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On state of the art research trends in albania regarding digitalization. Automation and sustainable development

Sustainable development is nowadays a key concern and major issue in scientific, political and decision making discussions in national and international organizations, enterprises and societies at all levels. Moreover, it has been emerged as a major multidisciplinary research field for all sciences including formal sciences, natural sciences, engineering and technology, applied sciences as well as economics and social sciences. On the other hand, the role of digitalization and automation as engines of the transformation of business, economies and societies to meet the currently defined sustainability goals is critical. Therefore, there is increased coupling between digitalization, automation and sustainability in terms of multidisciplinary research studies worldwide. In the herein research effort the goal is to analyze this emerging coupling by investigating state of the art research efforts in these multidisciplinary fields with regards to the Albania case. The investigation of such state of the art trends spans the years after 2015, since very few studies were conducted before, especially in Albania. But worldwide too, if it is considered that the term sustainable development was defined unofficially in 1972 and officially in 1987 and only during the last decade systematic research studies started appearing.

Towards Enhancement of the Functionality of School Based Management Committee and Community Leaders Involvement in Ensuring Sustainability of Educational Interventions: The Case of Esspin in Lagos

The business of educating the younger generation is no more the exclusive right of the government. Many stakeholders are now involved. The parents, the teachers and the pupils have been substantially-evidentially proven to be factors. More focus is shifting to the community involvement and the influence of school based management committees. This study examines the functionality level of school based management committees and the contribution of community leaders towards ensuring the sustainability of educational interventions like Education Sector Support Program in Nigeria which has Lagos state as one of the six states in Nigeria where the program was implemented. Mixed method research design approach was adopted. Proportionate to Simple size sampling technique was used to select 100 primary schools in Lagos state. Two (2) instruments: an Interview Schedule and SBMC Checklist with high reliability values were used for the study. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic analysis. The result among others shows that the involvement of community leaders and members of SBMC in the implementation of educational interventions has viable effect on the sustainability of such programs as the community are made to become the custodians and in-house monitoring tool for resources deployed by such interventions. It is thus recommended that educational support agencies should work towards ensuring that adequate community involvement are built into program log-frames to ensure long term sustainability

Thresholds of external flows in financial development for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

PurposeThe study aims to complement extant literature by assessing linkages between financial development, external flows and CO2 emissions in 27 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2002 to 2018.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical evidence is based on interactive quantile regressions and external flows consist of remittances, foreign aid, trade openness and foreign investment.FindingsThe findings show minimum levels of external flows that should be reached in order for the interaction between external flows and financial development to promote environmental sustainability in terms of reducing CO2 emissions. The minimum thresholds are critical levels of external flows that should be reached before financial development promotes environmental sustainability.Research limitations/implicationsPolicy implications – The disclosed external flow (i.e. FDI, foreign aid, trade and remittances) thresholds are actionable policy thresholds that the government can act upon in order to influence environmental sustainability by means of financial development. Theoretical implications – The findings below the external flow thresholds are consistent with the dependency theory in that external flows are harmful to socio-economic progress and environmental sustainability. When external flows are consolidated to the established critical masses or thresholds in the long run, the corresponding findings are in line with the extant neoclassical and endogenous growth theories, not least, because in the long run, external flows are associated with technological progress and adoption of stronger environmental legislation at the domestic level which are worthwhile in promoting environmental performance.Practical implicationsTo reach the minimum trade and FDI levels that are worthwhile for the promotion of environmental sustainability, corporations should set targets on exports and imports as well as foreign investment levels that they have to attain in contributing to the national target of external flows needed to reduce CO2 emissions. Such trade and FDI targets should be set in industries of various economic sectors.Originality/valueThe study complements the extant literature by assessing how external flows interact with financial development to influence CO2 emissions.

