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Understanding Plant Parasitism: Hydnora Africana and European Scientific Practice in the Early Nineteenth Century**

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article will analyze the uncertainties around collecting and classifying Hydnora africana in the first half of the nineteenth century. Emerging from the distinctive dryland ecologies of South Africa, Hydnora was interpreted as strange and cryptic by Europeans primarily because it is a root parasite—a complex floral trait that was little understood.
Katherine Arnold
wiley   +1 more source

MODERN SLAVERY: A MAQASIDI APPROACH TOWARDS EMANCIPATION

Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law
On the issue of slavery, contemporary Islamic scholars tend to be abolitionists, asserting that Islamic law may not have explicitly prohibited enslavement but aspires to gradually emancipate slaves. Meanwhile, the current international law discourse has
Fajri Matahati Muhammadin, Muhammad Raihdan Sjahputra   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The right of reparation and natural freedom in De instauranda Aethiopum salute by Alonso de Sandoval S.J.

Filosofia Unisinos, 2017
This article discusses the topic of the right of reparation in the light of the second edition of De instauranda Aethiopum salute (1647) by Alonso de Sandoval S.J. (1576/1577-1652).
Márcio Paulo Cenci
doaj   +1 more source

Domestic slavery in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century northern Sudan [PDF]

, 1992
This study concentrates on the experience of domestic slaves-men, women, and children who were affiliated to an owner's household-in the nineteenth-and early twentieth-century northern Sudan.
Sharkey, Heather Jane
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Digital Technologies for Transparent and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Resource Orchestration‐Based View in the Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
wiley   +1 more source

Leading the Loop: Anchor‐Led Orchestration in Nascent Circular Ecosystems—A Qualitative Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition towards a circular economy necessitates coordinated, systemic change across value chains. Yet the role of anchor firms in initiating and orchestrating nascent circular ecosystems remains underexplored. Using an inductive, qualitative single‐case design, we analyse a German mid‐sized entrepreneurial firm, drawing on 21 interviews
Johann Felix Mader, Patrick Spieth
wiley   +1 more source

Reporting What Matters, or Reporting What Looks Good? Materiality and Balance in Post–Rana Plaza Apparel Sustainability Disclosure

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reports (SRs) are widely criticized for vague disclosures and selective emphasis on positive outcomes, yet systematic research on two core SR challenges remains limited: materiality (whether disclosed content is relevant) and balance (whether both achievements and challenges are reported).
Mahsa Mohammadrezaei, José Carlos Marques   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern slavery perception and its effect on brand trust: the roles of customer satisfaction, product price and quality [PDF]

Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences
PurposeThough Brand trust is essential, there are minimal studies into its prediction. This study considers modern slavery perception as a predictor, while having price and quality as moderators in its model.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional ...
Ekpenyong Ekpenyong Udofia, Jonathan Ehimen Ekpudu, Ayodele Christopher Oniku   +2 more
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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, Renatas Kizys, Panagiotis Tzouvanas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source