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Reframing FDI Motivations Through OLIP: Explaining Private Engagement for Sustainable Development in PPPs

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The drivers of firms' participation in fragile markets have become increasingly complex. Under such conditions, the conventional explanation focusing on incentives within the OLI framework—ownership, location, and internalization advantages—proves insufficient.
Yu Ri Kim, Seo Yun Choi, Taewoo Roh
wiley   +1 more source

Creating information delivery specifications using linked data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The use of Building Information Management (BIM) has become mainstream in many countries. Exchanging data in open standards like the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is seen as the only workable solution for collaboration.
Pauwels, Pieter   +2 more
core  

Banking on Sustainable Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks for SME Finance in the EU and African Union

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how legal and institutional frameworks influence bank financing for sustainable innovation among SMEs in the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU). Using institutional theory, it analyzes how coercive, normative, and mimetic pressures interact across international, regional, and domestic levels to shape green lending ...
Priscilla Akua Vitoh
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of IFC Standardization – Interoperability Through Complementary Development Approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model has been in development by an industry consortium since 1994; during this time the industry context, standardization organization, resource availability, and technology development have exposed the ...
Kiviniemi, Arto, Laakso, Mikael
core  

An approach for real world data modelling with the 3D terrestrial laser scanner for built environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Capturing and modelling 3D information of the built environment is a big challenge. A number of techniques and technologies are now in use. These include EDM, GPS, and photogrammetric application, remote sensing and traditional building surveying ...
Arayici, Y
core   +2 more sources

Between Sustainable Development, Financialisation and Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Case of Blue Finance as Yet Another Iteration of the Washington Consensus

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of cannabidiol (CBD) use in North America and Europe: A meta‐analysis

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims The global cannabidiol (CBD) market has expanded in recent years. Several studies suggest CBD use, whether for medical or recreational purposes, is on the rise; however, no systematic assessments of its prevalence have been conducted so far. This meta‐analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of CBD use in North America and
Sara Weidberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESG Thematic Bonds in Emerging Markets: Risk, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity

open access: yesEuropean Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of risk aversion, ambiguity, and uncertainty (geopolitical and economic) on the ESG thematic bond markets in emerging countries. We analyze ESG sovereign (both USD and local currency denominated) and corporate bond markets on the aggregate and regional levels.
Nebojsa Dimic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting decision-making in the building life-cycle using linked building data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The interoperability challenge is a long-standing challenge in the domain of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). Diverse approaches have already been presented for addressing this challenge.
Pauwels, Pieter
core   +3 more sources

Do Just Energy Transition Partnerships collide or converge with substantive investment law standards? Case studies from Indonesia and Vietnam

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are novel financing mechanisms that encourage coal‐dependent emerging economies to transition away from fossil fuels. JETPs aim to facilitate coal phaseout and transitions to renewable energy through private and public financing.
Francine Hug
wiley   +1 more source

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