The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
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Adaptive Localization for Underwater Nodes in Uncertain Environments: A Geometric Topology Perception-Enhanced Multi-Stage Reinforcement Learning Strategy. [PDF]
Hao L, Ma C, Cui J, Ao J.
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ABSTRACT This study identifies and conceptualises the grey zone of stakeholder engagement and explores how it manifests in a collaborative context related to the promotion of a circular economy. While prior research on stakeholder engagement has highlighted the positive, value‐creating bright side or the harmful dark side of stakeholder engagement, we ...
Annika Blomberg +2 more
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How do ferry operators communicate their engagement with sustainability issues? Comparison of the Baltic and the Adriatic ferry operators. [PDF]
Wagner N +5 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates companies' responses to energy efficiency policies, focusing on mandatory and voluntary regulations that create a complex landscape for businesses to navigate. Using a sample of 1473 firms across 29 European countries (2002–2018), we explore the impact of legislation on green redesign—operationalized through ...
Thomas Alexopoulos +3 more
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South China Sea "(Trident)": Solution for ocean forecast foundation models. [PDF]
Zhao W +5 more
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Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance
ABSTRACT This paper provides novel evidence on the role of supply chain networks in influencing firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores and financial performance. Our analysis employs financial, board, ESG and supply chain data, resulting in an unbalanced panel of over 16,000 firm‐year observations from 3028 publicly traded US firms ...
Michail Filippidis +2 more
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Heart rate variability as a strain parameter in maritime settings: a scoping review of methodological approaches to data collection and analysis in field studies on the high seas. [PDF]
Vasylenko D +5 more
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ABSTRACT Financial capital is widely recognized as having the potential to provide investments needed for net‐zero transitions. While recent empirical studies reveal that financial digitalization and fintech have changed Chinese banks' loan portfolios and business models, they stem from credit restrictions on heavily polluting enterprises and from ...
Akihisa Mori
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Assessing the impact of ship emissions on the atmospheric chemical composition in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Piraeus port (Greece). [PDF]
Poupkou A +14 more
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