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Board Governance as a Strategic Mechanism: Carbon Risk and Firm Performance

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carbon emissions are a major contributor to global warming and pose significant threats to the environment. In response to the urgency of climate change, firms are under increasing pressure to adopt policies that enhance environmental performance while reducing carbon risk.
Sarmad Ali   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flora, fauna and natural habitats recorded during field observations along the Shabab 1 Pipeline (Abqaiq to Rub al Khali) and in the Shaybah Oilfield, Rub al Khali, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: 24 May - 1 June 2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
During the period 24 May to 1 June 2010 observations were made of the flora, fauna and habitats of two study areas in the Rub al Khali in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Jennings, Michael C.
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Emerging viral respiratory tract infections—environmental risk factors and transmission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Board Independence and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Literature Review With a Focus on Country Effects

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between board independence and corporate social responsibility (CSR) outcomes. Based on legitimacy theory, we conducted a structured literature review of 167 archival studies to analyze the influence of board independence on CSR performance and reporting.
Patrick Velte
wiley   +1 more source

First report on Noctiluca scintillans blooms in the Red Sea off the coasts of Saudi Arabia: consequences of eutrophication

open access: yesOceanologia, 2007
Blooms of Noctiluca scintillans are reported for the first time in the Red Sea offthe south-western coasts of Saudi Arabia. During the present study, surface water samples werecollected weekly on the coasts of the Al Shuqayq region from February to April
Ibrahim Mesaad, Zakaria A. Mohamed
doaj  

Wintering Birds in Northern Saudi Arabia: February 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The northern plains of Saudi Arabia are an area of approximately 231,000 km2, or roughly equivalent to the size of the whole of the United Kingdom. During previous ABBA Surveys in this area in late winter and spring significant numbers of wintering ...
Abu Qabous, Baleegh   +3 more
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Corporate Boards and Ownership Structure as Antecedents of Corporate Governance Disclosure in Saudi Arabian Publicly Listed Corporations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
We investigate whether and to what extent publicly listed corporations voluntarily comply with and disclose recommended good corporate governance (CG) practices, and distinctively examine whether the observed cross-sectional differences in such CG ...
Al-Bassam, Waleed M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Comparison and Its Association With Disordered Eating Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Social comparison has been widely implicated in the etiology and maintenance of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. At the same time, however, the magnitude of this relationship remains unclear, with existing studies varying widely in methodology, measurement, and sample characteristics.
Fidan Turk   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Power and wealth: indicators & trends in the global political economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The aim of this first ‘Power & Wealth’ Report is to kick off a new research project that aims to explore, in a historical perspective, trends in the distribution of wealth and economic power among states and global regions.
Antoniades, Andreas   +2 more
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