Sustainability

Sustainable Energetic Valorization of Waste and Transformation of Biomass for Improved Energy Efficiency

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; biomass materials; functional modification; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Power Systems: Building a Greener Grid

edited by

Jiandong Duan

and Shaogui Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; greener grid; renewable energy integration; energy transition; carbon neutrality; sustainability assessment; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Data-Driven Innovation and Eco-Friendly Processing of Advanced Sustainable Materials

edited by

Fei Jia

, Jian Sun and Chenchao Fang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; data-driven; machine learning/AI; circular economy; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovation Management and Organizational Performance for Sustainable Future—2nd Edition

edited by

Alina Badulescu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29662 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; sustainable innovation; sustainable performance; innovation management; economic; social; and envionmental performance; sustainable development; challenges in sustainable development; technologies for innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

,

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Supply Chain and Sustainable Operations Management: Theories, Methods, Techniques and Applications

edited by

Zhisong Chen

, Shujian Ma, Run Tang and Yong Wu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13738 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental supply chain; sustainable operations management; green supply chain management; low-carbon supply chain management; social responsibility; green consumer behavior; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; resource efficiency; environmental policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and

Rui Zhou

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6561 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Emerging Practices in Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Randall Upchurch

,

Leonard Jackson

and Danqing Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3342 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; environmental tourism; environmental citizenship; community development; stakeholder engagement

Sustainable Management and Digital Economy for Green Global Value Chains

edited by

António Miguel Rosado da Cruz

and

Estrela Ferreira Cruz

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2529 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; climate change; green value chain; circular economy; decarbonization and Carbon Market; traceability and Supply chain transparency; industry 4.0 and 5.0; digital transformation and digital economy; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Green Corporate Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability Performance

edited by

Grigoris Giannarakis

,

George Sklavos

and

Stavros Kalogiannidis

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2342 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corporate strategy; corporate governance; environmental management systems (EMS); ESG performance; sustainability reporting; circular economy; green innovation; carbon neutrality; sustainable supply chains; environmental economics; artificial intelligence for sustainability

Empowering Communities for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Miguel de-Simón-Martín

,

Matteo Fresia

and

Stefano Bracco

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; renewable energy; collective self-consumption; energy sharing; smart energy management; energy storage; energy policy and regulation; sustainable energy systems; positive energy districts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrated Sustainability Management: Linking Operations, Energy-Efficient Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems

edited by

Jereb Borut

and

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability management; circular economy; operations sustainability; supply chain management; innovation systems; digital transformation in sustainability; green logistics; risk management; renewable energy; resilient value chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Food Systems: Advancing Equity, Efficiency, and Resilience for a Better Future

edited by

Corina Zugravu

,

Mirela Nedelescu

and Luminița Mihaela Dumitrașcu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; resource efficiency; health equity; resilience; public health nutrition; planetary health; food policy; food security; climate adaptation; socio-economic sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Climate-Functional EcoEngineering Design

edited by

Matteo Convertino

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological portfolio; ecohydrological engineering; climate-functional design; terraformation; restoration; networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Advancing Operational Excellence Through Sustainable Quality Management in Industry 5.0

edited by

Leonor Teixeira

,

Juliana Salvadorinho

and

Guilherme Luz Tortorella

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainable quality management; operational excellence; human– AI collaboration; circular economy; smart manufacturing; resource efficiency

Impact of Waste on the Sustainability of Marine Ecosystems

edited by Dorothy Horn and Timnit Kefela

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine debris; microplastics; marine ecosystem sustainability; coastal pollution; spatial analysis; environmental justice; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; pollution monitoring; resilient socio-ecological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Business Management: Innovative Strategies for the Future of the Global Economy

edited by

Ionica Oncioiu

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business models; sustainable development; innovation in business strategy; green business practices; environmental impact reduction; sustainable supply chain management; business ethics and sustainability; digital transformation in sustainable business; circular economy; eco-innovation; sustainable marketing strategies; sustainable consumer behavior; corporate sustainability; resource efficiency; strategic management for sustainability; green finance and investment; environmental and social governance (ESG); technology and sustainability integration; organizational resilience; sustainability metrics and reporting; sustainable product development; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; climate change and business adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—3rd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Emerging Technologies That Facilitate the Sustainable Management of Digital Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Muhammad Noman Shafique

submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 13174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; internet of things (IoT); supply chain transparency; carbon footprint reduction; predictive analytics; green logistics; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Advanced Engineering in Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainability

edited by

Ching-Piao Tsai

and

Chun-Han Ko

submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; wave energy; tidal energy; current energy; OTEC; ocean engineering; hydrodynamics; sustainability assessment; offshore renewable energy; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Organization Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership

edited by

Saeed Nosratabadi

and Thabit Qasem Awad Atobishi

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29400 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable organization management; entrepreneurial leadership; sustainable innovation; corporate sustainability; social entrepreneurship; sustainable business models; organizational culture; sustainability performance; circular economy; sustainable value creation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Circular Economy Implementation: From Processes and Systems to Organizational Transformation

edited by

Elena Simina Lakatos

and Andreea-Loredana Rhazzali

submission deadline 6 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable processes; organizational transformation; business models for circularity; digital supply chains; integrated LCA/LCC/S-LCA; dynamic MFA/stock-flow; exergy/material circularity metrics; operations and supply chain redesign; disruptive technologies; reliability and maintenance for circular assets; industrial symbiosis; behavioral enablers; sustainable management practices; transition strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Resource Management: Community-Based and Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Future

edited by

Juha Uitto

and Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan

submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; community-based approaches; resilience; vulnerability; coupled human-natural systems; sustainability transitions; natural resources; environment; environmental hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Monitoring and Mitigating Pollutants in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Ludmiła Polechońska

and

Mateja Germ

submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; management; protection; sustainable solution; aquatic systems; water; sediment and biota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Optimization

edited by

Jie Ma

,

Jingxu Chen

and

Xinlian Yu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 46994 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared mobility; public transportation; sustainable logistics; electrification transportation and logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development Goal 7: Biofuel Production from Biomass Conversion

edited by

Alessio Ilari

and Elena Leoni

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; biomasses; renewable sources; energy conversion; life cycle assessment; sustainability; environmental impact; near-infrared spectroscopy; thermochemical processes; biochemical processes; chemical– physical processes; novel fuels; drop-in biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Sustainable Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Enhancing Sustainable Smart Education

edited by

Silvia Parusheva

,

Simona Sternad Zabukovsek

and

Samo Bobek

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-learning; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; intelligent tutoring systems

Sustainability of Construction Materials

edited by

Niall Holmes

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement; supplementary cementitious materials; hydration modelling; performance; sustainability; green concrete; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovation: Integrating Green Computing, Renewable Energy and Smart Power Systems

edited by

Grazia Lo Sciuto

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; energy harvesting systems; hydrogen potential; smart grid; AI; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Agriculture: Soil, Water and Environmental Practices in Climate Change

edited by

Lyudmyla Kuzmych

, André Carlos Auler and Nataliia Voloshchuk

submission deadline 11 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6549 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agriculture; soil; water; environment; climate; food; ecology; organic farming; regenerative agriculture systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Role of Hydraulic Engineering in Sustainable Water Resource Management for Agriculture

edited by

Cosimo Peruzzi

and

Fabiola Gangi

submission deadline 11 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural engineering; irrigation; sustainable water management; hydraulic modelling; hydraulic structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Applications of Geospatial Technologies on Urban, Environmental, and Public Health Sustainability

edited by

Kalliopi Kyriakou

submission deadline 12 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3668 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; GeoAI; smart cities; urban environments; spatiotemporal data; environmental monitoring; public health; spatial analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Innovative Strategies for Rural Development: Advances in Sustainable Agriculture and Responsible Agritourism

edited by

Jarosław Uglis

,

Gniewko Niedbała

and

Anna Jęczmyk

submission deadline 14 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14375 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; sustainable agriculture; regenerative agriculture; rural and agritourism; responsible agritourism; regenerative agritourism; ecoagritourism; farming tourism; rural revitalization; animals in tourism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Circular Economy Solutions for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Alejandro Padilla-Rivera

