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Research on Corporate Sustainability : Review and Directions for Future Research
Grewal, Jody - 2020
three actions: measuring, managing and communicating corporate sustainability performance. Measurement is the least … improving performance on material sustainability metrics is related to improved financial performance, helping to resolve four … sustainability performance. We conclude with a call for research on how to measure performance in the 21st century when corporate …
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Accountability on sustainability in Central and Eastern Europe : an empirical assessment of sustainability-related assurance
Pasko, Oleh; Balla, Inna; Levytska, Inna; Semenyshena, … - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 24 (2021) 3, pp. 27-52
The paper explores how companies from Central and Eastern Europe adopt assurance practices to provide accountability for sustainability. Drawing on modified coding rules from prior research, a conventional content analysis of 36 assurance statements companies from nine countries was conducted....
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Impacts of Reforestation on Stabilization of Riverine Water Levels in South Korea
Yoon, Jaehyun; Baak, Saang Joon; Seo, Min Young; Kim, … - In: KDI Journal of Economic Policy 44 (2022) 4, pp. 1-24
We investigate how reforestation contributed to stabilization of riverine water levels in South Korea. For the purpose, we estimate an equation capturing dynamic relationships among rainfall, upstream-area tree stock, and downstream water levels in three river systems of Hongcheon, Mangyeong,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013475163
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Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting : Another Dimension for Accounting Information
Lungu, Camelia Iuliana - 2014
the society and of the environment in this context will develop a holistic vision of entity's reporting. In this article …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013070879
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Can sustainable investing save the world? : reviewing the mechanisms of investor impact
Kölbel, Julian; Heeb, Florian; Paetzold, Falko; Busch, Timo - 2020
This article asks how sustainable investing (SI) contributes to societal goals, conducting a literature review on investor impact—that is, the change investors trigger in companies' environmental and social impact. We distinguish three impact mechanisms: shareholder engagement, capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012850816
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Measuring Urban Sustainability Through Common Indicators and Peer City Benchmarking : Assessing Sustainability Assets for Performance Improvement and Economic and Environmental Pro...
Byrne, John - 2018
The report summarizes first-year research of a three-year study of pathways to urban sustainability. The research team selected the STAR Communities assessment model as the backbone for its analysis. This framework offers a menu-based system for enabling city managers and leaders to build paths...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930252
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The Response of Local Corporate Sustainability to Environmental Disasters : Evidence from Wildfires
Branikas, Ioannis; Buchbinder, Gabriel; Ding, Yugang; … - 2021
Environmental disasters are thought to increase the focus on corporate sustainability in the communities where they occur. Extracting data on wildfires (a frequent type of disaster in the U.S.) and using ESG ratings and EPA air enforcement actions to construct measures of local corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210531
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Risks and opportunities from key importers pushing for sustainability : the case of Indonesian palm oil
Jafari, Yaghoob; Othman, Jamal; Witzke, Peter; Jusoh, Sufian - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 5 (2017) 13, pp. 1-16
would be only small impacts on the major environment-economic variables in Indonesia in a scenario with a moderate reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696345
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Impacts of reforestation on stabilization of riverine water levels in South Korea
Yoon, Jaehyun; Baak, Saang Joon; Seo, Min Young; Kim, … - In: KDI-journal of economic policy 44 (2022) 4, pp. 1-24
We investigate how reforestation contributed to stabilization of riverine water levels in South Korea. For the purpose, we estimate an equation capturing dynamic relationships among rainfall, upstream-area tree stock, and downstream water levels in three river systems of Hongcheon, Mangyeong,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013486199
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Multilateral Environmental Agreements Up to 2050 : Are They Sustainable Enough?
Jessberger, Christoph - 2012
Today, reducing CO2 emissions is a global target which nearly all countries in the world prioritize. Some countries have ratified up to 30 multilateral environmental agreements regarding the atmosphere up to 2006. This number has been surging since 1989 after the ratification of the Montreal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110807