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Does combining analytical and synthetic knowledge benefit eco‐innovation? Evidence from Norway Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Faraimo Jay Vai
Analytical or synthetic knowledge is widely considered beneficial for eco‐innovation (EI). For a firm, analytical and synthetic knowledge can be acquired externally through collaboration with various partners or generated internally through R&D and other internal firm activities. However, evidence supporting the assumption that both forms of knowledge are complementary and that “doing more of all”
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Degrowth attitudes among entrepreneurs hinder fast venture scaling Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Sebastian Hinderer, Andreas Kuckertz
The degrowth paradigm has gained popularity in the sustainability discourse in recent years. Questioning the absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental degradation, degrowth proponents suggest downscaling production and consumption to reduce resource extraction and energy consumption. However, this seems to be at odds with conventional wisdom about entrepreneurship. Thus, our research
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Marketing plant‐based versus animal‐sourced foods in online grocery stores: A comparative content analysis of sustainability and other product claims in the United States Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Suzannah Gerber, Sadie R. Dix, Sean B. Cash
The market share of e‐commerce grocery is swiftly rising, but online product listings may present different environmental sustainability and public health information. We analyzed product marketing content available on retailer websites and product images, comparing plant‐based (PBFs) and animal‐sourced foods (ASFs). Over sixteen thousand marketing and labeling content observations were gathered from
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Renewable energy use, slack financial resources, and board attributes: Does energy efficiency policy matter? Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ali Uyar, Ali Meftah Gerged, Cemil Kuzey, Abdullah S. Karaman
This study examined the impact of slack financial resources, board characteristics (such as gender diversity, tenure, and skill/expertise), and energy efficiency policies on firms' consumption of renewable energy. Using a dataset of 17,753 observations from 2002 to 2019, we primarily utilized fixed‐effects regression, among other methods, for robustness analysis. We find that while slack financial
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Carbon reporting regulation: Real effects, external pressures, and internal policies Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Diogenis Baboukardos, Anastasia Kopita, Charlotte Ranegaard, Elias Demetriades
Mandatory climate change reporting is suggested as a mechanism for mitigating firms' climate change impact and, in particular, their carbon emissions. Although extant literature provides evidence of a negative association between the introduction of carbon reporting regulation and firms' carbon emissions, the literature on real effects of climate change reporting regulation is still in its infancy
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Risk management of green supply chains for agricultural products based on social network evaluation framework Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Wenke Wang, Qilin Cao, Yang Liu, Cheng Zhou, Qinghui Jiao, Sachin Kumar Mangla
The green supply chain of agricultural products (GSCAP) is a key link for rural revitalization and sustainable development in China. However, it faces various risks from internal and external environments that threaten its performance and stability. This paper proposes a novel framework and system for identifying and evaluating the main risks in the GSCAP from the perspective of agricultural enterprises
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Issue Information Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07
No abstract is available for this article.
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Promoting green supply chain under carbon tax, carbon cap and carbon trading policies Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Reza Eslamipoor, Abbas Sepehriyar
This article examines a supply chain network that considers both economic and environmental factors. The network faces challenges related to multi‐item products and non‐homogenous vehicle types with different costs. Additionally, the production process involves multiple energy sources that emit different levels of air pollution. The main objective is to maximise profits while adhering to different
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Responsible entrepreneurship, social innovation, and entrepreneurial performance: Does commitment to SDGs matter? Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Samuel Adomako, Nguyen Phong Nguyen
In this study, we investigate the effect of responsible entrepreneurship on entrepreneurial performance through the mediating mechanism of social innovation. Further, we explore the moderating role of a firm's degree of sustainable development goals (SDGs) commitment on the relationship between social innovation and entrepreneurial performance. Data were collected from 220 firms in Ghana using a time‐lagged
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Circular economy startups and digital entrepreneurial ecosystems Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ravi Roshan, Krishna Chandra Balodi, Sagnika Datta, Anil Kumar, Arvind Upadhyay
Circular economy (CE) is the way forward to protect an endangered environment, promote social justice, and advance sustainable and balanced regional economic development. The proliferation of the CE concept and the circular startup (CSU) boom coincides with digital transformation, a socioeconomic change propelled by the widespread adoption of digital technologies. This paper uses a systems theory perspective
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Circular economy principles as a basis for a sustainability management theory: A systems thinking and moral imagination approach Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Roberta De Angelis, Giancarlo Ianulardo
