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{"title":"Revealing long-term dynamics and spatiotemporal drivers of anthropogenic nutrients inputs in China: The effects of dietary and socioeconomic factors","authors":"Jia Liu,&nbsp;Wei Gao,&nbsp;Fen Guo,&nbsp;Yuan Zhang,&nbsp;Yanpeng Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100259","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100259","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anthropogenic nutrient inputs in developing countries have substantially shaped global nutrient balance pattern for the past decades, responsible for the expanding eutrophication and pollutions. The massive alteration of socioeconomic factors and dietary habit make it difficult to identify their specific impacts on nutrient balance. This study utilized the net anthropogenic nitrogen (NANI) and phosphorus (NAPI) inputs models to calculate human induced nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs in China from 1949 to 2022, and applied the XGBoost–SHAP algorithm to estimate the driving forces of socio–economic and dietary structure on them. Our findings revealed that both nutrient inputs peaked around 2014–2015 before declining and fertilizer application was the primary contributor (56% for N, 63% for P) from 1949 to 2022. Great variation of NANI and NAPI evolution patten was found in different regions. Eastern and southern provinces (e.g., Henan, Shanghai) had the highest inputs, while western regions (e.g., Tibet) had the lowest, correlating with economic and population density disparities. Spatial clustering highlighted the need for region–specific nutrient management strategies. Dietary shifts showed increased animal–based food consumption (6.89–fold rise) and urban–rural disparities, with developed regions exceeding recommended intake levels. Driving factors for NANI and NAPI differed by regions of different development stage. Urbanization and GDP were dominant drivers in developed areas (Type I), while population was key in less–developed regions (Type II). These findings underscore the importance of tailored policies to address nutrient pollution and dietary impacts, and provide new insights for formulating nutrient mitigation strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100259"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Life cycle assessment of Camellia (Camellia oleifera spp.) seed oil production in China for forestry sustainability and food security","authors":"Mengde Sun ,&nbsp;Feidong Lu ,&nbsp;Meifang Zhao ,&nbsp;Yingying Xia ,&nbsp;Yibo Tan ,&nbsp;Peng Kang","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As China advances its National Woody Oilseed Strategy (2021–2035) to enhance edible oil self-sufficiency, reconciling camellia oil production with carbon neutrality goals demands precise emission diagnostics. In this study, a new forest-to-oil module was developed, utilizing operational data from 37 forest farms and processing plants in China. In accordance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (Scope 1, 2 &amp; 3), the LCA system for camellia oil spans from the nursery gate to the oil-mill gate, covering all direct (Scope 1), indirect energy (Scope 2) and upstream value-chain (Scope 3) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (assessed with global warming potential, GWP) associated with both forest farm operations and oil mill processes. Results show a carbon intensity of 3.91 t CO₂-eq per ton oil, translating to annual sectoral emissions of 7.81 Mt CO₂-eq based on China’s 2025 camellia oil output (2.00 million tons). Organic fertilizer (45.27% of total) and compound fertilizers (29.91% of total) dominate emission sources. Spatial analysis identifies three critical provinces—Hunan (29.46%), Jiangxi (22.43%), and Guangxi (12.83%)—collectively responsible for 64.72% of national production emissions, the disparity stems from regional grid emissions and interprovincial transport distance variations. Scenario modeling demonstrates 4.16–14.57% emission reduction potential through: (1) precision fertilization targeting 25%–30% nitrogen efficiency improvement, (2) renewable energy integration in processing (40% solar/wind penetration), and (3) intermodal logistics optimization. These findings provide spatially explicit mitigation pathways, emphasizing the necessity of province-specific policies balancing oil security and decarbonization targets. These insights not only guide forestry units in lowering their greenhouse gas emissions but also highlight the importance of sustainability in the camellia oil industry, offering essential support for its enhancement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100253"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144828981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Iron-organic