... − μ ^ ) 2 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Circular economy ESG Risk Return Volatility Sustainability Investment The present study focuses on those global companies that are engaged in innovative and environment...

... environment reveal the importance of data-driven technologies in sustainable supply chains. This complex structure results in new kind of risks caused by data-driven technologies. Therefore, the aim of the study to analyze potential risks related to data privacy, trust, data availability, information sharing...

... be used to access new land and create alternative livelihoods, which are important for local community adaptation and to reduce disaster risks. Mangrove plantations provide chances for new land management options to be developed for use in Bangladesh. Research limitations/implications This study...

... an insight into the accurate and flexible pricing policy of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley; and second, to highlight key risk aspects, related to water demand, which are likely to impact the community. Design/methodology/approach A parametric LP model was used in this research. Primary...

... is based on the economic analysis of the forest fires’ risks using the CBA which has become inevitable in risk analysis’ domain. Findings The suggested approach shows the interest of the CBA method in the sense that each reduction measure of the forest fires’ risk eliminates the potential damages...

...’ risk quotient (RQ) to measure and compare the effectiveness of different wastewater treatment technologies. The RQ data are then applied via a case study that uses phosphorus effluent regulations to determine the ability of the recommended technologies to also mitigate PPCPs. Findings...

...G. Pepin; H. Baroudi; M. Nomine Supporting many policies of contaminated sites management, the risk assessment methodology needs a deep knowledge of the characteristics of the contamination of soils. Physico‐chemical analysis has to take in account the heterogeneity and the specificity of the soil...

...Lubka Tchankova In this paper risk identification is investigated as a basic stage in risk management. The risk identification phase as the first stage in the risk management process is presented and its leading role for effective risk management is proved. The basic terms that are necessary...

...Michael Michaylov This paper discusses the dynamics of safety risks during the first period of coalmine closure and suggests an approach for general and detailed assessment of risks using data from statistical analyses and expert estimation of frequency rise and origination of new risks, specific...

...Stephan Dimovski; Radi Raditchev Geophysical methods are widely applied for the prognostication of natural and technogeneous risks. Especially effective is their application in the sphere of engineering geology and the ore exploration industry. The effectiveness of geophysical methods...

...Dennis Bley A wide variety of methods for human reliability analysis have been developed. A major thrust has been to quantify the chance of human error within probabilistic risk analysis. However, when compared with human unsafe acts in real events (especially human actions that lead to serious...

... always been exposed and industrial risks are the consequence of technological development in the present century. Our study will analyse the influence of risk perception on psychological stress in two populations exposed to extreme risk and that have already lived in a catastrophe situation. We propose...

... by children and about 3,236 cancers by adolescents and adults. The number of lethal thyroid cancers in this period of time in Belarus is assessed as about 167 cases. The excessive absolute risk (EAR) of the morbidity in the thyroid cancer assessed for the period of 1986‐1998 on the basis of given data...

... infections occur via the faecal‐oral route. A bather or water sports enthusiast could ingest enough pathogenic micro‐organisms from sewage contaminated sea water to cause illness. Legislation has been passed requiring the quality of bathing water to be tested so as to assess the risks to human health...

...” subjects. In contrast to terminal CPs, transmitting antennas and base stations (BS) contribute to MW environmental contamination only with a small portion of the energy and do not pose any health risks. Health risks of CP use are underestimated and accepted, while risks of BS are generally overestimated...

... realistic representation of the nature of environmental issues. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Ecology Environment Risk War The University of Essex agreed in 1983 to give a home to a unit of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). SCOPE is a committee of the International...

...Michael J. Suess Reports on the deliberations of a World Health Organization working group which met in Eilat, Israel, in 1993 to discuss “risk assessment values”, and a unified approach to the control of human exposure to radon, which is known to cause lung cancer in human beings. Summarizes...

...A.Y. Sangodoyin Examines pollution risks in Ibadan′s (Nigeria) water distribution system. Attributes the observed reduction in water quality to urbanization pressure, age of piping, differences in pipe materials and distance from the treatment plant. The turbidity of some of the samples indicates...

...J. Rose I. The release of GMOs into the environment would improve food supplies and benefit pollution control but in view of the potential risks the public should be fully aquainted with all aspects of the problem. II. Describes a report produced by the WHO, which analyses the ways in which human...

... that environmental risks for the finance sector derive largely from the transfer of clean‐up liabilities to lenders and insurers, although this varies greatly between nations. Clean‐up costs may reach $2 billion for a single site. 22 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 3 , 2 A s...