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85 Citations
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Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Agenda: Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes in Nine Italian Universities, 2019

  • Cecilia Smaniotto,
  • Claudio Battistella,
  • Laura Brunelli,
  • Edoardo Ruscio,
  • Antonella Agodi,
  • Francesco Auxilia,
  • Valentina Baccolini,
  • Umberto Gelatti,
  • Anna Odone and
  • Sauro Sisi
  • + 15 authors

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda represent global development programs. Education can widen the acknowledgement of their relevance and their applications. This survey aims to assess awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards SDGs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Challenges and Crucial Topics for 2030 Public Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
81 Citations
17,346 Views
31 Pages

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals in Spain

  • Alejandra Boto-Álvarez and
  • Roberto García-Fernández

24 March 2020

This paper examines the implementation status of sustainable development goals (SDG) in Spain and explores the extent to which the country will be able to meet European standards in sustainability by the year 2030 within the current regulation and pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Taxation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
94 Citations
14,163 Views
30 Pages

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Romania

  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Anca Băndoi,
  • Nicoleta Mihaela Florea and
  • Elena Jianu

11 April 2019

Romania needs a change of the current development paradigm to face the challenges of the 21st century. As a member of the European Union, leaders in Romania are is interested in implementing the principles of sustainable development at a national lev...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,596 Views
15 Pages

Sharing the Economy in Tourism and Sustainable City Development in the Light of Agenda 2030

  • Daria Elżbieta Jaremen,
  • Elżbieta Nawrocka and
  • Michał Żemła

4 November 2019

The dynamic development of the sharing economy is clearly seen in particular, in the area of tourism in large cities. There is, therefore, an increasingly urgent need to study its impact on the functioning of cities, especially when they implement a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovation and Socioeconomic Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
12,775 Views
22 Pages

17 April 2019

During the initial implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Santiago, Chile, in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue OBOR—One Belt One Road Research: New Forms of International and Cross-Industry Collaboration for Sustainable Growth and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,924 Views
16 Pages

EU27 Countries’ Sustainable Agricultural Development toward the 2030 Agenda: The Circular Economy and Waste Management

  • Elena Širá,
  • Ivana Kravčáková Vozárová,
  • Rastislav Kotulič and
  • Mariana Dubravská

22 September 2022

An increasing population and increasing industrial demand for resources has created a need to ensure the supply can keep up. With sustainable development on the agenda, the European Union established the strategy 2030 Agenda with set goals to fulfil....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Circular Economy and Sustainable Development in Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,692 Views
22 Pages

9 April 2019

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that a wide range of entities associated with the State and which engage in business or investment activities on behalf of the State have an important role to play in the promotion and implementation of t...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Rights Issues)
  • Article
  • Open Access
85 Citations
12,268 Views
20 Pages

12 January 2019

The purpose of the study is to determine the implementation status of the 2030 Agenda sustainable development goals (SDG) in Poland. The current situation in the country is characterized in the introduction, with particular emphasis on the socio-econ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
7,999 Views
16 Pages

28 October 2021

Agenda 2030 is a universal call to action which emphasises that all sectors of society should mobilise to create an inclusive and equal society and improve the lives of people world-wide. Education, physical activity and sport are recognised as criti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Education for Sustainability: Policy and Practice)
  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
18,081 Views
18 Pages

Quality Education as a Sustainable Development Goal in the Context of 2030 Agenda: Bibliometric Approach

  • Erika González García,
  • Ernesto Colomo Magaña and
  • Andrea Cívico Ariza

22 July 2020

Quality education is understood as one of the most powerful and proven drivers for ensuring sustainable development, which can be applied in various educational contexts, formal and non-formal, and which can generate multiple benefits for the general...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Challenges of the 2020-2030s for Quality Education)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,614 Views
21 Pages

A Theoretical–Methodological Model for Communities Engaged in Alternative Tourism: Integrating the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Structures

  • Georgina del Socorro Medina Argueta,
  • Ángel Aarón Rosado Varela,
  • Julio César Cruz Argüello and
  • Blandy Berenice Pamplona Solís

8 July 2025

This study proposes a theoretical–methodological model for communities engaged in alternative tourism, based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in alternative development structures—understood as organizational forms that dif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,756 Views
28 Pages

2 July 2021

The paper analyzes selected indicators monitoring the socioeconomic conditions of the European Union with regard to reducing inequalities. The main attention is paid to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goal 10, which calls for reducing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Finance and the 2030 Agenda: Investing to Transform the World)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,246 Views
22 Pages

Reducing Inequalities within and among EU Countries—Assessing the Achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Targets (SDG 10)

  • Teodor Marian Cojocaru,
  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • Laura Mariana Cismaș,
  • Maria Daniela Oțil and
  • Ovidiu Toma

24 June 2022

Reducing inequalities within and among countries is one of the main tenets of the sustainable development paradigm and has become an important pillar at the European Union level. By adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, EU countries h...

