Business Strategy and the Environment

Papers
(The median citation count of Business Strategy and the Environment is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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What are the factors that most influence the formation of workers' labor values in order to achieve sustainable development in Latin America?466
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Transparency or Map‐Washing? Digital Geospatial Visualisation Tools in the Palm Oil Industry319
Circular business model innovation and cognitive framing: Addressing the “missing micro”308
Greening the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain299
The tone of buyer firms' annual reports and suppliers' green innovation: The spillover effects in the supply chain271
Determinants of firms' initiative and inertia in pursuing climate neutrality strategies—Theoretical explanations and empirical evidence267
Beyond external pressures: How work conditions harm employees' social and environmental responsibilities258
In the search for greener buildings: The role of green human resource management252
Creating social and environmental value through integrated thinking: International evidence249
Driving toward business sustainability: Empirical evidence from low‐carbon practices240
Connecting businesses and biodiversity conservation through community organizing: The case of babassu breaker women in Brazil224
Degrowth attitudes among entrepreneurs hinder fast venture scaling208
How the social dimension of ESG influences CEO compensation: Role of CEO and board characteristics196
Role of supplier engagement to reduce Scope 3 emissions in circular supply chains188
Stemming the tide: Does climate risk affect M&A performance?184
Mitigating excessive financialization or promoting innovation? Productivity effects of China's carbon emission trading scheme183
Big Data capability and sustainability oriented innovation: The mediating role of intellectual capital179
Environmental, social, and governance reporting in family firms: The critical role of CEO attributes174
‘Do I share because I care?’: Investigating the factors influencing consumer's adoption of shared consumption172
Examining the interactions among smart supply chains and carbon reduction strategies: To attain carbon neutrality169
Analyzing the integrated effect of circular economy, Lean Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0 on sustainable manufacturing performance from a practice‐based view perspective167
Towards sustainable development in the hospitality sector: Does green human resource management stimulate green creativity? A moderated mediation model167
Open strategy and dynamic capabilities: A framework for circular economy business models research158
A cluster analysis of the global wind power industry: Insights for renewable energy business stakeholders and environmental policy decision makers157
Exploring antecedents of innovations for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises' environmental sustainability: An interpretative framework154
Sustainable competencies of social entrepreneurship for sustainable development: Exploratory analysis from a developing economy146
Executive compensation and sustainable business practices: The moderating role of sustainability‐based compensation145
Managing sustainability—Does the integration of environmental, social and governance key performance indicators in the internal management systems contribute to companies' environmental, social and go144
Does environmental sustainability attract foreign investment? Evidence from developing countries136
Navigating a net‐zero economy future: Antecedents and consequences of net‐zero economy‐based green innovation136
Social, environmental, and economic dimensions of innovation capabilities: Theorizing from sustainable business135
The formation of a sustainable organizational identity: Insights from Brazilian coffee producers132
Rethinking dynamic capabilities in light of sustainability: A bibliometric analysis132
The effect of digitalization on sustainability reporting: The role of sustainability competence, green knowledge integration, and stakeholder pressure132
Blockchain‐based recycling and its impact on recycling performance: A network theory perspective130
Digitalization and sustainable development: How could digital economy development improve green innovation in China?130
Supply chain transformative capabilities and their microfoundations for circular economy transition: A qualitative study in Made in Italy sectors123
Applying circular business models in the Chilean construction sector: A system dynamics perspective122
Tracing the Paths to Sustainable Production and Consumption Through Indigenous Directors, Environmental Innovation, and Sustainability Committees120
The perfect combination to win the competition: Bringing sustainability and customer experience together120
Does Older Mean Better? Analyses of Boards' Influence on Sustainability Performance119
Will more multinational corporations inflow approach closer toward carbon neutrality? Novel propensity score matching‐difference‐in‐difference evidence across 35 developing countries118
The impact of environmental investments on green innovation: An integration of factors that increase or decrease uncertainty115
Tensions in the strategic integration of corporate sustainability through global standards: Evidence from Japan and South Korea113
The role of place in shaping responsibility logics: Revisiting the relation between place and business sustainability112