and

Adriana Rivera Huerta

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17547 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessment; social LCA; LCSA; eco-design; sustainable development; climate change mitigation; industrial ecology; sustainability transitions; circular business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Effectiveness Evaluation of Sustainable Climate Policies

edited by Xu Wang,

Zhenhua Liu

and

Zhenhua Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12222 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental policy; emission trading; carbon tax; green transition; econometrics; text analysis; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Marketing and Sustainability in the Blue Economy

edited by Christy Ashley and Jason D. Oliver

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3250 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; sustainable marketing; ocean economy; marine-based industries; coastal and marine business innovations; sustainable tourism; sustainable consumer behaviors; green supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Water Security: Governance, Inequalities, and Sustainability

edited by

Francisco Silva Pinto

,

Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo

and Natália Molina Cetrulo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: water security; governance; social inequalities; climate change; sustainable water management; resource allocation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Preserving and Utilizing Tourism Resources for Sustainable Futures: Heritage, Community, and Innovation

edited by

Won-seok Lee

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; tourism resources; heritage conservation; sustainable tourism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Application of Sustainable Materials in the Construction Industry

edited by

Katarzyna Gabryś

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; construction industry; circular economy; life-cycle assessment; recycled materials; low-carbon construction; green building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Life Cycle Assessment: Methods, Applications and Future Trends

edited by

Sharath K Ankathi

and

Utkarsh Shailesh Chaudhari

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable life cycle assessment; circular economy; waste-to-energy; environmental systems analysis; industrial sustainability; AI and digital LCA tools; resource optimization; sustainable process design; recovery and reprocessing of waste tailings; critical materials manufacturing

Circular Economy and Green Technology for Sustainable Development

edited by

José Carlos Sánchez-García

,

Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez

,

Clara Margaça

and Giuseppina Maria Cardella

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green technology; sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); environmental innovation; sustainable production models; ecological transition; sustainability policies; sustainable entrepreneurship; environmental governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

The Impacts of Marketing, Decision-Making and Consumer Choices on the Sustainability of Foods and Services

edited by

Hyo Sun Jung

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1232 | Submission Open

Keywords: marketing strategies; decision-making process; consumer choices; consumer psychology; sustainable consumption; sustainable food; sustainable services; responsible consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Logistics: Transforming the Supply Chain for a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Lei Xu

, Xiaojun Yang and Peng Du

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonizing transport; supply chain management; circular logistics systems; sustainable aviation fuels

Strategic Management, Innovation Dynamics and Economic Sustainability

edited by

Anca Elena Afloarei Nucu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic sustainability; strategic management; innovation dynamics; corporate governance; entrepreneurship; sustainable business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

From Environmental Risks to Public Health Resilience: Policy Innovations for Sustainability

edited by Constantina Skanavis

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental health; public health; resilience; sustainability; climate change; policy innovation; One Health; planetary health; governance; health promotion; policy implementation; global health

Water Quality and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by Xi Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen; phosphorus; migration; transformation; quality; treatment; measure; policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Sustainable Agri-Tourism: Innovations, Advances and Practices

edited by

Albert Barreda

and Yoshimasa (Nancy) Kageyama

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; agritourism and rural innovation; digital and regenerative practices; circular economy in hospitality; climate resilience and community inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Operationalizing Sustainability with Digital Tools: Measurement, Policy and Performance

edited by Nohade Nasrallah,

Christian Haddad

and Rima Assaf

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic management; hybrid business models; eco-innovation; natural resource-based view; dynamic capabilities; digital transformation; circular economy; risk management; cost of capital

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Energy Efficiency and Circular Economy in Sustainable Net-Zero Retrofitting of Buildings

edited by

Ljubomir Jankovic

and

Juan Ferriz-Papi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero retrofit; circular economy; modelling and simulation; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Battery Aging and Circular Economy Strategies: Extending Lifespan and Reducing Environmental Impact

edited by

Ali Sari

and

Mohammed Kharrich

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery aging; circular economy; battery lifecycle assessment; second-life batteries; battery recycling; energy storage sustainability; degradation modeling; battery management systems (BMS); environmental impact; sustainable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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