Sustainable Development

Papers
(The median citation count of Sustainable Development is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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The Challenge of Introducing Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation—An Ethnographic Study278
Do Rising Climate Risks Signal Financial Trouble for Food and Agro Based Firms?190
Exploring Asia's Sustainable Future: A Panel Causality Analysis of Financial Growth, Technology, and Institutional Quality in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals175
The Effects of Climate Change on Food Production in Ghana: An Exploration of the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies Model165
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Enable Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry161
Corporate board diversity, environmental compliance, and occupational health and safety disclosure for achieving sustainable development goals in an emerging economy140
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Environmental Performance and SDGs: How Do Income Disparity, Urbanization, Resource Consumption, and Female Employers Affect the Ecological Footprint in Emerging Economies?139
Ecological and social poverty traps: Complex interactions moving toward sustainable development135
Development sustainability levels in EU countries131
Exploring the Impact of Technology Related to Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, and Energy Intensity on Sustainable Development Goal 13115
Environmental sustainable development through modeling and ranking of influential factors of reference groups on consumer behavior of green products: The case of Iran114
Circular Economy Practices in the Hotel Industry: An Urban Destination Versus a Sun and Beach Island Destination109
An evaluation methodological approach to support the definition of effective urban projects: A case study in the city of Rome (Italy)108
Exploring the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and the United Nations sustainable development goals: A comprehensive literature review107
Quantification of systemic importance of SDGs in Asian‐African countries: A network hierarchy analysis105
Local resilience for low‐carbon transition in Poland: Frameworks, conditions and opportunities for Central European countries104
Evaluating the Potential of Information and Communication Technologies to Increase Aquaculture Sustainability101
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Sustainable Development of the Logistics Industry in the Baltic Sea Region100
Macroeconomic Drivers of Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach98
Microplastics in global rivers: Sustainable practices94
Does industrial sustainable development policy act as a booster for urban economic growth? Evidence from China's eco‐industrial parks93
Aerotainment—A New Paradigm for Sustainable Development in Tourism92
Assessment of Agri‐Food Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Production and Consumption87
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Digital Inclusive Finance and Farmer Entrepreneurship: Pathways to Sustainable Development in Rural Ghana83
Sustainable Development in Africa: The Contribution of Chinese Investment and Trade to Environmental Goods80
Current research trends in child poverty and psychological resilience research: A bibliometric analysis approach80
Fostering sustainable production via the Amazon Fund collaborative platform80
Exploring Sustainable Careers: Insights From a Bibliometric Lens78
From Inequalities to Inclusion: Sustainable Development for Smallholders78
Does sustainable corporate governance have an impact on materiality disclosure quality in integrated reporting? International evidence77
Trends and Challenges of Sustainable Rural Tourism in the Face of Artificial Intelligence: A Bibliometric Analysis77
Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain73
Navigating the Impact, Challenges and Future Prospects of Carbon Neutrality Under Green Finance Initiatives73
Is There Commonality in Global Sustainability From Different Environment‐Human Perspectives?72
Environmentally Sustainable Development: The Role of Supply Chain Digitalization in Firms' Green Productivity71
How Regional Development Shapes the Link Between Managerial Climate Awareness and ESG Performance: The Role of Investment Behavior and Managerial Myopia69
A Leap Toward Sustainable Consciousness: SCQ‐S Validation for Spanish Adolescents66
Advancing Sustainable Development Through Integrated Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Strategic, Economic, and Environmental Perspective65
Biomimetic Approaches for Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality: Advancing Nature‐Inspired Approaches for Sustainable Development65
Financial development and sustainable development: A review of literature64
Does industry 5.0 model optimize sustainable performance of Agri‐enterprises? Real‐time investigation from the realm of stakeholder theory and domain63
Tourism development level and tourism eco‐efficiency: Exploring the role of environmental regulations in sustainable development62
Green growth as a pathway toward sustainable development: A systems thinking on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau in China60
Forecasting sustainable development goals scores by 2030 using machine learning models60
Environmental sustainability in developing countries: Understanding the criticality of financial inclusion and globalization57
Financing methods for solid waste management: A review of typology, classifications, and circular economy implications57
Do command‐and‐control environmental regulations realize the win‐win of “pollution reduction” and “efficiency improvement” for enterprises? Evidence from China56
Sustainable practices in hospitality pre and amid COVID‐19 pandemic: Looking back for moving forward post‐COVID‐1955
