This study explores the socio-economic impacts of ecotourism on local employment and income in the rural areas of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. By surveying 167 participants, including stakeholders involved in ecotourism and local community members, the research investigates the contributions of...

School-aged children and adolescents under 18 in Ireland spend more time online than ever before. 'Digital technology' is a broad term that refers to electronic devices like computers, smartphones, smart TVs and game consoles. These devices can connect to the internet and access various types of...

Over the past decade, the housing market in the EU has been characterised by significant price growth, putting pressure on housing affordability. Despite a price moderation in 2022 and 2023 due to monetary tightening and increased mortgage interest rates, house prices remain historically high in...

This paper presents an overview of the measures linked to social and environmental sustainability. Then, it proposes an empirical analysis of these impacts with an example of cotton production in India. The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), as outlined by ISO 14040, allows one to...

Background: Croatia's hotel industry faces persistent labour shortages and a rising reliance on foreign workers, underscoring the importance of structured workplace integration and measurable social outcomes. Objective: This paper proposes a sectorspecific framework for social impact and...

The vision of India@2047' well on its way to the 100th year of independence (2047) implies a principled approach to development -a development which is developmentally sound, environmentally sustainable and equitable. This paper examines the potent interface of Corporate Social Responsibility...

Across the Chinese borderlands, investments in large-scale transnational infrastructure such as roads and special economic zones have increased exponentially over the past two decades. Based on long-term ethnographic research, Borderland Infrastructures addresses a major contradiction at the...

The aim of the article is to show the results of research on whether safety culture is the social impact of technical organizations. It is important to fix determinants of social impact through safety culture in technical organizations. Positive safety culture is the result of consistent...

This paper reviews RPA adoption in Chile and estimates its future social impact. A survey of 103 professionals - mainly from services, mining, and engineering - shows most firms have not begun implementing RPA. Early adopters prioritize strategic alignment, tech readiness, and scalability,...

Digital Agriculture Technology Solutions (DATSs) can improve the sustainability of the agricultural sector. While most of the research on the impacts of DATSs is focused on the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability, this work aims to understand the social benefits that DATSs...

Part I: Understanding Impact Investing -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Concept Impact Investing -- Part II: Financialization and Growth -- Chapter 3 The Interplay of Financialization and Sustainable Growth -- Chapter 4 Rethinking Financialization -- Part III: Impact Investing and...

This second book in the EFMD Management Education series explores business schools’ increasing focus on, and search for, meaningful societal and economic research impact. This involves, in particular, co-operation and collaboration in both knowledge creation and implementation of the findings...

Armed conflicts significantly affect the social and economic conditions of societies in turmoil, disrupting the normal functioning of local economies. This study seeks to delve into the repercussions of armed conflicts on the dynamics of local economies in Ségou and Mopti, Mali, since the...

The degrowth paradigm has gained popularity in the sustainability discourse in recent years. Questioning the absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental degradation, degrowth proponents suggest downscaling production and consumption to reduce resource extraction and energy...

This study examines the impact of ESG ratings on fund holdings, stock returns, and firm behavior. First, we show that among five major ESG ratings, only MSCI ESG can explain the holdings of US funds with an ESG mandate. We document that downgrades in the MSCI ESG rating substantially reduce...

This study is to understand the current status of online sustainability reporting (SR) practices by Irish universities. The paper reveals that online SR is in its infancy at the sample universities and there is significant room for improvement. Irish universities have initiated using web-based...

El presente documento analiza el modelo de gobernanza en la explotación de litio en la Argentina desde una perspectiva comparada con otros esquemas vigentes. El estudio describe los desafíos que plantea este tipo de gobernanza para que el país pueda aprovechar la posesión de minerales...