Sustainable Supply Chain Management and the Circular Economy in the Digital Revolution
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emerging multinational enterprises; institutionaltheory in strategic management, entrepreneurship and innovation; foreign subsidiary management in emerging markets, with a particular focus on China and India
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Interests: shipping economy; big data shipping; sustainable supply chain
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Interests: sustainable supply chain; logistics management
Interests: operations; logistics and supply chain; digital transformation; supply chain finance; sustainable development; cross-border e-commerce
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Amid the accelerating digital revolution, technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, digital twins, and big data analytics are reshaping industrial systems and providing unprecedented resources, coordination mechanisms, and governance pathways for sustainable supply chain management and the circular economy. This Special Issue highlights the critical roles industrial digitalization, information resources, and digital infrastructures play in advancing sustainability goals and emphasizes the impacts of data standardization on supply chain transparency, blockchain-enabled traceability and privacy-preserving data sharing, lifecycle-based optimization of closed-loop logistics and reverse recovery networks, and digitally empowered ecosystem governance models. We particularly encourage research that integrates theoretical innovation with empirical rigor, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives and heterogeneous data sources. Methodologically, we welcome studies employing causal inference, structural equation modeling, system optimization, simulation, input–output analysis, and life cycle assessment to capture the net effects of digital transformation on environmental, economic, and social performance. This Special Issue also seeks to unpack the moderating roles of institutional environments, industry characteristics, and technological maturity, with the aim of fostering theoretical integration across sustainable operations, digital transformation, and institutional governance. Ultimately, it aspires to provide robust measurement frameworks and actionable decision tools to guide net-zero transition and circular economy practices.
Prof. Dr. Shufeng (Simon) Xiao
Dr. Miao Su
Dr. Qiwei Pang
Dr. Peter Shi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- information management
- sustainable supply chain
- circular economy
- industrial digitalization
- digital transformation
- digital entrepreneurship
- blockchain
- AI-enabled innovation
- privacy-preserving data sharing
- life cycle assessment
- supply chain resilience
- ecosystem governance
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