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Critical Discourse Analysis in Corporate Reports: Legitimation Strategies in the Context of Environmental Controversies

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the use of environmental disclosure as a strategic tool to manage legitimacy crises in a mining company, adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) as the main methodology. Focusing on a case of environmental disaster, this research reveals how corporate narratives can be manipulated to minimize responsibility and reinforce
Renata Luiza de Castilho Rossoni, Manolita Correia Lima   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

High Performance Concrete [PDF]

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section, 2009
The paper presents the last studies and researches accomplished in Cluj-Napoca related to high performance concrete, high strength concrete and self compacting concrete.
Traian Oneţ
doaj  

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Mining: An Integrated Institutional and Agency Theory Perspective

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mining is one of the foundations of economic development but has historically been associated with severe socioenvironmental impacts, such as ecosystem degradation, displacement of traditional communities, and large‐scale disasters. In this context, corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a central role as a mechanism for legitimizing ...
Felipe Moura Oliveira, Elaine Aparecida da Silva   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of basalt fiber on mechanical properties and workability of self-compacting recycled coarse aggregate concrete

Shenzhen Daxue xuebao. Ligong ban
To investigate the influence of basalt fiber on the performance of self-compacting recycled coarse aggregate concrete (SCRCAC), the workability, mechanical properties, and microstructure of self compacting recycled concrete with basalt fiber volume ...
TANG Wei, XIAO Zhenpo, KOU Shicong, XING Feng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Lens Equity Funds: A Methodological Breadth–Accountability Depth Framework and Observed Outcomes

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite rapid growth in gender lens investing (GLI), substantial variation remains in how gender lens equity funds (GLEFs) integrate gender equality criteria into investment strategies. We map a universe of 43 GLEFs and develop a framework capturing gender equality screening breadth and accountability depth (fund‐level disclosure and ...
Freyja Vilborg Thorarinsdottir, Ásta Dís Óladóttir, Gary L. Darmstadt, Sigríður Benediktsdóttir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Special self-compacting concretes

, 2013
The paper presents experimental investigations on the special self-compacting concretes, in different compositions. Also, in this paper highlights the influence of super plasticizers additives use upon the mechanical, structural and chemical properties of selfcompacting concretes improving.
Stanciu, Darius, Aguiar, J. L. Barroso de, Angelescu, Nicolae, Abdelgader, Hakim S.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Mechanism and disaster control new technology of strong ground pressure manifestation in ultra‐large mining face

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
In response to the problem of strong mining pressure manifestation along the goaf roadway in a thick coal seam mining area, this study uses a new type of combined blasting roof cutting technology to effectively control the manifestation and deformation of mining pressure along the goaf roadway.
Xiaoding Xu, Manchao He, Jun Yang, Yubing Gao, Qiang Fu, Qing Ma, Yajun Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The method of intelligent wireless sensor to improve the water permeability of permeable asphalt concrete pavement

IET Networks, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract This research aims to study the intelligent wireless sensor to improve the water permeability of permeable asphalt concrete pavement. The water permeability of pavement is extremely important for the traffic environment. This study first briefly introduces the background and significance analysis, and then exemplifies the deployment algorithm ...
Xingmei Zhang, Cong Xu, Qi Lei
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic analysis and design of tunnels within fault ground: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The research methods of seismic response of tunnels within fault ground, including field investigations, analytical solutions, physical experiments, and numerical simulations, and seismic countermeasures are discussed. The present study examines the shortcomings and limitations of the current research and design, and puts forward proposals for future ...
Xingda Wang, Yujing Jiang, Xuepeng Zhang, Yuyong Jiao, Ningbo Li, Xiao Wang, Bo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source