Do Consumers Adhere to a Sustainable Mediterranean Food Pattern? An Analysis of Southern Italian Consumer Practices

The Mediterranean diet (MD) concept has evolved in recent decades, moving from the perception of a healthy diet model to the awareness that it is also a sustainable food model. This dietary model, in fact, brings benefits in terms of nutrition, health, and maintenance of local traditions and food culture, but it also has a better impact in terms of the emission of greenhouse gasses, water and land use, energy consumption, and environment contamination. The aim of this study is to analyze the knowledge of and the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a sample of adults in southern Italy during 2022, as well as their orientation towards the social dimension of sustainability (in terms of human health and animal welfare) and towards environmental sustainability. To collect information, a questionnaire was prepared for a population of 570 Italian consumers. Using the data from the questionnaires, a multivariate analysis was developed by performing a principal component analysis and a cluster analysis. The results of the empirical analysis proposed by the present study confirm the fact that the analyzed sample lacks adequate knowledge of the MD and, as a result, does not satisfactorily adhere to a healthier lifestyle marked by the criteria of this diet. Most of the clusters derived from the empirical analysis demonstrate low-to-moderate adherence to the MD. There is a need to generate renewed interest in the general population in a sustainable dietary pattern that provides nutritional, environmental, and social benefits. This requires effective health promotion and national interventions to promote the health benefits of the MD.

Nanoarchitectonics of zirconium modified ZnTiO3 for photo and electro-catalysts in dye degradation and water splitting applications

Perovskite oxides are attractive in the catalytic application owing to their stability, tuning characteristics, and easy synthesis process. Here, ZnTi1-xZrxO3 (x = 0.5) (abbreviated as ZZT0.5) is synthesized under the chemical precursor solution decomposition method and calcined at 700 °C for 3 h. The cubic phase nanosized material exhibits cubic shape morphology with the proper ratio of the existing elements as from observed structural and morphological characterizations. In the photocatalytic dye degradation under natural sunlight irradiation, the materials show >90% color degradation of congo red and murexide. The observed result in the presence of solar light irradiation highlights an elevated photocatalytic efficiency. The pseudo-first-order degradation process shows a high correlation coefficient with good stability of the material in the reusable study. This ZnTiO3-based perovskite material has not been used previously in electrocatalytic water splitting. During oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) conditions, the material deposited on NF substrate showed 335 mV and 165 mV overpotential at 10 mA cm−2 current density, respectively which is indicative of notable electrocatalytic water splitting activity of the perovskite material designed herein. The long-term chronoamperometry (CA) study confirms the material's stability during both HER and OER conditions with negligible loss in activity over a period of 12 h. The post-catalytic characterizations confirm the robust nature of the material possessing the same phase characteristics. As an earth-abundant, low-cost material, the material designed herein shows the significant activity of environmental sustainability in terms of water treatment as well as green hydrogen production via electrolysis.

Engineering Sustainable Water Consumption in the Western Part of the U.S. Casinos

In recent years the frequency of the term sustainability has increased in both literature and pop culture, specifically regarding the environment. With Casinos utilizing hundreds, sometimes thousands, of gallons of water daily, the sustainability of their methods is often questioned. With the rise in innovations, existing studies tend to be outdated and usually lack content about initiatives made by engineers in sustainable systems, showing the need for research analyzing these gaps. This study defines sustainability according to engineers both working in the field and retired, as well as their insight on the efficacy of current sustainability initiatives in casinos. With a total of 6 interviews, this paper defines sustainability as the utilization of resources without jeopardizing the future generation’s ability to utilize the same resources. It is uncovered how water is withdrawn from Lake Mead and most, if not all, is restored through the use of a credit system (defined in this paper). Plants across the valley ensure water is adequately cleaned and recirculated in Lake Mead to ensure Vegas’ thus far outstanding credit is maintained. Recent laws have been passed completely banning the future construction of golf courses or long landscapes for sustainability. Casinos are under the same scrutiny and regulation of water consumption as residential consumers; they are required to limit landscaping and cooling systems that could potentially expend water in a way that cannot be reclaimed. This paper explains the effectiveness of water consumption procedures in Casinos to combat water depletion in the Las Vegas Valley.

Personal Finance Management Skills and Financial Sustainability Literacy Knowledge of Generation Y: An Empirical Analysis in Lithuania

Purpose
 
 We research Generation Y personal finance management skills by integrating three financial literacy measurement perspectives: financial knowledge, behaviour, and attitude towards sustainability.
 