To enable corporations to bring about more responsible business practices, changes in the wider system within which businesses operate – including the mental models through which sustainability is understood in the management field – are necessary. Drawing on functioning principles in natural ecosystems – as embodied in circular economy thinking – this conceptual article proposes some constructs to
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The perfect combination to win the competition: Bringing sustainability and customer experience together Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Umut Ünal, Rıfgı Buğra Bağcı, Mertcan Taşçıoğlu
Understanding the connection between how consumers perceive sustainability and how they experience the offered products or services can make a big difference for companies to stay ahead of the competition. When companies work to make their products and services align with what their customers value, like being eco‐friendly and socially responsible, it may not only draw in new customers but also make
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Circular product design challenges: An exploratory study on critical barriers Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Daniel Jugend, Hugo Henrique dos Santos, Susana Garrido, Regiane Máximo Siqueira, Jaime A. Mesa
Despite the recognition that the adoption of the circular economy depends on aligning the new product development process with the principles of circularity, there are still few studies on the barriers to circular product design. This article aims to contribute to this topic by developing an exploratory study to identify and analyze these barriers in the Brazilian context. In addition to a theoretical
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Achieving sustainable development with sustainable packaging: A natural‐resource‐based view perspective Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Cherry C. I. Lau, Christina W. Y. Wong
Sustainable packaging is a pivotal aspect of sustainable development, involving multi‐faceted issues such as stakeholder management and environmental policy compliance. Despite the efforts to find packaging solutions, the extant literature is largely fragmented, featuring a high level of heterogeneity among studies that spread across different disciplines, with the majority examining important packaging
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Biodiversity management and stock price crash risk Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Alexander Bassen, Daniel Buchholz, Kerstin Lopatta, Anna R. Rudolf
This study explores the link between corporate biodiversity management and the risk of sudden declines in future stock prices, an area largely overlooked in empirical research despite the societal significance of biodiversity loss. We posit that robust corporate biodiversity efforts mitigate the suppression of negative information, consequently reducing the risk of abrupt stock price declines. Leveraging
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Business strategies for achieving carbon neutrality goals in collaborative ecosystems: Bridging gaps in achieving operational status Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Adeel Luqman, Qingyu Zhang, Veenu Sharma, Ritika Gugnani, Steven T. Walsh
This study delves into the pressing challenge of achieving carbon neutrality (CN) operational status among firms, with a specific focus on the moderating impact of emission scopes. We use mixed methods and ambidexterity and resource dependence theories to examine the relationships between four cooperation kinds (exploration‐focused, exploitation‐focused, resonance‐based, and governance‐centric) and
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Corporate sustainability strategy: From definitional ambiguity toward conceptual clarification Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jennifer Adolph, Markus Beckmann
The concept of corporate sustainability strategy (CSS) suffers from considerable definitional ambiguity. Rather than attempting to create a universally acceptable CSS definition, this study scrutinizes the various uses of different existing definitions. Our two-step methodology began with a systematic literature review to identify different topical perspectives on CSS. Next, a purposeful sampling approach
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Business strategy and innovative models in the fashion industry: Clothing leasing as a driver of sustainability Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Micol Barletta, Idiano D'Adamo, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Massimo Gastaldi
The fashion industry is ranked as the second largest cause of environmental pollution. In this context, circular business models emerge as key tools to address the negative impacts of the textile industry. The aim of this work is to identify alternatives to the currently dominant model followed by fast fashion, through the proposal of a circular business model based on leasing. The methodology of the
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Using green human resource management practices to achieve green performance: Evidence from Italian manufacturing context Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Andrea Chiarini, Surajit Bag
The effect of green human resource management (GHRM) practices on employees' environmental engagement, attitudes, and behaviors is well‐known. What is less known is which GHRM practices can have a positive influence on achieving green performance through the mediating role played by people's engagement. To address the research gaps, this study used mixed‐method research design. In Phase 1, this study
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Exploring potential diffusion pathways of biorefinery innovations—An agent‐based simulation approach for facilitating shared value creation Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Julia Wenger, Georg Jäger, Annukka Näyhä, Simon Plakolb, Paul Erich Krassnitzer, Tobias Stern
In many European countries with plentiful forest resources, novel forest‐based businesses play a key role in the transition from our current fossil‐based economy towards a circular bioeconomy. For example, kraft lignin, a by‐product from the pulping industry, is produced in large amounts globally. To date, however, it is still only offered on the market by a small number of pulping companies. The successful
