Eco-Friendly E-Commerce: Empowering Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Growth—2nd Edition
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 April 2027 | Viewed by 150
Editor
Interests: business strategies; consumer behaviour; decision-making process; environment; tourism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue “Eco-Friendly E-Commerce: Empowering Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Growth—2nd Edition”.
Eco-friendly e-commerce sits at the intersection of sustainability and digital commerce, addressing how online retail and digital marketplaces can reduce environmental impact while enabling sustainable development. Beyond consumer purchase intentions alone, this Special Issue welcomes research that advances sustainable growth through responsible business strategies, technological and operational innovation, and consumer decision-making in online contexts.
We invite original research articles and reviews that investigate sustainability-oriented practices and outcomes across e-commerce platforms and digital markets. Contributions may take interdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., business, management, information systems, operations, and sustainability) and examine mechanisms that shape responsible consumption and sustainable value creation in e-commerce ecosystems.
Suggested themes include (but are not limited to):
- Sustainable business strategies and responsible practices in e-commerce and digital marketplaces;
- Technological and platform-based innovations enabling sustainability in electronic markets (e.g., data/AI-driven solutions, traceability and transparency tools);
- Drivers, mechanisms, and outcomes of sustainable consumer decision-making and engagement online;
- Operational, logistics, and supply-chain perspectives for eco-friendly e-commerce (e.g., packaging, reverse logistics, last-mile delivery, carbon footprint reduction);
- Empirical evidence, case studies, measurement frameworks, and policy evaluations related to eco-friendly e-commerce initiatives.
We look forward to receiving your contributions and leveraging this opportunity to advance research and practice in sustainable digital commerce.
Prof. Dr. Natalia López-Mosquera García
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- consumer behaviour
- digital sustainability
- sustainable business strategies
- digital innovation
- sustainable supply chain
- eco-conscious consumer
- eco-friendly e-commerce
- environmental impact
- consumer decision-making
- sustainable growth
- sustainable practices
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