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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Juuso Kivijakola, Eemeli Erkheikki, Viljo Lukka, Pekka Tervonen, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concerns regarding eye donation among health seekers attending a reputed eye care institution in North Kerala

Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
Background: Creating awareness regarding eye donation is the prime factor responsible for promoting voluntary pledging and donation of eyes. Planning awareness campaigns is determined by the prevalence of dearth of understanding of eye donation. Aims and
Padma B Prabhu
doaj   +1 more source

High-traffic relational pledge collection: results from a pre-registered randomized controlled trial

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties
A robust literature of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) demonstrates that personalized outreach from a trusted source is a powerful means of increasing the likelihood that someone will vote. However, it can be challenging to recruit sufficiently large numbers of mobilizers to scale up the tactic for broader use and to generate large impacts on ...
Melissa R. Michelson, Stephanie L. DeMora, Maricruz A. Osorio, Jazmin Jimenez   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the Energy Trilemma: The Role of Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Climate Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Balancing energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability has become increasingly challenging as economies pursue low‐carbon growth amid climate risk and persistent disparities in access to modern energy. Although entrepreneurship is widely recognized as a driver of innovation, its role in addressing the energy trilemma ...
Kingsley Imandojemu, Aliyu Akorede Rufai, Felix Orole, Romanus Osabohien   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Registration of Special Notarial Bonds under the Security by Means of Movable Property Act and the Publicity Principle: Lessons from Developments in Belgium

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2018
Many people do not own immovable property to offer as security but do have movable property which can be offered as security for the repayment of a debt. In today's world, where the costs of a motor car can exceed that of a house, the increasing value of
Lefa, S
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Reports: Cultural Pressures, Unheard Voices and the Climate Accountability Gap in Oil and Gas Sector Governance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental governance in Nigeria's oil and gas sector remains central to global climate justice debates, yet persistent accountability failures continue to undermine meaningful environmental and social outcomes. Despite extensive regulatory frameworks, accountability in resource‐dependent contexts is frequently reduced to formal reporting ...
Hammed Afolabi, Ronita Ram, Adetola Abdulfattah Sogbesan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

The Impact of Green Innovation and Green Finance on Corporate ESG Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the transition towards a low‐carbon economy and the pursuit of sustainable development goals, ESG performance has become a key indicator of long‐term corporate sustainability. Drawing on data from Chinese A‐share listed companies between 2012 and 2022, this study examines how green innovation and green finance affect corporate ESG ...
Zhaoke Feng, Chaminda Wijethilake
wiley   +1 more source

Whose Sustainability Counts? Board Governance, ESG Ratings, and Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence on the ESG–SDG Wedge

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Institutional investors increasingly rely on ESG ratings to evaluate financially material sustainability risks, while governments promote corporate alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Because these frameworks differ substantially in capital market salience and monitoring intensity, board oversight may not ...
Mohamed Hegazy, Diego Prior, Mahmoud Zarea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source