Higher environmental performance linked to more tax avoidance, especially for financially constrained firms.
problem Tax avoidance practices in relation to environmental performance.
method Entropy balancing, propensity score matching, instrumental variable method, Heckman test.
result Higher environmental performance correlates with increased tax avoidance, particularly for financially constrained firms.
Agent learns from an expert, adapting to constraints in concept learning.
problem Insufficient query selection in active learning for realistic human domains.
method Imitation learning to reason about both internal goals and external constraints.
result Agent outperforms other active learners under most constrained conditions.
Research shows eco-innovation boosts earnings management, especially in constrained firms.
problem The impact of eco-innovation on earnings management in firms with financial constraints.
method Multi-method approach including entropy balancing, PSM, and Heckman Test correction.
result Eco-innovation positively correlates with earnings management, especially in firms facing financial constraints.
Bayesian method optimizes uncertain constraints in black-box function optimization.
problem Optimizing black-box functions with uncertain environmental variables.
method Distributionally robust chance-constrained Bayesian optimization.
result The method can find accurate solutions with high probability in a finite number of trials.
Firms should keep capital to offer sufficient protection against the risks they are facing. In the insurance context methods have been developed to determine the minimum capital level required, but less so in the context of firms with multiple business lines including allocation. The individual capital reserve of each …
Study examines how industrial emissions evolve over time in response to various factors.
problem Understanding how firm-level emissions change over time in response to environmental regulation, economic conditions, and organizational constraints.
method Used a time-varying mean-group estimator to link emissions data with firm characteristics and macroeconomic indicators over 1992-2023.
result Firm-level characteristics and aggregate conditions have different impacts on emissions growth at different times.
Study improves motor insurance claim prediction using geographic data.
problem Limited location identifiers in public actuarial datasets.
method Zone-level modeling framework with environmental and orthoimagery data.
result Geographic information improves MTPL claim prediction accuracy.
Representation learning of pedestrian trajectories transforms variable-length timestamp-coordinate tuples of a trajectory into a fixed-length vector representation that summarizes spatiotemporal characteristics. It is a crucial technique to connect feature-based data mining with trajectory data. Trajectory representati…
Modeling vessel speed to balance efficiency and environmental risks in Arctic shipping.
problem Balancing vessel speed with environmental and ecological risks in Arctic shipping.
method Inverse control constrained optimization framework with risk parameters estimated from AIS data.
result Distinct decision-making patterns across vessel types and navigational statuses, with varying sensitivity to ice and whale risks.
Enhances traditional MV model for socially responsible investors.
problem Traditional MV models ignore ESG scores relevant to socially responsible investors.
method Implemented an amended MV model considering ESG scores.
result SR investors can achieve competitive SR portfolios with a trade-off between Sharpe Ratio and ESG scores.
Study finds environmental liability insurance reduces industrial carbon emissions.
problem Reduction of industrial carbon emissions.
method Two-way fixed effect model using provincial (city) level panel data from 2010 to 2020.
result Environmental liability insurance reduces industrial carbon emissions at both direct and indirect levels, with varying effects.
Paper proposes a risk-aware decision-making framework for real-world sequential decisions.
problem Real-world sequential decision-making problems often have critical constraints that learning solutions often neglect.
method Actor multi-critic architecture with risk characterization.
result Our approach consistently satisfies system constraints with minimal performance toll.
WRAAC uses Wasserstein distance for robust reinforcement learning.
problem Lack of quantified robustness to system dynamics in existing reinforcement learning algorithms.
method Leverages Wasserstein distance to connect state disturbance to transition kernel disturbance, reducing infinite-dimensional optimization to a finite-dimensional problem.
result Designs a novel algorithm, WRAAC, that achieves robust reinforcement learning.
The paper introduces a new financial market for environmental indices to attract investors.
problem Inherent risks and sustainability concerns in environmental investments.
method Quantitative measures, econometric analysis, dynamic asset pricing tools, and financial options.
result Monetization and construction of country-specific environmental indices as dollar-denominated assets.
Study shows environmental spending positively impacts company profitability.
problem Impact of environmental spending on company profitability.
method Panel data regression analysis using E-Views.
result Environmental spending positively impacts profitability metrics.
Proposes a new framework for environmental CVA with robust wrong-way risk.
problem Limited operational implementations of translating environmental scenarios into CVA.
method Three components: hazard rate mapping, tail generators, and KL divergence-based wrong-way risk bound.
result Nature CVAs can vary significantly across different ecosystem generators.
