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Environment
Climate change and land-use practices threaten traditional food sources in Russia’s Far East
Proportion of wild food consumed by households in different settlements in each region of the Sakha Republic. Credit: PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae523 Climate change and land-use practices could significantly alter the composition and availability of wild traditional foods in Russia’s vast Far East. This area is home to many indigenous peoples who rely on indigenous food. Native plants, animals,…
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Other Sciences
New study explores the negative impact unethical practices have on buyer-supplier relationships
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the context of business-to-business (B2B) supply chains, business customers who engage in unfair and socially irresponsible business practices significantly reduce suppliers’ willingness to continue the relationship, according to researchers from Monash University and Northeastern University. has been shown to reduce The study, published in the Journal of Business Ethics, is the first to examine the…
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Science
Research finds companies that self-regulate to curb harmful practices increase profits
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chinese companies that self-regulate to reduce harmful social practices are more likely to attract reputation-conscious buyers and increase exports to the Western world, a new Cornell University study finds. Activism in recent decades has led many companies and sectors to develop codes of conduct, certification schemes, and other types of self-regulation to control harmful environmental and…
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