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Do boards care about planetary boundaries? A gender perspective on circular economy disclosures Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Saudi-Yulieth Enciso-Alfaro, Isabel-María García-Sánchez
The need to develop environmentally respectful business activities has led academics to propose the circular economy (CE) as a more sustainable production and consumption model than the linear model, where interest groups demand greater disclosure of information that makes it possible to evaluate the business transition towards the CE. Also, the planetary boundaries framework provides thresholds for
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Corporate purpose and early disaster response: Providing evidence of dynamic materiality? Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Diego Arias, Xabier Barriola, Cristian R. Loza Adaui
This paper examines the relationship between corporate purpose and disaster response. To that aim, we use a unique dataset generated by Just Capital's COVID‐19 response tracker that characterizes the early responses of 928 companies included in the Russell 1000 Index generated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. We marry this data to the Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation (BRT‐CPS)
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The role of business and management in driving the sustainable development goals (SDGs): Current insights and future directions from a systematic review Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Ritika Mahajan, Satish Kumar, Weng Marc Lim, Monica Sareen
The pursuit of sustainable development goals (SDGs) extends beyond governmental responsibility, demanding active engagement from businesses and managers. This study systematically reviews SDG-related research within the fields of business and management to elucidate their roles in advancing this global agenda. By analyzing a corpus of pertinent studies from Scopus and Web of Science through bibliometric–content
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Digital transformation, ESG practice, and total factor productivity Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Xiangan Ding, Zhonglin Sheng, Andrea Appolloni, Mohsin Shahzad, Shaojie Han
Recent research provides limited knowledge about how and whether digital transformation related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) affects the total factor productivity (TFP). To fill the gap, this study explores the impact of digital transformation on TFP based on a fixed-effect model and the staggered difference-in-differences method and reveals that digital transformation can boost corporate
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A system dynamics approach to modelling eco-innovation drivers in companies: Understanding complex interactions using machine learning Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Carlos F. A. Arranz
This paper examines the effect of drivers in the development of eco-innovation from a system dynamics perspective. While previous literature has made important contributions in identifying factors that influence the development of eco-innovations, there remains limited understanding of how these drivers act and interact in promoting its development. Therefore, there is a need to develop a framework
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Climate-neutral labeling for climate-friendly vs. climate-harmful food products: Consumer perceptions and implications Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Gesa Stremmel, Ossama Elshiewy, Yasemin Boztug
Given the increasing prevalence of climate-neutral labeled products in the actual marketplace, this study analyzes the impact of climate-neutral labeling on consumer perceptions and purchase propensity. Only for climate-harmful products we found that climate-neutral labeling alters product perceptions and purchase propensity (while not for climate-friendly products). For climate-harmful products, a
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Does entrepreneurship hold the key? Steering through income inequality towards happiness Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Amirmahmood Amini Sedeh, Rosa Caiazza
In accordance with the theoretical underpinning that subjective well-being (SWB) is influenced by a multifaceted array of contextual determinants, this study aims to dissect these intricate connections. Utilizing national business system (NBS) framework and implementing fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we scrutinize the collective impact of entrepreneurial endeavors, institutional
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Circular supply chains in manufacturing—Quo vadis? Accomplishments, challenges and future opportunities Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Arijit Bhattacharya, Shefali Srivastava, Abhijit Majumdar
Circular approach in manufacturing supply chain (SC) operations yields multiple benefits through optimal utilisation and consumption of resources. This study maps the scope and structure of circularity in the manufacturing SC discipline and explores the evolution of the domain over time. We review 946 journal articles published between 2013 and September 2023. Our study identifies key drivers and barriers
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Digitalisation and environmental management activities: The effects of family ownership` Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Wunnam Basit Issah, Lutfa Tilat Ferdous, Faruk Bhuiyan, Taimur Sharif
While digitalisation has significant implications for environmental management activities, this nexus has received minimal attention in research. Given this backdrop, this study uses a unique survey dataset of 386 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and conducts an OLS regression analysis to examine the impact of digitalisation on environmental management activities. The study also investigates how
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Issue Information Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-05
No abstract is available for this article.
