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The evidentiary challenges of using satellite technologies to enforce ship-source marine pollution standards on the high seas

Heliyon
Despite international regulatory efforts, the marine areas beyond national jurisdiction continue to be subject to increasing levels of environmental stress and degradation from international shipping activities. Specifically, the absence of effective and
Max Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Bojun Yang
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Legal aspects of sustainable development of seaports in Poland

SHS Web of Conferences, 2018
Sea ports are the driving force behind economic development. If ports operate efficiently and in conditions that support growth, the entire national economy gains. However, ports facing barriers and a scarcity of favourable factors have a negative impact
Adamowicz Magdalena, Puszkarski Jakub
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Firm‐Size Heterogeneity in the Effects of ESG Disclosure on Firm Value Under Institutional Reform: Evidence From Japan

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Focusing on firm‐size heterogeneity, this study examines how institutional reform reshapes the effects of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure on firm value. Using 2019–2023 panel data on 1427 Japanese listed firms (before and after the 2022 Tokyo Stock Exchange reorganization and Corporate Governance Code revision), this ...
Akio Nakashima, Kimitaka Nishitani
wiley   +1 more source

New Developments in Maritime Security and Their Impact on International Shipping [PDF]

, 2014
Security has been taken very seriously following the September 11 disaster in the USA. This paper examines the legal issues surrounding the prevention of maritime terrorism, especially IMO and American initiatives, and highlights the effects of these ...
Pohlit, Claude
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International harmonization of maritime law

, 2020
MeĊunarodno ujednaĉavanje pomorskog prava odvija se putem donošenja meĊunarodnih konvencija koje bi drţave trebale prihvatiti (ratificirati, potvrĊivati) i primjenjivati. Njima se postiţe unifikacija pomorskog prava.
Majić, Duje
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automating Sustainability: How Climate Action Unlocks the ESG Potential of Industrial Robotics

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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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Can Private Equity Deliver on Its Societal Ambitions? What We Know and Don't Know About Environmental, Social, and Governance Factor Integration in Private Equity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Private equity (PE) firms increasingly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions and raise impact funds to address sustainability challenges. We review and integrate the growing body of literature on why, when, and how PE fund managers incorporate ESG factors into their investment strategies and ...
Tjarda Molenaar, Christopher Wickert, Svetlana Khapova   +2 more
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The application of unmanned vehicle systems during the course of maritime law enforcement

Frontiers in Marine Science
The evolving maritime security landscape and rapid advancements in intelligent technologies have increased the importance of unmanned vehicle systems (UVSs) in maintaining maritime security and order.
Weiyu Wu, Qirui Sun, Hua Yang
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The Irish Maritime Transport Economist Volume 6

, 2009
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) of the Marine Institute publishes the Irish Maritime Transport Economist each year to provide a descriptive statistical analysis of the Irish ports and shipping services sector, as well as the many factors ...
Irish Maritime Development Office
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