AI-Powered Sustainability Strategies for Modern Businesses

Section 1: AI for Sustainable Business and Economic Development 1. Pathway to Sustainability: A Commentary on AI’s Role in Mitigating Sustainability Externalities, Brian Stewart and Anshuman Khare 2. AI for Sustainable Development in Middle-Income Southeast Asia: Higher Education–Business–Government Partnerships in Transitioning Economies, Masatoshi Hara 3. Examining the Untapped Potential of AI and Sustainability in International Marketing for Small Technology Firms, Sara Fraccastoro, Thilini Mudiyanse, and Arto Ojala 4. AI-Driven Sustainability: What's Working Now at Consumer-Packaged Goods Companies, Deborah Dull and Ann Tracy Section 2: AI for Sustainable Urban and Transport Systems 5. AI-Driven Solid Waste Management: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability in Smart Cities, Anshuman Khare and Abubaker Haddud 6. Rethinking Sustainability in the Age of AI and Space Technology, Eldrige de Melo and Arto Ojala 7. Enhancing Carpooling's Contribution to Sustainability through AI Integration, Anshuman Khare and Marta Massi Section 3: AI’s Role in Energy Efficiency and Industrial Sustainability 8. AI-Driven Energy Efficiency: How AI-Enabled Energy Optimization and Renewable Energy Integration Benefit Business, Robert Refvik 9. Measuring the impact of AI on Energy and Sustainability: A Guide for Managers, Rodney Beard 10. Case Study of Utilizing AI Technology to Ensure Consistent Quality for Sustainable Industrial Development, Tomoyasu Saigo and Nobutaka Odake Section 4: AI and Sustainable Manufacturing, Design, and Production 11. AI-Powered Digital Twins for Sustainable Industry 5.0: A Framework for SDG-Aligned Innovation and Circular Value Creation, Marta Massi and Terry Beckman 12. Digatilised Mass Personalisation through AI-Powered Technologies:  The Case of Sustainable Footwear Design, Iain Reid, Marina Papalexi, Jamie Laird, and Rosie Cripps 13. Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Design Thinking for Sustainability, Hoe Chin Goi, Ray Tak-yin Hui, and Jose Baptista Section 5: AI for Sustainable Technology Innovation and Research 14. Can AI Be Circular? Examining the Material Reality of Artificial Intelligence through a Circular Operations Framework, Deborah Dull 15. AI Contributing to Sustainability and Examples of its Application in Various Industrial Fields, Nobutaka Odake

Biography

Anshuman Khare is a Professor in Operations Management at Athabasca University, Canada. He joined Athabasca University in January 2000. He is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and has completed two post-doctoral terms at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany. He is also a former Monbusho Scholar, having completed a postdoctoral assignment at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He has published several books and research papers on a wide range of topics. His research focuses on environmental regulation impacts on industry, just-in-time manufacturing, supply chain management, sustainability, cities and climate change, digital transformation of business, and online business education.

"Dr. Anshuman Khare’s edited volume on AI and business sustainability strategies examines a range of timely subjects from smart cities to marketing to space tech to travel and digital twinning. Researchers, educators, and business practitioners seeking insights on applying AI to sustainability will have much to appreciate in this volume."

William W. Baber, Professor, Kyoto University, Japan

"AI and sustainability are no longer parallel conversations—they are now inseparable drivers of modern business strategy. This volume demonstrates how responsible, well‑designed AI can help organizations reduce their footprint while building more resilient and regenerative systems."

Oliver Mack, Leadership Expert, CEO and Chief Researcher, xm-institute, Austria

"A comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners exploring how artificial intelligence advances sustainable development, featuring 15 peer-reviewed chapters that provide conceptual frameworks, systematic reviews, practical implementations, and evidence from various industries and regions."

Maria Argyropoulou, Professor, Ionian University, Greece