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Sustainability and Innovation in an Era of Global Change

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2022) | Viewed by 21613

Special Issue Editors

Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) and Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: experimental economics; game theory; energy; sustainability; innovation
Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) and Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: innovation; internationalistion; sustainability
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GOVCOPP – Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies; Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration (ISCA-UA), University of Aveiro, 3810-500 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: financial markets; sustainable finance; energy finance; financial economics
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Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT) Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: energy policy and regulation; energy economics; energy markets; energy demand and supply; consumer behaviour; eco-innovation; sustainability
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Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) and Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: energy economics; environmental and natural resources economics; energy and environmental policy and general equilibrium models; eco-innovation; eco-efficiency; sustainability

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, climate change and environmental degradation represent an existential threat to the world, and a transition into a greener, more sustainable, economy is urgently needed. This transition requires action from all actors and within all sectors of the economy. Countries, regions, sectors, firms, and individuals are being challenged to adopt new practices and to become greener, more efficient, and more competitive. A further societal challenge is that of ensuring that this transition is just and inclusive for all. Not surprisingly, there is increasing pressure to define international measures of monitoring the progress of this transition. Likewise, while recognizing that barriers to this transition exist, there is also the need to identify and to explore opportunities and mechanisms to ensure more effective progress, including those pertaining to innovation, regulatory, and financial matters.

In fact, climate, energy, and environmental challenges can also be turned into opportunities. For example, sustainability concerns are strongly linked to innovation and, therefore, to advantages within the current competitive landscape. However, existing theoretical, methodological, and empirical research on sustainable transition is still very limited and there is a vast range of social and economic problems to address, particularly in the current era of global change.

This Special Issue aims to publish original (applied/theoretical/methodological/experimental) research that not only contributes to enhancing our understanding of the issues affecting energy and environmental sustainability in an era of unprecedented global change, including the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, but also covers new ground in naming and analyzing the issues and helps to set the agenda for future research.

To address this area of research, the proposed Special Issue calls for papers that present work on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Sustainability and the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • Sustainability, incentives, and impacts;
  • Climate change policy, economics, and finance;
  • Energy transition and the future of mobility;
  • Industry transition and decarbonization;
  • Green innovation, land use, and agriculture;
  • Affordable clean energy, sustainable water management, and poverty;
  • Green agenda and circular economy;
  • Youth and sustainability: bridging sustainability priorities for early career professionals;
  • Advancing gender equality in green innovation and sustainability.

 

Prof. Dr. Anabela Botelho
Prof. Dr. Celeste Varum
Prof. Dr. Mara Teresa da Silva Madaleno
Prof. Dr. Marta Ferreira Dias
Prof. Dr. Margarita Matias Robaina
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • innovation
  • green agenda
  • green finance
  • green innovation
  • energy economics
  • environmental economics
  • sustainable finance
  • sustainable economics
  • sustainable cities and societies
  • green mobility

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Financial Development and Renewables in Southeast Asian Countries—The Role of Organic Waste Materials
by Thu Thuy Nguyen and Van Chien Nguyen
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 8748; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13168748 - 05 Aug 2021
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This paper aims to fill the existing gap by investigating the linkage between organic waste materials, financial development and renewables in Southeast Asia; this is the very first study covering this area. Using panel data of ten economies in this area in the [...] Read more.
This paper aims to fill the existing gap by investigating the linkage between organic waste materials, financial development and renewables in Southeast Asia; this is the very first study covering this area. Using panel data of ten economies in this area in the period of 1990–2016 and estimating the advanced regression method in statistics of pooled mean group (PMG) estimates, the paper aims to examine the panel unit root tests in the first and second generations, as well as cointegration tests followed by Pedroni, Kao, and Westerlund tests; the results demonstrate that there is a negative impact from financial development on renewables. Further, biofuel processing is consistent with renewables that are predominantly made from organic matter and wastes. In addition, biofuel sources can be proxied by three factors, namely agricultural land, forest land, and number of heads of cattle livestock. The agricultural land has a negative and statistically significant impact on renewables while cattle livestock has a positive effect in the long run. Additionally, a higher level of trade openness has a lower level of renewables in the case of Southeast Asian countries. Full article
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Digital Transformation of Marketing Strategies during a Pandemic: Evidence from an Emerging Economy during COVID-19
by Ganesh Dash and Debarun Chakraborty
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6735; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13126735 - 14 Jun 2021
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This study explores the relationship between digital marketing practices, customer satisfaction, customer involvement, and purchase intention. The focus is on the life insurance digital marketing strategies during a pandemic and the resultant lockdown and shutdown. This work sought to analyze the digital transformation [...] Read more.
This study explores the relationship between digital marketing practices, customer satisfaction, customer involvement, and purchase intention. The focus is on the life insurance digital marketing strategies during a pandemic and the resultant lockdown and shutdown. This work sought to analyze the digital transformation of marketing practices and the customers’ resultant purchase intentions. COVID-19 was taken as the prevailing pandemic and its impact on the digital transformation of marketing strategies. Five dimensions of digital marketing strategies with eighteen items and three items each of customer satisfaction and purchase intention were considered for practical purposes. It used structural equation modeling to study 535 responses of life insurance customers. Findings indicate that SEM/SEO, display, and E-CRM practices significantly impacted customer satisfaction and purchase intention. Further, a mediation-cum-moderation approach was undertaken. Customer satisfaction significantly affected purchase intention and played a good mediator between digital marketing practices and purchase intention. Additionally, customer involvement moderated the relationship between content marketing and communication with purchase intention. This research work helps life insurance marketers in general. The digital channel managers expressly understand their key areas of strengths regarding the five dimensions of digital marketing strategies. Accordingly, they frame their plans for decision-making to improve customer satisfaction and resultant purchase intentions. It provides a direction for future adoption of specific marketing strategies during a pandemic and consequent shutdown and lockdowns. Full article
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