Article
Business
Shanshan Wang, Shih-Chih Chen, Mohd Helmi Ali, Ming-Lang Tseng
Summary: This study establishes a connection between existing literature on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, information disclosure, and green bonds by using green bond issuance as an indication of investors' recognition of a company's sustainable activities. A novel dataset has been created by merging ESG performance and information disclosure data of Chinese-listed companies, along with green bond issuance information. The findings confirm that companies with commendable ESG practices are more likely to issue green bonds, especially when these practices are appropriately disclosed.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yun Liu, Bin Xi, Gege Wang
Summary: The study finds that fulfilling environmental responsibility can significantly improve corporate financial performance, but it is necessary to consider factors such as environmental information quality, region, and ownership type. The government should establish a long-term management mechanism to encourage corporate environmental responsibility, improve evaluation systems, and provide financial support.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Limin Geng, Wenxin Yin, Xiaoxia Wu, Xueyuan Lu, Can Zhang
Summary: This paper selected Chinese new energy listed companies as the research sample to investigate the impact of green credit on corporate environmental information disclosure, and proposed and empirically tested the hypothesis on the mechanism of the effect of green credit on environmental information disclosure.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrew Osei Agyemang, Kong Yusheng, Angelina Kissiwaa Twum, Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba, Maxwell Kongkuah, Mohammed Musah
Summary: The study explored the impact of environmental disclosure on environmental performance of listed mining companies in China, revealing a significant positive relationship between corporate environmental performance and environmental information disclosure. The analysis indicated an improvement in environmental disclosure by mining companies in China after the implementation of EIDD.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Ziqi Zhang, Zhi Su, Ke Wang, Yongji Zhang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of corporate environmental information disclosure on stock price crash risk and finds that it can reduce the risk. The study also reveals the mediating effects of operational transparency and investors' reactions, as well as the suppressor effect of information authenticity. Furthermore, internet attention is found to moderate the relationship between environmental information disclosure and stock price crash risk.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Dan Xia, Xiang-Qian Wang
Summary: The study reveals that the environmental information disclosure and technological innovation information disclosure of Chinese coal listed companies have a negative impact on financial performance, with a synergistic effect exacerbating this negative impact. The policy of capacity reduction in the coal industry may be the main reason for the decline in financial performance caused by information disclosure.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuhan Ye, Xuan Yang, Lei Shi
Summary: Corporate energy consumption and emissions are significant factors in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, making corporate energy conservation and emission reduction crucial for sustainable development and low-carbon transformation in China. This study examines the impact of corporate environmental information disclosure (EID) on corporate environmental performance (EP) and financial performance (FP), finding that EID can improve corporate performance through green innovation. By encouraging EID and promoting green innovation, firms can enhance their financial performance and environmental performance.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nengrui Xu, Jing Liu, Huan Dou
Summary: This article examines the impact and mechanism of ESG information disclosure on a company's future stock price crash risk. The findings highlight the significant role of ESG disclosure in reducing stock price crash risk, particularly in state-owned enterprises, companies with higher agency costs, and during bull markets. The study also reveals that companies choose to disclose ESG information to address information asymmetry issues and enhance corporate reputation capital. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening ESG construction in improving resource allocation efficiency and promoting capital market development.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bowen Lu, Shangzhi Yue
Summary: This article studies the influencing factors and optimization suggestions of environmental information disclosure of listed forestry companies, providing guidance for the construction of ecological civilization.
Article
Business, Finance
Wenqiu Zhang, Junli Zhao
Summary: This study empirically analyzes the impact of digital transformation on environmental performance using a multidimensional evaluation framework. Firm-level panel data of Chinese listed companies in heavy-pollution industries from 2010 to 2020 is utilized. The findings reveal a significant U-shaped non-linear relationship between digital transformation and environmental performance, moderated by environmental disclosure. Additionally, green innovation exhibits a significant single-threshold effect on the non-linear relationship. The results suggest that digital transformation in production and warehousing can effectively promote environmental performance.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Diandian Ma, Benfu Lv, Ying Liu, Shuqin Liu, Xiuting Li
Summary: This study examines the impact of corporate carbon information disclosure on brand value and finds a positive association. The adoption of a more quantitative and diverse carbon information strategy also increases brand value. Higher analyst ratings and positive customer attitudes positively affect the relationship between the carbon information strategy and brand value, while corporate financial performance has weaker evidence.
