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{"title":"Machine learning framework for sustainable traffic management and safety in AlKharj city","authors":"Ali Louati","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100407","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100407","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As urban areas expand, cities face increasing challenges related to traffic congestion, accident rates, and environmental impact, all of which hinder sustainable growth and public safety. In AlKharj, a vibrant governorate in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, traditional traffic management systems struggle to address these issues effectively. To tackle these challenges, we propose an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) framework aimed at transforming transportation infrastructure towards greater sustainability and resilience. This study highlights AI-driven advancements in traffic management, accident prevention, and energy optimization for AlKharj’s growing urban environment. We develop predictive models for accident hotspots, adaptive traffic systems, and fuel-efficient routing. Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), we forecast accident trends and energy consumption, providing strategic insights for urban planning. Our findings demonstrate the potential of AI to enhance efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability in transportation, setting a benchmark for future sustainable urban mobility initiatives worldwide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100407"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Top management green commitment and employee in-role green performance: An emerging economy study","authors":"Hung Trong Hoang ,&nbsp;Nhat Tan Pham ,&nbsp;Pi-Shen Seet ,&nbsp;Janice Jones ,&nbsp;Nga Thi Thuy Ho","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100432","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100432","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how and when top management green commitment influences in-role employee green performance, by investigating the mediating role of employee green passion and employee green commitment, and the moderating role of adverse working conditions. Based on a two-wave survey of 397 hotel employees in an emerging economy, Vietnam, the results show that top management green commitment, directly and indirectly, influences in-role employee green performance through employee green passion and employee green commitment. Additionally, the indirect effect of management green commitment on employee in-role green performance through employee green commitment has a stronger effect than through employees’ green passion. Furthermore, adverse working conditions constitute a boundary condition that mitigates the effects of top management green commitment, employee green passion, and employee green commitment on employee in-role green performance. The study extends environmental sustainability literature on the top management green commitment-employee in-role green performance relationship by explicating dual mediation effects and moderation effects, and offers practical strategies for enhancing employee in-role green performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100432"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143171360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does the free trade zone strategy promote urban low-carbon transformation? Experimental evidence from China","authors":"Junkai Sun ,&nbsp;Xin Fang ,&nbsp;Xinyue Gao ,&nbsp;Guilin Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100431","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100431","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Low-carbon economic development is seen as a crucial strategic goal for governments globally, with China being particularly challenged with unprecedented pressure to decrease emissions. Conventional macro policies such as environmental regulations hinder economic development, while promoting low-carbon transformation through Free Trade Zone (FTZ) strategy is conducive to achieving coordination between economic development and environmental improvement. Based on adequate theoretical foundation, this paper evaluates the environmental effect of the FTZ strategy by using the spatial staggered difference-in-differences method (SDID) with the data of 270 cities in China from 2007 to 2019. The findings indicate that: Firstly, the implementation of the FTZ strategy has a dual effect on the low-carbon transformation of cities. Specifically, it has a favorable impact on local cities and generates a positive spatial spillover effect on neighboring cities. To a certain extent, the general DID model tends to underestimate the policy effect of the FTZ strategy. Secondly, the FTZ strategy is capable of driving the low-carbon transformation of cities through three mechanisms: promoting the upgrading of industrial structure, accelerating the process of marketization, and enhancing the efficiency of energy. Thirdly, the impact of different locations and batches of FTZ on urban low-carbon transformation is heterogeneous. Fourthly, the spatial spillover effect of the FTZ strategy on urban low-carbon transformation exhibit spatial heterogeneity, with the optimal policy spillover radius being approximately 50–150 km. This paper seeks to elucidate the issue of China's low-carbon transformation development by examining the impact of FTZ strategy and providing insights into the path of low-carbon transformation development. The findings of this paper are expected to contribute to the alleviation of international pressure on China to reduce emissions and provide effective reference for other countries to promote low-carbon transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100431"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forecasting financial distress for organizational sustainability: An empirical analysis","authors":"Soumya Ranjan Sethi,&nbsp;Dushyant Ashok Mahadik","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Predicting corporate