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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Financial capital is widely recognized as having the potential to provide investments needed for net‐zero transitions. While recent empirical studies reveal that financial digitalization and fintech have changed Chinese banks' loan portfolios and business models, they stem from credit restrictions on heavily polluting enterprises and from ...
Akihisa Mori
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Do Sustainability Committees Mitigate or Exacerbate ESG Decoupling?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of sustainability committees (SCs) on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) decoupling in US publicly listed firms. In particular, it examines their influence on overall and dimension‐specific (E, S, G) ESG decoupling and distinguishes their effects on internal versus external ESG actions.
Weite Qiu +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Changing the use of resources and the treatment of waste is an important driver towards sustainable development. While this includes transformation of production processes, it also requires the transition of complete business models towards more circularity.
Patricia Ruffing‐Straube +2 more
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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
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Financing Climate Action Through Fair Taxation: How SDG Engagement Reduces Corporate Tax Avoidance
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to a low‐carbon economy, central to achieving Paris Agreement targets and Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), requires unprecedented public and private investment. A significant climate financing gap persists, however, exacerbated by corporate practices that erode the public revenue base.
Ahmed Aboud +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to net zero (NZ) faces challenges such as uneven institutional readiness, fragmented policy frameworks and rising energy demands from population growth, economic expansion and artificial intelligence (AI). These obstacles are intensified by technological, financial and regulatory uncertainties that impede coordinated efforts ...
Mohamed Shrief +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firm‐level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) comprise firms' climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Encouraging firms to develop CARPs is thus vital for meeting ever‐pressing climate goals. Understanding the resources and capabilities facilitating firms to develop CARPs can inform evidence‐based approaches to accelerate ...
Helena Lenihan +2 more
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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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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 +3 more
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Board Ethnic Diversity and the Value Relevance of Antibribery and Corruption Disclosure
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Antibribery and corruption disclosure (ABCD) has traditionally been conceptualised as a compliance‐oriented reporting practice. However, whether and under what conditions such disclosure contributes to strategic value creation remains insufficiently understood.
Ali Meftah Gerged +1 more
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