(This article belongs to the Collection SDGs in the Age of New Industrial Revolutions—Impacts, Trends, and Issues beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic)
  • Article
  • Open Access
72 Citations
7,917 Views
19 Pages

16 July 2020

The United Nations Member States adopted the “Agenda 2030” which contains 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) that involve a certain number of targets and indicators. Although the indicators are helpful in defining the position of the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability as a Multi-criteria Concept: New Developments and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
88 Citations
13,637 Views
16 Pages

Adoption and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in China—Agenda 2030

  • Siming Yu,
  • Muhammad Safdar Sial,
  • Dang Khoa Tran,
  • Alina Badulescu,
  • Phung Anh Thu and
  • Mariana Sehleanu

4 August 2020

The present research is conducted on the Chinese corporate sector and raises the basic questions associated with the adoption and implementation of corporate disclosure practices such as SDGs. The sample for this research consisted of 100 Chinese com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Walking and Talking)
  • Article
  • Open Access
118 Citations
12,446 Views
18 Pages

26 October 2021

The United Nations 2030 Agenda has emphasized the potential of digital technology to enhance sustainability performance, assuming that digital transformation can enable firms’ convergence toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this, the li...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,874 Views
14 Pages

19 November 2021

The term “sustainability” could be defined as the process of people maintaining changes in a homeostasis-balanced environment, in which the exploitation of resources, direction of investments, orientation of technological development, and institution...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Safety and Quality of Sustainable Food)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,393 Views
17 Pages

Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Agenda—Survey on Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes of Italian Teachers of Public Mandatory Schools, 2021

  • Cecilia Smaniotto,
  • Laura Brunelli,
  • Edoardo Miotto,
  • Massimo Del Pin,
  • Edoardo Ruscio and
  • Maria Parpinel

18 June 2022

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goes hand in hand with realising a more sustainable future, taking into account environmental, economic and social dimensions. Education can accelerate these goals, with teachers playing a central ro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,003 Views
24 Pages

Rethinking the Governance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the COVID-19 Era

  • Francisco Santos-Carrillo,
  • Luis A. Fernández-Portillo and
  • Antonio Sianes

17 September 2020

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been criticized for its institutional weakness. It assumed that governance commitments and the multilateral order would remain unchanged until 2030. The COVID-19 has challenged both assumptions. The res...

(This article belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,050 Views
9 Pages

15 January 2021

Over the last few years, research in the educational field has conducted specific and broad analysis of intercultural education, with a solid theoretical basis and an advanced body of empirical research. However, the link between an intercultural app...

(This article belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
11,909 Views
21 Pages

Ocean Literacy to Promote Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 in Coastal Communities

  • José Carlos Ferreira,
  • Lia Vasconcelos,
  • Renato Monteiro,
  • Flávia Zurga Silva,
  • Cláudio Macedo Duarte and
  • Filipa Ferreira

7 February 2021

Ambassadors for Biodiversity (EmBio) is an ocean literacy research project that contributes to the improvement of literacy on marine and coastal biodiversity, namely encompassing the areas covered by the Natura 2000 Network, by promoting coastal and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,194 Views
18 Pages

Leadership and Agenda 2030 in the Context of Big Challenges: Sustainable Development Goals on the Agenda of the Most Powerful CEOs

  • Isabel-María García-Sánchez,
  • Davi-Jonatas Cunha-Araujo,
  • Víctor Amor-Esteban and
  • Saudi-Yulieth Enciso-Alfaro

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a guide for caring for the planet, guaranteeing the fundamental rights of its inhabitants and shaping sustainable economic growth. In the current context, characterised by great challenges and geopolitical...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Challenges in Accounting: Sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,178 Views
14 Pages

This review offers a historical overview of the role of women in the modern dental profession, tracing their journey from the earliest pioneers to the present day and highlighting their significant achievements. The second main section presents a nar...

