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The Link Between Financial Auditors and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Empirical Studies and Implications for Future Research

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on stakeholder agency theory, this structured literature review included 89 empirical quantitative studies published between 2013 and the present on the complex relationship between financial auditors and corporate social responsibility (CSR) outcomes. We created a research framework based on DeFond and Zhang's (2014) taxonomy and the bi‐
Patrick Velte
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè, Massimiliano Cerciello, Nathalie Lévy, Simone Taddeo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An antigen panel to assess the regional relevance of foot and mouth disease vaccines

npj Vaccines
Despite widespread use of inactivated vaccines to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), there is no systematic approach to demonstrate the regional relevance of these products against the specific serotypes and strains that circulate in endemic countries
David J. Paton, Ginette Wilsden, Clare FJ Browning, Efrem A. Foglia, Antonello Di Nardo, Nick J. Knowles, Jemma Wadsworth, Simon Gubbins, Ethel Chitsungo, Cisse Rahamatou Moustapha Boukary, Gelagay Ayelet, Charles S. Bodjo, Nick Nwankpa, Emiliana Brocchi, Santina Grazioli, Anna Ludi, Donald P. King   +16 more
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Africa's Wealthy Give Back: A Perspective on Philanthropic Giving by Wealthy Africans in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Over the last few years we have begun to see the emergence of more strategic philanthropy, the growth of formal vehicles for its practice, and the rise of new platforms that reflect African voices.
Halima Mahomed, Lisa Anne Julien, Shaun Samuels   +2 more
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Nanofiber PVA‐Based Membranes Incorporating Functionalized Spanish Broom Derivatives for Sustainable Water Purification

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando, Silvia Sfameni, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Alessandra Palella, Lorenzo Spadaro, Alberto Riminucci, Karen De Clerck, Maria Rosaria Plutino   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling stormwater at the source: dawn of a new era in integrated water resources management

Applied Water Science
Published results on rainwater management systems revealed a lack of holistic science-based design principles. A new approach to rainwater management is proposed. Its necessity and feasibility are discussed.
Tebogo Vivian Siphambe, Bayongwa Samuel Ahana, Abdurrahman Aliyu, Amans Tiwangye, Hermann Fomena-Tchinda, Coretta Tchouandem-Nzali, Tulinave Burton Mwamila, Esther Laurentine Nya, Chérifa Abdelbaki, Willis Gwenzi, Chicgoua Noubactep   +10 more
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Pricing Basket Weather Derivatives on Rainfall and Temperature Processes

International Journal of Financial Studies, 2019
This paper follows an incomplete market pricing approach to analyze the evaluation of weather derivatives and the viability of a weather derivatives market in terms of hedging.
Nelson Christopher Dzupire, Philip Ngare, Leo Odongo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
wiley   +1 more source

A novel machine learning approach for predicting the compressive strength of high-strength concrete containing gum Arabic and corn cob ash

Hybrid Advances
The complex concrete behaviour is based on several interrelated parameters such as age, curing conditions, pozzolanic materials, admixtures, and cement content.
David Sinkhonde, Derrick Mirindi, Ameyric Ouedraogo, Tajebe Bezabih, Ismael Dabakuyo, Fatiha Abba, Frederic Mirindi   +6 more
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We-versus-They

Politikon, 2015
This paper seeks to analyze how Rwandan paradigm community can be formed following two decades of unfulfilled promises of true democracy, justice and reconciliation.
Marobe Wama Marobe
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