Sustainability trade‐offs in the circular economy: A maturity‐based framework112
Towards sustainability: An environmental strategy choice, environmental performance, and the moderating role of stakeholder pressure110
Corporate Anti‐Corruption Disclosure and Corporate Sustainability Performance in the United Kingdom: Does Sustainability Governance Matter?107
Advertising strategies and sustainable development: The effects of green advertising appeals and subjective busyness on green purchase intention103
Framing the evolution of the “environmental strategy” concept: Exploring a key construct for the environmental policy agenda102
Circular economy business models as pillars of sustainability: Where are we now, and where are we heading?102
Developing dynamic capabilities for the circular economy in the textile and clothing industry in Italy: A natural‐resource‐based view102
Does corruption sand the wheels of sustainable development? Evidence through green innovation100
Carbon emissions, fracking, and firm value of U.S. oil and gas firms99
A good name is rather to be chosen: The impact of CEO reputation incentives on corporate green innovation97
Board Supervision Capability and Sustainability Report Disclosure Quality: Evidence From Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises in Taiwan's Construction Industry96
Navigating value networks to co‐create sustainable business models: An actionable staging approach94
Luxury hotels' green practices and consumer brand identification: The roles of perceived green service innovation and perceived values94
The Impact of Family Determinants on the Media Coverage of Family Business Activism in Sustainability94
Essential innovation capability of producer‐service enterprises towards circular business model: Motivators and barriers94
Navigating Sustainability Practice in Publicly Listed Family Firms: The U‐Shaped Impact of Family Ownership and the Moderating Role of MBA Leadership94
Interpreting stakeholder ecosystems through relational stakeholder theory: The case of a highly contested megaproject94
Reviewing the applications of artificial intelligence in sustainable supply chains: Exploring research propositions for future directions90
How does green human resource management contribute to saving the environment? Evidence of emerging market manufacturing firms90
The relevance of non‐financial disclosure in influencing the cost of capital: Empirical evidence from the agri‐food sector90
A framework for digital supply chains in the era of circular economy: Implications on environmental sustainability89
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Beyond technique: The role of the multidimensional nature of energy accounting in shaping a better world86
Corporate corruption, business strategy and sustainable environment86
Harmony in flux: Unraveling the green innovation with organizational forgetting, absorptive capacity, and the jazz of organizational improvisation84
Fostering circular economy in small and medium‐sized enterprises: The role of social capital, adaptive capacity, entrepreneurial orientation and a pro‐sustainable environment84
Does intrinsic motivation or extrinsic pressure matter more? An exploratory study of small businesses going green and innovation84
Exploring potential diffusion pathways of biorefinery innovations—An agent‐based simulation approach for facilitating shared value creation84
Analysing corporate forest disclosure: How does business value biodiversity?83
Measuring corporate sustainability in its multidimensionality: A formative approach to integrate ESG and triple bottom line approaches83
Does green brand positioning translate into green purchase intention?: A mediation–moderation model82
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Predicting the value‐based determinants of sustainable luxury consumption: A multi‐analytical approach and pathway to sustainable development in the luxury industry80
CEO Power and Carbon Emissions Management: Australian Evidence79
Carbon Emissions, Firm‐Level Climate Change Exposure, and Corporate Cash Reserves79
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Heterogeneity of Green Investments, Firms' Sales, and Wages: Italian Evidence on Circular Economy, Resource‐Saving, and Energy Efficiency Investments78
The Greyer the Greener: CEO Age and Green Innovation76
Board competence and green innovation—Does external governance matter?76
How Do Institutional Pressures Reshape the Association Between Corporate Sustainability Disclosure and Firm Value in Emerging Economies? The Moderating Role of the Audit Committee Function76
Beyond ethics: The transformational power of overlapping motivations in implementing strategic sustainability actions76
Aligning incentives for implementing reversible bonding as a circular economy innovation75
When and How does in‐role pro‐environmental behavior spill over to extra‐role behavior: Two experimental studies in the retail and education industries75
Effective environmental strategy or illusory tactics? Corporate greenwashing and innovation willingness75
Critical network factors for eco‐innovation in manufacturing: A Delphi study from a triple helix perspective74
Environmental Reporting and Financial Performance: Evidence From the Banking Sector in BRICS Countries74
Circular Economy Outcomes in Banks: The Role of Environmental Strategy, Women, and the Sustainability Committee74
ESG Performance and Dividend Payout: The Moderating Role of ESG Controversies and Legal Systems74
How can firms access bank finance for circular business model innovation?70