Assessing the influence of research quality on policy citations: Quantitative analysis finds non‐academic factors more likely to influence how papers get cited in SDG policy55
Non‐state shareholder governance and corporate sustainability: Evidence from environmental, social and governance ratings54
Green Innovation and Fiscal Spending: Decoding the Path to Sustainable Development54
Extended producer responsibility in e‐waste recycling: A secure path to a sustainable future for UAE53
How Do Path Dependencies in Family Farming Affect Behavioural Intentions to Adopt Sustainable Practices? Exploring the Potential of Developing Carbon Farming by Smallholders in Serbia52
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Realizing environmental sustainability development through the efficiency of Web 3.0 on supply chain resilience51
Financing Eco‐Innovation in an Emerging Economy: The Role of Internal Resources, External Support and Government in Turkish SMEs50
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I feel and I invest: Social emotions and sustainable investing in Germany and Japan49
Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals49
How Do Institutions Shape the Resilience of the Ethiopian Coffee Sector Amidst the Pressures of Climate Change?48
Enhancing Child Well‐Being: Empowering Women and Improving Infrastructure Access47
The Impacts of Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development on the Community Well‐Being of Agricultural Heritage Sites From Sustainable Development Perspective46
Towards Sustainable Consumption: The Influence of Contextual Factors on Consumers' Purchase Intentions for Biodegradable Plastic Products45
Barriers of social sustainability: an improved interpretive structural model of Indian textile and clothing supply chain45
Ethical Ideologies and Sustainable Consumption: Insights From Chinese Consumers45
Trending topics and themes in environmental innovation research based on topic modeling45
Community Social Sustainability: Unpacking the Concept for Urban Governance and Planning45
Measuring regions' vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in China: An application of hybrid assessment approach43
Informality and poverty in Africa: Which comes first?43
Stakeholder Perceptions of Sustainable Development in Industrial Tourism43
Energy Communities Toward Sustainable Development: The Role of Economic Factors in a Social Analysis42
Symbiosis coordination between industrial development and ecological environment for sustainable development: Theory and evidence42
Redefining sustainable urban development: A critical analysis in the wake of COVID‐1941
Offshore wind energy and fisheries: Sustainable development goals, enterprise practices, and fishermen's perspectives41
Environmental education for sustainable development in Bangladesh and its challenges41
How ecoefficient is European food consumption? A frontier‐based multiregional input–output analysis40
Climate change and rural livelihoods: The potential of extension programs for sustainable development40
Perceived Employability and Gender Disparities in a Crisis: The Roles of ICT Use and Marital Status40
Moving toward sustainable development: Social, economic and environmental value as antecedents of purchase intention in the sustainable crafts sector40
Factors influencing purchase intention for recycled products: A comparative analysis of Germany and South Africa39
Sustainable Development Pathways: How Fiscal Policy, Green Innovation, and Environmental Governance Shape Ecological Footprints in G‐20 Economies?39
Exploring the impacts of spatial regulation on environmentally sustainable development: A new perspective of quasi–experimental evaluation based on the National Key Ecological Function Zones in China39
Supplier–buyer (in)congruence in environmental management accounting for sustainable development in the context of Japan39
Empowering Sustainable Production: Firm Governance, Finance Strategies, and Tech‐Innovation in Advancing Circular Economy for SDG 12 in the US, China and Japan38
Factors Influencing Technology Adoption for Sustainability in Manufacturing Firms: An Empirical Analysis and Literature Review38
Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation38
Environmental information disclosure, environmental innovation, and firms' growth performances: The moderating role of media attention38
A step toward the modern and sustainable agriculture: Evaluating the impact of information and communication technology on cereal production in China37
Determinants of corporate climate change disclosure: Is the mediating role of corporate strategic response to environmental governance and policy matter? Evidence from emerging market37
A framework for measuring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 4.2 (Quality Preprimary Education) at the local scale: an empirical study in Nanjing, China37
Financing water investment for global sustainable development: Challenges, innovation, and governance strategies37
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 15: The Role of Corporate Governance Structures and Environmental Regulations in Emerging Economies37
Understanding Among Societal Groups as a Prerequisite for Constructive Conflict Handling in Sustainable Land Use Change36
Leveraging stakeholder engagement for market value growth: Empirical evidence on sustainable development leadership in Europe36
Enhancing disaster risk reduction and community resilience for sustainable development36
Dynamic Configurations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Elements for Blended Value Creation36
How Has Community‐Based Tourism Evolved Over Three Decades (1995–2025): A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review on Evolution and Future Research Directions36
Feasibility Study for the Implementation of a Renewable Energy Generation System at a Winter Sports Resort36