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining popularity due to their environmental friendliness and efficiency. EV charging station networks are scalable solutions for supporting increasing numbers of EVs within modern electric grid constraints, yet few tools exist to aid the physical configuration design of new networks.…
New neural network models extreme value distributions with preserved shape constraints.
problem Modeling multivariate extreme value distributions with preserved shape constraints.
method d-max-decreasing neural network architecture for non-parametric calibration and generation of MEVs.
result The proposed architecture approximates the dependence structure of MEVs at parametric rate and preserves essential shape constraints.
AI methods are energy-intensive, but efficiency alone isn't enough for sustainability.
problem AI methods are energy-intensive and contribute to climate change.
method Critically examines the limitations of efficiency in improving environmental sustainability of AI.
result Efficiency alone is insufficient to address the environmental impacts of AI.
Study assesses environmental management accounting practices in Bangladesh.
problem Low environmental management accounting practices in Bangladeshi manufacturing companies.
method Developed a compliance checklist and evaluated practices using binary scoring.
result Environmental management accounting practices are poor in Bangladeshi manufacturing companies.
Hedonic models predict 84-92% of U.S. real estate prices, highlighting environmental factors' impact.
problem Predicting real estate prices using hedonic models with environmental factors.
method P-spline generalized additive models for real estate prices, contrasting with linear and polynomial models.
result GAM models explain 84-92% of U.S. real estate price variance, with environmental factors contributing minimally.
Study identifies contagion in aggregated defaults despite environmental changes.
problem Identify contagion in aggregated default counts with fluctuating probabilities.
method Compare three contagion mechanisms (Davis-Lo, Torri, Vasicek) under i.i.d. and hierarchical specifications.
result Threshold contagion is largely absorbed into environmental heterogeneity, while cumulative contagion leaves a persistent signature.
MMformer improves forecasting of environmental time series data.
problem Accurately forecasting environmental change trends for policy-making.
method Meta-learning MTS model combining self-attention and adaptive transferable multi-head attention.
result MMformer outperforms other models in air quality and climate datasets, reducing prediction errors by 50% in MSE and 20% in MAE.
RST improves environmental time series classification accuracy using randomized B-spline trees.
problem Improving accuracy in classifying complex environmental time series.
method Randomized Spline Trees (RST) integrates randomized functional representations into ensemble learning.
result RST variants outperform standard Random Forests and Gradient Boosting on most environmental time series datasets.
Bayesian optimization adapted for experiments with changing environmental conditions.
problem Optimizing experiments influenced by uncontrollable environmental factors.
method Extends Bayesian optimization to handle both controllable and uncontrollable parameters, fitting a global surrogate model and optimizing only controllable parameters conditionally on measurements of uncontrollable variables.
result The proposed ENVBO algorithm finds solutions for the full domain of the environmental variable more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional methods.
Asynchronous federated modeling improves spatial data sharing without centralizing raw data.
problem Privacy and bandwidth constraints in distributed spatial data.
method Asynchronous federated modeling using low-rank Gaussian process approximations with block-wise optimization and adaptive strategies.
result Asynchronous federated modeling achieves synchronous performance and outperforms it in heterogeneous settings.
This paper optimizes decarbonized indices for financial tracking, balancing risk and environmental impact.
problem Balancing financial performance with environmental responsibilities in the context of climate risks.
method Develops decarbonized indices using mean-VaR and mean-ES optimization methods.
result Optimized indices reduce financial risk and carbon footprint, providing a balanced investment option.
Study uses ML and statistical models to analyze climate impacts of industrial growth.
problem Understanding and predicting environmental impacts of industrial activities.
method Comparative analysis of ML and statistical models on time series data.
result ML models outperform statistical models in predicting environmental impacts.
We present results from a set of experiments in this pilot study to investigate the causal influence of user activity on various environmental parameters monitored by occupant carried multi-purpose sensors. Hypotheses with respect to each type of measurements are verified, including temperature, humidity, and light lev…
Novel Orlicz regrets consistently bound environmental variable statistics.
problem Consistent evaluation of stochastic environmental variables like water quality indices.
method Proposed novel Orlicz regrets for upper and lower bounds.
result Explicit linkage between Orlicz regrets and divergence risk measures.
We analyse a multiplex of networks between OECD countries during the decade 2002-2010, which consists of five financial layers, given by foreign direct investment, equity securities, short-term, long-term and total debt securities, and five environmental layers, given by emissions of N O x, P M 10 SO 2, CO 2 equivalent…
Proposes balancing revenue and environmental impact in assortment planning.
problem Maximizing revenue while considering environmental impact in retail assortment planning.
method Multi-objective optimization using Higg Material Sustainability Index.
result Shows it's possible to have lower environmental impact without significant revenue loss.