financial distress has always been a key theme in the world's economic and financial development. The technology to predict a company's financial distress is critical for business and policy decision-makers, shareholders, and policymakers to take the necessary measures to adopt the appropriate decisions and policies for sustainable growth. This study touches the sustainability of the economic view to analyse the probability of insolvency of Indian non – financial service sector companies throughout 2012- 2013 to 2021–2022. This study aims to assess the predictive capabilities of Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Logistic Regression (LR), and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) in predicting a company's bankruptcy. A panel dataset encompassing ten years was subjected to applying all three models. The Logit model obtained an accuracy of 87.28%, which was superior to the ANN's 85.39% in training, 86.39% in testing, and 72.02% in LDA. Managers, depositors, regulatory agencies, shareholders, and all other stakeholders in the service sector economy may anticipate that our investigation's conclusions will prove advantageous in their pursuance of interest management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the role of internal social media in fostering employee green behavior (EGB)","authors":"Peggy M.L. Ng ,&nbsp;Tai Ming Wut ,&nbsp;Jason K.Y. Chan ,&nbsp;Mei Mei Lau ,&nbsp;Cherry T.Y. Cheung ,&nbsp;Man Lung Jonathan Kwok ,&nbsp;Ellesmere T.K. Choy","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100425","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100425","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has consistently highlighted the impact of internal communication strategies on employees’ pro-environmental behavior. However, the effect of internal social media on employee green behavior (EGB) and its underlying relationships remains unclear. This study examined green communication strategies used by organizations to encourage EGB on internal social media. Based on two experimental studies, the current research investigated the effect of internal social media post on EGB, and the interplay between message framing and construal levels to evaluate how framed messages of internal social media post trigger employees’ self-efficacy in promoting EGB. Study 1 revealed that internal social media messages could effectively encourage employees’ self-efficacy and further generate EGB. Following the results of study 1, study 2 revealed that loss-framed messages paired with a concrete condition on internal social media effectively induce employees’ self-efficacy and encourage EGB. The results demonstrated that the most effective communication strategy for delivering green messages on internal social media is to induce employees’ self-efficacy. Social media messages can inspire employees who do not currently engage in EGB to take action and adopt green practices. Thus, marketing managers of the organizations can create novel framed internal social media posts to encourage employees to engage in EGB.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100425"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Access to bank credit and firm innovation in Egypt: New evidence from the World Bank enterprise survey","authors":"Ayoub Saadi ,&nbsp;Mariem Liouaeddine ,&nbsp;Hanan Amin Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100430","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100430","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of bank credit access on innovation among Egyptian firms, using data from 3,025 companies in the World Bank's 2020 Enterprise Survey. Employing logistic regression and propensity score matching, the study assesses how access to credit influences various types of innovation, including R&amp;D investment, acquisition of intellectual property, and new product creation. Results show that firms with bank credit are 67 % more likely to innovate, with a significant positive effect on R&amp;D activities and intellectual property acquisition. Additionally, propensity score matching confirms a 5 % higher likelihood of innovation for firms with credit access, supporting the robustness of these findings. However, company size and sales volume are associated with decreased innovation likelihood, indicating constraints faced by larger firms and those with high sales. Competitive market conditions further enhance new product development probability by 42 %. Overall, the study highlights the crucial role of bank credit in fostering firm innovation in Egypt.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100430"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Moving markets towards climate change for sustainable development: Comprehending strategic insights for efficient marketing communication","authors":"Aqueeb Sohail Shaik ,&nbsp;Abdullah Alsabban ,&nbsp;Pradeep Kautish ,&nbsp;Muhammad Zafar Yaqub","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100428","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100428","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>How businesses see climate change in B2B marketplaces changes quickly as they realize how critical environmental concerns affect their operations, reputation, and profitability. This study investigates the role of EMS and SS in enhancing B2B markets' perception of climate change using marketing communication. The theoretical framework was based on the Stimuli-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory, which posits that environmental stimuli influence cognitive processes and lead to behavioral responses. The study employed a quantitative approach using structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the data collected from 277 participants. The findings showed that marketing communication directly affects B2B markets' perception of climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100428"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143171362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Keenly aware of environmental issues, yet wavering in conviction”: Understanding