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Women in the C‐Suite and Carbon Mitigation Actions: Understanding the Impact of the Disruptive Shocks From the COVID19 Pandemic and the Ukraine War36
Barriers and Strategies in Implementing Design for Disassembly and Adaptability Principles in Singapore: A Pathway to Circular Economy in the Construction Industry36
Trust in Sustainability: Unraveling the CSR‐Performance Nexus Through Organizational Trust and Past Performance in the Banking Sector36
Unlocking Africa's Green Potentials for Sustainable Growth: Examining the Role of Renewable Energy Technologies, Biocapacity Protection, and Government Policies on CO2 Emissions35
Revealing the Effects of Circular Economy, Eco‐Innovation and Industry 4.0 on Sustainability Performance and Competitive Advantage in Manufacturing Companies35
Sustainable manufacturing adoption in textile industries: A systematic state‐of‐art literature review and future research outline35
Spillover effects and influencing factors of tourism eco‐efficiency for sustainable development: A case study of cities in the Yangtze River Delta35
Health insurance uptake, poverty and financial inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo35
Enhancing the Adoption Intensity of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Southeast Nigeria: The Role of Education and Mediating Factors of Trust and Belief34
Social dimension of the circular economy: Impact categories through fuzzy Delphi method34
Assessment of digital platforms for the quantification of co‐benefits in nature‐based solutions34
Resilience in action: Kosovo's National Development Strategy to incorporate sustainable development goals34
“Crisis in the Cup:” Unveiling the Hazards and Vulnerabilities of the Philippine Coffee Supply Amidst Emerging Risks34
Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?34
Importance of women empowerment for eco‐efficiency of small farms in the context of other social factors: Building sustainable agriculture in Central and Eastern European countri34
Measuring food systems sustainability in heterogenous countries: The Brazilian multidimensional index updated version applicability33
Students' Perspectives on Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches: Groupings and Interrelations Results From 17 International Case Studies33
The Role of Green Finance in Driving Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development33
Well‐Being and Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review and Avenues for Future Research33
UN‐SDGs framework for child development in India: Evidence from a decentralized analysis33
Advancing Sustainable Procurement in E‐Waste Recycling Through Grey Integrated Decision Analysis33
Understanding transgender persons' careers to advance sustainable development: The case of Trans for Career Thailand32
Enhancing supply chain resilience and realizing green sustainable development through the virtual environment of the metaverse32
A green path towards sustainable development: Optimal behavior of the duopoly game model with carbon neutrality instruments32
Intellectual property rights protection and sustainable innovation performance: The mediating role of technology spillover32
Factors influencing green purchases: An emerging market perspective32
Greening African economies: Investigating the role of financial development, green investments, and institutional quality32
Beyond Growth: The Triple Green Strategy (Green Energy, Green Innovation, and Green Finance) for Sustainable Emissions Reduction in BRICS Countries32
Sustainable development through digital innovation: Unveiling the impact of big data comprehensive experimental zones on energy utilization efficiency32
The synergistic effect of green trade and economic complexity on sustainable environment: A new perspective on the economic and ecological components of sustainable development32
Introducing the New ESG‐Based Sustainability Uncertainty Index (ESGUI)32
Ranking our future: University students' prioritization of Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to nature31
The impact of environmental policy on renewable energy innovation: A systematic literature review and research directions31
Sustainable Supply Chain and Carbon Trading: A Resilience Synergy31
Path to sustainable development: Does digital economy matter in manufacturing green total factor productivity?31
Governance, Corruption, Trade Openness, and Innovation: Key Drivers of Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Türkiye31
Teacher Education as an Agent for Sustainability: Validation of an SDGs‐Focused Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Questionnaire for Pre‐Service Primary Teachers31
Going Green in ASEAN: Assessing the Role of Eco‐Innovation, Green Energy, Industrialization, and Environmental Taxes in Achieving Carbon Neutrality31
The Subliminal Ledger: Measuring and Reporting Corporate Culture's Influence on Social Sustainability30
Bridging the gap: Exploring urban resilience and sustainability in Finnish regional development30
A Pathway Towards Sustainable Development: Analysing the Influential Role of Microfinancing on Environmental Quality in Developing Nations30
Analysis of the Impact of Economic Policies on Climate Change Mitigation30
Balancing profit and sustainability: Investigating the eco‐innovation strategies of G20 polluting industries30
Environmental Accounting and Sustainability Accounting: Lexical or Substantial Difference?30
Harmonizing Green and Health: A Stakeholder Engagement Framework for Integrated Building Evaluation30
Sustainable Managers for the Future: Are Italian Universities Aligned With Best Practices?30
Special issue: Corporate sustainability and stakeholder management in tourism and hospitality30
Future‐Proofing Sustainability: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Policy Synergies in the E7 Economies30
