Plastic debris is transported by ocean currents over long distances, reaching remote areas, far from its original source. In Polar Regions, microplastics (MPs) may come from local activities or be transported from lower latitudes, the former being the likely source. Although historically...

Outsourcing is a critical area of study, as related decisions account for many of the structural changes in supply chains. However, research of the causes and impacts of outsourcing has been constrained by limited measures for outsourcing. Most outsourcing studies are operationalized at an...

The economic crisis from the Covid-19 pandemic has generated a fall in tax revenues and an increase in the need for public spending in most economies throughout the world. This situation has led to a substantial increase in the sovereign debt levels and has dramatically reduced the fiscal space...

Despite ambitious climate goals and already substantial stocks of developed fossil energy reserves, development of new fossil energy reserves continues to be high. This raises concerns, as it reinforces the fossil industry’s opportunities and incentives to continue extraction, and may...

Despite ambitious climate goals and already substantial stocks of developed fossil energy reserves, development of new fossil energy reserves continues to be high. This raises concerns, as it reinforces the fossil industry's opportunities and incentives to continue extraction, and may...