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Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results

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

Green Religion: Manipulation Transcending Ideology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
As more Americans become aware of the environmental consequences of their actions and decisions, corporations have moved to profit off of rising environmental consciousness.
Wittmond, Miranda
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBusiness 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

Governance of Greenwashing Behaviors: A Perspective of Heterogeneous Firm Types

open access: yesEnergies
Corporate greenwashing in response to carbon neutrality strategies has received substantial academic attention. Distinct from previous studies, this paper establishes a differential game model incorporating both green and brown enterprise types.
Yi Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corporate social responsibility:reviewed, rated, revised [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Purpose: Critical literature review of CSR research in both general management and hospitality management literature. Discusses trends,commonalities, and inconsistencies to better understand the state of contemporary scholarship, and calls for a context ...
Curran, Ross   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Cost of Debt: Evidence From European Firms Under Mandatory and Voluntary Disclosure

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considering the growing attention to sustainability and the increasing regulatory pressure in the European landscape, this study evaluates whether greenhouse gas emissions affect firms' cost of debt. A panel regression was conducted from 2021 to 2024 on two samples of European firms.
Daniela Cicchini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Describing brown as green: an examination of the relationship between greenwashing and consumer negative emotive outcomes

open access: yesCogent Business & Management
As the demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly products continues to rise, consumers have become more discerning in their brand choices. This has resulted in many companies resorting to greenwashing to appear environmentally friendly.
Sayibu Ibrahim Nnindini   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Certification Systems as Tools for Natural Asset Building: Potential, Experiences to Date, and Critical Challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Certification systems are becoming important tools to encourage and reward social and environmental responsibility. This paper explores whether these systems, which generally have not been designed for the explicit aim of poverty reduction, can assist ...
Michael E. Conroy
core  

Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the driving mechanism of greenwashing behaviors: an agent-based modeling approach integrating new institutionalism and halo effect theories

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
Governing the greenwashing behaviors of construction material enterprises under the sustainable development goals is imminent. Although government regulation and public scrutiny are regarded as crucial tools for addressing greenwashing, the specific ...
Xingwei Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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