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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational Sensemaking Theory Perspective of Developing AI‐Driven Strategies for Sustainability Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being touted to assist organizations, AI integration for sustainability efforts has been limited AND sporadic and tends to follow an ad hoc strategy. The existing literature therein focuses on the technological capabilities of AI, overlooking how organizations make sense of and ...
Amanda Balasooriya, Darshana Sedera
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

Variation in Ovine KRTAP13-3 and Its Association with Wool Characteristics in Chinese Tan Sheep

Animals
Understanding the genetic factors that influence wool quality is essential for enhancing wool quality and uniformity. This study investigated the KRTAP13-3 gene in Chinese Tan sheep, a breed known for its unique wool characteristics.
Lingrong Bai, Huitong Zhou, Jinzhong Tao, Jon G. H. Hickford   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Constitutes an Attractive Product‐as‐a‐Service Offer? Examining Consumer Preferences for (Circular) Business Patterns

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about consumer preferences for combinations of circular business model patterns, despite their potential to benefit the design of product services. This study examines consumer preferences for product‐as‐a‐service offers, combined with circular product attributes, across Sweden and the Netherlands.
Steven Sarasini, Aemiro Melkamu Daniel, Katherine Whalen, Nancy Bocken, Agnieszka Hunka, Tarlan Ahmadov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of a Second KAP22 Family Member in Sheep and Analysis of Its Genetic Variation and Associations with Selected Wool Fibre Traits

Animals
The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are a class of wool proteins. They form a matrix that cross-links the wool intermediate filament keratins. The KAPs are thought to affect wool fibre structure and properties and have been associated with variation ...
Lingrong Bai, Huitong Zhou, Jinzhong Tao, Jon G. H. Hickford   +3 more
doaj   +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

Characterisation of Ovine KRTAP19-3 and Its Impact on Wool Traits in Chinese Tan Sheep

Animals
Wool, a natural fibre derived from sheep, can present a challenge to wool processing and manufacturing industries because of the variation in fibre traits.
Lingrong Bai, Huitong Zhou, Jinzhong Tao, Jon G. H. Hickford   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synchronising Stakeholder Roles: How Do Stakeholders Actively and Dynamically Shape Networked Business Models for Sustainability?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tackling sustainability challenges requires coordinated actions across diverse stakeholders. Sustainability‐oriented innovation thus demands networked business models for sustainability (NBMfS), where focal companies and stakeholders co‐create value through interdependent but coordinated roles.
Giovanna Attanasio, Cinzia Battistella
wiley   +1 more source

Locked in Transition: Examining the Role of Paradoxical Tensions in the Transition From Industrial Cluster to Eco‐Clusters

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Industrial clusters are central to the circular economy transition, yet how they develop into eco‐clusters and the paradoxical tensions this transformation fuels remain underexplored. Drawing on 48 in‐depth interviews and secondary data from a Turkish textile‐recycling cluster, we develop an empirically grounded model of eco‐cluster transition
Tulin Dzhengiz, Leona A. Henry, Simon M. Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source