Attaining multiple sustainable development goals through storage hydropower development amidst community vulnerabilities30
When Responsibility Meets Risk: Firm‐Level Political Risk, GHG Disclosure, and the Moderating Role of Market Complexities30
Import competition and sustainable development of global value chains: Evidence from China30
Do top management team diversity and chief sustainability officer make firms greener? Moderating role of top management team behavioral integration30
Sustainable Development Pathways for China: How Green Innovation, Geopolitical Risks, and Energy Security Shape Carbon Neutrality30
A sustainable trajectory for the 2030 Agenda: Targeting historical lock‐ins to accelerate progress on all SDGs30
Empowering Sustainability: Examining the Psychological Benefits of Sustainable Consumption for Self‐Esteem Enhancement29
Sustainable development: Notions, numbers, and narratives29
Understanding the behavior of ESG in both OPEC and non‐OPEC countries? The implications for sustainable development reaching29
Sustainable developments, renewable energy, and economic growth in Canada29
Achieving Sustainable Development: Bridging Economic Growth and Environmental Resilience Through EKC and LCC29
The Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence Implementation: Examining How Corporate Social Responsibility Buffers the Impact of Artificial Intelligence‐Induced Job Insecurity on Pro‐Environmental Behavi29
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 11: Exploring the Nonlinear Driving Mechanisms of Eco‐Efficiency and Socio‐Cultural Well‐Being Compatibility in Chinese Cities29
Sustainable policies for air pollution reduction after COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learnt from the impact of the different lockdown periods on air quality29
Overcoming barriers to sustainable development: Evaluating what information frameworks matter and how they work in reducing consumer food waste29
The sustainable development of mobility in the green transition: Renewable energy, local industrial chain, and battery recycling29
Disruptive Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development: Evidence From CSARDL Approach29
Impact of regional investment on the sustainable development goals: A group analysis of economic and territorial development29
Sustainable development of the green bond markets in India: Challenges and strategies29
Bridging energy transition and income inequality: The moderating effect of institutional transparency28
Linking institutional quality to environmental sustainability28
Assessing the progress toward achieving energy‐ and climate‐related sustainable development goals under four global energy transition outlooks28
Do you believe it? Green advertising skepticism and perceived value in buying electric vehicles28
Unleashing the dynamic linkages among natural resources, economic complexity, and sustainable economic growth: Evidence from G‐20 countries28
Exploring the role of sustainability reporting strategies in promoting sustainable development in social economy entities: The circular economy as a mediator28
Tracking sustainable development from the dual perspective of environmental and economic performance: A dynamic framework and coupling coordination degree28
Global SDG composite indicator: A new methodological proposal that combines compensatory and non‐compensatory aggregations28
Balancing Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Policies, and Stakeholder Expectations for Sustainable Development: A Stakeholder‐Centric Analysis27
Examining the Evolution of Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis27
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The linkage between Agile project management and sustainable development: A theoretical and empirical view27
Fintech and urban environmental sustainability: Exploring the impact of financial technology on urban carbon emissions27
Scrutinizing the nexus: Energy, economic growth, and environmental quality: An approach toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (7, 13, and 8)27
Mapping the Intellectual Landscape of Circular Economy and SDG 12: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution, Thematic Structure, and Geographical Disparities (2015–2024)27
The Sharing Economy: A Balance Between Sustainable Production and Consumption27
Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies26
Does Women Empowerment Promote Sustainable Development in Developing Countries?26
Sustainable development, environmental innovation and export firms: The moderating roles of external collaboration, creativity enhancement and internal development processes26
Residential exposure to environmental nuisances in Cameroon26
Natural Disasters and Rehabilitation: Post‐Disaster Aid, Corruption, Misallocation, and Mistargeting25
Implementing sustainability in teaching: The role of sustainability leadership and transformational leadership in the context of higher education institutions25
Are institutional investors “in love” with the sustainable development goals? Understanding the idyll in the case of governments and pension funds25
Corporate governance code and voluntary disclosure of integrated reporting: Evidence from an emerging economy25
When and how the implementation of green human resource management and data‐driven culture to improve the firm sustainable environmental development?25
Territorial Digital Twins: A key for increasing the community resilience of fragile mountain inner territories?25
Carbon performance evaluation system and practice analysis for the sustainable enterprises25
Advancing Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy: A Study on Indicator‐to‐Framework Methods and Associated Rule Mining25
How to further develop the integrated planting and breeding mode: A case study of the western region of Shandong Province25