One of the primary aspects of sustainable development involves accurate understanding and modeling of environmental phenomena. Many of these phenomena exhibit variations in both space and time and it is imperative to develop a deeper understanding of techniques that can model space-time dynamics accurately. In this pap…
Paper proposes a novel unsupervised feature learning approach for environmental sound classification.
problem Classifying environmental sounds without labeled data.
method Cycle-consistent GAN for high-level data augmentation, unsupervised feature learning, codebook construction.
result Improves classification rate by 3.51% to 14.34% compared to state-of-the-art classifiers.
BN^2MF identifies unknown exposure patterns in environmental mixtures.
problem Identifying unknown exposure patterns in environmental mixtures.
method Bayesian non-parametric non-negative matrix factorization (BN^2MF) with non-negative continuous priors and a non-parametric sparse prior.
result Estimates patterns of chemical exposures without specifying the number of patterns.
The study visualizes Spanish fish and meat processing companies using financial, environmental, and social ratios.
problem Mapping financial, environmental, and social performance of Spanish processing companies.
method Used compositional data and principal-component analysis biplot for statistical analysis.
result Identified clusters of companies with similar financial, environmental, and social performance.
A big challenge in environmental monitoring is the spatiotemporal variation of the phenomena to be observed. To enable persistent sensing and estimation in such a setting, it is beneficial to have a time-varying underlying environmental model. Here we present a planning and learning method that enables an autonomous ma…
New method for identifying causal relationships in financial time series data.
problem Identifying causal relationships in nonstationary financial time series data.
method Refined constraint-based causal discovery algorithm (CD-NOTS) for nonstationary time series data.
result CD-NOTS effectively identifies causal connections in financial applications.
Boosting algorithms predict financial vulnerability of farmers in Chile and Tunisia.
problem Predict financial vulnerability of farmers in Chile and Tunisia using environmental data.
method Interpretable boosting algorithms based on ridge-regularized generalized linear models.
result Interaction effects improve predictive power only when included in two-step boosting.
Novel spatio-temporal LSTM model forecasts oceanic variables across sensors and scales.
problem Data sparsity and lack of connected spatial and temporal information in environmental datasets.
method SPATIAL LSTM architecture that learns across spatial and temporal scales.
result Framework accurately forecasts oceanic variables with comparable performance to state-of-the-art models.
Paper proposes transparent reporting of algorithmic energy usage to promote environmental sustainability.
problem Need for transparent reporting of algorithmic energy usage for environmental sustainability.
method Developed a Python package to make analyses of energy usage accessible to individual researchers, localized to specific power grids, and compared with global benchmarks.
result Demonstrated the use of automatically-generated Energy Usage Reports in model-choice for machine learning.
End-to-end CNN classifies environmental sounds from audio signals.
problem Classifying environmental sounds from audio signals.
method 1D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) with overlapped frames and Gammatone filterbank initialization.
result 89% mean accuracy on UrbanSound8k dataset.
Unified framework for growth models with environmental risk and pollution-dependent disasters.
problem Analyzing how rare but catastrophic shocks interact with capital accumulation and pollution in stochastic growth models.
method General Poisson point process formulation leading to non-local HJB equations with closed-form solutions.
result Unified framework captures how environmental degradation amplifies macroeconomic vulnerability and strengthens incentives for abatement.
Crowdsourcing insect observations helps assess demographic shifts.
problem Difficulty in collecting sufficient scale insect census data.
method Gather observations from bystanders and enthusiasts.
result Interest exists for collaboration between enthusiasts and researchers.
Model predicts phytoplankton subpopulations based on environmental factors.
problem Predicting phytoplankton dynamics under changing environmental conditions.
method Sparse mixture of multivariate regressions model.
result Identifies environmental covariates influencing phytoplankton subpopulations.
A framework uses deep learning for spatio-temporal data prediction.
problem Interpolation of continuous spatio-temporal fields on irregular points.
method Decomposes spatio-temporal processes into products of basis functions and spatial coefficients.
result Effectiveness in reconstructing coherent spatio-temporal fields.
GeoLifeCLEF 2020 dataset pairs species observations with environmental data.
problem Understanding geographic species distribution.
method Presented a dataset of species observations with environmental features.
result Advances in location-based species recommendation.
Water pollution is a major global environmental problem, and it poses a great environmental risk to public health and biological diversity. This work is motivated by assessing the potential environmental threat of coal mining through increased sulfate concentrations in river networks, which do not belong to any simple …