(This article belongs to the Section Gender, Race and Diversity in Organizations)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,627 Views
18 Pages

A Computational Approach for Identifying Keywords Related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals in a Brazilian Higher Education Institution

  • Ana Carolina Estorani Polessa,
  • Gisele Goulart Tavares,
  • Ruan Medina,
  • Camila Martins Saporetti,
  • Tiago Silveira Gontijo,
  • Matteo Bodini,
  • Leonardo Goliatt and
  • Priscila Capriles

16 June 2025

Over the past few years, there has been a need to discuss the strengthening of academic contributions to the 2030 Agenda as a vital facilitator for planning and evaluating sustainable goals. However, managing information in this field has become an i...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,957 Views
6 Pages

17 October 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set in Agenda 2030, are examined in this study, along with India’s progress towards attaining them, and creative solutions based on forecasting and optimization modelling are presented. We investigate t...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Industrial, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering (ICIMP-2024))
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,637 Views
22 Pages

31 October 2025

Among the players for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda, global energy transition plays a pivotal role. Among the emerging strategies, energy sharing mechanisms, such as peer-to-peer (P2P) tr...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Energy Economics and Policy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,658 Views
22 Pages

25 February 2016

In September 2015, 193 Member States of the United Nations agreed on a new sustainable development agenda, which is outlined in the outcome document Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. EcoHealth is an emerging field o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability through the Lens of Environmental Sociology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
10,618 Views
21 Pages

24 November 2020

Given the complex nature of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there are increasing calls for new inclusive and bottom-up governance mechanisms in building a relationship between governments and their citizens, in particular, the yo...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,187 Views
17 Pages

Sustainable Feedbacks of Colombian Paramos Involving Livestock, Agricultural Activities, and Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030

  • Raúl Andrés Molina Benavides,
  • Rómulo Campos Gaona,
  • Hugo Sánchez Guerrero,
  • Leonidas Giraldo Patiño and
  • Alberto Stanislao Atzori

28 November 2019

Colombian mountain Páramos are considered natural areas with a very important role for human life. Páramos provide, both in mountain and lowland areas, a multitude of ecosystem services which start from vegetation to soil sustainability...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue A Systems Approach to Sustainability within Agenda 2030 and across SDGs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,543 Views
31 Pages

Organic Agriculture in the Context of 2030 Agenda Implementation in European Union Countries

  • Radu Lucian Pânzaru,
  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Andi Ciobanu,
  • Dragoș Mihai Medelete and
  • Ramona Pîrvu

5 July 2023

Organic agriculture is considered an important component of sustainable development because it promotes environmental sustainability and social responsibility, involving the use of practices that minimize the negative impact of agriculture on the env...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
7,975 Views
24 Pages

28 November 2022

The development of sustainable agriculture is treated as a priority at the EU level, and the importance and role of agriculture, in general, and sustainable agriculture, in particular, is undeniable. The European Commission pushes for sustainability...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,164 Views
18 Pages

Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: A Step toward the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

  • Nora Munguia,
  • Javier Esquer,
  • Hector Guzman,
  • Janim Herrera,
  • Jesus Gutierrez-Ruelas and
  • Luis Velazquez

7 February 2020

Within the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the Agenda 2030, this article aims to explain and understand the usefulness of energy audits and their potential to reveal energy efficiency opportunities in a small public building locat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,302 Views
29 Pages

7 January 2020

China is a fascinating market in terms of alcohol consumption. Although drinking bars originated in the West, economic and societal developments have spread the concept throughout China. In 2017, there were approximately 59,600 drinking bars in China...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,156 Views
17 Pages

24 September 2019

This study explores how geopolitical aspects can affect actors’ sense of agency to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its ambition to transform the world sustainably by studying the linkages between global change and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,407 Views
21 Pages

Progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals for EU Urban Communities (SDG11)

  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • Andra-Maria Manda,
  • Ramona Pîrvu,
  • Elena Jianu and
  • Maria-Eliza Antoniu

26 May 2024

The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development emphasizes the interconnectedness of environmental issues with socio-economic development, recognizing their fundamental role in human prosperity, while the sustainable development goals (SDGs) serve as a p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,378 Views
19 Pages

22 July 2022

The shift of sustainability paradigms within the academic context has prompted universities to develop additional accountability tools to respond to the resulting demand for information. However, in terms of social reporting, universities have comple...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Social Responsibility and Sustainability Accounting: Key Corporate Performance Drivers and Measures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
19,515 Views
29 Pages

A Systemic Tool and Process for Sustainability Assessment

  • Claude Villeneuve,
  • David Tremblay,
  • Olivier Riffon,
  • Georges Y. Lanmafankpotin and
  • Sylvie Bouchard

23 October 2017

Sustainability assessment is a growing concern worldwide with United Nations’ Agenda 2030 being implemented. As sustainability refers to the consideration of environmental, social and economic issues in light of cultural, historic—retrospective and p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,932 Views
20 Pages

The Road to 2030: Evaluating Europe’s Progress on Sustainable Ecosystem Protection and Restoration

  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Cerasela Pîrvu,
  • Ramona Pîrvu,
  • Cristian Mihai Cismaș and
  • Melinda Petronela Costin

