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Resolving the Carbon—Performance Paradox: Global Evidence on Stakeholder Engagement, Risk and Institutions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how greenhouse gas emissions influence corporate performance and explains why prior evidence on the carbon–performance relationship has remained inconsistent. Drawing on institutional, stakeholder and slack resource perspectives, the study investigates the direct effects of carbon intensity and emissions reduction ...
Olatunde Ogunwole, Franklin Nakpodia, Mary Nanyondo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

African Twist of Circular Economy: Insights, Policies and Recommendations

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the circular economy (CE) has gained traction, this paper argues that mainstream CE approaches risk being misaligned in the African context. Drawing on a mixed‐methods synthesis of empirical studies, policy documents and cross‐country examples, the study shows that Africa's CE transition is fragmented and uneven, leaving the continent at
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Matthew Abunyewah, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Patrick Arhin, Kerstin Zander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greenhouse gas reduction in a medium-duty compression ignition engine with optimization for B20

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
Soy-based biodiesel can reduce well-to-wheels greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit energy (i.e., gCO2e/MJ) by 66%–72% as compared to the petroleum-based diesel fuel with currently adopted agricultural and industrial practices.
Taemin Kim, André L. Boehman
doaj   +1 more source

Post With Care: How Language Use Influences the Effectiveness of CEOs' Climate‐Related Messages on Social Media

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chief executive officers (CEOs) play a pivotal role in shaping public discourse on climate change through social media, yet how their language use affects the effectiveness of climate‐related posts remains unclear. Drawing on schema‐congruity theory and leader role expectations, we conceptualize certainty in language as congruent and anxiety ...
Ellen Weber, Marah Blaurock, Kristof Coussement, Irini Tsaga, Marion Büttgen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon footprint of university commuters: Commuting patterns and emission reduction strategies at LUT University, Finland

Sustainable Futures
Commuting is one of the 15 categories of Scope 3 emissions and is recognized as a significant contributor to universities' carbon footprints. This study investigates the commuting patterns of students and staff at LUT University, Finland, estimates the ...
Aleksandra Woszczek, Mika Luoranen
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamic Capabilities for Sustainable Technologies in the Steel Industry: A Multiple Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, fostering sustainability within organizational and supply chain processes across all sectors has emerged as a central issue, driven by intensifying global environmental concerns. This paper sheds light on how companies in the steel sector can develop specific capabilities to implement suitable technologies for sustainable ...
Frida Betto, Rosanna Fornasiero, Andrea Zangiacomi, Markus Witthaut, Patrizia Garengo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Sustainability: Tracking Carbon Footprint Trends at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Science, Engineering and Technology
Carbon footprint assessment is important to combat global warming and promote sustainability. Globally, organizations committed to biodiversity conservation are essential for maintaining ecosystems and the people who inhabit them.
Kgaphudi Wendy Madiope, Jacob Adedayo Adedeji, Sebataolo Rahlao   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Audit Quality on Corporate Climate Change Performance: The Role of Governance Quality and Greenwashing

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how sustainability audit quality influences corporate climate change performance and examines the moderating roles of governance quality and greenwashing. Using panel regressions on 6140 firm‐year observations from 39 countries between 2008 and 2023, the findings reveal that higher sustainability audit quality is ...
Muhammed Belly Ibrahim, Ishmael Tingbani, Hesham Bassyouny   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scope 2 and market-based accounting - workshop report

Carbon Management
This report summarises the presentations and discussions at an international workshop on ‘Scope 2 and Market-based Accounting’, held on 28th April 2023 at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
Matthew Brander, Jesse Backstrom, Michael Gillenwater, Lissy Langer, Olivier Corradi, Malte Schäfer, Jon  Sigvert, Ciril Wakounig, Anders Bjørn   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency Measures and Other Key Factors That Rule the Adoption: Insights From the Italian Wood and Metal Working Sectors

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Energy efficiency is recognized as a cornerstone for industrial decarbonization, yet its uptake remains very limited in the manufacturing firms leading to energy efficiency gap. Whilst the low uptake of energy efficiency measures in industry is a well‐known issue, research has not sufficiently investigated the role of comprehensive factors in ...
Davide Accordini, Enrico Cagno, A S M Monjurul Hasan, Andrea Trianni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source