the factors influencing the consumers' willingness to pay for green energy","authors":"Ankita Sharma ,&nbsp;Kishore Kumar ,&nbsp;Rishi Dwesar","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100427","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100427","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper aims to develop a framework to understand factors influencing millennial consumers’ intention and their willingness to pay (WTP) for green energy (GE) by extending the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The study incorporates three additional constructs: belief about the cost of GE, concern for the environment, and green human capital (GHC) to the existing TBP model. Quantitative methodology was used to collect survey data from 517 millennials. The data was analysed using partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Environmental attitude (EA), environmental subjective norms (ESN), GHC, belief about the cost of GE, and environmental concern were found to have a positive relationship with the consumer's intention to use GE and their WTP for GE. Results show that perceived behavioural control (PBC) had an insignificant influence on millennial consumers’ intention to use GE. This study makes practical and theoretical contributions by providing insights into the drivers of GE consumption intentions of millennial consumers. This research also contributes to the sustainable development policy literature by suggesting directions for future policy development, taking into consideration India's unique characteristics. This is one of the first studies to develop a framework to understand factors influencing millennial consumers’ intention and their willingness to pay (WTP) for green energy products in the context of an emerging economy like India.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100427"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143104601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How does the new energy demonstration city pilot policy affect energy-intensive enterprises’ ESG? A quasi-natural experiment from China","authors":"Huan Zheng,&nbsp;Jinqiu Yang,&nbsp;Shengyu Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100426","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100426","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The new energy demonstration city (NEDC) pilot policy is an important attempt of the government to promote the energy system transition and further advance China's sustainable society development. The main focus of the NEDC is energy-intensive enterprises, however, the policy effect on these enterprises’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is still underdiscussed. This study uses a panel data of Chinese listed energy-intensive enterprises during 2009–2022 and a difference-in-differences model to examine whether the NEDC boosts corporate ESG. The findings indicate that the NEDC can effectively improve the ESG of energy-intensive enterprises, and this result remains robust following various tests. We also decompose ESG into three sub-factors, i.e., environmental (E), social (S) and governance (G), revealing the NEDC's promotional influence on S and G. Our quantile analysis shows a more significant enhancing effect of the NEDC on enterprises with lower ESG than on those with higher ESG. The mechanism analysis reveals that the NEDC affects enterprises’ ESG through technological innovation, confirming the Porter hypothesis in China. Finally, our research confirms that the promotional effect of the NEDC on enterprises’ ESG is notably reflected for non-state-owned enterprises and enterprises in the eastern area. These findings suggest that the Chinese government should adhere to implementing the NEDC in the long term, promote technological innovation, and adjust this policy appropriately, so as to make the policy effect longer and broader, and finally achieve sustainable development goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100426"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developing a digital currency adoption scale: A validity and reliability study","authors":"Abhinandan Kulal ,&nbsp;S M Riha Parvin ,&nbsp;Sahana Dinesh ,&nbsp;Abhishek N ,&nbsp;Niyaz Panakaje ,&nbsp;Muhammad Ramzan","doi":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100422","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100422","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The primary purpose of the research is to develop and validate a comprehensive scale for measuring the adoption of digital currencies, aiming to provide a reliable tool for assessing the multifaceted nature of digital currency adoption. The methodology involved initial data collection through a pilot study with 35 participants in China, followed by focus group discussions with stakeholders to identify key factors influencing adoption. The findings of the study include the categorization of 64 statements into 15 groups, such as Perceived Benefits, Trust and Security, Regulatory Environment, and User Experience, providing a holistic understanding of the factors that drive digital currency adoption. The study emphasizes the importance of accurately measuring digital currency adoption to guide policy, practice, and future research in the field of digital finance. Limitations of the study include the focus on a specific geographical region (China), potentially limiting the generalizability of the findings. Future research directions include validating the Digital Currency Adoption Scale in diverse regions and conducting longitudinal studies to track adoption patterns over time. The original contribution of the study lies in the development of a comprehensive measurement scale for digital currency adoption, addressing a critical gap in understanding this evolving phenomenon.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34478,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Futures","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100422"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143172215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}