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  • Open Access
26 Citations
8,621 Views
12 Pages

4 September 2013

This article’s primary objective is to unfold how teachers translate education for sustainable development (ESD) in a school context. The article argues that exploring tensions, ruptures and openings apparent in this meeting is crucial for the develo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,801 Views
11 Pages

Knowledge Management Practice in General Education Schools as a Tool for Sustainable Development

  • Jurgita Raudeliūnienė,
  • Manuela Tvaronavičienė and
  • Milda Blažytė

14 May 2020

The already scarce and further dwindling natural resources, increasing environmental pollution, and other environmental, economic, and social challenges that transcend national boundaries necessitate the continuous pursuit of the more responsible imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,941 Views
14 Pages

2 June 2023

This conceptual paper proposes a posthumanist practice approach as an alternative onto-epistemological framework for economics education. It applies a critical literature review to examine the positivist and neoliberal foundations of mainstream econo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,118 Views
15 Pages

Sustainable Development Goals in Strategy and Practice: Businesses in Colombia and Egypt

  • Ye Liu,
  • Mahsa Samsami,
  • Hakim Meshreki,
  • Fernando Pereira and
  • Thomas Schøtt

11 November 2021

Businesses may adopt strategies and practices that support sustainable development goals. Such strategies include considering social and environmental impacts as well as prioritizing socio-environmental benefits at a higher level than profits. Suppor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,217 Views
23 Pages

8 August 2022

There is a growing recognition of the need to incorporate sustainability considerations early-on in the product development (PD) process (PDP). As part of a case study at an engineering consultancy firm, this paper identifies considerations that infl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,975 Views
19 Pages

1 June 2021

Crisis situations such as the current Covid-19 pandemic are a catalyst for change. This study stresses the need to work towards achieving quality education, and to prepare future teachers in sustainability competencies. The research questions are rel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,390 Views
20 Pages

15 October 2021

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between the adoption of sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective and considering different theoretical approach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,200 Views
20 Pages

10 February 2022

Educators can drive educational change and enable children’s learning for sustainable development. Early childhood education is an important component of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and analyzing early childhood educators&rsquo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,022 Views
14 Pages

22 August 2022

This study investigates possible predictors of science teachers’ education for sustainable development (ESD) practices by controlling their significant life experiences (SLE), knowledge and attitudes about sustainable development (SD), and scho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,561 Views
16 Pages

5 October 2022

The study attempts to develop a high-performance sustainable work practices (HPSWP) scale. The multi-dimensional HPSWP scale with sustainability characteristics was validated using four different samples (Total N = 509). Exploratory and confirmatory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,725 Views
15 Pages

2 November 2022

Academics, business leaders, and policymakers are paying more and more attention to sustainable development. The influence of external forces on sustainable development practices, which could predict green innovation, is, however, still unexplored. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
12,932 Views
18 Pages

12 October 2023

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a central framework for guiding sustainable urban development. However, it is not clear how and where SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) is being implemented, and how such implementation mig...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,765 Views
27 Pages

13 November 2024

In general, agricultural productivity in Angola is low due to the limited awareness among stakeholders regarding sustainable development strategies (DSs) and good agricultural practices (GAPs) that could be adjusted to local crops, soil types, and cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
17,474 Views
20 Pages

The Relationship between Sustainable Development Practices and Financial Performance: A Case Study of Textile Firms in Vietnam

  • Thi Thu Hien Phan,
  • Hiep Xuan Tran,
  • Trung Thanh Le,
  • Ninh Nguyen,
  • Simon Pervan and
  • Manh Dung Tran

23 July 2020

Sustainable development practices have become very important for firms to go beyond short-term profitability, towards economic, environmental and social sustainability. This research aims to examine the relationship between a firm’s sustainable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,911 Views
25 Pages

Good Practices of Food Banks in Spain: Contribution to Sustainable Development from the CFS-RAI Principles

  • María Leticia Acosta Mereles,
  • Carlos Mur Nuño,
  • Ricardo Rubén Stratta Fernández and
  • Manuel Enrique Chenet

23 January 2025

The Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) are suitable standards for contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the area of sound consumption and sustainable food. In this context, food banks...

