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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 … departments and with residents and the business community to advance sustainability goals. It is a leading framework for promoting …, assessing, and certifying sustainability progress of cities, counties, and communities. The report examines the potential for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930252
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The Impacts of Water Pollution on Economic Development in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Water pollution is a chronic crisis in Sudan that is rarely researched. However, it is combined with scarcity, disputes and uncertainty. In The current paper we introduce its concepts with emphasis on the growing problems of pollution combined with scarcity. A Case study of the growing problem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147918
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Using Solar PV Feed-In Tariff Policy History to Inform a Sustainable Flexible Pricing Regime to Enhance the Diffusion of Energy Storage and Electric Vehicles
Bell, William - 2017
The aim of this paper is to analyses residential solar PV feed-in tariffs (FiT) policy history to inform the development of a sustainable flexible pricing regime to enhance the diffusion of energy storage, electric vehicles, solar PV installations and other distributed resources focusing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012965866
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From Adoption to Innovation : The Dynamics of Indian Knowledge Firms’ Technology Learning
Banik, Arindam - 2013
It is critical that technology recipients have the prerequisite knowledge and scientific base to best exploit the information. This includes domestic private and public research laboratories and universities, in addition to a sound basis of technical skills and human capital. Each of these may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014157538
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Defining Climate-Aligned Investment : An Analysis of Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Development
Tripathy, Aneil - 2020
The green bond market has grown rapidly since its inception in 2007. Climate-aligned standards provide investors with the confidence that their investments deliver a measurable climate benefit. Serving as a benchmark, these standards demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement, against which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824116
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors and Green Productivity : The Impacts of Greenwashing and Competence Greenwashing on Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing
Schumacher, Kim - 2023
The rise of sustainable finance, ESG investment, and sustainability reporting, has gradually led to a growing … disconnect among many financial-sector and corporate stakeholders, which can be observed between their positive sustainability … performance claims and the organizational resources and capacities dedicated to assuring proper ESG integration and sustainability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265452
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The Rise of U.S. Food Sustainability Litigation
Tai, Steph - 2014
movement and its rising use of litigation. In particular, it focuses on two growing areas of food sustainability litigation … legal avenues fail to mesh with the values of the food sustainability movements. This article concludes by drawing from … studies of other historical movements and argues that the food sustainability movement, if it is to succeed in transforming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014177006
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Closing the Loop for Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Consumption and Production : A Critical Review of the Circular Economy
Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2018
The circular economy proposition is not a novel concept. However, it has recently stimulated sustainable consumption and production ideas on remanufacturing, refurbishing and recycling of materials. A thorough literature review suggests that the circular economy’s regenerative systems are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014116520
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International Business, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Kolk, Ans; van Tulder, Rob - 2010
While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business (IB) is not new, the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change and poverty. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are regarded as playing a specific role given their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199918
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Sustainable Versus Unsustainable Propositions
Dernbach, John C. - 2015
sustainable development. While the author often uses the language of sustainable development, the book would turn sustainability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012750255