Issue Cycles in Corporate Sustainability Reporting: A Longitudinal Study

Issue cycles in media reporting and in the coverage of environmental news in particular have been studied since the 1970s. This study seeks to extend existing theory on issue-attention lifecycles from the news-media domain to the corporate domain by exploring how companies operationalize environmental sustainability over time. Using computer-assisted text analysis, this study investigates 744 corporate environmental reports in a 10-year longitudinal design in order to study how the attention that companies pay to a set of 13 environmental issues shifts over this period. The results indicate discernible issue cycles for almost all of the issues studied. Some issues are in a phase of heightened awareness, others in a punctuated equilibrium following specific events, and even others in a phase of decline. The issue cycles identified suggest that companies pursue their environmental strategies consistently, but shift attention to particular issues as a response to high-profile environmental events. Policy-makers therefore need to be aware of the slowness of changes in corporate environmental strategies.     

保护长江生态环境,统筹流域绿色发展

"生态优先、绿色发展"是国家对长江经济带建设和长江流域发展的最新明确的战略定位。本文分析了长江流域的区位优势及其地位和作用;从流域水资源和水环境总体特征、流域不同区段生态环境特征及主要问题、自然灾害、水利工程影响等不同方面梳理和讨论了长江流域生态环境现状及主要生态环境问题;基于以上分析讨论,提出长江流域生态环境建设中需重点关注的相关领域。     

再生资源行业存在的突出问题及对策探讨

在再生资源回收利用已成为大力推进生态文明建设重要内容的新形势下,着眼于这项工作更好地服务于经济与社会又好又快发展,提出行业目前存在的7个方面的突出问题和解决问题的10项对策,与相关部门和业内人士进行研讨.     

跨城域突发事故灾害应急管理体系及关键问题探讨

限定性地给出城域和跨城域突发事故灾害的内涵和类型,紧密结合城域的特点及当前城域和跨城域应急管理工作所面临的问题,提出并构建由应急准备体系、监控预警体系、应急救援体系、恢复处置体系组成的跨城域突发事故灾害应急管理体系框架。探讨建立健全该体系所面临的跨城域应急救援预案、信息共享、协调合作及应急统一指挥与责权归属4方面关键问题,提出简要的应对措施。笔者研讨的成果,为跨城域突发事故灾害应急管理工作的开展提供了有益借鉴。     

The psychological benefits of indoor plants: A critical review of the experimental literature

People have been bringing plants into residential and other indoor settings for centuries, but little is known about their psychological effects. In the present article, we critically review the experimental literature on the psychological benefits of indoor plants. We focus on benefits gained through passive interactions with indoor plants rather than on the effects of guided interactions with plants in horticultural therapy or the indirect effect of indoor plants as air purifiers or humidifiers. The reviewed experiments addressed a variety of outcomes, including emotional states, pain perception, creativity, task-performance, and indices of autonomic arousal. Some findings recur, such as enhanced pain management with plants present, but in general the results appear to be quite mixed. Sources of this heterogeneity include diversity in experimental manipulations, settings, samples, exposure durations, and measures. After addressing some overarching theoretical issues, we close with recommendations for further research with regard to experimental design, measurement, analysis, and reporting.