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Business models are being transformed by rising environmental concerns, Industry 4.0 technologies, and circular economy (CE) practices, which are the prevailing business considerations.  Keeping these considerations in view, this work looks into the role of Industry 4.0 technologies in the adoption of CE practices and ...

Circular economy principles for sustainable building design stress resource efficiency in construction to prevent and reduce construction and demolition waste and to re-use and recycle building materials and products.  This document informs the key participants in the building value chain about sustainable building des ...

Erroneously, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing is widely assumed to reward companies for helping the planet.  However, ESG ratings, which underlie ESG fund selection, are based on the impact the changing world has on companies’ profit and loss.  Asset managers have deliberately allowed the confusion ...

Sustainable practices can be implemented within supply chains to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).  Procurement and distribution processes can be reengineered by implementing sustainable approaches that consider the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability.  SDG-oriented supply cha ...

The SDGs are a holistic agenda intended to guide socioeconomic development policies and priorities, funding and government interventions at international, national, and local levels for their achievement.  To counter destructive non-linear system responses, tipping points, and spillover effects, the 17 Sustainable Deve ...