carbon coupling controls phosphorus transformation and release in decades manure-enriched paddy soil","authors":"Hao Chen ,&nbsp;Weihua Su ,&nbsp;Song Wu ,&nbsp;Yunfei Yu ,&nbsp;Dengjun Wang ,&nbsp;Qinglong Fu ,&nbsp;Yujun Wang ,&nbsp;Dongmei Zhou ,&nbsp;Shenqiang Wang ,&nbsp;Yu Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100269","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100269","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Manure fertilizer, as high P source, is widely used to enhance soil P availability, achieving organic waste recycling and sustainable agriculture. However, the excessive application of manure fertilizer poses risks of P loss. Herein, we address this critical challenge through a 25-year <em>in-situ</em> field experiment combined with a 60-days anaerobic incubation experiments, exploring the vital roles of iron (Fe) and organic carbon (OC) in regulating P transformation. Our <em>in-situ</em> field results reveal that prolonged manure fertilizer inputs resulted in the decoupling of the Fe dissolution and inorganic P (P_i) release in paddy soil. Under the further anoxic incubations, the results showed both chemical fertilizer (CF) and manure fertilizer (pig manure, CPM) lifted the P_i concentration due to dissimilatory Fe reduction, but through different mechanisms. In CF treatment, the increased P mainly derived from the release of Fe-bound P_i (Fe-P_i). CPM enhanced the Fe transformation from crystalline to amorphous, resulting in 18.8 ​% loss of Fe-bound OC, this resulted in the coupled Fe-bound organic P (Fe-P_o) decreased from 455.4 to 7.9 ​mg ​kg⁻¹, ultimately leading to a sharp increase in labile P from 177.2 to 353.4 ​mg ​kg⁻¹. Notably, Fe-bound lipids and proteins were more prone to microbial degradation, accelerating the breakdown of organic matter and enhancing P mobilization. Our findings underscore the pivotal role of Fe-OC interactions in controlling P release and provide critical insights for developing more effective strategies to optimize P management in sustainable agricultural practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100269"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145226850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecological risks of combination of multiple pollutants at environmentally relevant concentrations: Insights from the changes in life history traits, gut microbiota, and transcriptomic responses in Daphnia magna","authors":"Qiuxuan Sun ,&nbsp;Songying Dai ,&nbsp;Yunfei Dai ,&nbsp;Yunfei Sun ,&nbsp;Jin-Sol Lee ,&nbsp;Kai Lyu ,&nbsp;Jae-Seong Lee ,&nbsp;Zhou Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aquatic organisms are normally exposed to waters where multiple pollutants coexist. Although the concentration of each single pollutant in natural waters is extremely low and may not have harmful effects, the combined effects of multiple low concentration pollutants may cause substantial harm to <em>Daphnia</em>. Therefore, we selected 11 kinds of pollutants including microplastics, antibiotics, heavy metals, agricultural and industrial pollutants, and then exposed <em>Daphnia magna</em> to the combination of these pollutants at the environmental concentrations (ng L⁻¹-μg L⁻¹ range) to evaluate the possible negative effects. Results showed the combination of multiple pollutants significantly decreased heart rate, body size, survival, and fecundity of <em>D. magna</em> and delayed maturation. In the filial generation constantly exposed to the pollutant combination, the growth, survival, and reproduction further decreased. The diversity of the gut microbiota decreased, but the abundance of bacteria with functions related to xenobiotics degradation increased under the pollutant combination. The expressions of genes related to antioxidant, xenobiotics catabolism, and energy absorption were upregulated by the pollutant combination, with downregulating expressions of the genes related to cell division and nitrogen metabolism, which reveals the underlying mechanism of the harmful effects of multiple pollutants on life history traits of <em>D</em>. <em>magna</em>. This study demonstrated the ecological risks of multiple pollutants at environmentally relevant concentrations to <em>D</em>. <em>magna</em>, providing a new perspective for evaluating the consequences of low environmental pollution in natural waters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100281"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145690900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rationally designed mineral phase reconstruction for selective extraction and full-component recovery of Nd-Fe-B magnet scraps","authors":"Pengju Yang,&nbsp;Youjun Mao,&nbsp;Jie