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Sustainability, Volume 18, Issue 2

January-2 2026 - 74 articles

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Articles (74)

  • Article
  • Open Access

Mapping the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Advancing Sustainable Banking

  • Alina Georgiana Manta,
  • Claudia Gherțescu,
  • Roxana Maria Bădîrcea,
  • Liviu Florin Manta,
  • Jenica Popescu and
  • Mihail Olaru
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 618;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020618 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, and big data analytics is transforming the governance, sustainability, and resilience of modern banking ecosystems. This study provides a multivariate bibliometric an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 625;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020625 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

This study addresses the limitations of conventional highway visibility monitoring under rain–fog conditions, where fixed stations and visibility sensors provide limited spatial coverage and unstable accuracy. Considering that drivers’ vi...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Emotional Well-Being and Environmental Sensitivity: The Case of ELF-MF Exposure

  • Liran Shmuel Raz-Steinkrycer,
  • Stelian Gelberg and
  • Boris A. Portnov
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 620;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020620 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) generated by high-voltage power lines raise concerns about their potential impact on health and well-being. Previous research suggests that chronic exposure to ELF-MFs can contribute to sleep disturba...

  • Review
  • Open Access

Life-Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment: Enhancing Sustainability Through Process Optimization

  • Hajar Laouane,
  • Loubna El Joumri,
  • Amine Halhaly,
  • Yassine Arid,
  • Najoua Labjar and
  • Souad El Hajjaji
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 605;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020605 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

Rising quantities of a broad spectrum of contaminants due to high industrial and residential wastewater effluent loads have further raised the stakes with respect to environmental and health concerns. These demands, coupled with limitations in existi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 623;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020623 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

A key component of creating robust and sustainable businesses is the digital transformation of business operations. This study examines the impact of distributed digital technology, namely cloud computing and blockchain technology, on an auditor&rsqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 624;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020624 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

Higher education institutions are increasingly expected to excel in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, but questions remain about how a university’s core missions contribute to its ESG outcomes. This study investigates the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 622;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020622 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

This article critically examines the role of Buen Vivir (Sumak Kawsay) as a Latin American alternative to development and to contemporary sustainability debates, clearly distinguishing this paradigm from Western approaches to sustainable development...

  • Article
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 621;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020621 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

Terrestrial ecosystems in Hunan Province have undergone marked yet spatially heterogeneous vegetation changes under concurrent climate change and intensifying human activities. The aim of this study is to resolve how vegetation responses vary among l...

  • Article
  • Open Access

Digital Skills and Personal Innovativeness Shaping Stratified Use of ChatGPT in Polish Adults’ Education

  • Robert Wolny,
  • Kinga Hoffmann-Burdzińska,
  • Magdalena Jaciow,
  • Anna Sączewska-Piotrowska,
  • Agata Stolecka-Makowska and
  • Grzegorz Szojda
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 619;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020619 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

The development of generative artificial intelligence tools, including large language models, opens new opportunities for adult education while simultaneously posing the risk of deepening inequalities resulting from differences in digital competences...

  • Article
  • Open Access
Sustainability2026, 18(2), 616;https://doi.org/10.3390/su18020616 
(registering DOI)

7 January 2026

The previous studies have suggested that the cap-and-trade carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) was effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollution. Are there other environmental benefits of this policy? This research questi...

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