In modern organisations, ethical leadership has emerged as a key driver of sustainability, shaping both employee behaviour and long-term organisational performance. This study investigates the mechanisms through which ethical leadership fosters organisational sustainability, with a focus on the...

The world is falling behind on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a situation exacerbated by recent geopolitical disruptions and challenges to international cooperation. This policy brief, based on a virtual roundtable in the context of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) with...

The Anthropocene is an unprecedented geological period characterised by large-scale socio-ecological crises, including biodiversity loss, climate change, ocean acidification and irreversible deterioration of soil health, among others. These crises have created concerns among scientists, who are...

Purpose: The growing importance of e-commerce has negative effects on the sustainability of supply chains, highlighting the need for appropriate packaging system design. Thus, it is increasingly common to see cities where thousands of packages are delivered every day, increasing congestion and...

Purpose: This study examines the operational and business challenges associated with rice straw management, focusing on sustainable alternatives to traditional burning methods. The research identifies key barriers and potential solutions for effective rice straw utilization within the Valencian...

Background: Gold mining is a critical part of the industry of Central Asia, contributing significantly to regional economic growth. However, gold production management faces numerous challenges, including adopting innovative technologies such as AI, using improved logistical equipment, resolving...

Background: Sustainability in supply chain management (SCM) practices is becoming increasingly important as environmental responsibility and social concerns, as well as enterprises' competitiveness in terms of innovation, risk, and economic performance, become increasingly urgent. This paper...

Background: The increasing complexity of global supply chains has intensified the demand for transparency, traceability, security, and sustainability in logistics and operations. Blockchain technology enables decentralized, immutable frameworks that improve data integrity, automate transactions...

Background: Location and distribution decisions are key to efficient logistics network design and are often addressed in an integrated manner as Location-Routing Problems (LRPs). Today, sustainability and resilience must be considered when designing competitive networks. This systematic review...

This study critically examines the circular economy (CE) concept through two systematic literature reviews, conducted across general management and economics (28 articles) and operations and supply chain management (45 articles). The research addresses two key questions: how CE criticisms can be...

This article investigates good practices in sustainability reporting in the Romanian banking sector. Since such a complex endeavour has not been carried out in the financial field in Romania, and the data regarding national reporting is lacking, the methodological approach combines qualitative...

As a dynamic driver of globalization, tourism is a rapidly expanding and highly visible sector in the global economy, playing a substantial role in a country's GDP. In recent years, scholars and policymakers have placed growing emphasis on integrating economic, cultural, social, and...

Framing of the research: The Circular Economy has progressively emerged as a transformative model aimed at reconciling economic and social values, while preserving the environment and biodiversity. Adopting Circular Economy principles requires firms to fundamentally change their business...

Frame of the research: Sustainability has emerged as a strategic lever, particularly crucial for energy-intensive companies operating within the upstream level of supply chains. These companies have to address resource scarcity and complexity while upholding sustainability goals. Purpose of the...

Frame of the research. The escalating interest in addressing the challenges presented by climate change has led to a significant increase in research within this domain, necessitating a systematic organization. This study provides a comprehensive summary of the expanding realm of climate change...

Background: This systematic review explores the integration of green practices into humanitarian supply chains to mitigate environmental impacts and contribute to global decarbonization efforts. Methods: This review focused on peer-reviewed articles published between 2011 and 2024 that addressed...

This paper reveals profound obstacles to sustainable supply chain integration in Industry X.0 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by utilizing a hybrid Fuzzy Delphi-TOPSIS approach and enriching the viewpoints of 102 experts in oil/gas (45%), logistics (30%), government (15%), and academia (10%)....

The paper provides a detailed analysis of SMEs' interest in collaborative action for sustainability as a way of responding to the challenges posed by recent crises. This study attempts to bridge the research gap on how managers of small and medium-sized enterprises manage business...

The main purpose of this paper is to explore current perspectives on the approach to the concept of leadership in relation to sustainability. The research question is focused on the importance of leadership and its contribution as a driver of change, in the organizational sustainability context....

In an era marked by the importance of sustainability and technological integration, this paper explores the drivers behind sustainable consumption in a rapidly evolving market, focusing on Romanian consumer perspectives towards sustainable products driven by the relationship between the circular...

Since the surge of working in the 'home office' during the COVID-19 pandemic, information and communication technology has been seen as a problem solver for the global climate disruption, because it promises savings in emissions through digitalization. However, this is criticized for being a...

Sustainability transformation has gained traction across industries worldwide. Given their critical risk exposure, this transformation is of extreme precarity to the insurance industry. Yet, literature lacks a comprehensive approach for the development of a sustainability strategy covering the...