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ABSTRACT Achieving green transition has become an essential policy priority for which economies need to mobilize green finance, increase green innovation, and promote trade in environmentally sustainable goods and services. However, the effectiveness of policies for enhanced green development depends not only on their design but also on their ...
Sami Ur Rahman +3 more
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang +5 more
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ABSTRACT Although SMEs comprise over 90% of firms globally, research on their engagement with Scope 3 (value‐chain) greenhouse gas emissions remains limited. This PRISMA‐guided systematic review synthesises 49 SME‐relevant studies to develop a theory‐informed, practice‐oriented framework for more credible and sustained Scope 3 engagement.
Chidinma Uchendu +5 more
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Automating Sustainability: How Climate Action Unlocks the ESG Potential of Industrial Robotics
ABSTRACT The convergence of Industry 4.0 and global sustainability goals presents a critical paradox: while automation drives efficiency, its net impact on comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance remains contested. This study investigates the relationship between industrial robot and country‐level ESG performance across 63
Brahim Bergougui
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Digitalization's Double Role in Driving Sustainable Transition
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of digitalization in overcoming organizational barriers to sustainability. Drawing on the attention‐based view (ABV) theory, the study examines how digitalization, as a contextual condition, shapes the allocation of managerial attention, influences the perception of sustainability barriers, and ultimately ...
Zahra Ahmadi‐Gh +1 more
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Decarbonization in Financial Turbulent Times: Global Value Chains and Regulatory Framework
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 +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines how environmental regulations can drive technological change, drawing on the innovation systems perspective and the strong Porter hypothesis (SPH). The SPH suggests that well‐designed stringent regulations can foster innovation and enhance firm competitiveness, performance, and survival, yet prior research remains largely ...
Muhammad Zubair Khan +3 more
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Decoding the Circular Economy Job Market in the EU: A Quantitative and Comparative Analysis
ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is increasingly promoted as a pathway to sustainable development, yet systematic evidence on the structure of the CE labor market remains limited. Little is known about how CE‐related job opportunities are distributed across countries, which job characteristics dominate this market, and how such patterns compare with ...
Pavlos Fafalios +2 more
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ABSTRACT Green finance (GF) has emerged as a key policy instrument for advancing the circular economy (CE), yet its impact varies considerably across OECD countries. Existing research has not sufficiently examined how institutional, technological, and cultural contexts shape this relationship.
Mohammed Ibrahim Gariba +5 more
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From Demand Stability to Environmental Responsibility: How Ordered Backlogs Shape Firm Behaviour
ABSTRACT Ordered backlogs are the confirmed and yet to be delivered customer orders, which may have multiple advantages to firms. We investigate how ordered backlogs influence firms' future environmental misconduct. Drawing on organisational slack theory, we argue that ordered backlogs as a form of demand‐side slack can reduce environmental misconduct.
Ashutosh Singh +4 more
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