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Towards a Socially Inclusive Circular Economy: Evidence From Social Enterprises in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
wiley   +1 more source

A decentralized blockchain-based smart framework for continuous vehicle emission monitoring in smart cities. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Priya JC, Balasubramanian D, Shen RNS, Onn CW, Kale U, Matijošius J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital Technology's Role in Circular Waste Management: A Systematic Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining circular economy ideas with digital tools offers a game‐changing way to tackle global sustainability problems. This paper focuses on how digital changes and circular economy models link up. A review has been conducted for 112 articles from 2021 to September 2025, using PRISMA‐2020 methodology. This study covered new tech like AI, IoT,
Reza Eslamipoor
wiley   +1 more source

Fuzzy graph based machine learning optimization for permeable pavement systems in smart cities of Thoothukudi. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Benjamin A, Dharmakkan A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Green Finance, Digitalization, and Banks' Sustainable Business Model Innovations Toward Net‐Zero Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial capital is widely recognized as having the potential to provide investments needed for net‐zero transitions. While recent empirical studies reveal that financial digitalization and fintech have changed Chinese banks' loan portfolios and business models, they stem from credit restrictions on heavily polluting enterprises and from ...
Akihisa Mori
wiley   +1 more source

FLPSO-AMPS: an optimized WSN model for air quality monitoring in tier-2 smart cities. [PDF]

Sci Rep
K L, Malghan RL, Rao M C K, Garg L, R H M SS, H M V.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Toward a Greener Future: How and When Blockchain and Digitization Drive Green Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly affected small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and poses challenges in acquiring financing. Growing green investments require transformative infrastructure and innovative green financing solutions. Blockchain technology is ideal for delivering green environmental information because it provides real‐
Sikandar Rahman, Bailing Liu, Murad Ali, Sheikh Adeel, Dana Bakry, Saleh Bajaba, Mohammad Asif Salam, Hengky Latan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-objective optimization for smart cities: a systematic review of algorithms, challenges, and future directions. [PDF]

PeerJ Comput Sci
Chen Y, Chan WH, Su ELM, Diao Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Net‐Zero Transition and Its Impact on Firms' Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth Within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to net zero (NZ) faces challenges such as uneven institutional readiness, fragmented policy frameworks and rising energy demands from population growth, economic expansion and artificial intelligence (AI). These obstacles are intensified by technological, financial and regulatory uncertainties that impede coordinated efforts ...
Mohamed Shrief, Jahira Debbarma, Lukman Akanbi, Duyen Chu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large lithium-ion battery model for secure shared electric bike battery in smart cities. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Ding D, Li Z, Luo L, Jin M, Zhu B, Zhong Y, Hu J, Cai P, Hu H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source