He","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100260","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100260","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The strong bonding between atoms in Nd-Fe-B magnets makes the high-efficiency and near-zero-waste recovery of all components become a challenge. In this work, a new method combined mineral phase reconstruction with physical separation is proposed to recycle REEs (rare earth elements) and non-REEs from the magnet scraps. Metal Bi as a key initiator is designed to reconstruct the Nd₂Fe₁₄B and Nd-rich original phases in the magnet. It indicates that the two original phases were constructed into non-bonding Fe-rich phase (containing non-REEs) and Bi-rich phase (containing REEs), respectively. Subsequently, the Bi-rich substance magnetically separated from the reconstructed scrap powders were distilled to extract the RE metals. The volatile metal Bi and Fe-rich substance are reusable. The recovery rates of REEs and non-REEs reach 97.3% and 97.6%, respectively. The phase evolution during the phase reconstruction was discussed, and a comparative assessment of the energy consumption and CO₂ emissions was conducted. This work provides a low-consumption and environmental-friendly shortcut for full-component recovery of the Nd-Fe-B magnet scraps.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100260"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145010243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High-efficiency and green recycling of manganese, nickel, cobalt, and zinc in a hydrogen peroxide–sulfuric acid system from electrolytic manganese dioxide sulfide slag","authors":"Panpan Mu (穆攀攀) ,&nbsp;Meichen Pan (潘美晨) ,&nbsp;Zixiu Li (李子秀) ,&nbsp;Guosai Jiang (蒋国赛) ,&nbsp;Zhe Tan (谭哲) ,&nbsp;Xiaoguang Zhang (张晓光) ,&nbsp;Gang Fang (方刚) ,&nbsp;De'an Pan (潘德安)","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrolytic manganese dioxide sulfidation slag (EMDSS) is a hazardous waste generated during the production of electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD), containing strategic metal resources such as nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), with a total content exceeding 10.00 ​%. Currently, the recovery of strategic metals from EMDSS has received limited attention, and existing methods are inefficient, accompanied by the risk of H₂S gas generation. This study proposes a hydrogen peroxide-sulfuric acid (H₂O₂-H₂SO₄) leaching process to address these challenges and recover strategic metals such as Mn, Ni, Co, and zinc (Zn) from EMDSS. Optimal process parameters were determined through single-factor and response surface optimization experiments. Thermodynamic, kinetic, and characterization analyses were conducted to elucidate the reaction process and mechanism of H₂O₂-H₂SO₄ leaching. In an acidic environment, sulfide ion (S²⁻) and oxygen ion (O⁻) exhibit strong redox reactivity, directly converting into sulfate ion (SO₄²⁻) without generating hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas. The 20 ​× ​magnified experiments demonstrated that the average leaching rates of Mn, Ni, Co, and Zn exceeded 99.20 ​%, with deviations between the measured and predicted values within 1.00 ​%. The proposed new process achieves over 99.00 ​% recovery of strategic metals such as Ni, Co, Mn, and Zn, providing raw materials for the subsequent resource utilization of strategic metals. Moreover, stable large-scale experimental results indicate its potential for industrial-scale application, expanding the raw material sources for Ni, Co, and Mn new energy metals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100278"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145473950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In-situ synthesizing CoONAl-C catalysts from spent LiCoO2 batteries and tobacco stems biomass: nearly 100 ​% peroxymonosulfate utilization","authors":"Teng Guo ,&nbsp;Xiaoya Gao ,&nbsp;Xingxin Yang ,&nbsp;Jiatian Wang ,&nbsp;Yucheng Yin ,&nbsp;Yaoran Hu ,&nbsp;Yue Luo ,&nbsp;Yongming Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100280","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100280","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Strategic metal recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is urgently required novel technologies with high efficiency, low environmental impact, and strong economic viability. This study proposes a tobacco stems biomass assisted strategy that directly converts spent LiCoO₂ into advanced functional Co-based catalyst in water treatment. Benefited from the biomass pyrolysis, Co-based catalyst was first in-situ doped with metal (Al) and non-metal (C and N) to obtain CoON_Al-C catalysts. The prepared CoON_Al-C achieved nearly 100 ​% peroxymonosulfate (PMS) utilization efficiency, which exhibited a persulfate per mass pollutants