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, the broader societal and sustainability dimensions have received limited attention so far. Likewise, international … sustainability implications are taken into account as well. It outlines several areas for further research, addressing geographic … situation in developed-country, emerging-country and least-developed countries, and how social and sustainability issues can …
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This overview article examines the various dimensions of sustainable coffee as well as the actors involved and their perceptions on how to advance the market from niche to mainstream. The issues at hand are very complex, with different types of coffee producers, manufacturing/roasting companies...
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Based on a large international sample, we examine the effects of CSR on the cost of equity under different levels of investor protection. In countries where investor protection is strong (poor), our results show that the cost of equity falls (rises) when a firm invests in CSR. Our findings are...
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We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into … operating in all major industries. Our principal findings reveal that country sustainability related to both social and … of one unit in country sustainability scores is associated with an average decrease in the costs of debt by 64 basis …
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The current global economic development faces social and environmental challenges, such as climate change and environmental pollution, which requires firms to be more socially responsible. Due to the fast-growing corporate social responsibility (CSR) consciousness and concerns of individual...
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Purpose – This study examines the association of environmental sustainability, governance factors and national culture … sustainability with COVID-19 impact proxied by total COVID-19 death and infection numbers. We collected data on country …-level variables, namely, carbon emissions (as a proxy for national environmental sustainability), cultural orientations (individualism …
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We examine the impact of COVID-19 on changes in firm value, and the moderating role of firm-level sustainability … sustainability performance. Firms domiciled in countries with a higher level of environmental- and stakeholder-value-oriented culture …
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during the Fall semester of 2020 in the specific context of a 90-student graduate course in healthcare finance at the MIT …
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Purpose: This paper aims at identifying obstacles, benefits, leading practices and lessons learned in the transition/certification of the revised standard for quality management systems ISO 9001:2015 for organizations in various sector, countries and spanning a range of sizes....
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To what extent should or must a corporation contemplate international human rights law? Following a brief discussion of the increasing influence of transnational corporations and global business transactions, as well as the growth of the international human rights system, this Article uses the...
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