Digital Transformation and Sustainable Growth
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1165
Special Issue Editors
Interests: e-commerce; decision support systems; data analysis; cybermarketing
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: digitalization of SMEs; entrepreneurship; management; communication
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will explore the recent developments and emerging trends related to the digital transformation and their implications for sustainability outcomes. As technologies such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, automation, and digital platforms increasingly reshape business and society, there is a growing need to understand when and how the digital transformation supports sustainable development and when it creates new risks, inequalities, or environmental burdens.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to advance the current knowledge of the mechanisms through which the digital transformation contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including resource efficiency, circular economy practices, inclusive growth, social equity, and resilient institutions. We particularly welcome studies that examine the strategic, organizational, and governance conditions that enable sustainable value creation through digital innovation across industries and regions.
We invite conceptual, empirical, and review papers that investigate digital technologies as enablers of sustainable business models, responsible innovation, and long-term competitiveness, as well as their ethical, societal, and policy implications. Contributions may address measurement approaches, data-driven sustainability assessments, and frameworks for governing sustainable digital transformations in both private and public sectors.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Digital transformation strategies for sustainability and SDG impacts;
- AI and data analytics for sustainable decision-making and reporting;
- Sustainable business models and platform-enabled ecosystems;
- Circular economy, smart operations, and resource-efficient processes;
- Industry 4.0 and sustainable supply chain transformation;
- Digital innovation, green competitiveness, and resilience;
- ESG, sustainability performance measurement, and digital tools;
- Ethical, social, and governance challenges of digital adoption;
- Digital inclusion, inequalities, and just transitions;
- Policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable digital transformation.
Dr. Radu Constantin Lixǎndroiu
Dr. Dana Adriana Lupsa-Tătaru
Dr. Ioana-Simona IVASCIUC
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- digital transformation
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- sustainable growth
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- data analytics
- automation
- digital platforms
- circular economy
- sustainable business models
- smart operations
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