  • Article
  • Open Access
177 Citations
65,103 Views
20 Pages

A Description of Green Hotel Practices and Their Role in Achieving Sustainable Development

  • Ahmed Hassan Abdou,
  • Thowayeb Hassan Hassan and
  • Mohammed Moustafa El Dief

18 November 2020

In this study, we aim to investigate environmental management representatives’ perceptions regarding the extent of the contribution of green hotel practices to achieving the environment-related sustainable development goals (SDGs). To achieve t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,037 Views
19 Pages

19 December 2023

This study aims at examining how B Corporations advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their practices by analyzing the socioenvironmental problems they address and the solutions they provide to those problems. All Argentinian B Corporations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
9,266 Views
14 Pages

Analysis of Practices to Increase the Workforce Agility and to Develop a Sustainable and Competitive Business

  • Anca-Ioana Munteanu,
  • Nicolae Bibu,
  • Marian Nastase,
  • Nicoleta Cristache and
  • Cosmin Matis

27 April 2020

The current business environment is volatile and complex. Companies must constantly identify creative and environmentally friendly solutions. The emphasis on employees and workforce agility has become an attribute of sustainable and competitive organ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,703 Views
24 Pages

Sustainable Development Practices of Restaurants in Romania and Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Codruța Adina Băltescu,
  • Nicoleta Andreea Neacșu,
  • Anca Madar,
  • Dana Boșcor and
  • Alexandra Zamfirache

23 March 2022

Sustainable development is a constant and a necessity of daily life in the restaurant industry. The restaurant industry has high consumptions of energy, water, detergents, and consumables, together with tremendous food waste. The COVID-19 pandemic hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
207 Views
17 Pages

7 January 2026

This study examines the relationship between Wasta—a social network based on family, lineage, tribe, and extended family ties—as practiced by senior HRM employees, and its effects on entrepreneurial creativity, innovation, and sustainable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
8,179 Views
16 Pages

27 August 2014

This article discusses how the globally-established political concept of sustainable development has become institutionalized in both decision-making and people’s everyday lives in Finland over the last twenty years by focusing on “the logic of appro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
14,027 Views
17 Pages

12 March 2019

The most recent developments in the field of sustainability science and the emergence of a psychology of sustainability and sustainable development have contributed to collect evidences about the fact that modern organizations need healthy and motiva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,555 Views
16 Pages

24 March 2024

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development practices and employer branding (EB) significantly influence the effectiveness of recruitment processes, human resource management (HRM), and an employer’s image. The main aim of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,500 Views
14 Pages

26 October 2022

Consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation, and effectively connecting it with rural revitalization, are part of an important path to achieving sustainable poverty alleviation and common prosperity in China, especially in its...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,175 Views
14 Pages

7 July 2022

Ethics is at the core of education for sustainable development (ESD). Based on a literature review, this article discusses the inspiration and practice of Lao Tzu’s ethics in ESD. For this paper, a review was undertaken of the literature and th...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
88 Citations
11,610 Views
17 Pages

Sustainable Development Goals and Physical Education. A Proposal for Practice-Based Models

  • Salvador Baena-Morales,
  • Daniel Jerez-Mayorga,
  • Pedro Delgado-Floody and
  • Jesús Martínez-Martínez

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a global strategy that aims to obtain a more equitable and just world. These objectives are organized into 17 SDGs, detailing 169 targets. Different international institutions have emphasized the relevance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
19,348 Views
28 Pages

13 December 2019

This article is a research output presenting a new step for urban tourism development in Thailand. It focused on how a urban tourism development action plan was made in accordance with the sustainable tourism development policy in Thailand, and the o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
8,702 Views
27 Pages

26 June 2017

The paper presents the results of a participatory vision development process in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in Germany. The vision development was part of a scientific research project that accompanied the development of a susta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,197 Views
29 Pages

Continuing professional development is vital for enhancing teaching quality in Physical Education, but traditional approaches often lack effectiveness. This study explores the implementation of a Community of Practice framework integrated with motiva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,940 Views
24 Pages

23 January 2020

In the following paper, we scrutinize understandings and values behind Sustainable Development (SD) in a case study of the University of Tübingen, Germany. In so doing, we adopt the perspective of the whole-institution approach of SD. We do not...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
11,929 Views
26 Pages

Re-Thinking Sustainable Development within Islamic Worldviews: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Odeh Al-Jayyousi,
  • Evren Tok,
  • Shereeza Mohamed Saniff,
  • Wan Norhaniza Wan Hasan,
  • Noora Abdulla Janahi and
  • Abdurahman J. Yesuf

15 June 2022

Many models of economic growth and sustainable development like circular economy, doughnut economy, and sharing economy were articulated to address the global issues including poverty, climate change, and inequity. However, these models were not info...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,683 Views
32 Pages

11 February 2025

Sustainability involves continuously enhancing processes to yield long-term environmental, economic, and social benefits. The construction industry necessitates innovative and practical approaches in both education and construction practice to foster...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
10,776 Views
28 Pages

20 August 2024

Over the last century, architectural heritage conservation has evolved and transformed immensely. This study focuses on the origin of contemporary conservation theory from the 19th century and the Authorized Heritage Discourse: the doctrinal texts is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,539 Views
22 Pages

