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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li +3 more
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The Impact of Green Innovation and Green Finance on Corporate ESG Performance
ABSTRACT Amid the transition towards a low‐carbon economy and the pursuit of sustainable development goals, ESG performance has become a key indicator of long‐term corporate sustainability. Drawing on data from Chinese A‐share listed companies between 2012 and 2022, this study examines how green innovation and green finance affect corporate ESG ...
Zhaoke Feng, Chaminda Wijethilake
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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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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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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 +3 more
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The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Housing and Living Arrangements. [PDF]
Pilkauskas N, Michelmore K.
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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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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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Impact of the Chicago Earned Income Tax Periodic Payment intervention on food security. [PDF]
Andrade FCD +4 more
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