Results 61 to 70 of about 1,217,974 (296)

Free Trade Zones and Corporate ESG: Evidence From a Quasi‐Natural Experiment in China

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how China's Pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs) influence corporate ESG performance. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences model on Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2024, we combine coarsened exact matching (CEM) and geography‐based instrumental variables to ensure robust identification.
Wen Li, Yinghan Zhao, Brian Lucey
wiley   +1 more source

Two Hundred Eighty Characters of Environment: Relative Environmental Performance, Strategic Communication, and Firm Value

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate environmental communication has become an essential aspect of modern business practices, as stakeholders increasingly demand transparency and accountability regarding sustainability efforts. Within this context, we examine whether firms use environmental communication on X/Twitter to offset weaker relative environmental performance ...
Ivan Russo, Federico Bertacchini, Ugo Rizzo, Maria Cristina Arcuri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do bilateral investment treaties increase foreign direct investment to developing countries? [PDF]

Foreign investors are often skeptical toward the quality of the domestic institutions and the enforceability of the law in developing countries. Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) guarantee certain standards of treatment that can be enforced via ...
Laura Spess, Eric Neumayer
core  

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

THE DECIMATION OF THE INTRA EU BITS [PDF]

Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 2018
The article concentrates on the process which led to the decimation of the intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties, due the affirmation of the public policy of European Union which takes precedence over the international obligations arisen for states ...
Beatrice Onica JARKA
doaj  

Do Bilateral Tax Treaties Promote Foreign Direct Investment? [PDF]

We explore the impact of bilateral tax treaties on foreign direct investment using data from OECD countries over the period 1982-1992. We find that recent treaty formation does not promote new investment, contrary to the common expectation.
Bruce A. Blonigen, Ronald B. Davies
core  

The Role and Relevance of Investment Treaties in Promoting Renewable Energy Investments

, 2023
Co-authors Ladan Mehranvar and Lisa Sachs discuss the effect of investment treaties as catalysts for critical investments in the energy transition, with a particular focus on the Spanish renewable energy cases.
Sachs, Lisa, Mehranvar, Ladan
core   +1 more source

Beyond Compliance: The Role of Climate Policy Stringency and Financial Institutions in Cleantech Startup Entry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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, Affan Hameed, Naimat U. Khan, Zafir Ullah Khan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of heterogeneity in bilateral investment treaties on foreign direct investment

Journal of Applied Economics
Prior research remains highly debated regarding whether bilateral investment treaties (BITs) effectively attract foreign direct investment (FDI). In this context, this study introduces a new dataset, the international investment agreement (IIA) mapping ...
Zhaokuan Zhu, Chang-Bong Kim, Jaeeun Hwang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New trends in international investment law treaty practice: where does Latin America stand?

Sequência: Estudos Juridicos e Politicos, 2018
Latin-American countries’ attitude towards international investment law hasundergone an evolution. During the 90s, those countries stipulated many BilateralInvestment Treaties (BITs), subscribed to the Washington Convention, and, recently,they have been ...
Mara Valenti
doaj   +1 more source