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Detecting signs of depression on social media: A machine learning analysis and evaluation 在社交媒体上检测抑郁迹象：一种机器学习分析和评估

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100827

Phi Ta , Nha Tran , Hung Nguyen , Hien D. Nguyen

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Ecological product value realization: Lessons learned from practice in China 生态产品价值实现：中国实践的经验教训

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100911

Jiaxu Ling , Xiaomeng Liang , Jingran Zhang , Yongji Xue , Guangchao Liu

{"title":"Ecological product value realization: Lessons learned from practice in China","authors":"Jiaxu Ling , Xiaomeng Liang , Jingran Zhang , Yongji Xue , Guangchao Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100911","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100911","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, marks the beginning of a new era for humanity to move toward a sustainable society. The ecosystem and socioeconomic system constitute a more grand and complex system with a close relationship between socioeconomic and ecological elements. The realization of the value of ecological products plays a fundamental and complex role in promoting sustainable development goals. Through a literature review and practical experience in related fields, as well as analyses of three typical cases in different geographic locations in China, we find that the reform approach of turning \"ecological resources into ecological assets, owned capital into share capital, and householders into shareholders\" has broadened the opportunities to realize the value of ecological products. Specifically, the conversion of ecological value can be realized using ecological protection compensation, ecological industrialization operation, and the property rights trading of ecological resources. The realization of the value of ecological products provides a new model and practice for effectively responding to climate change, improving the quality and stability of ecosystems, promoting equity, and thus realizing sustainable development. China's experience and practices have improved the residents' well-being and financial standing while preserving ecology, and these successes provide references for countries facing development dilemmas similar to those in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100911"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144480336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Determinants of technology adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises 中小企业采用技术的决定因素

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100919

Johanna Pangeiko Nautwima , Bojan Obrenovic , Asa Romeo Asa , Helvi Nyete Johannes , Nurbanu Abueva

{"title":"Determinants of technology adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises","authors":"Johanna Pangeiko Nautwima , Bojan Obrenovic , Asa Romeo Asa , Helvi Nyete Johannes , Nurbanu Abueva","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100919","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100919","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to economic growth, yet their adoption of technology remains a significant challenge in many developing economies. This study investigates the factors influencing technology adoption among SMEs in Namibia, a context often underrepresented in mainstream innovation literature. Drawing on the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework, the research uniquely tests the mediating role of entrepreneurship education in the technology adoption process. A mixed methods design was adopted, combining survey responses from 97 SME owners/managers in Windhoek with qualitative insights gathered through open-ended questions. Quantitative analysis using PLS-SEM revealed that organizational factors, such as managerial support and internal capabilities and environmental factors, including external support and competitive pressure, showed statistically significant positive effects on technology adoption. Conversely, technological factors such as cost, complexity, and perceived incompatibility showed a negative and statistically insignificant relationship, but qualitative findings highlighted their practical importance as key barriers in the Namibian context. Mediation analysis showed that entrepreneurship education did not mediate the relationship between TOE factors and technology adoption, likely due to limited practical applicability and contextual alignment of current education programs. This study makes a dual contribution to literature by demonstrating how contextual constraints can moderate the relevance of established adoption frameworks in developing economies and by offering integrated insights to inform policy and SME support programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100919"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144489465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Green light for business sustainability: A bibliometric analysis on the integration of green technologies within business strategy 企业可持续发展的绿灯：在企业战略中整合绿色技术的文献计量分析

