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Signals vs. Reality: Consumer Responses to Green Claims in Quick Commerce

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4165

Vardhan Choubey, Prasad Joshi, Debarun Chakraborty, Apoorv Khare, Andrea Appolloni

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What Is a Sustainable Company?

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4138

Chonlawan Thammaraksa, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Caroline Aggestam Pontoppidan, Alexis Laurent

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Internationalisation, Waste Management and Board Attributes

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4175

Ali Uyar, Habiba Al-Shaer, Cemil Kuzey, Abdullah S. Karaman

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Green and Climate Finance for Sustainability: Hybrid Review and Framework Development

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4173

Mayank Joshipura, Nohade Nasrallah, Nikita Kedia

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SDG walking or washing? A cross-sectoral analysis of business contribution to the SDGs

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4045

Roberta Costa, Luigi Tiburzi, Gustavo Morales-Alonso, Armando Calabrese, Francesco Rosati

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Social Capital and Supplier Adaptation of Social and Environmentally Sustainable Practices

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4167

Lucy Simani Wamalwa, Patricia Meyer Nang'ole, Fanny Saruchera

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Circular Economy in a Developing Country's Textile and Apparel Industry: Managerial Perspectives on Challenges and Motivators

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4169

Shobod Deba Nath, Syed Sharaf Mustayin, Gabriel Eweje

{"title":"Circular Economy in a Developing Country's Textile and Apparel Industry: Managerial Perspectives on Challenges and Motivators","authors":"Shobod Deba Nath, Syed Sharaf Mustayin, Gabriel Eweje","doi":"10.1002/bse.4169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4169","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that challenge or motivate textile and apparel suppliers' implementation of circular economy (CE) practices. To this end, we interviewed 18 senior managers from Bangladeshi textile and apparel suppliers. The key reported challenges to CE implementation were cost concerns, the reluctance of entrepreneurs, lack of regulatory influence, the unavailability of appropriate technology and the lack of adequate research and development projects. Conversely, the long-term benefits, buyer pressure, rising awareness, growing collaboration and the growth in research funding were reported as key motivating factors for CE implementation. In particular, beyond the conflicts between financial concerns and legitimacy, our findings support institutional theory and enhance the CE literature by revealing new insights into normative factors such as development agencies' growing research funding and collaboration, which motivate suppliers to effectively implement the CE practices. This paper has significant implications for managers and policymakers regarding how to capitalise on motivating factors to overcome the challenges of CE implementation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"34 3","pages":"3600-3617"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143582090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unlocking Synergies: Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainability

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4151

Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Pattarake Sarajoti, Veerawin Korphaibool

{"title":"Unlocking Synergies: Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainability","authors":"Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Pattarake Sarajoti, Veerawin Korphaibool","doi":"10.1002/bse.4151","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bse.4151","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The 2030 Agenda, represented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), signifies a global commitment to peace, prosperity, and sustainability. However, the lack of a unified strategy has slowed progress, raising concerns about meeting the 2030 deadline. Thailand's progress toward the SDGs has been influenced by various factors, including the role of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP). This study uses corporate-level data and Refinitiv ESG ratings as proxies for sustainability performance to assess the impact of SEP score, as a proxy for SEP disclosure, on corporate sustainability. We find that Thai firms with higher SEP scores tend to exhibit better sustainability performance, especially in the environmental and governance dimensions. Our analyses reveal a causal relationship between SEP scores and corporate sustainability performance, with a one standard deviation increase in the SEP score leading to a 35% increase in sustainability performance. The findings support our hypothesis that SEP fosters stakeholder engagement and long-term value creation while aligning corporate strategies with sustainability goals, thereby contributing to the SDGs. Furthermore, the SEP score serves as a nonfinancial indicator that signals a firm's commitment to sustainability strategies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"34 3","pages":"3446-3468"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Segmenting Hotel Guests' Behavior: Insights for Developing Effective Water Conservation Programs

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4160

Franco M. Sancho-Esper, Ricardo Sellers-Rubio, Ana Belen Casado-Diaz, Fernando Campayo-Sanchez, Carla Rodriguez-Sanchez, Carolina Sanchez

{"title":"Segmenting Hotel Guests' Behavior: Insights for Developing Effective Water Conservation Programs","authors":"Franco M. Sancho-Esper, Ricardo Sellers-Rubio, Ana Belen Casado-Diaz, Fernando Campayo-Sanchez, Carla Rodriguez-Sanchez, Carolina Sanchez","doi":"10.1002/bse.4160","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bse.4160","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This research underscores the need to modify tourists' behaviors to ensure sustainable water usage in high-demand destinations. In-room water conservation of 681 hotel guests was analyzed based on habit, effort, and enjoyment theory (HEET). The analysis reveals four distinct guest clusters based on a combination of cognitive, affective, automated behavior, and consumer identity variables. Water conservation behaviors and attitudes ranged from those of “<i>Environmentally conscious tourists</i>,” who exhibited strong conservation efforts and low hedonic motivations, to those of “<i>Pleasure-seeking tourists</i>,” who prioritized pleasure over sustainability. The segmentation analysis used the Gaussian finite mixture model for clustering, providing insights into how to tailor social marketing interventions to promote water conservation behavior among guests. This novel segmentation approach fills a gap in the literature by considering non-cognitive and habitual behaviors. It also provides a practical framework for designing more effective environmental strategies in tourism, particularly in water-stressed areas.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"34 3","pages":"3544-3560"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143054836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the Impact of Supply Chain Digital Transformation on Supply Chain Performance: An Empirical Investigation

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1002/bse.4157

Jeetu Rana, Yash Daultani, Mohit Goswami, Sushil Kumar

{"title":"Exploring the Impact of Supply Chain Digital Transformation on Supply Chain Performance: An Empirical Investigation","authors":"Jeetu Rana, Yash Daultani, Mohit Goswami, Sushil Kumar","doi":"10.1002/bse.4157","DOIUrl":"10.1002/bse.4157","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements and global supply chain complexities, Supply Chain Digital Transformation (SCDT) has emerged as a critical enabler of superior Supply Chain Performance (SCP). Grounded in Systems Theory and Digital Empowerment Theory, this study explores the mechanisms through which SCDT enhances SCP, emphasizing the mediating roles of Supply Chain Integration (SCI), Agility (SCA), and Resilience (SCRes). Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research integrates insights from semi-structured interviews with a survey-based methodology, validated through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that SCDT significantly enhances SCP, both directly and indirectly, by fostering integration, agility, and resilience within supply chains. The study also points to many novel findings, for instance, advanced digital adopters and larger firms experience more pronounced impacts of SCDT on SCP than recent adopters and smaller counterparts. This research offers theoretical contributions by integrating dual theoretical perspectives to provide a holistic understanding of SCDT's impact on SCP and practical implications for organizations operating in dynamic and uncertain environments. By situating its findings within the context of Indian manufacturing, the study extends the discourse on digital transformation to emerging economies, highlighting the transformative potential of digital technologies in building resilient and agile supply chains.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":9518,"journal":{"name":"Business Strategy and The Environment","volume":"34 3","pages":"3497-3521"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143056245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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