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Sustainability as a Defensive Strategy: ESG, Risk Exposure, and Returns in US Stocks

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyzed the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, financial risk, and expected returns in the US stock market, using data from S&P 500 companies over the period from 2007 to 2022 using aggregate ESG scores from Refinitiv (LSEG).
Gabriel da Rosa Janone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

African Twist of Circular Economy: Insights, Policies and Recommendations

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the circular economy (CE) has gained traction, this paper argues that mainstream CE approaches risk being misaligned in the African context. Drawing on a mixed‐methods synthesis of empirical studies, policy documents and cross‐country examples, the study shows that Africa's CE transition is fragmented and uneven, leaving the continent at
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Audit Quality on Corporate Climate Change Performance: The Role of Governance Quality and Greenwashing

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how sustainability audit quality influences corporate climate change performance and examines the moderating roles of governance quality and greenwashing. Using panel regressions on 6140 firm‐year observations from 39 countries between 2008 and 2023, the findings reveal that higher sustainability audit quality is ...
Muhammed Belly Ibrahim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Energy Prices, Financial Conditions, and ESG‐Related Uncertainty Shape Energy Efficiency in the United States? Evidence From Wavelet Quantile Regression

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving energy efficiency is a central pillar of climate mitigation strategies, energy security, and sustainable economic growth, particularly in energy‐intensive economies such as the United States. This study investigates the nonlinear and distribution‐dependent effects of energy prices, financial conditions, economic policy uncertainty ...
Busra Agan Celik
wiley   +1 more source

Two Pathways to ‘No’: Context‐Conditioned Sufficient Pathways to Formal SBTi Non‐Engagement Among Apparel and Footwear Suppliers in Bangladesh and China

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The apparel and footwear (A&F) industry accounts for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, much of it arising from supplier activities. While leading brands increasingly commit to science‐based targets (SBTs), formal engagement with the Science‐Based Targets initiative (SBTi) remains limited among suppliers, especially in key sourcing ...
Ryan Meintjes, Laurence L. Delina
wiley   +1 more source

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