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Sustainable Management: Economic and Business Development

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: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 1961

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Sustainability, which will explore the linkages between the green economy and sustainable development economics by presenting new and innovative research.

The green economy has emerged as an essential policy framework for sustainable economic development in developed and developing countries in the last two decades, considering that global warming has become more apparent. The leading world organisations, such as the World Bank, IMF, UNDP, and WTO, urge countries to transform their traditional economic structures into green economies. In order to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and to meet net-zero emissions targets, many countries have started to adopt green economy principles in different sectors of their economies with many innovative financial and economic approaches. This Special Issue covers all aspects of the green economy and sustainable development economics. The green economy and sustainable economic development prevail over many challenges in terms of sustainable consumption and production to improve production and reduce waste of economic resources.

Manuscripts that explore the theoretical, empirical, philosophical, ethical, financial, and economic aspects of the green economy and sustainable development and their impacts on local, regional, and global economies are particularly welcomed.

This Special Issue of Sustainability invites researchers to present manuscripts from both the perspective of sustainability issues as well as from the perspective of linking research ideas.

Prof. Dr. Ferda Halicioglu
Dr. Dragana Radicic
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Keywords

  • sustainable development goals of the United Nations
  • environmental, social, and governance goals
  • business sustainability
  • financial sustainability
  • economic sustainability
  • green finance
  • optimal investment
  • sustainability of natural resources
  • circular economics
  • zero waste
  • quality of life
  • eco-taxes
  • eco-labeling
  • eco-resource management
  • eco-feminism and women’s economics

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The Sustainability of Economic and Business Practices Through Legal Cooperation in the Era of the Hainan Free Trade Port and Southeast Asian Nations
by Muhammad Bilawal Khaskheli and Yongchen Zhao
Sustainability 2025, 17(5), 2050; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052050 - 27 Feb 2025
Cited by 7 | Viewed by 1517
Abstract
This research explores the sustainability of economic and business practices through enhanced legal cooperation within the Hainan Free Trade Port and Association of Southeast Asian Nations; context is essential to China’s economic reform, contributing to a strong business environment and sustainable development. The [...] Read more.
This research explores the sustainability of economic and business practices through enhanced legal cooperation within the Hainan Free Trade Port and Association of Southeast Asian Nations; context is essential to China’s economic reform, contributing to a strong business environment and sustainable development. The research explores the functions of legal frameworks in facilitating trade, investment, and innovation, with special emphasis on regulation coordination and dispute–resolution mechanisms. The research inspects the legal basis of free trade zones in the major Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It reinforces each other’s systems, regulatory changes, and economic sustainability incentives, thus setting up these zones as a driver for international trade and investment. It underlines a set of challenges and opportunities, and close-up legal cooperation may be imperative for ensuring economic sustainability in the long run, gaining confidence among international investors, and encouraging responsible business conduct in the region as a whole. This study contributes to understanding how legal structures can support economic resilience and sustainable growth in emerging trade environments. This paper consists of five sections, with the first section based on the research study and its themes. The second reviews the literature comprising the historical context, current research, and work of previous scholars concerning the study while identifying research gaps; the third discusses the material and results, including new legislation related to Hainan’s FTP; the fourth discusses and analyzes the entire research work, including findings; and the fifth covers the conclusions, limitations, and future directions of the research. Full article
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