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Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu, Daniel Charles Matisoff   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Georadar Waveform Characterization of Tunnel Lining Rear Defects and Joint Detection Method in Time and Frequency Domains. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu J, Yan W, Lv G, Kou L, Li B, Zhang X, Lu G, Xie Q.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Circular Economy Pathways for Airport Climate Change Mitigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airport operators face growing climate‐change pressures; the circular economy offers pathways to reduce impacts and recover resources. We examine how airport operators apply the circular economy in practice. We use an exploratory qualitative multicase design based on practitioner‐generated documents (e.g., press releases and sustainability ...
Michele Oppioli, Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga, Paolo Biancone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gap study on concrete filled steel tube (CFST) and concrete filled double steel tube (CFDST) columns subjected to blast loads. [PDF]

Sci Rep
El Sherbiny MG, Serror MH, Ramadan OMO, Khalil AM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rebound Effects in Circular Manufacturing: Overview of Potential Rebound Mechanisms Activated by Circular Strategies Across Key Business Processes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is increasingly adopted by the manufacturing industry to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use and minimizing waste generation. Nevertheless, circular manufacturing often triggers systemic responses that diminish or offset their potential environmental gains, resulting in the so ...
Mariantonietta Ferrante, Claudio Sassanelli, Daniela C. A. Pigosso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic retrofit of high-rise buildings using buckling-restrained braces: design methodology and performance evaluation. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Shi S, Xin L, Huang C, Han G, Xu Z, Chen X.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Seismic Performance and Structural Health Monitoring of a Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Structure with Polyurethane-Based Interventions and Vertical Greenery Systems. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Rousakis T, Vanian V, Lappa M, Zapris AG, Xynopoulos IP, Voutetaki ME, Kellis S, Sapidis GM, Naoum MC, Papadopoulos NA, Kytinou VK, Karabini M, Thomoglou A, Chalioris CE.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability in Italian Dining: A Comparative Study of Perceptions in Full‐Service Restaurants and Agritourism

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi, Patrizia Gazzola, Daniele Grechi, Andrea Vitareti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemically treated groundnut shell fibers for enhanced mechanical and blast performance of concrete. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Praveenkumar TR, Rath B, Paramasivam P, Gupta R, Tufa MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source