a mixture of relationship and arm’s-length banking. This paper explores the reasons for the dominance of heterogeneous multiple banking systems. We show that the
Bannier, Christina E.
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Is there a high technology pecking order? An investigation of the capital structure of NTBFs in the Irish software sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper examines the financing of 117 privately held new technology-based firms (NTBFs) in the Irish software product sector. We advance the high-technology pecking order hypothesis (HTPOH) to explain the dominance of external equity over debt in ...
Hutson, Elaine, Hogan, Teresa
core   +1 more source

The crowding-out effect of government debt: A loan financing-based perspective

open access: yesBorsa Istanbul Review
In recent years, economic research has increasingly focused on the increase in local government debt, attracting the attention of government regulators.
Yun Bai, Jia Xu, Chun Jin
doaj   +1 more source

Greening the Bottom Line: Public Funding for Circular Economy Initiatives and Financial Stability

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public funding for circular economy (CE) initiatives plays a crucial role in shaping corporate financial performance, yet its effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm, this study investigates the financial impact of CE funding on private firms, using Portugal as a case study. It analyses the financial
Rui Cruz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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