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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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CONCEPTUL ŞI CATEGORIILE PREJUDICIULUI CAUZAT PRIN NEEXECUTAREA CONTRACTULUI DE COMERŢ INTERNAŢIONAL

Studia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2007
damages are recoverable if the plaintiff has suffered no loss. In all systems loss is broadly defined to include any harm to the person or property of the plaintiff.
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Protection of women workers in maternity status in european union regulations

Trayectorias Humanas Trascontinentales
As a result of considering pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding as a special risk threat group, it can be argued that “pregnancy and nursing” status expression covers pregnant worker, worker who has recently given ...
İştar URHANOĞLU
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Sentience in cephalopod molluscs: an updated assessment

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the evidence for sentience – the capacity to have feelings – in cephalopod molluscs: octopus, cuttlefish, squid, and nautilus. Our framework includes eight criteria, covering both whether the animal's nervous system could support sentience and whether their behaviour indicates sentience.
Alexandra K. Schnell, Heather Browning, Andrew Crump, Charlotte C. Burn, Jonathan Birch   +4 more
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European Commercial Contract Law

, 2023
This study – commissioned by the Policy Department C at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs – aims at discussing the reasons why the law chosen in commercial contracts is largely non-European and non-member state law. To do so, it first provides an overview of the relevant academic and policy efforts underwent to formulate a European contract
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Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That Requires More Rules

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why Italian for‐profit firms convert to Benefit Corporation status and how they navigate the ensuing hybridization. Survey data from 118 companies are interpreted through a pragmatic and moral legitimacy lens. Results show that the main trigger is pragmatic legitimacy: managers seek to strengthen trust with internal and ...
Laura Rocca, Monica Veneziani, Andrea Caccialanza, Claudio Teodori   +3 more
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A Principled Approach to European Contract Law? [PDF]

Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 2000
Recently, the final version of Parts I and II of the Principles of European Contract Law was published. The text is a good starting point for further discussion on the future contents and shape of a European Contract Law. The author feels that it is in this idea of a common text with which the various national legal orders can be compared and from ...
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Strategic Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Multidimensional Index for Decision Making in Decentralised Economies

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte‐Ureña, Pedro Fernandes da Anunciação, Francisco Camacho‐Ferre   +3 more
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Accounting for Impact: How Shipping Partnerships Drive e‐SDG Accountability for Climate Change Measures

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The literature addresses decarbonisation technologies and stakeholder engagement separately, without considering partnership practices, accountability frameworks and environmental performance measurement for environmentally Sustainable Development Goals (e‐SDGs) in shipping companies.
Assunta Di Vaio, Elisa Van Engelenhoven, Anum Zaffar, Giuseppe Nicolò   +3 more
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Eco‐Innovation: Drivers and Obstacles for Agriculture Firms in a Developing Country

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agriculture is becoming increasingly vital for food security and economic growth, particularly as the agricultural sector grapples with challenges posed by climate change. This study, grounded in the environmental innovation theory, resource‐based view, and dynamic capabilities approach, uses logistic and multinomial logistic ...
Nelyda Campos‐Requena, Diego Rivera, Francisco J. Fernández, Felipe Vásquez‐Lavin, Roberto D. Ponce Oliva   +4 more
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