 Design/methodology/approach
 
 A financial literacy measurement approach aligned with the OECD methodologies and comparative approach to evaluate the financial literacy competence of the Lithuanian youth (N=426) in the global context were applied. Analysis of variance using Levene’s test for equality of variances and t-test for equality of means were employed to check for the differences in Generation Y financial literacy patterns. The correlation between all three financial literacy perspectives was evaluated.
 
 Findings
 
 The results unfold Lithuanian millennials’ intermediate level financial literacy competence: moderate financial knowledge, positive financial behaviour, and more positive financial attitude towards sustainability, where the latter exceeds the global sustainability concern. Furthermore, our tests indicate the differences in Generation Y financial knowledge in terms of gender and education and the differences in their attitude on financial sustainability in terms of gender, education, income source, and monthly income. Moreover, our research evidences the statistically significant proportional relationship between Generation Y financial behaviour and their attitude towards the sustainability principles application in the financial services.
 
 Originality/value
 
 In terms of financial literacy, global research extensively focuses on selected countries; Lithuania, the Baltic States, or Eastern and Central European countries are seldom considered. Previous research identifies the existing differences between age groups when evaluating their financial literacy and level of personal finance planning skills. In contrast, our research contributes to increasing the body of knowledge of financial sustainability literacy, and to a better understanding of financial literacy by shedding light on the patterns of Generation Y in Lithuania and provides roots for developing insights for both finance literacy policy makers and financial service providers.

Exploring Social and Environmental Accounting Reporting Through Jurgen Habermas's Critical Theory

The objective of this research is to uncover how accounting practices related to social and environmental aspects in the Bakaru hydropower plant are carried out. The informants in this study consisted of employees and local communities around the company. They have a good understanding of the issues under study. Data is collected through observation and recording of documentation in various situations in the field. The collected data were analyzed using a qualitative approach using the theory of critical communicative action from Jürgen Habermas. This approach is used to examine the real practice of social and environmental accounting. The results showed that the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program at the Bakaru hydropower plant is in line with the view of how natural relationships should be carried out, in accordance with the concept of truth proposed by Jurgen Habermas. That is, companies are responsible for the impact of their operations, and this is based on the expectations of various interested parties. The company has also achieved a level of compliance in this regard, by implementing CSR through disclosure to the public. However, there is a problem in the budget allocation for CSR programs every year, because the implementation of these programs does not run effectively. In this case, the Bakaru hydropower plant does not fully meet claims of authenticity or honesty, and most of the programs carried out are still assistance and do not have a focus on sustainability in terms of reporting, prevention, and maintenance of environmental activities.

Bioenergy crops, biodiversity and ecosystem services in temperate agricultural landscapes—A review of synergies and trade‐offs

AbstractThe Paris agreement on climate change requires rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. One important mitigation strategy, at least in the intermediate future, is the substitution of fossil fuels with bioenergy. However, using agriculture‐ and forest‐derived biomass for energy has sparked controversy regarding both the climate mitigation potential and conflicts with biodiversity conservation. The urgency of the climate crisis calls for using forests for carbon sequestration and storage rather than for bioenergy, making agricultural biomass an attractive alternative for fossil energy substitution. However, this calls for comprehensive assessments of its sustainability in terms of consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. In this review, we provide a first holistic overview of the impacts on ecosystems of land‐use changes from bioenergy crop production in temperate climates, by synthesizing results on both biodiversity and ecosystem service impacts. We found that bioenergy‐related land‐use changes can have both positive and negative effects on ecosystems, with original land use, bioenergy crop type and scale of bioenergy production being important moderators of impacts. Despite the risk of opportunity cost for food production, perennial crop cultivation on arable land had the lowest occurrence of negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Growing biomass for bioenergy on surplus land has been suggested as a way to alleviate competition with food production and biodiversity conservation, but our results demonstrate that utilizing marginal or abandoned land for bioenergy crop production cannot fully resolve these trade‐offs. Furthermore, there is a lack of empirical studies of the biodiversity value of marginal and abandoned land, limiting our understanding of the sustainability implications of biomass cultivation on surplus land. We argue that future research and policies for bioenergy production must explicitly consider biodiversity and ecosystem services in combination to avoid potential trade‐offs between the two and to ensure sustainable bioenergy production.