28 April 2023

Recent research has placed greater emphasis on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), specifically within the manufacturing sector. SSCM expands upon traditional supply chain management (SCM) by taking environmental and social considerations int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,884 Views
14 Pages

26 October 2022

By practicing the scholarship of teaching the authors examine their own practices in teaching online applied to in-service teacher education and education for sustainable development as part of ongoing quality improvement effort and annual course rev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
12,917 Views
15 Pages

14 December 2017

Sustainability practices in port operations are critical issue to achieve port sustainability involving economic, social and environmental issues. To assist ports to successfully implant sustainability practices into their operations, this paper conc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
711 Views
18 Pages

17 November 2025

Enterprises play a key role in achieving sustainable development goals because they affect them to a greater or lesser extent, both in a positive and negative way. The aim of the study presented in the article is to answer the question concerning the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
14,618 Views
23 Pages

11 April 2013

This paper discusses the current status of all aspects of education for sustainable development (ESD) across the United Kingdom (UK), drawing on evidence from its political jurisdictions (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), and setting ou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
9,286 Views
39 Pages

22 January 2025

The accelerating pace of urbanization, coupled with changes in land-use patterns and the exacerbation of extreme climatic events—marked by heightened unpredictability and severity, particularly in regions of the Global South—necessitates...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,885 Views
18 Pages

Addressing Challenges in Kazakh Education for Sustainable Development

  • Perizat Yelubayeva,
  • Erkan Tashkyn and
  • Gulzat Berkinbayeva

28 September 2023

Sustainability education equips individuals with the knowledge, skills, and values to address complex environmental, social, and economic challenges. Like many other nations, Kazakhstan recognizes the importance of integrating sustainable development...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
999 Views
25 Pages

12 August 2025

Improving agricultural eco-efficiency (AEE) plays a critical role in fulfilling agriculture sustainable development goals (SDGs). China’s agriculture-led Rural Industrial Integration (RII) seeks to synergize rural industrialization with agricul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,164 Views
18 Pages

Construction Industry and Its Contributions to Achieving the SDGs Proposed by the UN: An Analysis of Sustainable Practices

  • Isaias de Oliveira Barbosa Júnior,
  • Alcebíades Negrão Macêdo and
  • Vitor William Batista Martins

28 April 2023

This research aimed to analyze the perceptions of professionals in the construction sector operating in Brazil regarding the development of sustainability practices in the sector and their contributions to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Dev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,267 Views
16 Pages

An Exploration of Food Sustainability Practices in the Food Industry across Europe

  • Maria McDonagh,
  • Sarah O’Donovan,
  • Aisling Moran and
  • Lisa Ryan

19 August 2024

Sustainability is becoming essential and actively debated in the food sector, influencing companies and stakeholders globally. Sustainability practices have been developed and integrated into food industry actions and policies to meet present needs w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,294 Views
24 Pages

1 April 2025

This qualitative research examines how sustainable educational transformation emerges through teachers’ participation in enduring professional learning communities, with a specific focus on inclusive education practices. By investigating the in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,396 Views
15 Pages

21 April 2021

Companies attempt to improve the performance of their supply chain (SC) by distinguishing and presenting feasible sustainable development practices (SDP). Considering SDP without focusing on sustainability risks may disturb the company’s future. Very...

  • Article
  • Open Access
85 Citations
10,966 Views
20 Pages

17 February 2021

Pursuing sustainable development creates competitiveness for manufacturing firms in the market, however the financial pressure of adopting sustainable environmental practices is still a major concern. Few studies were found on the inter-relationships...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,163 Views
9 Pages

Sustainability: Nutrition and Dietetic Students’ Perceptions

  • Sarah Burkhart,
  • Michele Verdonck,
  • Theresa Ashford and
  • Judith Maher

3 February 2020

Opportunities exist for nutrition and dietetic (N&D) professionals to contribute to sustainable development and support actions towards the attainment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SGD’s). Students undertaking higher educ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,495 Views
19 Pages

Navigating Kazakhstan’s Sustainable Economic Future: A Study of Tech Innovation, Infrastructure, and Resource Management

  • Gani Rakhymzhan,
  • Nazym Esbergenovna Dabyltayeva,
  • Gaukhar Sakhanova,
  • Elvira Abdulmitovna Ruziyeva and
  • Assemgul Bauirzhanovna Bekmukhametova

In a quest to illuminate Kazakhstan’s economic horizon within a sustainable context, this study delved into the complex interplay of sustainable tech innovation, investment in sustainable infrastructure, and natural resource management. The stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
22,588 Views
30 Pages

20 November 2019

Although several studies have researched the hotel employees’ environmental behavior, none has addressed the hotel employees’ perception of their respective hotels’ sustainability practices. This study aims to investigate the sustai...

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