The Role of Technology and Innovation in Achieving Sustainability:Assessing Benefits and Limitations

Edited by David Crowther and Shahla Seifi

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Abstract: This book investigates the small innovations that are needed to bring about the necessary changes to achieve the goal of sustainability or net zero. In doing so, the book also investigates best practices and enables the transfer of techniques and ideas around the world. The contributions in this volume come from all over the world, demonstrating that the same issues affect us all no matter where we are located. The book looks at a number of diverse issues which need to be considered, all of which are examined in the context of their implication for individuals, society, and the way they affect cultural issues.

Keywords: Sustainability; Technology; Innovation; Social Responsibility; CSR; AI; Management; Fintech; Public Health; SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals); Industry 5.0; Blockchain; Epidemic Management Global Security; Emerging Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 O31 Q01 Q55 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9789819820511
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 The Role of Financial Technology in Raising the Efficiency of Banking Performance Through Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Emerging Markets , pp 3-26

Husni Hasan Samara, Hayder Jerri Mohsin, Laith Yousef Bani Hani, Ahmed Talib Hameed and Maisaa Ezaldeen Omary

Ch 2 Fintech Firm’s Market Value: The Role of Sustainability and UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs) , pp 27-56

Amira Tarek, Salma Ali and Youstina Shawky

Ch 3 Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) Is the Next Ethical Era for Artificial Intelligence (AI) , pp 57-75

Sandra Gamil Metry Habil

Ch 4 The Role of Generative AI in Corporate Digital Responsibility , pp 77-101

Rana Salah Nasr and Sara El-Deeb

Ch 5 An Efficient Artificial Intelligence- and Deep Learning-Based Smart Sustainability in Net Zero , pp 103-135

Bremananth Ramachandran and Raed Atef

Ch 6 Enhancing Public Health Resilience: Integrating Ethical Surveillance, Transparent Communication, and Digital Innovation in Epidemic Management , pp 139-162

Isabel Marques, Raysa Rocha and Fernanda Nogueira

Ch 7 Conceptual Framing of the Industry 5.0 Context in the Pursuit of Global Prosperity for Humanity , pp 163-195

Mohammed Azmy Ateia

Ch 8 Paraguay’s Progress Toward Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda , pp 197-223

Walter Daniel Ovelar Fernandez

Ch 9 The Influence of Embryonic Dynamics on Housing Affordability: Perspectives from Melbourne , pp 225-266

Yousef Abdo, Koorosh Gharehbaghi, Matt Myers and Nevill Hurst

Ch 10 Establishing Multinational Partnerships With Nongovernmental Organizations for Implementing Sustainable Development Programs: A Case Study of Misr El Khair Foundation , pp 267-301

Marwa M. M. Hassouna

Ch 11 Blockchain and the Future of Academic Credentialing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Critical Perspectives in Higher Education Institutions , pp 303-336

Dina Abdallah

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