Solutions for sustainable development of inbound tourism in Khanh Hoa Province after Covid-19

Sustainable tourism development is a top concern in all countries in the world, especially developing countries like Vietnam. Issues of environmental pollution, changes in habits in life and consumption, conflicts of economic interests between parties, a decrease in the number and quality of tourists after the Covid-19 pandemic, and many other problems are other potentially emerging. Khanh Hoa province is a tourist center in the South Central region and the Central Highlands. An interesting stop for inbound tourists when coming to Vietnam. In addition to the achievements, the inbound travel business in Khanh Hoa province has been revealing many factors that lack sustainability in terms of environment, economy, culture, and society. Therefore, to sustainably develop inbound travel tourism in Khanh Hoa province. The author used the research method of secondary documents, and analyzed the current situation of inbound tourism development in Khanh Hoa in recent years, thereby giving urgent solutions: Focusing on re-developing the inbound tourist market, assessing re-evaluate tourism resources in order to build suitable tourism products, have sales promotion strategies, apply information technology, increase investment in human resource development, raise people’s and inbound travel community’s awareness.

Smart Campus 4.0: Digitalization of University Campus with Assimilation of Industry 4.0 for Innovation and Sustainability

According to the United Nations, global sustainability in terms of social, economic, and environmental issues must be achieved by 2030. SDGs 4 and 9 are related to education and strengthen the attainment of quality education and infrastructure innovation. Resilient infrastructure plays a significant role in strengthening the campus in terms of education, management, placement and environment. These all aspects come under the smart campus. Smart campus 4.0 is the amalgamation of multitude industry 4.0 enabling technologies for delivering smart and innovative facilities with the aspect of sustainability. The previous studies have proved that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) can be achieved with the amalgamation of industry 4.0 enabling technologies in the campus such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT), edge/fog computing, blockchain, robot process automation (RPA), drones, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), big data, digital twin, and metaverse. The main objective of this study to provide the detailed discussion of all industry 4.0 enabling technologies in single research related to smart campus. The findings observed are IoT-Based Drone system is intended to ground patrolling, and a cloud server to develop a smart campus energy monitoring system. AI for campus placement prediction model; cloud and Edge computing architecture to build an intelligent air-quality monitoring system. The novelty of the study, it has discussed all industry 4.0 enabling technologies for a smart campus with challenges, recommendations, and future directions.

A multi-stage optimisation-based decision-making framework for sustainable hybrid energy system in the residential sector

Integrating renewables into existing energy infrastructure to construct hybrid energy systems (HES) plays a vital role for advancing energy sustainability. While various approaches, such as energy systems analysis and linear or non-linear optimisation, have been employed to achieve energy sustainability mainly at the national or city level, there has been a lack of focus on achieving energy sustainability in the residential sector through a holistic optimal decision-making approach for efficient HES design. This study focuses on developing a multi-stage optimisation-based decision-making framework that models, quantifies, and optimises the performance indicators of HES, allowing for an assessment of the trade-off between benefits and systems costs under various design scenarios. The initial step involves designing the HES model and constructing scenarios that cater to the electrification requirements of water, energy, and food elements in the residential sector by using a systematic thinking approach. Then, a preliminary evaluation of the modelled scenarios is conducted to assess energy sustainability in terms of technical and economic aspects. Afterwards, an optimal decision-making setup is established by integrating a multi-objective HES model into the NSGA-II algorithm, which approximates the Pareto optimal solutions. These solutions are then ranked by using a multi-criteria decision-making method. According to the findings, the Quetta region in Pakistan contains the best optimal solution. The results underscore the utility of the developed framework in facilitating the optimal design of renewables-integrated HES for the residential sector. Furthermore, intergovernmental organizations can leverage this framework to formulate effective policies aimed at encouraging residents to invest in HES installation.

