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Hidden Costs of Ethical Fashion: Sustainable Development Goals and Garment Worker Exploitation in Bangladesh

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ABSTRACT Across garment factories in the Global South, the promise of “ethical fashion” coexists with poverty wages and retaliation. This study examines why the global call for decent work has not improved labor conditions in Bangladesh's ready‐made garment industry.
Md. Rafiqul Islam Rana
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

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ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne, Adis Dzebo, Zoha Shawoo, Mario Cardenas, Pierrick Chalaye, Alexia Faus Onbargi, Cassilde Muhoza, Patricia Nicdao, Nokwethaba Makhanya, Navam Niles, Priyatma Singh   +10 more
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How Climate Change Shapes Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance in the MENA Countries

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ABSTRACT Climate change, political stability, and sustainability are three central factors that interact and serve as key drivers of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Accordingly, this paper aims to fill a vital research gap by examining the impacts of climate change, natural resource ...
Hicham Ayad, Alanoud Al‐Maadid, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali   +2 more
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Identifying and Navigating Barriers to ESG Strategy Implementation: Perspectives of Corporate Senior Leaders in a MENA Context

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ABSTRACT Effective ESG implementation remains a critical yet persistently underachieved organisational priority, particularly in emerging markets where reporting standards, leadership capabilities, and regulatory environments remain inconsistent. This paper aims to develop an interpretive framework that senior leaders in large organisations can apply ...
Andrew Mackenzie, Matthew Brown
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Promoting Climate‐Friendly Behaviour Under Cognitive and Coordination Constraints: A Multi‐Level Framework for Sustainable Development Governance

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ABSTRACT Despite widespread concern about climate change, climate‐friendly behaviour remains difficult to sustain in practice. This article argues that the core challenge lies less in insufficient motivation than in the cognitive and coordination demands imposed by prevailing decision environments.
Luca Lancini
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Peace and Inclusive Governance in Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions and Environmental Services

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ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) emphasizes peace, justice, and strong institutions as essential foundations for sustainable development. This study adopts a desktop‐based qualitative research approach to examine how institutional quality and governance systems influence progress toward SDG 16 and broader development outcomes.
Maryem Souiai, Hind Alkhowar, Haya Al‐Obaidli, Moza Al‐Muhannadi, Noora Alkhelaifi, Maythaa Al‐Kubaisi, Najlaa Al‐Khayareen, Shooq Al‐Sahoti, John N. Hahladakis   +8 more
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The Role of Information Governance in Navigating the Impact of Big Data Analytics Capabilities on Sustainable Business Performance

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ABSTRACT We explore how information governance (IG) orchestrates big data analytics capabilities' (BDAC) impact on sustainable business performance (BP) and facilitates organizational readiness for digital sustainability reporting under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
Jekaterina Novicka, Tatjana Volkova
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How Aligned Are Citizen Preferences With the 15‐Minute Cities Paradigm? An International Survey and K‐Means Clustering Study

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ABSTRACT This study investigates how citizens' mobility preferences align with the principles of the 15‐Minute City (15mC), addressing three research questions: what access times and transport modes citizens consider acceptable, whether mobility preference can be clustered, and which services are perceived incompatible with the 15mC.
Maria Perales‐Eguiluz, A. Divasson‐J, Nekane Ione Sainz Bedoya, Cruz E. Borges   +3 more
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Tourism Specialisation and Sustainable Development Performance in Spanish Cities

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ABSTRACT Tourism specialisation and sustainable development performance are key dimensions of urban sustainability debates. This study investigates the association between tourism specialisation and sustainable development performance, operationalised through the sustainable development goals (SDGs), in Spanish cities.
Ana‐María Ríos, María‐Dolores Guillamón, Bernardino Benito   +2 more
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How Brazilian Public Universities Are Operationalizing The SDGs: Strategic Plans Analysis

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ABSTRACT Despite the importance of universities for Sustainable Development, only a handful of studies have evaluated the implementation levels of SDGs in HEIs in Latin America. To fill this void, this study examines the strategic plans of 70 Brazilian public universities, which account for 92.8% of Federal Universities.
Carolina Grano, Walter Leal Filho, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Lucas Veiga Ávila, José Carlos Curvelo Santana, Delmo Alves de Moura, Vanderli Correia   +6 more
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