normalized kinetic rate constant surpassing reported water treatment systems by 2–42 times. The co-doping of metal (Al) and non-metal (C and N) not only shortened the bond length between PMS and Co-O but also upward shifted the d-band center close to Fermi-level. The alteration of Co active sites' electronic distribution via Co-N coordination, combined with loading and reduction of biomass pyrolysis, significantly promoted Co(II)/Co(III) redox cycles. This synergy boosted PMS adsorption-activation and Fenton-like catalytic activity, ultimately driving O-O bond cleavage to generate reactive oxygen species for efficient degradation of emerging contaminants. Moreover, the practical applicability of CoON_Al-C was supported by its high stability over seven cycles, minimal ion leaching, reduced toxicity of intermediates, and effective operation in real water samples. This study addressed the high PMS consumption bottleneck in water treatment, contributing to the sustainable utilization of spent LIBs and waste biomass.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100280"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145525851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental advantages of green-labelled navel oranges in China: A supply chain perspective","authors":"Ruijin Luo ,&nbsp;Junhan Zhang ,&nbsp;Petronella Margaretha Slegers ,&nbsp;Minghao Zhuang ,&nbsp;Zhihua Zhang ,&nbsp;Xian Zhang ,&nbsp;Xuexian Li ,&nbsp;G.D.H. Claassen","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quantifying the environmental performance (EP) of citrus supply chains (SCs) via life cycle assessment is important for optimising fruit production for sufficient vitamin and micronutrient provision at lower environmental costs. As a part of national programme in China, green-labelled navel oranges use up to 50.0 ​% less chemical nitrogen fertilisers and become increasingly popular for their high quality. However, their EP remain unclear from the full SC perspective, and critical indicators, e.g. ecotoxicity and land occupation potential (LOP), have been mostly neglected in previous studies. Based on interviews with orange SC (OSC) stakeholders, this study analyses eleven ReCiPe2016 (H) midpoint indicators and normalises characterised results, followed by Monte Carlo simulation, to compare the EP of conventional, green-labelled, and organic-labelled OSCs from production to consumption. Green-labelled OSCs show lower impacts across most categories. Specifically, they reduce the LOP by 72.6 ​% compared with organic-labelled OSCs and decrease the ozone depletion potential by 65.5 ​% relative to conventional OSCs. Their total environmental index is 31.4 ​% and 24.5 ​% lower than conventional and organic-labelled OSCs, respectively. Packaging, transport, and production are significant contributing stages. Key contributing inputs include nitrogen fertiliser, corrugated boxes, long-distance transport, and land use. Beyond well-recognised fossil fuel potential, terrestrial ecotoxicity potential and LOP are newly identified critical indicators for OSC evaluation. Thus, green-labelled OSCs represent a more environment-friendly model for high-yield and high-quality fruit supply. This multi-stage and multi-indicator approach offers a transferable framework for comprehensive evaluation and optimisation of fruit SCs towards sustainable fruit provision and environment management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100273"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145226851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nonlinear threshold effects of territorial space use on land ecological security along China's land borders: a multi-scale zonal governance pathway","authors":"Guobin Ma ,&nbsp;Rucheng Lu ,&nbsp;Tongsheng Fan ,&nbsp;Pengcheng Wang ,&nbsp;Yiyun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100282","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100282","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;TSU (territorial space use) constitutes the foundational behavior of human economic and social activities upon the land. Investigating the threshold effect of multi-scale TSU on LES (land ecological security) is essential for scientifically constructing a border ecological barrier management system within the framework of integrated development and security planning. Currently, spatial governance of territorial space in China's border areas utilizes the \"three districts and three lines\" as its core framework, implementing rigid spatial controls through the ecological protection red line, cultivated land and permanent basic farmland boundaries, and the urban development boundary. Concurrently, the main functional area strategy is employed to promote differentiated development. However, these border areas face dual pressures stemming from ecological fragility and intensive human activity: the northern border is threatened by ecological degradation in arid regions; soil erosion affects more than half of the northwest border area; and rocky desertification in the southwest border region contributes to the desertification of cultivated land and the loss of soil fertility. Consequently, a significant spatial mismatch and structural imbalance exist between land use patterns and ecological security requirements.