Article
Business
Xiaohui He, Min Xiao
Summary: The study found that detailed customer information disclosed by the company can reduce the dependence on collateral loans from banks, while customer concentration can increase this dependence. A positive customer relationship can alleviate the risk effect caused by customer concentration.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Hongtao Chen, Xiumei Fang, Erwei Xiang, Xiaojia Ji, Maolin An
Summary: This paper empirically investigates the effect of online media attention and investor attention on the quality of corporate environmental information disclosure (EID). The results show that long-term online media attention and investor attention are negatively associated with the quality of corporate EID, while the effects of short-term media attention and investor attention are mixed. Moreover, online media attention strengthens the negative effect of investor attention on the quality of corporate EID.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Chong Guo, Yalin Jiang, Yingyu Wu
Summary: This study explores the relationship between corporate environmental information disclosure and digital finance. The findings suggest that digital finance significantly inhibits firms' environmental information disclosure. Digital finance increases firms' motivation to meet low-income customers' demands at the expense of environmental performance, leading to deteriorated environmental information disclosure. The inhibitory effect is exacerbated by managerial power but mitigated by institutional shareholdings and political connections.
SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT AND POLICY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Changjiang Zhang, Yue Zhang, Sihan Zhang, Mengxiao Hou, Yuqing Chen
Summary: This paper uses a quasi-natural experiment generated by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to examine the impact of the Guidance for Social Responsibility of Listed Companies on the environmental information disclosure quality of Chinese listed companies. The findings show that the exchange's corporate social responsibility regulation contributes to improving the disclosure quality, particularly in the eastern region, heavily polluting industries, and state-owned enterprises.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Ting Shang, Xin Hu, Kunhui Ye, Vivian W. Y. Tam
Summary: This study reveals the phenomenon of contractors using construction-related environmental recovery as an excuse for carrying on unsustainable construction, and highlights the importance of promoting sustainable construction development.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Management
Cuong N. N. Tran, Thang Tran Huynh Tat, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Duc Hoc Tran
Summary: This study aims to identify the core factors affecting the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Vietnam and create a branching database to approach the standards of a smart city. A total of 28 factors influencing ITS project development were identified, including lack of government attention, financial constraints, inadequate transport infrastructure, over-development of urbanization, and readiness and integration for ITS. The study adds new insights and contributes to a greater understanding of mobility in smart cities. It also provides a useful measurement tool for government agencies, planners, and traffic system designers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Godslove Ampratwum, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Robert Osei-Kyei
Summary: The use of public-private partnerships (PPP) in building critical infrastructure resilience (CIR) has not received enough attention. This study identifies the risks inherent in using PPP as a mechanism for building CIR through a systematic review.
CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION-ENGLAND
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Vivian W. Y. Tam, Harshana Wattage, Khoa N. Le, Anthony Butera, Mahfooz Soomro
Summary: This study focuses on developing a novel hybrid method to improve the microstructural properties of recycled concrete and brick aggregate. The study shows that using a hybrid method can significantly improve the performance of recycled aggregates, as demonstrated through particle density, water absorption, and crushing value tests.
MAGAZINE OF CONCRETE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Vivian W. Y. Tam, Anthony Butera, Khoa N. Le
Summary: This paper investigates and compares the performance of CO2 Concrete and ordinary virgin aggregate concrete in terms of shrinkage, concrete shrinkage reversibility, and permeability. The results show that CO2 Concrete consistently achieves similar to better performance than virgin aggregate concrete for drying shrinkage and permeability. CO2 Concrete with 30% and 50% recycled aggregate content outperforms virgin aggregate concrete in many cases. The injection of CO2 does not significantly affect the concrete shrinkage reversibility.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Mingxue Ma, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Khoa N. LE, Anthony Butera, Wengui LI, Xiangyu Wang
Summary: In the current age of enhanced environmental awareness, transformation to sustainable management in the construction sector is needed. China currently produces the largest amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste around the world, but the average recovery rate of the waste was only about 5% in 2017. In order to investigate problems in current C&D waste management in China, a cross-national comparative analysis is conducted among China and seven selected countries (Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), to compare legal texts of national policies and laws which relate to C&D waste management and are currently being used. Through the comparison, problems in management of C&D waste in China are investigated. The problems could be concluded to: (a) inadequate guidance on recycling, (b) lack of market incentives in utilising recycled materials, (c) incomplete knowledge of stakeholders' responsibilities, (d) lack of penalty for other stakeholders, and (e) inefficient supervision system. By understanding these problems, this paper further provides recommendations to enhance the performance of C&D waste management in China.
JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vivian W. Y. Tam, Yijun Zhou, Liyin Shen, Khoa N. Le
Summary: This research develops a way of selecting the optimal BIM-LCA integration approach that incorporates the needs of different scenarios. Three scenarios of environmental impact assessment are designed to demonstrate the application of the proposed way. The results indicate that using visual programming languages is the optimal BIM-LCA integration approach for assessing environmental impacts in the early and construction design stages, while using LCA plugin and visual programming languages are the optimal approaches for environmental assessment in the scenario of detailed design stages.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yijun Zhou, Mingxue Ma, Vivian WY. Tam, Khoa N. Le
Summary: The building sector has significant environmental impacts, and the decisions made during the design process largely determine the life-cycle environmental impacts of a building. This research critically reviews design variables affecting the environmental impacts of buildings at three design stages. Eight design variables in early design stages and four design variables in detailed design stages are found to have an impact on a building's life-cycle environmental impacts. The types of finishing materials are closely related to the environmental impacts of a building in construction design stages. The findings contribute to understanding the contributors to the environmental impacts of a building from the perspective of building design and provide guidance for future research on eco-friendly building design.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Weiqi Xing, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Khoa N. Le, Jian Li Hao, Jun Wang
Summary: Massive emissions and energy consumption in concrete production pose threats to sustainable development and human health. Studies on sustainable concrete mainly focus on technical properties, while limited research has integrated life cycle assessment (LCA) to measure environmental impacts. This research examines 570 concrete mix designs incorporating recycled aggregate (RA) and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to analyze their environmental behavior and develop a model to predict carbon emissions and energy consumption. The results show that the environmental impact of sustainable concrete is related to compressive strength, water-to-binder ratio, and RA/SCMs ratios, and the allocation coefficient and alternative fuel utilization significantly affect the impact.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yijun Zhou, Vivian WY. Tam, Khoa N. Le
Summary: Buildings have a significant impact on global energy consumption and carbon emissions. This study aims to develop a framework to assess the influence of design variables on the environmental impacts of buildings throughout their life cycle, using building information modelling, life cycle assessment tools, and global sensitivity analysis. The results highlight the importance of certain design variables in each stage of the building design process.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoxiao Xu, Hao Yu, Qiuwen Sun, Vivian W. Y. Tam
Summary: This research aims to review the evolution of occupant behavior research, investigate the knowledge base and domains, and identify current research gaps and future directions. The results show that the focus has shifted from individual behavior to complex behaviors. By using bibliometric approach and content analysis on 2791 relevant articles, this research provides potential researchers with sufficient knowledge and inspires them for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Robert Osei-Kyei, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Ursa Komac, Godslove Ampratwum
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review to explore the relationship management strategies for using public-private partnership (PPP) to build community flood disaster resilience. A total of twenty-nine relevant journal articles were selected for analysis, leading to the identification of twenty-eight individual relationship management strategies. A conceptual framework was developed using a meta-governance approach to make these strategies actionable.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mingxue Ma, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Khoa N. Le, Robert Osei-Kyei
Summary: It is urgent to replace virgin aggregate with recycled aggregate due to the high energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions involved in acquiring virgin aggregate. Government policies worldwide have been developed to promote the market for recycled aggregate, but these policies may create uncertainties in supply and demand, potentially hindering its market acceptance. This study uses a system dynamics model to assess the impacts of five policies on the supply and demand of recycled aggregate and concludes that a combination of policies should be considered.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mingxue Ma, Vivian WY. Tam, Khoa N. Le, Robert Osei-Kyei
Summary: Effectively managing and utilizing construction and demolition waste is crucial for sustainability. Recycling waste into usable materials, like recycled aggregate, for concrete production offers both environmental and economic benefits. However, the price competitiveness of recycled concrete is a major obstacle. This study develops a system dynamics model to evaluate the dynamic effects of key factors on the price of recycled concrete and suggests short-term and long-term solutions.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Management
Ivan Polanco-Guzman, Marcos Rodriguez-Troncoso, Ahmed W. A. Hammad, Assed N. Haddad, Vivian W. Y. Tam, Diego A. Vasco
Summary: This study examines the development of a push-pull ventilation system for use in wastewater treatment. The proposed system aims to minimize H2S concentration in the settling stage of a wastewater treatment plant. Computational simulations and measurements were used to assess and improve the existing ventilation system. The results show that the improved system effectively decreases H2S concentration, meeting the regulations in Chile.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
