Technology, Business and Sustainable Development

Advances for People, Planet and Profit

S.M. Riad Shams, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos, Lea Iaia, S.M. Riad Shams, Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos, Lea Iaia

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032275284
• eBook ISBN: 9781000902600
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Economics

Triple bottom line (TBL or 3BL) was coined as a wide and inspiring approach for businesses aimed at understanding how to create, track, and manage economic, social, and environmental values added. The sustainability sector is strongly increasing its relevance among academics and practitioners, and the market opportunities associated with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are estimated at over $12 trillion per year by 2030. Although this is a promising context, a recent article suggested a rethinking of the TBL, arguing that sustainability goals' value should not be assessed in terms of profit and loss but of people well-being and planet health, looking for a societal profit.

Technology plays a crucial role in our society. Respectively, the Agenda 21 and the Paris Agreement consider technology to be essential in the pursuit of sustainable development and the achievement of the SDGs. Adding to this, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital solutions in several fields, from the way of working to the way of buying and consuming. Companies are becoming more aware of the responsibility they have within environmental and human contexts, and people are looking for work reflecting their values and purposes to motivate them.

This book aims to contribute to the understanding of the role of technology and its emerging and innovative solutions in the achievement of sustainable development while making a profit. It will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of strategic management, entrepreneurship, management of technology and innovation, and sustainable development.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Notes on Contributors
• Editorial Note
• Acknowledgement
• 1 Technological Advancement for Sustainable Development: A Socio-Ecological Vision
• 2 Sustainable Innovation and the Triple Bottom Line: Value, Actors, Technologies
• 3 Technological Advances and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges Towards Conscious Capitalism
• 4 Blockchain and Sustainability: A Possible Union?
• 5 Sustainable Entrepreneurial Opportunities Through Innovation in the Fashion Industry
• 6 Management of Employee Resistance Caused by Technological Change for Organisational Sustainability
• 7 Hybrid Business Model: Can Business Networking Help the Development of Benefit Goals in Tourism?
• 8 Enhancing Network Theory: Towards an Innovative Framework of Blockchain in Logistic and Supply Chain Management
• 9 Application of AI in Marketing: A Proposed Conceptual Framework
• 10 How Does Non-Financial Disclosure Affect Firm Value and Innovation?: Evidence from Italy
• 11 Sustainability-Driven Innovation in Waste Management: The Case of Recykal
• 12 Sustainable Development of Regional Energy Economy According to Environmental Footprint Methodology
• 13 The Role of Technological Advances in Cultural Heritage: Focus on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in User Experience
• 14 The Online Role of Culinary Tourism for the Sustainable Development of Tourist Destinations: An International Cross-Country Analysis
• 15 Technological Advancement in Business Management for Sustainable Development: Implications for People, Planet, and Profit
• Index