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Barriers to adopting circular business models: A cross-sectoral analysis Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Johan Brändström, Amer Jazairy, Erik Roos Lindgreen
Firm-level adoption of circular business models is a crucial part of the transition toward circular economy, but companies that delve into such pursuits often encounter a series of barriers that hamper their success. Although multiple studies on barriers to circular economy have been made, there is a lack of understanding of how barriers are formed under firm-specific characteristics such as sectoral
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Issue Information Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-05
No abstract is available for this article.
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Beyond external pressures: How work conditions harm employees' social and environmental responsibilities Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Asghar Afshar Jahanshahi, Bakr Al-Gamrh
The political and economic sanctions, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, have made work and life difficult for Iranians. In this adverse external work environment, this study aims to understand how internal adverse working conditions such as workplace bullying and a hostile work climate may affect workers' emotional exhaustion and socially responsible behaviors, both inside and outside the workplace
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Do eco labels matter for green business strategy and sustainable consumption? A mixed method investigation on green products Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Kanishka Pathak, Gyan Prakash, Monika Jain, Reeti Agarwal, Rekha Attri
Since the advent of the Industrial Revolution, factories have been spewing out noxious substances at an unmitigated rate, leading to environmental degradation. The need for sustainable consumption has stoked the desire for green products. The study aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge regarding the use of eco-labels by firms in order to meet the consumers' green purchasing behaviour
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Anatomy of the chimera: Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings beyond the myth Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Caterina Lucarelli, Sabrina Severini
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings were developed to account for the multidimensional nature of the sustainability of firms. Research on ESG ratings suggests that working towards sustainability means engaging in a utopian effort, as in the chimera myth. We developed a conceptual framework of corporate activities that guides a systematic literature review based on 79 papers. Our analysis
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Navigating a net-zero economy future: Antecedents and consequences of net-zero economy-based green innovation Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Khalid Mehmood, Pradeep Kautish, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Ahsan Ali, Yigit Kazancoglu
The pursuit of net-zero economy goals and government emphasis on sustainable performance has compelled numerous firms to focus on sustainable production through the adoption of net-zero economy-based green innovation. The digital transformation of manufacturing systems and supply chains, supported by the utilization of big data and the adoption of net-zero economy-oriented lean practices in the presence
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ESG controversies and corporate governance: Evidence from board size Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Khine Kyaw, Pornsit Jiraporn
We show the influence the size of a corporate board has on firms' ESG controversies. Our analysis suggests that businesses with larger boards are more effective in mitigating ESG controversies. Specifically, a rise in board size by one standard deviation results in a decline in ESG controversies by 4.30%. Our findings corroborate the anticipation that businesses need the board's advice to prevent ESG
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Motivations for social and environmental reporting in Spanish SMEs: An inductive content analysis Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 M. Dolores Guerrero-Baena, Francisca Castilla-Polo, Pablo Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
This study aims to add to the knowledge on the motivations driving SMEs in Spain to engage in voluntary social and environmental reporting (SER). We apply inductive content analysis to information sourced from interviews with SME owner-managers, complemented with CEO letters. While the paper confirms that there are several co-existing motivations for SER in SMEs, inconsistencies are identified between
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Determinants of firms' initiative and inertia in pursuing climate neutrality strategies—Theoretical explanations and empirical evidence Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Benedikt Unger, Michael Nippa
In view of global warming and growing demands that economies, industries, and firms should be climate-neutral by mid-century, various sources complain that firms are still hesitant to implement a corresponding climate neutrality strategy (CNS). To date, however, there is little empirical evidence or explanation for such an alleged inertia. This study fills this void by analyzing key determinants that
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Nexus of circular economy R0 to R9 principles in integrated reporting: Insights from a multiple case study comparison Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Sarfraz Nazir, Federica Doni
Over recent years, the Circular Economy (CE) has turned into a debated area worldwide as a way of achieving a more sustainable society. However, little is known about how companies can disclose CE-related activities in their corporate reporting. This paper aims to explore how and to what extent CE-related information is included in Integrated Reporting (IR) practices by promoting Sustainable Development
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Carbon emission efficiency in the age of digital economy: New insights on green technology progress and industrial structure distortion Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Zhipeng Yu, Yi Liu, Taihua Yan, Ming Zhang
