Innovation Strategies and the Sustainable Development Goals A Blueprint for Sustainable Transformation

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Foreword

Preface

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PART I: Technological and Environmental Innovations for Sustainable Development

1.      Hydrogen Technologies on the Path to Achieve Climate SDGs

Galуna Myskiv

2.      Sustainable Pest Control Management through Innovation: A Case of Bee Vectoring Technologies

Jashim Uddin Ahmed, Anisur R. Faroque, Quazi Tafsirul Islam and Umama Rahman

3.      Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Revolutionize the NGO Funding Process

Michael DeBellis and Cara Arellano

4.      Empowering Developing Countries towards SDGs using Artificial Intelligence in Finance

A.    M. Priyangani Adikari

5.      Innovations in Microbial Fuel Cells as a Renewable Energy Source

Swapnakumari, Anwar M. Mulla and Dhananjay G. Thombare

6.      The Study of Green Building Design Principles

Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz and Maryam Momaiyezi

7.      Reaching SDGs through Artificial Intelligence solutions

Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez, José Manuel Santos-Jaén and Cristina Nuevo-Gallardo

PART II: Social, Cultural and Organisational Innovations for Sustainable Societies

8.      Economic, Social, and Cultural Barriers to Circularity for Sustainable Production

Vernika Agarwal, Pratibha Rai and Ayekpam Jiran Meitei

9.      Recalibrating the SDGs Framework: Policy Innovation and Implementation for Integrated Sustainability Assessment

De Zoysa, D.D.U., Gunawardena, U.A.D.P. and De Zoysa, D.K.A.

10.  The Investments in Ecological Innovations: An Empirical Analysis of SMEs in Italy

Giuseppe Scandurra, Antonio Thomas and Alfonso Carfora

11.  Transforming Higher Education for Sustainable Development

Renji George Amaballoor and Shankar B Naik

12.  Exploring the Mediating Role of Environmental Innovation Between Gender Equality and Family Firms’ Values

Francesco Gangi, Maria Coscia, Nicola Varrone and Lucia Michela Daniele

13.  Studying the Linkages Between SDGs and Innovation

Sera Şanlı

14.  Organisational Innovations for Sustaining Indian CSO’s Efforts for Achieving the SDGs

Aman Borkar and Bibhas Mondal

15.  Sustainable Transformation and Innovation through Contemporary Risk Management

Andrew Spencer and Natasha Grant

16.  Customer Attitude Towards Upcycled Cosmetics: An Exploratory Study in Japan

Bình Nghiêm-Phú

17.  Innovation for Sustainable Transformation: A Concluding Blueprint for the SDGs

 Amit Singh Khokhar, Punita Duhan, Anshu Lochab

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Biography

Amit Singh Khokhar is an Assistant Professor at Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) in New Delhi, India. Dr. Khokhar's intellectual pursuits are spread to diverse research areas, including economic inequality measurement, women-led and unorganized sector entrepreneurship, sustainable development and its quantification, as well as the dynamics of economic growth.

Dr. Punita Duhan is the Campus Director at Delhi Skill & Entrepreneurship University, Vivek Vihar Campus. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, digital marketing, green marketing, e-commerce, and sustainable development, with extensive publications and contributions to corporate training, academic leadership, and policy-making.

Dr. Anshu Lochab is an Associate Professor and Head of the BBA II Shift Department at Maharaja Surajmal Institute, GGSIPU, Delhi. Her research focuses on Human Resource Management, Outcome-Based Education, management development, and corporate training, with extensive contributions to academia, research, and professional skill development.