IBSS RCE 1 - Sustainability and ESG

Student research internship project

1. Student research internship project: Evaluation on the criteria of ESG excellent case. Led by Juan Tao and Yameng Zhang. Participated students: Jing Tang, Ruixin Zhao, Bowen Tan, Dan Wang
2. Student internship project: Suzhou Industrial Park ESG White Book translation.Participated students: Feiran Tao, Jiaqi Wang
3. Student research internship: The application of ISSB to firms’ internationalization in Suzhou Industrial ParkLed by Zhiying HuangParticipated students: Yifan Liu, Yujing Chi, Yiying Wang.
4. Student research internship: Research on low-carbon enterprises in Jinji Lake Business District.Participated students: Qingyue Meng, Yiqi Cao

Industry project

1. “Plastic Recycling Awareness Raising in Suzhou Project”, Yameng Zhang, Nakaya Kakuda, Xinyi Zhou, 2024.12.

1. UN research project sharing: the case of advancing entrepreneurial universities in Africa
Speaker: Dr Yee Kwan Tang, University of Glasgow
Date: 21 October 2024

2. The digital rule of law and ESG: Evidence from smart courts
Speaker: Professor Feng He, Capital University of Economics and Business
Date: 1 November 2024

3. Does vertical environmental governance reduce water pollution at borders? Evidence from a pilot experiment in Shaanxi
Speaker: Professor Huanxiu, Nanjing Audit University
Date: 22 November 2024

4. Race to the bottom: Carbon leakage through cross-border M&A
Speaker: Dr Yin Cao, University of Edinburgh
Date: 17 December 2024

• Industrial Park Urban Development Research Institute
• GIA China
• Shanghai Shuxun Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd

Zhang, L., & Kanagaretnam, K. (2024). Climate Disasters and Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts: Evidence from the United States.?European Accounting Review, 1-28.

Gao, J., & Zhang, L. (2024). Climate policy uncertainty and corporate investment: Evidence from the US tourism and hospitality sector.?Journal of Travel Research,?63(2), 517-530.

Zhang, L., Kanagaretnam, K., & Gao, J. (2024). Climate change social norms and corporate cash holdings.?Journal of Business Ethics,?190(3), 661-683.

Debaere, P., Li, T., Fox, S., Bennett, K., Block, P., Hietpas, K., & Singh, S. (2024). Closing loopholes in water rights systems to save water: The Colorado River Basin.?Water Resources Research,?60(8), e2023WR036667.

Liu, Y., Cheng, Y., Li, T., Ni, J., & Norman, S. (2024). Information disclosure and public participation in environmental management: Evidence from the river chief system in China.?China Economic Review,?85, 102168.

Zheng, L. J., Zhang, J. Z., Lee, L. Y. S., Jasimuddin, S. M., & Kamal, M. M. (2024). Digital technology integration in business model innovation for carbon neutrality: An evolutionary process model for SMEs.?Journal of Environmental Management,?359, 120978.

Wu, B., Ren, K., Fu, Y., He, D., & Pan, M. (2024). Institutional investor ESG activism and green supply chain management performance: Exploring contingent roles of technological interdependences in different digital intelligence contexts.?Technological Forecasting and Social Change,?209, 123789.

Nimesh Salike, Yameng Zhang, Shili Chen, “Impacts and interlinkages of ESG investments Net Zero Economy Transition”, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2024.9-2024.11

Yameng Zhang, Honglan Yu (co-applicant), Wei Tang, Lixian Qian, Nimesh Salike, Xiaona She, “Research on green financing capability and promotion path of China’s new energy enterprises during internationalization”, ESG30 Young Scholar Scheme, 2024.11-2025.05.