Sustainable by Ideology? The Influence of CEO Political Ideology and Ivy League Education on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Performance70
Climate change commitment, credit risk and the country's environmental performance: Empirical evidence from a sample of international banks69
From Niches to Global Value Chains: The Role of Firms' Collaborative Strategies in the Bioeconomy69
What motivates environmental and social sustainability in family firms? A cross‐cultural survey69
Emission targeting and carbon emissions: The moderating effect of female directors68
The climate resilience cycle: Using scenario analysis to inform climate‐resilient business strategies68
A matter of alignment? Effects of product types and environmental claim framing on consumer evaluation of sustainable foods67
Carbon disclosure policy, external financing needs and the cost of capital: Does financial market quality matter?67
Circular economy and environmental disclosure in sustainability reports: Empirical evidence in cosmetic companies66
Top‐management compensation and environmental innovation strategy66
Carbon emissions trading and corporate green investment: The perspective of external pressure and internal incentive66
Entrepreneurial practices and the constitution of environmental value for sustainability66
Biodiversity reporting by United Kingdom (UK)‐listed companies: A review of extent, content and readability of disclosures65
The Dual Growth‐Value Transfer Nexus: Sustaining Corporate Performance Among Hidden Champions to Achieve Sustainable Growth65
Sustainability Reporting Assurance in Italian Listed Companies: Understanding the Role of CEO Characteristics65
Green innovation in emerging economies: The role of managerial ties and market learning64
Analysis of barriers affecting circular economy adoption in food supply chain: A strategic perspective64
Sustainable HRM Impact on Employees' Behaviors Through Workplace Spirituality64
Beyond Climate Targets: Exploring When and How Female Directors Influence Corporate Decarbonization Transparency63
A review of entrepreneurship and circular economy research: State of the art and future directions63
Does mandating ESG reporting reduce ESG decoupling? Evidence from the European Union's Directive 2014/9562
The Role of Carbon Trading in Enhancing Enterprise Green Productivity and ESG Performance: A Quasi‐Natural Evidence From China62
Economic complexity and environmental degradation: Evidence from OECD countries62
Are Environmentally Sensitive Firms More Likely to Release Corporate Environmental Disclosures? Evidence From Environmental Risk Management62
Industry 4.0, innovation, and sustainable development: A systematic review and a roadmap to sustainable innovation62
Board gender diversity and ESG decoupling: Does religiosity matter?61
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Can proactive boundary‐spanning search enhance green innovation? The mediating role of organizational resilience60
The Generativity Mindsets of Corporations: A New Perspective on Ecological Responsiveness60
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Circular Economy Adoption in Manufacturing Firms: Evidence From Germany59
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Do financial constraints lead to environmental, social and governance controversies? The role of country context59
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Climate Change, Innovation Efficiency, and Shareholder Wealth: Insights From the Paris Agreement58
Sharing is caring for the environment: But why would managers resist shared mobility?58
Measuring sustainable transformation of small and medium‐sized enterprises using management systems standards57
Will China's Carbon Emission Trading Regulation Really Decrease the Green Investment of Firms? A Microperspective on Corporate Governance57
Executive Green Cognition on Corporate Greenwashing Behavior: Evidence From A‐Share Listed Companies in China57
Utilising Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Firm Circular Economy Maturity: A Thematic Review via Machine Learning57
Business research for sustainable development: How does sustainable business model research reflect doughnut economics?56
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Stock market reaction to mandatory sustainability reporting: Does carbon‐intensity and environmental, social, and governance reputation matter?56
Virtuous circles: Transformative impact and challenges of the social and solidarity circular economy56
Knowledge and innovation management in agribusiness: A study in the Dominican Republic56
Smart, sustainable, and resilient food supply chains in disruptive events context56
Corporate business strategy, CEO's managerial ability, and environmental disclosure: The perspective of stakeholder theory55
Business, biodiversity and ecosystem services: Evidence from large‐scale survey data55
Mainstreaming innovative circular economy solutions—A comparative study between entrepreneurs in developed versus emerging markets and developing economies54
Examining the interaction of sustainable innovation activity and the life cycle of small high‐tech enterprises54
Determinants of firms' greenness towards sustainable development: A multi‐country analysis53
Enhancing entrepreneurial opportunity recognition: Relationships among green innovative capability, green relational capability, and co‐innovation behavior53
Evaluation of strategies to manage risks in smart, sustainable agri‐logistics sector: A Bayesian‐based group decision‐making approach53