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100922

Rocco Pavesi, Luigi Orsi, Luca Zanderighi

{"title":"Green light for business sustainability: A bibliometric analysis on the integration of green technologies within business strategy","authors":"Rocco Pavesi, Luigi Orsi, Luca Zanderighi","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100922","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of green technologies into business strategies has become crucial for advancing sustainability and fostering innovation. This study aims to explore how sustainability intersects with strategic business practices, offering actionable insights for aligning environmental sustainability with economic growth. Using 922 scientific publications from the Web of Science Core Collection (1990–2023), advanced bibliometric tools—co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, and keyword co-occurrence mapping—were employed to identify global research trends, collaborative networks, and thematic developments. These methods facilitated an in-depth exploration of the evolution and impact of green technologies on business strategies over the past three decades. The analysis highlights a sharp increase in publications after 2015, attributed to global initiatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Three key research areas were identified: (1) the role of green innovation in sustainability, (2) economic models enabling green practices, and (3) the influence of environmental regulations on business strategies. China has emerged as a global leader in green technology research, fostering extensive international collaborations and contributing significantly to the field’s advancement. This study bridges existing gaps by providing actionable insights into how green technologies drive business transformation, offering value to researchers, policymakers, and business leaders seeking to integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100922"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144480338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A triple-bottom-line evaluation of municipal solid waste collection 城市生活垃圾收集的三重底线评价

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100914

Eirill Bø, Bente Flygansvær

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Tech collaboration & digital inclusion: Reshaping global trade in the age of climate policy 技术合作与数字包容：在气候政策时代重塑全球贸易

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100890

Muhammad Saeed Meo , Alvena Anees

{"title":"Tech collaboration & digital inclusion: Reshaping global trade in the age of climate policy","authors":"Muhammad Saeed Meo , Alvena Anees","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100890","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100890","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The unrestrained carbon emissions emanating from international trade are ominously threatening environmental quality; however, this pressing issue remains understudied, underscoring the imperative for robust investigation and informed policy responses. In response to this imperative, the current study delves into the impact of international technological collaboration (IC) and digital inclusion (DIGI) on U.S. trade-embodied emissions. The study further assesses whether Climate Policy Stringency (CPS) alters the impact of IC and DIGI on U.S. trade-embodied emissions. Using quarterly data covering the period from 2000 to 2021, the study employs a time-varying rolling-window bootstrap (RWB) approach. The results affirm that IC and DIGI reduce U.S. trade-embodied emissions. Furthermore, moderation analysis confirms that CPS intensifies IC’s negative effect on trade-embodied emissions. Surprisingly, CPS fails to significantly moderate the DIGI-emissions linkage. To validate the findings, a robustness check is conducted using the Quantile-Quantile Regression (QQR) approach, and the results align with those obtained through the rolling-window bootstrap method. Additionally, the findings reveal an asymmetrical association between the variables under consideration. These outcomes hold crucial policy implications for U.S. policymakers. It is recommended that U.S. officials actively promote and support collaborative research and development initiatives with other nations to facilitate the exchange of environmentally sustainable technologies. Moreover, policies aimed at bolstering digital inclusion across sectors should be implemented to ensure that the benefits of technological advancements reach a broader population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100890"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144489389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards sustainable rural development: Characteristics and influencing factors of spatial correlation network of China’s rural digitalization development 面向农村可持续发展：中国农村数字化发展空间关联网络特征及影响因素

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100901

Xiaolong Gan , Shuang Xiang , HuEr Shuang , Tao Wen

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The environmental cost of cryptocurrency: Analyzing CO2 emissions in the 9 leading mining countries 加密货币的环境成本：分析9个主要采矿业国家的二氧化碳排放

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100792

Mahsa Bashari , Saleh Ghavidel Doostkouei , Mehdi Fathabadi , Masoud Soufimajidpour

