ABSTRACT Despite growing attention to the circular bioeconomy (CBE), the steel industry currently lacks a standardised, sectoral measurement framework to facilitate a low‐carbon transition. In this study, a decision‐support framework for evaluating CBE performance in the steel industry is proposed.
Ali Zamani Babgohari +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
wiley +1 more source
THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL FACTORS IN ENHANCING SUKUK MARKET CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of macroeconomic factors and financial factors the construction of sovereign, corporate and international Sukuk in the most Sukuk issuer’s countries over the period 2011-2015.
Mohamed Khudari
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Dynamic Spillovers Between FinTech, Blockchain, and Green Finance: A Quantile Connectedness Approach
ABSTRACT This paper explores how financial innovation and environmental sustainability intersect by analyzing spillovers between FinTech, blockchain energy use, and green finance. Using a Quantile Vector Autoregression (QVAR) framework, we examine weekly data from 2018 to 2024 across 11 digital, environmental, and macro‐financial indices.
Mehmet Sahiner, Sisi Sung, James Devlin
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ABSTRACT The emerging concept of Hubs for Circularity (H4Cs) presents an opportunity to create collaborative, self‐sustaining regional industrial ecosystems that drive circular economy transitions at scale. However, the operationalisation of H4Cs faces financial, organisational and data‐driven challenges.
Aditya Tripathi +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Investment attractiveness in BRICS+ economies: Evaluating business environment reforms, institutional quality, and macroeconomic factors. [PDF]
Tachega MA +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Cost of Equity Capital: A Meta‐Analytical Review
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility (CER) and cost of equity capital (COEC), empirical evidence remains inconsistent. This study addresses these inconsistencies through a comprehensive meta‐analysis of 1139 effect sizes from 75 studies.
Robert Witte +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Influence of human capital, urbanization, fuel imports and other macroeconomic factors on electric vehicle adoption. [PDF]
T Kiss J, Árpád IW, Kocsis D.
europepmc +1 more source
Climate Change Risk and Financial Stability: Implications for European Banking Institutions
ABSTRACT This study examines whether climate change risk weakens banking‐system stability in the European Union and assesses how renewable energy adoption and energy‐related taxation moderate this relationship. Using panel data for 27 EU countries from 2012 to 2022 and applying fixed‐effects OLS, two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and robust generalized ...
Md Yousuf Ali
wiley +1 more source
Essential medicines in Central America: Analysis of national lists, macroeconomic factors, and alignment with health priorities. [PDF]
Martínez-Vargas E +5 more
europepmc +1 more source