Pursuing sustainable development through green entrepreneurship: An institutional perspective53
Circular business model experimentation capabilities—A case study approach53
How does green intellectual capital boost performance? The mediating role of environmental performance measurement systems52
Capabilities and organisational dimensions conducive to green product innovation: Evidence from Croatian and Spanish manufacturing firms52
Environmental collaboration, responsible innovation, and firm performance: The moderating role of stakeholder pressure51
Sustainability frontiers of strategic risk management and firm survival: The Altman score effectiveness. A bibliometric analysis51
Gender Diversity Leadership and ESG Performance: The Influence of Women on Boards and in Management50
Internationalisation, Waste Management and Board Attributes50
The role of social capital, resilience, and network complexity in attaining supply chain sustainability50
Closing the loop through eco‐innovation by European firms: Circular economy for sustainable development50
Correction to “Determinants of Firms' Initiative and Inertia in Pursuing Climate Neutrality Strategies—Theoretical Explanations and Empirical Evidence”50
Digitalization and prevention of corruption: Opportunities and risks—Some evidence from the Italian university system50
Do Corporate Governance Mechanisms Help to Reduce Carbon Emissions? Some Empirical Evidence on Listed Companies in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan50
Sustainable business models and organizational boundaries—A literature review49
Green consumerism, green perceived value, and restaurant revisit intention: Millennials' sustainable consumption with moderating effect of green perceived quality49
Digitalization transformation and ESG performance: Evidence from China49
Building blockchain‐driven dynamic capabilities for developing circular supply chain: Rethinking the role of sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring48
Towards a circular economy: Implications for emission reduction and environmental sustainability48
Does resource bricolage foster SMEs' competitive advantage and financial performance? A resource‐based perspective48
Do corporate sustainability initiatives improve corporate carbon performance? Evidence from European firms48
Carbon reporting regulation: Real effects, external pressures, and internal policies47
The real effects of ESG reporting and GRI standards on carbon mitigation: International evidence47
Sustainable entrepreneurship support programs in nature‐protected areas: How universities third mission aids sustainability transitions46
Informing or obfuscating stakeholders: Integrated reporting and the information environment46
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Identification of Barriers and Driving Forces for Circular Economy (CE) Implementation in Water and Wastewater Companies46
Advancing Sustainable Development Through Environmental Performance Monitoring: The Organisational Life Cycle Assessment46
Enhancing Technological and Green Innovation Through Digital Leapfrogging in Manufacturing46
Sustainable Energy Provision at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Blueprint for Early Repurposing Business Models Using Second‐Life Batteries45
‘I wanna be sustainable, but I don't wanna show it!’: The effect of sustainability cues on young adult consumers' preferences45
Sustainable development and environmental ingenuities: The influence of collaborative arrangements on environmental performance45
How emotions and green altruism explain consumer purchase intention toward circular economy products: A multi‐group analysis on willingness to be environmentally friendly45
Credit Risk Assessment From a Strategic Sustainability Perspective: The Case of the Nordic Banking Sector45
Does National Innovation Layout Spur Eco‐Innovation? The Upper Echelon's Role45
The added value and differentiation among ESG investment strategies in stock markets44
Digitalization for circular economy and operational excellence practices: A paradox theory perspective on performance improvement in manufacturing firms44
Power of sustainable development: Does environmental management system certification affect a firm's access to finance?44
Stakeholder attention and ambidextrous green innovation: Evidence from China44
Why corporate sustainability initiatives fail to reduce deforestation and what to do about it44
An examination of UK companies' modern slavery disclosure practices: Does board gender diversity matter?44
Addressing the Drivers and Concerns Towards Agri‐Food Strategy: Prioritizing Environmental Management Business Models44
The influence of governance structure on the relationship between pay ratio and environmental and social performance44
Achieving sustainable development with sustainable packaging: A natural‐resource‐based view perspective43
The impact of chief executive officer narcissism on environmental, social, and governance reporting43
Conceptualising active management of paradoxical tensions in corporate sustainability: A systematic literature review43
Food supplier sorting model for strategic supply chain sustainable development43
Accomplishing sustainable performance through leaders' competencies, green entrepreneurial orientation, and innovation in an emerging economy: Moderating role of institutional support43
Impacts of industrialization, renewable energy and urbanization on the global ecological footprint: A quantile regression approach42
A framework of digital technologies for the circular economy: Digital functions and mechanisms42