There is a dual impact of the digital economy (DE) on carbon emission efficiency (CE). An in-depth study of the impact of the DE on “local-adjacent” CE at different spatial scales can support the debate on whether the digital economy is empowerment or impairment. This study reassesses the DE at the urban level from a micro-perspective by cross-referencing the data of listed companies with the information
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Artificial intelligence and corporate carbon neutrality: A qualitative exploration Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Adeel Luqman, Qingyu Zhang, Shalini Talwar, Meena Bhatia, Amandeep Dhir
Many firms have established formal carbon neutrality (CN) targets in response to the increasing climate risk and related regulatory requirements. Subsequently, they have implemented various measures and adopted multiple approaches to attain these goals. Academic research has given due attention to firms' efforts in this direction. However, past studies have primarily focused on non-digital and process-oriented
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Traders as ecosystem orchestrators for sustainable foods supply chain transformation Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Ranjit Gupta, Cristian Mejia, Shuan Sadreghazi, Yuki Sano, Leticia Sarmento Dos Muchangos, Tomonori Sekiguchi, Hiromi Nakamura, Yuya Kajikawa
Transforming global food supply chains for sustainability in a pervasive manner requires leading it for specific contexts. As central intermediaries between producers and consumers possessing both tacit and explicit knowledge of supply–demand and local business cultures, traders are uniquely positioned for ecosystem orchestration (EO). The limited literature on the role of agricultural commodities
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Circular e-waste ecosystems in necessity-driven contexts: The impact of formal institutional voids Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Milou Derks, Christina Bidmon, Francesca Ciulli
Recent studies suggest an ecosystem view is most appropriate for understanding the impact of institutional voids on entrepreneurial activities. Expanding the focus to the entrepreneurial ecosystem is crucial for tackling complex low- and middle-income countries' (LMICs) environmental challenges, as the transition to circular e-waste management, which are heavily impacted by the institutional environment
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Do impact investors live up to their promise? A systematic literature review on (im)proving investments' impacts Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Annebeth Roor, Karen Maas
Impact investing holds the promise to make the world a better place. However, when investors measure their impact only to prove it—without improving—it cannot be expected they will live up to this promise. This systematic literature reviews a sample of 141 academic articles on impact measurement of investments. The results show that measuring impact to prove and to improve is a distinct practice. Measuring
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Stakeholder integration in sustainable business models to enhance value delivery for a broader range of stakeholders Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Kabelo Esther Rathobei, Helena Ranängen, Åsa Lindman
Sustainable business models (SBMs) represent a contemporary approach seeking to deliver value to businesses and a wide range of stakeholders. This paper addresses the existing gap in practical guidance for businesses aiming to incorporate a wider range of stakeholders into their SBMs. To address the gap, a systematic review of academic literature and a review of mining company reports were conducted
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Exploring the potential of blockchain-enabled smart contracts for achieving net-zero emissions: An empirical study Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Surajit Bag, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Susmi Routray, Santosh Kumar Shrivastav, Soni Agrawal
A sustainable future entails addressing net-zero emissions, which balances greenhouse gas emissions, thereby mitigating climate change. This study explores the relationship between the information quality, system quality, and service quality of blockchain-enabled smart contracts (BSCs) with collaboration quality to achieve net-zero emissions. The study further explores the role of collaboration quality
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Climate change disclosure and evolving institutional investor salience: Roles of the Principles for Responsible Investment Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Kentaro Azuma, Akira Higashida
This study investigates the relationship between climate change disclosure and institutional investors. A particular focus of the present study is the question of if and how the relationship is affected by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). A relevant context to the question is shareholder engagement, where institutional investors' legitimacy affects the outcomes. Thus, this study examines
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Environmental pressure and board gender diversity: Evidence from the European Union Emission Trading System Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Marie Dutordoir, Frederiek Schoubben, Kristof Struyfs, Wouter Torsin
We examine how environmental pressure influences board gender diversity. Drawing from resource dependence, strategic adaptation, and gender socialization theories, we develop and test the prediction that firms with worse environmental performance have a higher likelihood of increasing their board gender diversity following a rise in environmental pressure. Focusing on the third phase (2013–2019) of
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Overcoming strategies for supply chain digitization barriers: Implications for sustainable development goals Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Krishna Kumar Dadsena, Pushpesh Pant, Sanjoy Kumar Paul, Saurabh Pratap
This paper examines barriers to supply chain digitization (SCD) and offers mitigation strategies, focusing on sustainable development goals (SDGs), technological adoption, and financial constraints. A hybrid research approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, has been used to analyze significant SCD barriers and strategies under budget constraints. According to the findings, “lack of