Sustainable development goals implementation in a post‐colonial African State: Any future for the African Continental Free Trade Area?25
The Priority Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Underdeveloped Mountain Regions24
Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review24
Russia‐Ukrainewar, the leadership question and sustainable food security in Africa24
Environmental Performance and Firm Value: The Moderating Role of ESG‐Executive Compensation24
Impediments of product recovery in circular supply chains: Implications for sustainable development24
Assessing environmental impacts of response strategies for sustainable food system transformation24
Barriers to sustainable development: Critical social factors influencing the sustainable building development based on Swedish experts' perspectives24
Assessing the efficiency and the justice of energy transformation for the United States of America, China, and the European Union24
Do Anti‐Corruption and Renewable Energy Drive Environmental Sustainability? Testing the EKC Hypothesis for G20 Countries24
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A Systematic Scoping Review of Biogas as an Instrumental Technology for a Circular Economy and a Way Forward to Ensure Sustainable Development in the Context of Global South Nations23
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Exploring moderating role of blockchain adoption on economic and environmental sustainability of organizations: A SEM‐fsQCA technique23
Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective23
Trade‐offs and synergies between dimensions of well‐being among smallholder farmers in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR23
Deconstructing knowledge and reconstructing understanding: Designing a knowledge architecture for transdisciplinary co‐creation of energy futures23
Impact of renewable energy consumption on sustainable development in Central Asia23
Understanding the nonlinear effect of digital technology development on CO2 reduction23
Nexus between green technology innovation, green financing, and CO2 emissions in the G7 countries: The moderating role of social globalisation23
Governance‐Aligned CSR, Corporate Sustainable Development Goals Adoption, and Long‐Lasting Performance: An Insight From Tourism and Hospitality Industry23
Environmental Knowledge and Sustainable Consumption Behavior: Evidence From Vietnam23
National Innovation Systems and Corporate Intangible Investment as a Driver of Sustainable Development: A Cross‐Country Study23
Do green innovation and financial globalization contribute to the ecological sustainability and energy transition in the United Kingdom? Policy insights from a bootstrap rolling window approach23
Global lessons from local actions: A typology of polish local government approaches to sustainable development22
The Social Dimension of the Circular Economy: A Review Towards a Comprehensive Narrative22
Building a unified sustainable development goal database: Why does sustainable development goal data selection matter?22
Carrots rather than sticks: Governance of voluntary sustainability standards and farmer welfare in Peru22
How does global trade in environmental goods contribute to theSDGsin developing countries?22
Mobilising Community Engagement in Disaster Risk‐Sensitive Urban Planning: Insights From Grounded Theory and Two‐Mode Social Network Analysis22
Toward low‐carbon emissions and green growth for sustainable development in emerging economies: Do green trade openness, eco‐innovation, and carbon price matter?22
Prioritizing Critical Success Factors for Smallholder Maize Farmers in Zambia: A Pathway to Sustainable Food Security and Rural Development22
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare22
Financing sustainable development goals in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Does international capital flows matter?22
Assessment of Sustainable Development Levels, Country Disparities, and Dynamic Evolution Trends of ASEAN‐10 Countries22
Unlocking Informatization's Potential: The Impact of Smart City Initiatives on Inclusive Green Growth21
Achieving sustainable population: Fertility decline in many developing countries follows modern contraception, not economic growth21
Managing Social Sustainability With IoT Implementation: An Industry 5.0 Perspective21
The Impact of Corporate Governance on the Contribution of Listed Firms to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Disclosures in Ghana21
Evaluating Biodiversity Criteria in Green Building Rating Schemes: Toward ‘Nature Positive’ Development21
Correction to “Transformation Management and Sustainability Performance: On the Importance of the Enabling and Controlling Uses of Management Control Systems”21
Sustainable wastewater management: An imperative for urban development in Lagos, Nigeria21
Multidimensional assessment of regional inequality toward sustainable development21
Sustainability in Agave tequilana weber farming: A life cycle assessment21
Sustainable development practices in public higher education: A new conceptual framework for nurturing student satisfaction and reinforcing attractiveness to international students21
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Glowing Indicators: Nighttime Luminosity as a Tool for Assessing SDG‐8 Progress in Emerging Economies21
Adaptive Co‐Management and Future Resilience of Coastal Winter Migratory Bag Net Fisheries in Indian Sundarbans: Ensuring Livelihood Sustainability Amidst Climate Change21
Capacity Determinants of Climate Action in Developing Countries21
The impact of penalties for environmental violations on corporate environmental responsibility21
Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa20
Turning “green” into “gold”: A study on the impact of green finance pilot zone policy on energy carbon emission efficiency20
Gender diversity, inclusive innovation and firm performance20
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