Management for Sustainable Future: Challenges, Innovations and Organizational Performance

Dear Colleagues,

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 interrelated goals developed in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly as a blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Outcome Document of the General Assembly contains 17 global goals and 169 corresponding targets.

The “triple bottom line” concept identified three sectors, namely, economic, social, and environmental, that will lead us to a sustainable future. Achieving sustainable development requires combining the efforts of all three sectors. This can be difficult when large governments do not support them [1]. This situation requires the promotion of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in sustainability management.

In this context, this Special Issue welcomes conceptual and empirical articles, reviews, short communications, and discussion papers that focus on exploring the complex interrelationships between challenges, trends, innovations, methods, practices, performance, and sustainability across all functions, at all levels, in all sub-disciplines, and across all contemporary management concepts.

The goal of this Special Issue is to create a discussion platform for scientists, policymakers, and practitioners in the field of sustainable futures [2–5]. This discussion platform should become a source of ideas and solutions to help governments improve the management of sustainable development, based on scientifically based solutions. The scope of this Special Issue may include (but is not limited to) the following areas:

• Innovations in management theory and practice for achieving sustainable development goals from SDG 1 to SDG 17;
• Managing organizational performance in the face of global challenges;
• Integration of artificial intelligence into sustainable future;
• Solutions for organizations in the context of adapting to climate change;
• Sustainability in global supply chain management;
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainable management;
• Scientists’ tips for governments for the achievement of national policies for a sustainable future;
• Special topic: how to motivate scientists for the strongest performance (SDG 9.5).

We directly invite you to contribute to this vital discussion by submitting high-quality conceptual and empirical papers, reviews, short communications, and discussion manuscripts that address these challenges and provide scientifically grounded insights.

References

1. Lee, Y.C. Evidence Based Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2016–2030 // Children and Sustainable Development. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016-12-09. — P. 85–92. 2016.

2. Rao, R., Kansal, A.; Tarannum, F. Role of Stakeholders in Sustainable Management of an Urban Waterbody and Wetland. Environment and Urbanization ASIA 2024, 15(1), 175-191.https://doi.org/10.1177/09754253241236850

3. Chisika, S. N.; Yeom, C. Enhancing Sustainable Management of Public Natural Forests Through Public Private Partnerships in Kenya. Sage Open 2021, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211054490

4. Okulich-Kazarin, V.; Artyukhov, A.; Skowron, Ł.; Artyukhova, N.; Dluhopolskyi, O.; Cwynar, W. Sustainability of Higher Education: Study of Student Opinions about the Possibility of Replacing Teachers with AI Technologies. Sustainability 2024, 16, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010055

5. Singh A, Tiwari R, Nagra PS, et al. Predicting opinion using deep learning: From burning to sustainable management of organic waste in Indian State of Punjab. Waste Management & Research 2023, 0(0). doi:10.1177/0734242X231219627

Prof. Dr. Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn
Guest Editor

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• sustainability
• sustainable future
• SDGs 1–17
• sustainable management
• management functions
• management methods
• management decisions
• Artificial Intelligence
• organizational performance