Dynamic capabilities for sustainability: Toward a typology based on dimensions of sustainability‐oriented innovation and stakeholder integration42
CEO foreign experience and corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance42
Blockchain technology enabled critical success factors for supply chain resilience and sustainability42
Employee Organisational Commitment and Corporate Environmental Sustainability Practices: Mediating Role of Organisation Innovation Culture41
Can innovation affect the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance issues and financial performance? Empirical evidence from the STOXX200 index41
Analyzing coordination strategy of circular supply chain in re‐commerce industry: A game theoretic approach41
Dynamic Capabilities and Microfoundations to Overcome Barriers to Circular Economy Implementation41
Optimizing Sustainable Resource Efficiency: A Fuzzy‐Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Practices in SMEs41
Sustainable production: The economic returns of circular economy practices41
Interactive effects of brand reputation and ESG on green bond issues: A sustainable development perspective41
Motivations and identities of “grassroots” circular entrepreneurs: An initial exploration40
Can low‐carbon development force enterprises to make digital transformation?40
What drives and curbs brownwashing?40
Trends in the dynamic evolution of blockchain and circular economy: A literature review and bibliometric analysis40
Green manufacturing for sustainable development: The positive effects of green activities, green investments, and non‐green products on economic performance40
Strategic orientations and responsible innovation in SMEs: The moderating effects of environmental turbulence40
Leveraging Green Innovation and Eco‐Technology for Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Firm‐Level Productivity Analysis in China and the United States40
Circular economy‐based new products and company performance: The role of stakeholders and Industry 4.0 technologies40
The impact of internal company dynamics on sustainable circular business development: Insights from circular startups39
Fostering firm value: Unpacking the effect of circular economy disclosure via social media39
Open Innovation for sustainable transition: The case of Enel “Open Power”39
Circular business model implementation: A capability development case study from the manufacturing industry39
Do fast fashion sustainable business strategies influence attitude, awareness and behaviours of female consumers?39
Industry 4.0 adoption and eco‐product innovation capability—Understanding the role of supply chain integration39
Heterogeneity in corporate green supply chain practice adoption: Insights from institutional fields38
Task‐Based Board Diversity, Firm Performance, and the Mediating Role of Corporate Sustainability Practices38
Net‐zero policy and forward default risk in the energy sector: Evidence of corporate environmentalism using (a)symmetric models38
Socially responsible investments: A retrospective review and future research agenda38
Stakeholder pressure, green innovation, and performance in small and medium‐sized enterprises: The role of green dynamic capabilities38
A PRISMA‐Based Systematic Review on Economic, Social, and Governance Practices: Insights and Research Agenda38
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Does green imprinting affect green entrepreneurial behaviors? The application of imprinting theory and stimulus‐organism‐response theory38
Understanding whether, how and when circular supply chain management influences firm performance38
The nexus between electronic commerce and environmental pollution: The roles of energy efficiency and resource consumption38
Green human resource management and environmental performance: The role of green innovation and environmental strategy in a developing country38
Stakeholder Green Pressure and Enviropreneurial Marketing: Insights From Japanese SMEs38
Determining paths of innovation: The role of culture on the adoption on organic farming management38
Untangling business model outcomes, impacts and value38
Boosting green innovation on corporate performance: Managerial environmental concern's moderating role38
Diversity Breeds Strength: CEO Functional Experience Diversity and Corporate ESG Performance37
Assessing sustainability opportunities for circular business models37
Accounting for Renewable Energy: Investigating Emerging Topics and Research Pathways37
Antecedents of absorptive capacity in the development of circular economy business models of small and medium enterprises37
Circular economy business models as progressive business models: Evidence from circular start‐ups37
The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Firms' Environmental Innovation: A Technological Push Perspective37
Business strategy and environmental information disclosure from a Confucian cultural perspective: Evidence from China37
Digitalisation and environmental management activities: The effects of family ownership`37
Corporate sustainability and performance: An efficiency perspective36
Navigating the Green Path: Strategies for Enhancing Organizational Citizenship Behavior for the Environment Through Green HRM Practices36
Revolutionizing green business: The power of academic directors in accelerating eco‐innovation and sustainable transformation in China36
Collaboration among circular start‐ups and incumbents in the circular economy context36
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