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The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette, Marie‐Josèphe Rigobert, Slimane ED‐Dafali   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Powering Transparency: Global Drivers of Sustainability Reporting in the Electricity Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the drivers of sustainability reporting quality (QSR), conceptualised along two complementary dimensions, relevance and reliability, to assess how firm‐level attributes and institutional conditions jointly shape disclosure practices in the electricity sector.
Alva Marasigan, Muhammad Nurul Houqe, Warwick Stent, Olayinka Moses   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation Pathways to Carbon Efficiency: Disentangling the Effects of AI, R&D, and Clean Energy Blessings on U.S. Environmental Sustainability

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States (U.S.) faces challenges in achieving its ambitious net‐zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with current emissions having fallen by less than 1% in 2024. Despite an investment of $500 billion in low‐carbon resources while holding the second‐largest green technology patent portfolio globally, it is further imperative to ...
Md Zubair Ahmad, Jewel Rana, Mohammad Fakhrul Islam, Md Nazmul Islam Jihad, Md. Rashed, Md. Kamal Uddin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Climate Risk Affect Employment Decisions? International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of climate risk on corporate employment decisions. Using a large sample from 41 countries, we find a positive association between climate risk and underinvestment in labor, notably manifesting as excessive employee layoffs.
Claude Francoeur, Faten Lakhal, Hamza Nizar, Zvi Singer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paying for Privilege: How Political Contributions Undermine Environmental Sustainability—And How Executive Contracting Can Restore Balance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We are interested in investigating whether firms use political donations as a license to neglect environmental sustainability. We further deepen the examination by exploring the role of executive contracting. Drawing on a wide range of data between 2002 and 2021 and a global sample, our findings confirm that firms use political contributions ...
Habiba Al‐Shaer, Ali Uyar, Cemil Kuzey, Abdullah S. Karaman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how participation in global value chains (GVCs) influences carbon emissions amid financial turbulence, with attention to cross‐country heterogeneity and distributional dynamics. Although existing research has explored trade–environment linkages, limited attention has been given to how GVC integration interacts with ...
Xiaoyong Xu, Lu Zhang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Sustainability‐Related Human Rights Risks: The Role of Multilevel Governance and Institutional Accountability

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability‐related human rights risks, including forced labour, labour exploitation and other forms of human rights abuse, remain persistent challenges across countries, particularly where corporate accountability and national institutional frameworks are weak.
Doaa Shohaieb, Tantawy Moussa, Amir Allam, Mahmoud Elmarzouky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptation of subtests of kaufman assessment battery for children, second edition for Gujarati pre-school children

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2018
Context: Cognition testing is frequently used in children to assess their intelligence for various needs. Abundant tests to assess cognition are available in the western world.
Dipen V Patel, Rejani T Gopalan, Somashekhar M Nimbalkar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corporate Environmental Innovation and Environmental Decoupling: International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether environmental innovation reduces environmental decoupling, defined as the mismatch between a company's environmental disclosures and its actual environmental performance. Drawing on legitimacy theory, we argue that environmental innovation represents a substantive organizational response that reduces companies ...
Rasmi Meqbel, Rizwan Ahmed, Mohammad A. A. Zaid, Mohammad Abweny   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Nexus Between Board Gender Diversity, CSR and Financial Performance: Evidence From an Emerging Economy

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the nexus between board gender diversity (BGD), corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, and financial outcomes in the context of an emerging country, Türkiye. The sample consists of Turkish non‐financial firms listed on Borsa Istanbul for the period 2008–2023.
Merve Kilic Karamahmutoglu, Havvanur Feyza Kaya   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source