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Disclosure of firms’ environmental performance by Hising, Jannike

“…Sustainability assessment of corporates has been recognized as an important and powerful tool to support a shift towards a sustainable development. …”
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Regenerative agriculture : a contested open moment by Hedling, Rickard

“…Others see it as a chance for corporations and institutions to gain further control over rural environments. …”

Improved governance: Creating supportive environments for diet and nutrition policies by Resnick, Danielle, Nogales, Maria-Teresa

“…This chapter examines how multilevel and multistakeholder governance can be strengthened to improve diets, with a focus on enhancing state capacities, navigating corporate influence, and fostering citizen agency. …”
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Between zero-deforestation and zero-tolerance from the state: Navigating strategies of palm oil companies of Indonesia by Dermawan, A., Hospes, O., Termeer, C.J.A.M.

“…Our research question is: how have the major palm oil companies of Indonesia navigated their zero-deforestation commitment around Indonesian public authorities' regulatory power? Using the concept of corporate political activity, we distinguish three episodes of corporate zero-deforestation commitment, each characterized by different strategies of companies. …”
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Stakeholder dialogues in environmental management by Haapaniemi, Elin

“…This is particularly noticeable within corporate environmental management, specifically within the widely adhered to environmental management system ISO 14001:2015 where the stakeholder perspective has been added. …”
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The critical success factors of information and communication technology usage in Nigeria’s commercial banks by Omorowa, Kelvin

“…The revolution in information and communication technology is the drive of present day economy and corporate strategies of organizations; it is responsible for the speedy changes in the mode of operations that organizations adopt. …”

Measurement properties of the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index by Yount, Kathryn M., Cheong, Yuk Fai, Maxwell, Lauren, Heckert, Jessica, Martinez, Elena M., Seymour, Greg

“…Women’s empowerment is a process that includes increases in intrinsic agency (power within); instrumental agency (power to); and collective agency (power with). …”
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Värdering av sociala medieföretag med traditionella värderingsmodeller by Hedström, Eric

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Food fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet by Gillespie, Stuart

“…From its origins in colonial plunder through to the past few decades of neo-liberalism, our food system now lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful transnational corporations that are playing for profit at any cost—aided by governments who let them get away with it. …”
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Sustainable business practices : a review of eco-efficiency by Muyingo, Ronald

“…The current demanding business environment requires corporations to act fast in finding effective solutions to problems given the myriad of challenges they face (Dyllick & Hockerts, 2001). …”

Government response to ultra-processed and sugar beverages industries in developing nations: The need to build coalitions across policy sectors by Gómez, Eduardo J.

“…How were the governments of three middle-income countries with high levels of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—India, Mexico, and South Africa—able to implement sugar-sweetened beverage taxes (SSBs) despite intense opposition from powerful corporations? Employing a multiple streams analytical framework to explain the agenda-setting process, this chapter highlights several factors that generated supportive coalitions for SSBs, including the importance of transnational advocacy in each country as well as governments’ interest in generating more revenue from the tax. …”
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Forest-related conflict: impacts, links and measures to mitigate by Koning, R.G. de, Capistrano, D., Yasmi, Yurdi, Cerutti, P.O.

“…We will recommend a set of actions that donors, govern¬ments, and civil society organizations should embark on to fight corruption, to tackle power imbalances, to clarify rights, to improve corporate responsibility, and to engage communities in resource management. …”
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Promoting effective collective marketing in the context of integrated agricultural research for development in sub saharan Africa by Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi, Siziba, Shephard, Sagary, N., Njuki, Jemimah, Adekunle, A.A.

“…It can reduce transaction costs of taking produce to the market; increase the smallholders’ bargaining power and enable them to access services that private sector or government are not readily willing to investigate. …”
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Family farm and financial asset : external land ownership and family agriculture on the Swedish Plains by Goldhahn, Hedvig

“…In Sweden, the potential deregulation of the land market has been discussed in recent years, motivated by the increasing demand for external capital in agriculture. Corporate entities’ are currently restricted from purchasing farmland by the Swedish Land Acquisition Act. …”

Changing roles in forest research by Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…The globalisation of economies and the emergence of a powerful multi-national corporate sector will result in significant shifts in the geographic locations, types and intensities of forest use. …”
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The underlying causes of forest decline by Contreras Hermosilla, A.

“…They may originate in other countries and transmit their effects through trade and the operation of transnational corporations. Underlying causes are many and operate in numerous and variable combinations. …”
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Impact of credit on household food security: The case of Omo microfinance institution in southern Ethiopia by Boltana, Amanuel, Tafesse, Alula, Belay, Abrham, Recha, John W.M., Osano, Philip M.

“…The study assessed the impact of credit utilization on household food security among rural borrowers in the Offa district of Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Strategies for stimulating poverty-alleviating growth in the rural nonfarm economy in developing countries by Haggblade, Steven, Hazell, Peter B. R., Reardon, Thomas

“…In areas where landlessness prevails, rural nonfarm activity offers important economic alternatives for the rural poor....Three key groups currently intervene in the rural nonfarm economy: large private enterprises, non-profit promotional agencies and governments. Large modern corporations take investment, procurement and marketing decisions that powerfully shape opportunities in the rural nonfarm economy throughout much of the Third World...." …”
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Energy from municipal solid waste in Chennai, India by Axelsson , Camilla, Kvarnström , Theres

“…Today there is not enough installed capacity of power stations in Chennai to meet this demand, leading to daily power cuts. …”
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