Wearables and Sustainable Development: Exploring Future Implications for the Green Jobs and Green Labor Market

Abstract

This article analyzes the subject of wearables and Sustainable Development (SD) in the scientific literature and is an attempt to present possible implications for Green Jobs (GJs) and the green labor market. There is a growing trend toward purchasing new wearable devices among consumers, which are more and more interested in the SD. These devices combine the functions of many other devices using smart technology and connectivity. They can communicate with other wearables or equipment, such as vehicles, machines, and buildings. Wearables have a wide range of applications. They allow monitoring of vital functions, and behavior, display information, improve communication, help to plan daily activities, and aid decision-making. Therefore, these devices are becoming increasingly important in daily life and business. Wearable technology uses the Internet of Things (IoT) and connectivity to synchronize data between devices. From a scientific perspective, it is interesting to explore how wearables are related to the SD in transitioning the economy toward green economy areas. The main goal of this article is to demonstrate the relevance of wearables to SD in scientific literature. Additionally, this paper aims to outline future implications for GJs, green self-employment, green competencies, and the green labor market. The method adopted in this study was a bibliometric review conducted in the Scopus database with the VOSviewer software support. The results are presented in the form of bibliometric maps and keyword tables. The study's results suggest that wearables have been rarely addressed in the context of managing employees in the workplace from the SD perspective.