Supply chain integrated merger and acquisitions (M&As) and firm energy performance
March 2025
This paper examines the impact of upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activities driven by supply chain integration motives on firm energy performance. By developing a microlevel theoretical framework,...
Understanding carbon footprint: An evaluation criterion for achieving sustainable development
December 2024
Excessive greenhouse gas emissions lead to global warming, which poses a critical challenge for human society. Worldwide consensus that carbon emissions must be reduced to achieve sustainable development...
Evolution of energy and metal demand driven by industrial revolutions and its trend analysis
September 2021
Industrial revolutions have a profound impact on energy and metal demand. Based on technological improvement, industrial transformation, and changes of energy and metal consumption in the United States,...
Promoting sustainable consumption and circular economy: the intention of Vietnamese youth consumers to purchase products made from recycled plastics
June 2024
Recycling is viewed as a key component in a circular economy and serves as an ideal solution for promoting sustainability. During the global plastic crisis, plastic recycling practices have been adopted...
Technological anxiety: Analysis of the impact of industrial intelligence on employment in China
September 2024
Employment is the greatest livelihood. Whether the impact of industrial robotics technology materialized in machines on employment in the digital age is an “icing on the cake” or “adding fuel to the...
China’s path to a global ecological civilization: Concepts and practices for sustainable development
September 2025
China actively fosters practical green cooperation to advance global sustainable development, and strengthens global environmental governance initiatives, including the implementation of the Sustainable...
Resource constraints and firm innovation: When less is more?
September 2023
This paper explores the relationship between resource constraints and innovation of new firms. Drawing upon the relevant literature, we incorporate resource constraints as the antecedent to the bricolage-innovation...
Analysis of the process and outcomes of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement
June 2025
Global Stocktake is an important component of the global climate governance mechanism. The first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement in 2023 has clarified collective progress and identified the...
Exploring the unique characteristics of environmental sustainability in China: Navigating future challenges
March 2023
With the pace of global sustainable development, China has improved significantly in tackling environmental problems such as carbon emissions, climate change, air, water, and soil pollution, and wildlife...
Global greenhouse gas emissions in the 21st century: Complex network, driver pattern and economy-based interaction
June 2025
Achieving a reduction in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires collaborative efforts from the international community; however, a comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal characteristics...
Impact of banks’ ESG disclosure assurance on borrowers’ ESG performance: Evidence from China
September 2025
This study examines the impact of banks’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure assurance (BEDA) on borrowing enterprises’ ESG performance to investigate China’s bank-enterprise loan...
Looking for a Chinese solution to global problems: The situation and countermeasures of marine plastic waste and microplastics pollution governance system in China
December 2021
As one of the top ten environmental problems to be solved in the world, marine plastic waste and microplastic pollution seriously affect the health of marine ecosystems and the sustainable development...
Evaluation of the effects of Chinese Dietary Guidelines on nutrition, environment, and cost
December 2024
National dietary guidelines serve as a strategic tool to facilitate dietary adjustments, improve human nutrition, and reduce environmental strain by guiding individuals toward healthier dietary choices....
Green human development in Indonesia: Role of renewable and nonrenewable energy
September 2025
As the world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia presents challenges and opportunities for sustainable energy progress, offering a critical context to investigate green human development (GHD)....
A holistic approach to creating a new yangtze river basin protection legislation
September 2020
The protection of the Yangtze River Basin is a top priority in China, and the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee has started to draft a new protection legislation specifically for the...
A stitch in time: Digital transformation, internal control and total factor productivity
September 2025
Digital transformation provides enterprises with new development momenta. Understanding the relationship between digital transformation and total factor productivity (TFP) is essential. This study employs...
Unveiling the impact and mechanism of digital technology on agricultural economic resilience
June 2024
Enhancing the economic resilience of agriculture is essential for promoting sustainable and high-quality agricultural development. The emergence of digital technology has created new opportunities in...
The effects of population aging on industrial structure upgrading: Empirical analysis of provincial and threshold characteristics in China
September 2024
Global population aging trends are intensifying, presenting multifaceted economic and social challenges for countries worldwide. As the world’s largest developing country, China has entered a phase...
China’s development path for intermittent renewable energy power generation: The influence of diffusion factors
June 2025
With the proposed carbon-neutrality targets, intermittent renewable energy will become increasingly significant for the power sector in the future. It is vital to study its development paths, particularly...
Comprehensive index of extreme climate risk in China and urban sustainable development
March 2025
Climate change severely challenges our ecosystem and society, affecting urban residents’ socioeconomic activities. Thus, assessing severe weather risk is crucial for evaluating urban sustainability;...
‘Isomorphic’ behavior of corporate greenwashing
March 2022
In the implementation of corporate environmental responsibility,‘greenwashing’ is a pseudo-social behavior which is theopposite of ‘genuine green’ behaviors. With the improvement of the public awareness...
Climate change and China's coastal zones and seas: Impacts, risks, and adaptation
December 2021
This article provides an assessment of the changes in marine climate drivers (hazards), associated impacts, risks, and adaptation to the coastal China zones and seas since the mid 20th century. The...
Exploration of home care models for disabled older adults in China: Challenges and choices
December 2024
This study explores the challenges and strategies of home care models for older adults with disabilities in China. The following challenges have been identified: limited policy support and lack of effective...
Overview of China’s national park system reform process
December 2024
Having experienced a high economic growth rate, China is entering into a low one as the country needs to carry out policy reforms for better governance. In recent years, the national park system reform...
New developments and future innovative opportunities for carbon sequestration in South Africa: A review
September 2025
The South African government has proven its commitment to the reduction of anthropogenic carbon emissions by unveiling the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) pilot demonstration research...