The book addresses the perceived need for a publication with looks at both, climate smart technologies and the integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency in mitigation and adaptation responses. Based on a set of papers submitted as part of the fifth on-line climate conference (CLIMATE...

The 2015 International Energy Charter (IEC) is of utmost universal importance as a guiding policy framework to both energy producing countries and consumer states. This article examines the prospects of the Charter and how it can help the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) maximize energy...

Neighbourhoods are increasingly gaining attention as planning units of great potential for contribution to sustainable development. Many assessment tools such as LEED-ND, BREEAM Communities and CASBEE-UD have been developed to examine the sustainability of neighbourhood development projects....

Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of stock mispricing on corporate investment decisions by taking the sample of non-financial firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange during the period of 2008-2014. Design/methodology/approach: To measure the mispricing, this study decomposes...

Mergers and acquisition are not only related to accounting measures of performance of firms but it also affects the wealth of shareholders either positively or negatively. According to Hubris hypothesis, the merger and acquisition announcement brings negative effect to shareholders wealth and...

There is a paucity of studies on natural gas-based energy production in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) even though technological improvements today are likely to make the application of natural gas more and more feasible. The development of natural gas in some of the regions of the...

It's time we consider blockchains linking the fragmented and increasingly centralized approach with respect to natural resources. Disasters are exacerbating, climate unpredictable, ambient conditions degrading that are negatively spiraling quality of life and creating not-so-feel-good...

Ethics and Sustainability is at the intersection of Business and Society. Ethics creates the 'value torque' that integrates business with society to create value-based competencies, improved governance and enhances competitiveness. Businesses have the onus to portray good governance, societal...