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Compliance of listed companies with codes of corporate governance and its impact on corporate performance: A comprehensive analysis of current Sri Lankan evidence

, 2020
This study examines the nature and the level of compliance with corporate governance best practices in Sri Lankan listed companies and the relationship between the level of compliance and the firm’s performance in Sri Lanka.
Dissabandara, D.B.P.H., Ajward, A.R., Dissanayake, D.H.S.W.   +2 more
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè, Massimiliano Cerciello, Nathalie Lévy, Simone Taddeo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Evaluation of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Nurseries in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka

, 2021
Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is the most widely cultivated plantation crop in Sri Lanka, occupying about 416,000 ha of the total cultivated area. Success of establishment of coconut plantation starts with the production of good quality planting materials.
Weerasinghe , K.S., Pushpakumara , A.W.S., Gajanayake , B., Nuwarapaksha , T.D., Liyanage , K.L.D.B.P., Madhurasinghe , B.   +5 more
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Is It Possible to Create Financial Value Through Sustainability Strategies in Asset Management? The View of Occupational Pension Funds

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether occupational pension funds (OPFs) apply a strategic and long‐term logic when assessing ESG practices in their investee firms. Using discourse analysis of semi‐structured interviews with asset managers and workers' representatives, we examine whether Spanish OPFs look beyond compliance‐driven CSR and consider the ...
Manuel Moreno‐García, Beatriz Fernández‐Olit, Elena Mañas‐Alcón, Óscar Montes‐Pineda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SRI indices and responsible corporate behaviour: a study of the FTSE4GOOD index [PDF]

, 2012
In recent years a large number of rankings, ratings and indices have been developed that attempt to measure the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of companies. Substantive growth in the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) market in the last decade plays a major role in this development.
openaire   +1 more source

Engineering CEOs, Sustainability Performance, and Greenwashing: Evidence From Australian Listed Firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how engineering trained chief executive officers (CEOs) determine firms' sustainability performance and greenwashing behavior in Australian listed firms from 2016 to 2024. Drawing on Upper Echelons theory and Imprint theory, we argue that engineering cognition influences environmental strategy by providing conservative ...
Sulochana Dissanayake, R. M. N. C. Swarnapali   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity of currently used cutoff values of body mass index as a measure of obesity in Sri Lankan children

, 2009
Objective The aim of the study was to determine the reliability of body mass index based (BMI) cutoff values in diagnosing obesity among Sri Lankan children. Methods Height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) in 282 children were
Lamabadusuriya, S.P., Davies, P.S.W., Cleghorn, Geoffrey J., Davies, P. S., Cleghorn, G.J., Wickramasinghe, V.P., Lamabadusuriya, S. P., Wickramasinghe, V. P.   +7 more
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Shear behavior of bolt–grout interfaces under constant normal stiffness: Influence of grout strength and thickness

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The effects of grout strength and thickness on the shear behavior of bolt–grout interfaces (BGI) under constant normal stiffness conditions are investigated. Shear strength, failure modes, and acoustic emission characteristics are examined. The findings reveal that grout strength exerts a significantly greater influence on BGI shear strength and ...
Sunhao Zhang, Dongqi Shang, Yujing Jiang, Jinge Zhang, Hongbin Chen, Tianqi Jiang   +5 more
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PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migration, remittances and poverty: evidence from rural sector of Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2019
Households or individuals are considered as income poor if they are unable to achieve a minimum level of income or consumption, sufficient to ensure their basic requirements.
Fernando, P. M. M., Samaraweera, W. G. R. L., Dharmadasa, R. A. P. I. S.   +2 more
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