21 November 2024

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasizes the interconnectedness of its economic, social, and environmental dimensions, recognizing their essential role in promoting human well-being. This study provides an in-depth analysis of EU Member...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers for Land Systems and Global Change Section: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,164 Views
20 Pages

Impacts of the Installation of the São João Monument on the Residents in a City in the Interior of Brazil

  • Luísa Cagica Carvalho,
  • Josiane Rodrigues dos Santos,
  • Silvio Roberto Stefani,
  • Gelson Menon and
  • Josélia Elvira Teixeira

31 March 2026

In the current context of the complexity of municipal management, the sustainable development of communities and compliance with the “2030 Agenda” objectives are essential. These objectives aim to reduce the negative environmental impact...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Management: Integrating Ethical Practices with Sustainable Goals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,078 Views
29 Pages

Can Europe Reach Its Environmental Sustainability Targets by 2030? A Critical Mid-Term Assessment of the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda

  • Daniela Firoiu,
  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Laura Mariana Cismaș,
  • Luminița Vochița,
  • Teodor Marian Cojocaru and
  • Răducu-Ștefan Bratu

7 December 2023

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a pivotal framework globally, addressing environmental concerns. The 2023 Agenda emphasizes the interconnectedness of environmental issues with socio-economic development, recognizing their fundamenta...

(This article belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
111 Citations
13,751 Views
37 Pages

7 April 2021

Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have been widely employed in various fields and disciplines, including decision problems regarding Sustainable Development (SD) issues. The main objective of this paper is to present a systematic liter...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,914 Views
26 Pages

21 December 2021

This article analyses whether Official Development Assistance (ODA) is linked to multidimensional poverty indicators in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Indictors and the principles stated by the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Influence of the 2030 Agenda in the Design of Policies to Fight Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rural and Urban Contexts)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,432 Views
9 Pages

Localizing the 2030 Agenda at the Regional Level through the European Cohesion Policy: An Application to the Region of Sardinia

  • Laura Cavalli,
  • Sandro Sanna,
  • Mia Alibegovic,
  • Filippo Arras,
  • Sabrina Boe,
  • Gianluca Cocco,
  • Edward Cruickshank,
  • Luca Farnia,
  • Emanuela Manca and
  • Marta Testa
  • + 4 authors

The 2030 Agenda represents a natural framework to guide the post-COVID recovery process. However, the assessment of the effectiveness of sustainable development-oriented policies is still a challenge, and addressing this problem is now more urgent th...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,997 Views
28 Pages

A Systemic and Contextual Framework to Define a Country’s 2030 Agenda from a Foresight Perspective

  • Agatha Oliveira,
  • Rodrigo Calili,
  • Maria Fatima Almeida and
  • Manuel Sousa

12 November 2019

A fundamental issue in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the national level refers to the systemic analysis of interactions of global targets, considering the context-specific understanding of these interactions within a long-term vision. Anot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,881 Views
19 Pages

18 July 2020

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were set up under the idea that no one—and no place—be left behind. Today, the tendency for population growth concentrates in cities, causing social s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs))
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,164 Views
33 Pages

Assessment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Implementation in Bulgaria and Future Developments

  • George H. Ionescu,
  • Elena Jianu,
  • Ioana C. Patrichi,
  • Florin Ghiocel,
  • Lili Țenea and
  • Delia Iancu

29 October 2021

The European Union has taken on the role of global leader in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, making substantial efforts to support this ambitious approach at the level of each Mem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,196 Views
23 Pages

Interpretation of Sustainable Development Using a Set of Macroeconomic and Social Indicators for a Group of Nine Emerging Economies

  • Olimpia State,
  • Daniel Bulin,
  • Iulia Monica Oehler-Sincai,
  • Adrian Lucian Kanovici,
  • Maria Cristina Iorgulescu,
  • Claudia Popescu and
  • Delia Popescu

31 May 2019

This paper studies the evolution of the most important emerging economies between 2002 and 2017 by estimating their capacity to implement the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. In the existing literature there are only a few studies aiming to estim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,895 Views
22 Pages

28 January 2023

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations calls upon all signatory countries to localize its goals through National and Regional Sustainable Development Strategies (SDS). As in Italy the SDS constitute the framework of the Str...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Linking Climate, Environment, and Society for Sustainable Urban Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,458 Views
21 Pages

4 September 2020

Strategic Plans (SPs) and Sustainability Reports (SRs) represent institutional communication tools implemented by universities to demonstrate their adoption of sustainability and sustainable development goals (SDGs of Agenda 2030) as drivers in their...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,380 Views
19 Pages

9 September 2023

The 2030 Agenda, a global model for sustainable development, consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the world is to fulfil by 2030. The achievement of the SDGs has been notably impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Economic and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic)

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