Organizations often face challenges in incorporating the sustainable development goals
(SDGs) into their strategic agendas. Despite the availability of guidelines from leading …

Greenwashing is more virulent than ever. A profusion of environmental, social, and
governance and net zero commitments are becoming fraught with questionable and …

The effectiveness of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) ratings has
been widely discussed and is often linked to corporate financial performance by academics …

Based on the tightening regulation of carbon emissions, China has launched the pilot
carbon emission trading scheme (CETS) since 2013. There is growing empirical evidence of …

Due to the severe air pollution, the Chinese state issued the new Ambient Air Quality
Standard (hereafter new AAQS) in 2012, which requires local governments to control …

Drawing on the institutional view of legitimacy theory, we examine whether and under which
conditions a policy tool, mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, enforced …

Oil is of dominated role in global energy market, and its price volatility would bring significant
economic and environmental consequents. Given China is the largest oil importer, this …

This study explores how public participation can help reshape environmental governance in
China. As China is committed to constructing an ecological civilization, a new participatory …

Trade openness (TRA) can have a major impact on pollution levels in developing countries
through a variety of mechanisms, including control of corruption and natural resource rent …

Taking environmental protection into consideration, China introduced the new
Environmental Protection Tax Law in 2018, which levies taxes for pollutants with higher …