Dear Colleagues,

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals aim to address global challenges “in order to leave no one behind” by 2030. One of these 17 interconnected goals is “Decent work and economic growth” (Goal 8: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/economic-growth/), which aims at developing sustainable economic growth through the creation of decent and inclusive jobs that improve living standards.

This is particularly relevant under the current context, in which the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing threat of an economic crisis and global recession as bad as or worse than in 2009 may result in job losses and an impoverishment of working conditions. On the other hand, from a more positive lens, the recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak may entail the opportunity to develop a different economy, tracking a more sustainable, inclusive, and healthy path.

In this regard, occupational health and safety measures are closely interconnected with a healthy and sustainable development that may make organizations more resilient and adaptive to the changing contextual conditions in which they operate (see also Di Fabio, 2017). Therefore, this Special Issue on “Occupational Health and Safety Interventions for a Sustainable Working Environment” for the journal Sustainability focuses on how interventions based on organizational development and occupational health can contribute to create decent work and improve the quality of life at work.

In particular, we welcome original research papers, brief reports, and reviews from different disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, management, entrepreneurship, engineering, public health, or preventive medicine) or an interdisciplinary focus that address factors and measures to develop organizations and societies that (a) provide stable employment and/or self-employment with decent working conditions; (b) promote more inclusive working environments, integrate diversity and equality at work, and offer an environment free of violence; (c) offer meaningful and more participative jobs within a social responsible strategy of the organization; and (d) improve personal competences and social growth.

Prof. Dr. José-María León-Rubio
Prof. Dr. Susana C. Santos
Prof. Dr. Jose M. León-Pérez
Guest Editors

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• Sustainable Working Environment
• Decent Work
• Social Corporate Responsibility
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Economic Growth