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From Connectivity to Complexity: Supply Chain Digitalisation, Governance Capacity, and Climate Vulnerability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The complexity of the global supply chain system, coupled with advanced digitalisation makes it difficult to estimate its domino effects on climate vulnerability. A clear understanding of the possible climate vulnerability consequences generated all over the world is, however, a fundamental step toward building socio‐economic resilience and ...
Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole
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Measuring Progress Towards Environmental Sustainability: A Benefit of the Doubt Composite Index for OECD Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental sustainability has become a central priority on the global agenda amid climate urgency, biodiversity loss, and commitments under the 2030 Agenda. Economies face increasing pressure to adopt development models aligned with climate neutrality and ecological transition.
Germán López‐Pérez, Lorena Márquez‐Arenas, Pablo Povedano‐Fernández, Elisabeth Zafra‐Gómez   +3 more
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Operationalising Circular Economy Through Social Innovation: A Systems Thinking‐Based Model for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet, Saswat Barpanda, Marc‐Antoine Diego Guidi   +2 more
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European Circular Economy Structural Typology Based on Multivariate Analysis of Latent Dimensions and Transition Pathways

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition towards a circular economy has become a strategic priority for the European Union, although Member States continue to exhibit substantial differences in economic performance, resource efficiency and circular economy implementation. Understanding these structural differences is essential for designing effective policy interventions ...
Nicoleta Barbuta‐Misu, Puiu Lucian Georgescu, Costinela Fortea, Valentin Marian Antohi, Monica Laura Zlati   +4 more
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Nonlinear Effects of Renewable Energy Integration on Sustainable Development in OECD Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the nonlinear relationship between the green quality of the energy mix and sustainable development in 35 OECD countries from 1995 to 2022. Unlike conventional renewable‐energy shares, the Green Quality Index (GQI) is an emissions‐weighted indicator that accounts for differences in the carbon intensity of energy sources and ...
Leping Huang, Himanshu Sekhar Panda, Shreya Pal, Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Giray Gozgor   +4 more
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The Relationship Between Gender Equality and Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Performance: Evidence From European Union Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender equality is widely recognized as a key driver of inclusive and sustainable economic development, yet its economic impacts vary across European Union (EU) member states. This study investigates the long‐run relationship between gender equality and economic performance in the 27 EU countries during 1991–2022. Specifically, it examines the
Mahrukh Khan, Fatma Türüç‐Seraj, Şerife Zihni‐Eyüpoğlu   +2 more
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Long-Term Outcomes in Adult Patients with Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Latvia. [PDF]

Pathogens
Grosa DP, Zavadska D, Freimane Z, Karele L, Karelis G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Can Common Recycling Targets Deliver Convergence? Evidence From EU Municipal Waste Recycling, 2004–2023

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACTThe EU Waste Framework Directive sets common municipal waste recycling targets for all Member States, yet large cross‐country gaps persist. This paper examines whether EU‐27 recycling rates converged over 2004–2023, whether convergence stalled after 2018, and which factors shaped catch‐up.
Lianghan Cong, Lan Liu, Shuaiyi Lu, Pan Jiang, Haneda Katsuyuki, Xiaoshu Lü   +5 more
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Cross-national differences in stroke management in the Baltic states: analysis within the Stroke Action Plan for Europe framework. [PDF]

Eur Stroke J
Masiliūnas R, Zaboras E, Šumskienė V, Jurjāns K, Kõrv J, Vibo R, Miglāne E, Karelis G, Jatužis D, Daškevičiūtė A, Christensen H, Tomek A, Pezzella FR, Vilionskis A.   +13 more
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Rainchecks and Risk: Climate Shocks, Policy Transitions and SME Credit Dynamics

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises rely heavily on bank credit. They also have the fewest tools to deal with climate risk. Using a panel of 45 countries from 2007 to 2022, we study how climate risk and the Paris Agreement shape SME bank lending. Climate‐related disasters are associated with lower SME credit, with post‐event estimates indicating a ...
Swapnanil SenGupta, Anshita Sachan
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