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;By employing a BRT (Boosted Regression Trees) model and SEM (Structural Equation Model), this study identified and categorized the influence of major TSU types on LES. Subsequently, hierarchical governance of LES thresholds was implemented through SLR (Segmented Linear Regression). Concurrently, we employ the SOM-K-means clustering method to execute zonal control of the predominant types of TSU. The results show that (1) from 2008 to 2023, the proportion of OE (Other ecological space) in the types of TSU is the highest at 32.764 ​%, which is concentrated in the Northern border and the Northwestern border; OE→ WE (Water ecological space) reflects the systematic tendency of transformation; and the spatial transfer of the three regions is mainly dominated by Agriculture→Urban and Ecology→Urban. (2) From 2008 to 2023, LES at different scales is characterized by ‘high in the North and low in the West,’ and SP (Social protection), EM (Economic drive), and SS (Ecological support) in each border region show strong effects on LES, with AP (Agricultural production space), GE (Grassland ecological space), OE, and FE (Forest ecological space) thresholds for LES of 0.457, 0.425, 0.330 and 0.345, respectively, 0.330, 0.348. (3) In 2023, the grid scale is mainly dominated by WE, FE, AP et al., and the distribution of its KCA (key conservation areas) is as high as 38.713 ​%; the county and city scales are mainly composed of FEL (Forest ecological space dominant type), APL(Agricultural production space dominant type), GEL (Grassland ecological space dominant type), and OEL (Other ecological space dominant type) to form the spatial pattern of t","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100282"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145796577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ESGOnt: An ontology-based framework for Enhancing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) assessments and aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)","authors":"Annas Vijaya ,&nbsp;Faris Dzaudan Qadri ,&nbsp;Linda Salma Angreani ,&nbsp;Hendro Wicaksono","doi":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study proposes ESGOnt, an ontology-based framework that aligns Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ESGOnt addresses key challenges in sustainable resource governance systems and cross-sector interoperability by providing a unified structure for ESG and SDG integration. The framework was developed through a systematic methodology that combines a literature review, standardization of ESG and SDG relationships, development of an adaptable maturity model, and ontology implementation using established methods such as Methontology and NeOn. ESGOnt enables the integration of diverse ESG taxonomies and ESG reporting standards, including GRI and ESRS, and assists companies in their ESG performance evaluation. Empirical validation through real-world use cases demonstrates its capability to (1) direct assessment of ESG assessments with specific SDG targets, such as SDG13 (Climate Action) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), (2) assess organizational ESG progress through different metrics, (3) facilitation of standardized and interoperable reporting for small and large enterprises, and (4) automatically validate organization compliance with EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive regulations. The findings show that ESGOnt resolves data inconsistency and transparency issues by enabling integrated and auditable sustainability reporting. The ontology-driven approach of the framework enables scalable and policy-relevant tools for tracking environmental and social impacts, while its maturity model focuses on strategic improvements in resource efficiency. Future studies will analyze and extend ESGOnt’s functionality for sector-specific capabilities, such as bioeconomy control systems, and explore advanced AI-driven inspection methods for real-time ESG-SDG assessment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34479,"journal":{"name":"Resources Environment and Sustainability","volume":"22 ","pages":"Article 100262"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144907662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}