{"title":"The environmental cost of cryptocurrency: Analyzing CO2 emissions in the 9 leading mining countries","authors":"Mahsa Bashari , Saleh Ghavidel Doostkouei , Mehdi Fathabadi , Masoud Soufimajidpour","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100792","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100792","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining, specifically its contribution to CO2 emissions, in nine countries that account for 90% of global mining: the United States, China, Russia, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Ireland, and Iran. Utilizing monthly panel data from 2019 to 2022 across nine countries and applying both pooled and fixed effects econometric techniques, the analysis reveals that ”energy intensity” (the amount of energy used to produce a unit of GDP), as a moderator variable, influences the effect of cryptocurrency mining on CO2 emissions. Specifically, in countries where the annual energy intensity growth rate is greater than <span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>6</mn><mtext>%</mtext></mrow></math></span>, cryptocurrency mining tends to result in higher CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Conversely, in countries with a growth rate of energy intensity below -6%, cryptocurrency mining results in lower CO2 emissions. The findings indicate that all nine countries experience a positive impact on CO2 emissions, albeit to varying degrees. The countries are categorized into three groups based on their performance: underperformers (Russia, the United States, Canada), neutral-effect countries (Iran, Kazakhstan, China), and positive performers (Ireland, Germany, Malaysia). This research underscores the urgent need for sustainable practices in cryptocurrency mining to mitigate its environmental effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100792"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144366088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Global development patterns: A clustering analysis of economic, social and environmental indicators 全球发展模式：经济、社会和环境指标的聚类分析

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100907

Carolina Saraiva , Jorge Caiado

{"title":"Global development patterns: A clustering analysis of economic, social and environmental indicators","authors":"Carolina Saraiva , Jorge Caiado","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100907","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100907","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how countries differ in their environmental and social characteristics is critical for designing effective and targeted sustainability policies. This study aims to explore heterogeneity among countries using a data-driven approach that considers multiple indicators relevant to environmental, social and economic development. We apply K-means clustering and principal component analysis (PCA) to a dataset covering 206 countries and including variables such as CO₂ emissions, access to electricity, life expectancy, education expenditure, inflation, GDP, unemployment and democracy levels. The analysis identifies eight distinct clusters of countries that broadly reflect global disparities in socio-economic and environmental conditions, with clear regional and income-based patterns. Notably, high-income democracies form distinct groups with strong social indicators, while clusters of Sub-Saharan African countries tend to exhibit low access to electricity and education spending. These findings underscore the need for differentiated policy strategies that align with each cluster’s characteristics. Our results contribute to the growing literature on multidimensional sustainability assessment and offer a useful typology for international environmental cooperation and policy targeting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100907"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144489464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Designing a model of government supportive policies in knowledge-based companies: Meta synthesis approach 设计知识型企业的政府支持政策模型：元综合方法

IF 3.3 2区社会学

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100903

Hanieh Mahooti , Reza Rostamzadeh , Karim Esgandari , Mojtaba Heidari

{"title":"Designing a model of government supportive policies in knowledge-based companies: Meta synthesis approach","authors":"Hanieh Mahooti , Reza Rostamzadeh , Karim Esgandari , Mojtaba Heidari","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100903","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100903","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel model for identifying the key categories and elements of government supportive policies targeted at knowledge-based companies. Employing a qualitative research design based on the meta-synthesis approach, the study follows the seven-step process outlined by Sandelowski and Barroso (2007). A total of 34 studies were selected for final evaluation based on their relevance to the research topic and the quality of the sources. To ensure the reliability of the findings, inter-coder agreement was assessed using the Kappa coefficient, which yielded a value of 0.81. The analysis, conducted using MAXQDA20 software, led to the identification of five key categories and 16 associated concepts. These categories include: (1) Supportive and Financial Policies, (2) Technology Development and Innovation, (3) Management and Organizational Development, (4) Development Challenges and Strategies, and (5) Sustainability and Environment. This model provides a practical framework for policymakers and organizational leaders to align strategies with effective government support mechanisms. The study also highlights critical gaps—particularly in areas such as R&D subsidies, structural challenges, resource allocation, environmental considerations, and technology support—that should be addressed in future policy development. The findings offer important insights for both policymakers and knowledge-based companies by providing a framework to align governmental support with the evolving needs of these firms, thereby fostering innovation and sustainable growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100903"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144488955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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