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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 +3 more
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Mountain biodiversity, genetic resources and cultures [PDF]
, 2009 Mountains cover 24 percent of the global land area and affect half the human population. They are home to rich biological diversity and genetic resources. However, our planet’s ecological services are under threat.
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Issue Construals and Corporate Water Stewardship
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the face of mounting environmental and social pressures, the importance of responsible corporate water stewardship (CWS) should be evident, yet not all businesses are taking water management issues seriously. The aim of this study is to explore why differences in CWS persist, especially within industries facing similar resource challenges ...
Daina Mazutis +3 more
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A survey of linyphiid spiders (Arachnida, Linyphiidae) from Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, with description of a new species [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalLinyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 is the second-largest spider family, currently comprising nearly 5,000 species worldwide. Although Guiyang is one of the most biodiverse provincial capitals in China, its linyphiid fauna remains poorly known, with only a ...
Wanting Zhao +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transformative change is required to address persistent and systemic drivers of biodiversity loss. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions that tackle root causes in place‐specific contexts. Evidence indicates that small, innovative, purpose‐driven businesses can serve as vehicles for developing place‐based solutions.
Shova Thapa Karki, Bradley D. Parrish
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A new Oreolalax (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest Sichuan, China [PDF]
Zoosystematics and EvolutionThe genus Oreolalax of the family Megophryidae currently comprises 22 recorded species, the majority of which are endemic to China. During field work in Liziping National Natural Reserve, Shimian County, Sichuan Province, China, we discovered several ...
Si Ning Huang +7 more
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Resources on Mountain Biodiversity
, 2011 List of organisations and networks with information, resources, regarding mountain ...
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is an increasingly strategic concern in forestry, yet its evaluation remains largely qualitative. This study presents the first quantitative framework for assessing SLO in New Zealand's forestry sector, adapted from the Boutilier and Thomson model, originally developed for the mining sector.
Grace B. Villamor +2 more
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Developing fixed-point photography methodologies for assessing post-fire mountain fynbos vegetation succession as a tool for biodiversity management [PDF]
, 2020 Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) - MSc (Biodiv and Cons Biol)Areas of high biodiversity and complex species assemblages are often difficult to manage and to set up meaningful monitoring and evaluations programmes.
Alkalei, Osama
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Broad Skills, Smaller Footprints? Generalist CEOs and Firm Biodiversity Exposure
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine whether CEO generalist skills predict firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure, an emerging strategic and financial concern. Using the biodiversity indicator developed based on textual analysis and the General Ability Index, we find that firms led by generalist CEOs are associated with significantly lower disclosed biodiversity risk ...
Hafiz Hoque +2 more
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