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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

Connecting Thoughts and Actions: A Managerial Process Model on Circular Business Model Innovation

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addressing environmental grand challenges such as resource scarcity requires circular business model innovation (CBMI) that enables firms to efficiently close and slow resource cycles through novel activity systems. Drawing on a grounded theory approach based on 59 in‐depth interviews with top managers from Swiss SMEs, we developed a process ...
Fabian Takacs, Karolin Frankenberger
wiley   +1 more source

Greening the Bottom Line: Public Funding for Circular Economy Initiatives and Financial Stability

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public funding for circular economy (CE) initiatives plays a crucial role in shaping corporate financial performance, yet its effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm, this study investigates the financial impact of CE funding on private firms, using Portugal as a case study. It analyses the financial
Rui Cruz, Marisa R. Ferreira, Carina Silva, María Isabel Sánchez‐Hernández   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
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, Wim Van Opstal, Christina Bidmon, Saskia Manshoven, Julian Kirchherr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global supply chains and China’s textile cross-border trade: case study of Jiangsu province

Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна: Серія Економіка
As one of the world's largest producers and exporters of textiles and clothing, China plays a key role in the reconstruction of the global supply chain and in the changes in the international trade situation.
T. Bitkova, T. Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to the Adoption of Circular Economy Business Models in the Indian Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indian textile industry has significant negative impacts on the environment. This industry needs to adopt a circular economy approach to become more sustainable; however, progress on this has been limited. In this study, we report on the barriers to adoption of Circular Economy Business Models (CEBMs) in the Indian textile industry.
Himanshu Chandra, Jerry Anthony, Aradhna Malik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From jealousy to loyalty: the power of brand attachment

BMC Psychology
Background Brand jealousy is a natural phenomenon among consumers of apparel fashion brands; however, little is known about how this emotion can strengthen customers’ emotional attachment to brands and motivate them to pay a premium price and engage in ...
Muhammad Sohaib, Muhammad Asghar Ali, Muhammad Ahmad-ur-Rehman, Zesha Naseem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frugal Innovation as a Strategic Mechanism Linking Learning, International Growth Orientation, and Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how international growth orientation and organizational learning capability jointly influence frugal innovation and organizational performance. Survey data were collected from 342 manufacturing firms in Santa Catarina (Southern Brazil) and analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling and multigroup ...
Júlia Quintino Sant'Ana, Giancarlo Gomes, Joaquin Alegre, Paula Gulart Munhoz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research and application of polypropylene: a review

Discover Nano
Polypropylene (PP) is a versatile polymer with numerous applications that has undergone substantial changes in recent years, focusing on the demand for next-generation polymers.
Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid, Nadim Mahmud, Ahasan Habib, Md. Masud Rana, Shadman Ahmed Khan, Md. Delwar Hossain   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Textile Products for Restaurant Business

Fundamental and applied problems of materials creation and phases of technologies for textile industry, 2019
V.I. Bogdanova, G.N. Nurullina
openaire   +1 more source