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Evaluating the sustainability profile of banks: A comprehensive benchmarking analysis in the Italian context Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Mario La Torre, Lucilla Bittucci, Cosimo Paccione, Alessia Palma
The integration of sustainability factors in banking activities is becoming more urgent and necessary since banks are asked by regulatory and supervisory authorities to integrate Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) components in their risk management and governance frameworks. In literature, there is a lack of studies that assess the sustainability orientation of banks. We tried to fill this literature
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Does intrinsic motivation or extrinsic pressure matter more? An exploratory study of small businesses going green and innovation Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Bach Nguyen, Nhung Vu
Small firms may go green because of intrinsic motivation (to realise their green values) or extrinsic pressure (to satisfy the requirements of stakeholders). While the impacts of these two motivations on firms' green behaviours have been discussed in the literature, their influences on economic behaviours such as innovation remain unclear. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between going
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Sustainability isomorphism in buyer–supplier relationships: The impact of supply chain leadership Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Zahra Ahmadi-Gh, Alejandro Bello-Pintado
Within the framework of institutional theory, this study explores how the proactiveness of focal (or buying) manufacturing firms, demonstrated through the adoption of various sustainability practices, influences the sustainability performance of suppliers. Additionally, it examines how the leadership capability of buying firms, particularly in terms of supply chain leadership, can play a crucial role
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How can organizations measure the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria? Validation of an instrument using item response theory to capture workers' perception Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Anrafel de Souza Barbosa, Maria Cristina Crispim, Luiz Bueno da Silva, Jonhatan Magno Norte da Silva, Aglaucibelly Maciel Barbosa, Sandra Naomi Morioka
Evaluation of corporate sustainability parameters has become part of organizational management. Item Response Theory (IRT) serves as a valuable approach for quantifying and exploring observable variables associated with these parameters. Therefore, this article aims to propose, apply, and validate an instrument utilizing IRT to measure environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts on corporate
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The influence of board interlocks and sustainability experience on transparent sustainability disclosure Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jing Lu, Dongning Yu, Fereshteh Mahmoudian, Jamal A. Nazari, Irene M. Herremans
We investigate board interlocks and their relationship to the transparency of sustainability disclosure, drawing on the theoretical perspectives of resource dependence theory and agency theory. We ascertain that board members who gain sustainability experience by serving on another board will influence the transparency of sustainability disclosure for the focal firm. The study analyzes data from S&P
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Circular value creation through environmental entrepreneurship initiatives: A case-based exploration Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Subhalaxmi Mohapatra, Subhadip Roy, Arvind Upadhyay, Anil Kumar
The present study builds on the domain of circular economy and its subdomain circular value creation to explore the entrepreneurial process of a small business in India. It aims to find how circular entrepreneurship as a process may unfold and how it may lead to value creation at different levels. The case study method is used to address the research objectives and a case study of a small entrepreneur
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Pressures for sub-supplier sustainability compliance: The importance of target markets in textile and garment supply chains Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Enrico Fontana, Muhammad Atif, Huma Sarwar
We propose that sub-supplier sustainability compliance in developing economies' textile and garment supply chains can be more effectively realized by understanding sub-suppliers' target markets. We introduce the concept of sub-suppliers' customer share of production as the share of production that sub-suppliers sell to “exporting” direct suppliers that cater to the international market vis-à-vis “local”
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Exploring enablers and inhibitors of AI-enabled drones for manufacturing process audits: A mixed-method approach Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Amit Shankar, Abhishek Behl, Vijay Pereira, Meena Chavan, Francesco Chirico
The objective of this study is to explore the enablers and inhibitors of AI-enabled drone adoption for manufacturing process audit using a mixed-method design. A qualitative study was performed to explore the enablers and inhibitors. Further, based on the findings of the qualitative studies, a framework was proposed, and proposed hypotheses were examined using a survey-based study. The results indicated
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Reinforcing green business strategies with Industry 4.0 and governance towards sustainability: Natural-resource-based view and dynamic capability Bus. Strategy Environ. (IF 13.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Fadi Alkaraan, Mahmoud Elmarzouky, Khaled Hussainey, V. G. Venkatesh, Yangyan Shi, Nadia Gulko
The study explores the influence of contextual factors surrounding production planning and green strategic investment decision-making practices (GSIDMP) in UK companies. We utilize a mixed-method approach as a research methodology to study the current trend of production planning and GSIDMP. This study's conceptual model is rooted conspicuously in the resource-based theory (RBT), natural-resource-based