Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 336
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Interests: low-carbon economy and policy; energy strategy and policy; business innovation and entrepreneurship management; venture capital
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Interests: carbon financial market; the impact of carbon emission policies; CSR/ESG/sustainability; corporate governance
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Interests: business internationalization; cross-border M&As; corporate governance; SMEs; emerging market firms; and CSR/ESG/sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, emerging markets have shown amazing resilience and have gradually become an important engine for global business development. However, emerging markets still face many challenges, such as the growing cost of climate change and the increasingly severe global financial situation. Exploring how to promote sustainable development in emerging markets is a very important aspect of research. With the rapid development of emerging technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and blockchain, emerging markets have also ushered in new development opportunities.
The aim of this Special Issue is to therefore publish original research papers and critical reviews that can contribute to discussions of the possible pathways for achieving sustainable development in emerging markets. Authors may approach this from multidimensional business practices such as innovation, governance, and environmental protection in helping emerging economies formulate action routes for sustainable development. Contributions are expected to have profound implications for a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, managers, national organizations, etc.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Innovation/emerging technologies and sustainable development.
- Digital economy/green economy and sustainable development.
- Digital finance/green finance and sustainable development.
- Environmental regulation/tax administration and sustainable development.
- Charity and sustainable development.
- Cultural communication and sustainable development.
- The standardization of engineering construction and environmental protection.
- Government subsidies and carbon performance.
- The accounting and application of carbon footprint/carbon emissions.
- Talent cultivation in emerging markets.
- Accounting information disclosure and corporate social responsibility.
- Ambitions and actions of emerging economies in promoting sustainable development.
Dr. Zhaoyang Kong
Dr. Yuhua Zheng
Dr. Daojuan Wang
Dr. Farid Ullah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging market
- sustainable development
- innovation
- environmental protection
- environmental regulation
- government subsidy
- carbon emission
- digital economy
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