Complex Firms, Controversial Outcomes: Global Evidence on ESG Failures and Remedies
ABSTRACT We examine whether business complexity increases firms' exposure to negative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, specifically ESG controversies, using a global panel of firms from 37 countries over the period 2002–2021.
Abongeh A. Tunyi +3 more
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Social capital in South Africa's minibus taxi industry: networks, trust, and challenges. [PDF]
Klaas-Fobosi A, Fobosi SC.
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Chain‐Level Business Model Patterns for the Green Logistics Transition
ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in freight transport increasingly depend on coordinated changes across entire logistics networks, not just within individual firms. This study investigates how business‐model change unfolds across a multimodal European logistics chain engaged in reducing transport‐related emissions.
Marikka Heikkilä
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How Class Influences the Ethnic Identity of Chinese Immigrants in the UK: Citizenship, Work, and Solidarity. [PDF]
Yin Z.
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ABSTRACT As social and environmental challenges intensify, the EU has introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), mandating sustainability reporting through the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The standards mandate a double materiality assessment but leave uncertainty about the structure and contents of the ...
Jørgen Kjøsen Lindgren +2 more
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Thinking out of the (Olympic) box: is it time to reconsider permanent hosting for sustainable Olympics? A conceptual review. [PDF]
Pappous AS.
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Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Credit Risk in Banking: A Global Study of Bank Governance
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental credit risk in the global banking sector. Using a panel dataset of 345 publicly listed banks from 75 countries over the period 2018–2022, we find that greater female representation on bank boards is significantly associated with lower environmental credit
Kenza Mouti +2 more
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From knowledge as domination to knowledge as governmentality: a theoretical rearticulation of power in late-modern knowledge regimes. [PDF]
Parada-Ulloa M +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang +2 more
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Reproductive capital: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from the workplace. [PDF]
Hadley RA +3 more
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