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Innovation Strategies and the Sustainable Development Goals A Blueprint for Sustainable Transformation
This book explores how innovation can serve as a powerful catalyst for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). As the world grapples with challenges such as climate change, inequality, health crises, and education gaps, this book presents innovation not only as a technological advancement but as a multidimensional process involving social, cultural, institutional, and organizational transformation. Through a rich compilation of real-world case studies, cross-disciplinary perspectives, and evidence-based insights, the book explores how innovative strategies are being designed and implemented across sectors to foster inclusive development, economic resilience, and environmental stewardship. It highlights how community-led solutions, digital tools, policy reforms, and collaborative frameworks can contribute to systemic change and more sustainable futures. The volume underscores the importance of context-sensitive innovation that responds to local needs while aligning with global sustainability objectives. Offering both conceptual frameworks and practical strategies, this book provides a roadmap for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers committed to integrating innovation with sustainable development. It will be of particular interest to those engaged in economics, environmental studies, public policy, development studies, and the broader sustainability discourse.
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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
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.
