Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
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Reductions in Therapy Provision in Skilled Nursing Facilities After Medicare Payment Reform and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. [PDF]
Prusynski RA +7 more
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Critical Materials Import and Environmental Preferences: Evidence From G20 and N11 Economies
ABSTRACT Critical materials such as lithium and cobalt are indispensable for achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). While these materials enable the deployment of low‐carbon technologies, including electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy ...
Asif Saeed +2 more
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Unraveling the effects of DIP payment reform on inpatient healthcare: insights into impacts and challenges. [PDF]
Zhang Y, Xu SY, Tan GM.
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ABSTRACT Transition intermediaries play a pivotal role in configuring networks aligning the interests of stakeholders to achieve sustainable goals. However, the transition literature has paid little attention to the influence intermediaries can have in strengthening organisational capabilities. Especially in sectors that are slow to change, such as the
Horacio Gonzalez +2 more
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General Consensus on Implementing an Episode-Based Payment Model: Results From the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Payment Reform Survey. [PDF]
Wilding JA +6 more
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ABSTRACT Firms increasingly commit to climate targets yet doubts remain about whether such pledges translate into substantive corporate governance or remain symbolic. The study examines how emission reduction targets (ERTs) in sustainability strategies are reflected in compensation among German listed firms.
Victoria Fohrer, Anna‐Sofia Grabowski
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ABSTRACT Waste management remains a critical grand challenge in African countries. While entrepreneurship has been a viable strategy for addressing this challenge, it is fraught with constraints. This study investigates the strategies orchestrated by entrepreneurs to navigate adversity in Waste management and ensure the social and economic viability of
Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong +3 more
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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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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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