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Resource‐Centered Transformation Paths: The Role of Digital Transformation in Optimizing SME Resources for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
wiley   +1 more source

The impact mechanism of ESG ratings on firm value: An empirical study based on the multi-period difference-in-differences approach

Sustainable Futures
The high-quality development of enterprises is fundamental to driving sustained economic growth. Our study takes A-share listed companies in China from 2011 to 2020 as the research sample, with a systematic examination of the impact of changes in ESG ...
Meiling Du, Yanjun Chen, Shuai Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Performative Work: Bridging Performativity and Institutional Theory in the Responsible Investment Field [PDF]

, 2018
Callon’s performativity thesis has illuminated how economic theories and calculative devices shape markets, but has been challenged for its neglect of the organizational, institutional and political context.
Akrich M., Akrich M., Amaeshi K., Ansari S. M., Arjaliès D., Austin J. L., Avetisyan E., Barley S. R., Battilana J., Butler J., Cabantous L., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Callon M., Cochoy F., Cowton C. J., Czarniawska B., Daniel Beunza, Diesing P., Emirbayer M., Etzion D., Eurosif (The European Sustainable Investment Forum), Fabrizio Ferraro, Felin T., Ferraro F., Fligstein N., Fligstein N., Fligstein N., Freeman R. E., Friedland R., Furnari S., Glaser B. G., Gond J.-P., Gond J.-P., Gray B., GSIA (Global Sustainable Investment Alliance), Guyatt D., Hoffman A. J., Jones C., Kraatz M. S., Langley A. N. N., Latour B., Latour B., Latour B., Latour B., Law J., Law J., Lawrence T. B., Lawrence T. B., Locke K. D., Lofland L. H., Louche C., Lounsbury M., Lounsbury M., Lounsbury M., Lydenberg S., Lyotard J.-F., MacKenzie D., Millo Y., Mirowski P., Powell W. W., PRI, Rojas F., Sahlin K., Scott W. R., Smets M., Thiemann M., Thornton P. H., US SIF (The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment), Waddock S., Waeraas A., Yin R. K., Zietsma C., Zuckerman E., Çalışkan K.   +79 more
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Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas, Juan Herrera‐Ballesteros, Pedro Mota Veiga, Rui Silva Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the Relationship of CSR and Corporate Philanthropy by Using Alignment Theory [PDF]

, 2015
Both, CSR and corporate philanthropy are expressions of the interferences between the company and its societal environment. However, the question of the relationship between CSR and corporate philanthropy remains unclear.
Stühlinger, Sara, von Schnurbein, Georg
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ESG-Ratings and Returns

, 2020
We nd that value-weighted portfolios long US stocks from compa- nies with low Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-ratings and short stocks with high ESG-ratings have returned annualized 5-factor alphas between 6.9% and 10.8% in the period of 2010 and 2018 depending on the choice of breakpoint.
Ottesen, Dan Fredrik Clemp, Zilinskas, Sarunas   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu, Daniel Charles Matisoff   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extra Financial Analysis – EFA: Environmental and financial performances of ABB, Akzo-Nobel and SCA: Picturing the business opportunities and risks associated to stakeholder perceptions and environmental and social prerequisites [PDF]

External assessment of companies’ environmental aspects often focus on the existence of strategies, commitments, management systems and reporting of firms that concerns environmental aspects.
Belhaj, Mohammed, Cerin, Pontus
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Impact Investing: a primer for family offices [PDF]

, 2014
The goal of this report is to help family offices ask the right questions as they contemplate their path into impact investing. It is important to recognize that impact investing may not suit all investors.

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Investigating How Firms in Emerging Economies Integrate AI‐Driven Systems and ESG Metrics Into Biodiversity Conservation and Circular Economy Strategies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms in emerging economies integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices to enhance biodiversity conservation and circular economy outcomes. It examines the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) governance and the moderating effect of ...
Suleman Bawa, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source