Sustainable Management, Digital Technologies, and Data Analytics for Green Environmental Management

Dear Colleagues,

Digital technologies (more specifically, artificial intelligence) have gained rapid traction for their use in multiple business applications. This Special Issue focuses on the utilization of digital technologies by businesses and management for the purpose of sustainability (environmental management, sustainability reporting, and business accountability, as well as social and environmental legal compliance and stakeholder expectations).

Digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, are of great interest to management as they can help alleviate sustainability problems (Bohnsack et al. 2022). Digital technologies are expected to address critical societal problems such as climate change and resource depletion (Bohnsack et al. 2022). Digital solutions such as AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data analytics are expected to address sustainability problems in supply chains, promote resource and energy efficiency, and contribute to sustainability driven business innovations (Bohnsack et al. 2022). Other examples of the business applications of digital technologies include digital manufacturing, augmented reality, blockchains, and digital platforms (Schneider, 2019). Nevertheless, the application of digital technologies for sustainability management faces multiple challenges (Schneider, 2019). One challenge is the under-exploration of the potential uses of digital technologies for sustainability management (Wei et al. 2023). Other issues associated with the utilization of digital technologies include electronic waste, high energy consumption, carbon emissions, job insecurity, and data privacy issues (Raihan, 2024).

It is critical to address the opportunities and challenges associated with the utilization of digital technologies for sustainable management.

This Special Issue aims to cover multiple angles and applications (current and potential) of digital technologies for sustainable management. As such, this Special Issue fits in the scope of the journal, being the exploration of environmental and social sustainability and socio-economic approaches to sustainable development.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:  

• Environmental impact management;
• Climate risk management;
• Carbon emission reduction;
• Waste management;
• Resource efficiency;
• Supply chain sustainability issues (such as upstream and downstream Scope 3 emissions) management;
• Social sustainable management.

References

Bohnsack, R., Bidmon, C.M. and Pinkse, J. eds., 2022. Sustainability in the digital age: Intended and unintended consequences of digital technologies for sustainable development (pp. 599-602). Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley.

Schneider, S., 2019. The impacts of digital technologies on innovating for sustainability. Innovation for Sustainability: Business Transformations Towards a Better World, pp.415-433.

Wei, C., Li, C.Z., Löschel, A., Managi, S. and Lundgren, T., 2023. Digital technology and energy sustainability: Recent advances, challenges, and opportunities. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, p.106803.

Raihan, A., 2024. A review of the potential opportunities and challenges of the digital economy for sustainability. Innovation and Green Development, 3(4), p.100174.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Tehmina Khan
Guest Editor

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• sustainable management
• digital technologies
• data analytics
• sustainability (social and environmental) reporting
• environmental management
• compliance