Surviving in the marketplace: The importance of network connectivity for art dealers

This paper investigates the relationship between a dealer’s network and their ability to survive in the market using a dataset of 19th-century English art transactions. We find that dealers who purchased artworks from central sellers, and thus developed high hub centralities, survived in the market longer compared to their counterparts. This effect persists even when controlling for the quantity of works purchased, suggesting that more than just higher activity was at play. The paper builds upon previous empirical work showing that art dealers use their network connections to obtain less noisy signals about artworks’ value, resulting in a competitive edge in the market. The findings have implications beyond the art market, adding to a body of literature that suggests network connections help firms long term sustainability surviving in an uncertain marketplace.

Do ICT service exports and energy imports determine natural resource sustainability?

The utilization and conservation of natural resources in China face severe challenges. Industrialization and urbanization are taking place in China. However, China's conventional development pattern seriously threatens sustainable natural resource exploitation. Sustainable development, therefore, involves achieving higher economic development than the global average while paying lower social and resource costs. This paper examines the impact of ICT service exports and energy imports on natural resource sustainability in China from 1971 to 2020, using employment and trade as moderator variables. We employed ML ARCH - normal distribution BFGS Marquardt steps in the empirical analysis. Our result suggests that energy imports are statistically significant at 10%. ICT service exports are statistically significant at 1% significance, while total unemployment and trade are statistically significant at 5% significance. ICT service exports and total unemployment in China are negatively related to natural resource sustainability, while net energy imports and trade are positively related. ICT service exports have been found to impact natural resource sustainability positively. The use of technology has enabled the efficient management of resources, reducing waste and increasing productivity. This, in turn, has contributed to preserving natural resources, ensuring that they are used sustainably. On the other hand, energy imports have been shown to discourage sustainable development. Dependence on imported energy sources can lead to a lack of control over resource management, reducing the ability to ensure sustainability in the long term. This can lead to increased environmental degradation and negatively impacting natural resource sustainability.

Member commitment in farmers' cooperatives in China: The role of contractual and relational governance mechanisms.

Farmers' cooperatives play a critical role in social, economic, and environmental sustainability in terms of poverty reduction, food quality and safety, farm sustainability, and members' well-being. However, they are generally faced with low or declining member commitment, which restricts their performance and sustainable development. This study aims to investigate the effect of cooperative governance on member commitment as well as the moderating effects of cooperative types through an empirical exploratory study applying a random sampling survey. The results indicate that both contractual and relational governance have significant positive effects on member commitment, but vary with cooperative types. Specifically, there is a greater effect of contractual governance in company-affiliated cooperatives than in primary cooperatives, while the effects of relational governance increase in the order of company-affiliated, primary, and company-led cooperatives. Moreover, relational governance displays a greater positive influence on member commitment than contractual governance. These findings suggest that cooperatives should take organizational features, contractual and relational governance into consideration to improve member commitment and sustainable development.

Innovation and Organizational Culture in South American Companies in the Last Decade

Purpose: The current analysis aimed to review the state-of-the-art about innovation and organizational culture in enterprises placed or working in South America. Theoretical Framework: Innovation and organizational culture are critical concepts in management studies nowadays. In South America, in recent years, companies have had the trend to disrupt static and hierarchized organizations by allowing employees to participate actively in the organization's objectives. Moreover, flexible companies do not mean that hierarchies do not exist. Instead, it means that companies are eager to listen and accept the different points of view of the employees. Moreover, innovative companies seem to adapt rapidly to both beneficial and adverse environments. However, some firms resist changes and get revenues, but the evidence suggests that they put their sustainability in the long term. Design/Methodology/Approach: In consequence, the methodological approach was the employment of the PRISM method to depurate the initial bibliographic resources from EBSCO and RENATI. EBSCO was used to analyze papers, and RENATI to review theses. Initially, there were 78 articles and 271 theses to be examined. After the PRISM depuration, it was analyzed 35 papers and theses from the period lasting from 2012 to 2021. Findings: The results showed that flexible companies were more adaptative than rigid ones. Moreover, the literature suggested that flexible companies have more chances to be sustainable in the long term than other firms. Therefore, it is possible to state that innovation policies had a higher impact in flexible organizations than in rigid ones. Originality/Value: The value of the study relies on the systematic review of the current literature of innovation and organizational culture in South America which is the nearest international environment for Peruvian companies.

Estimation of excess Gibbs free energy of multicomponent biofuel mixtures of Butan-1-ol using machine learning methods based on modified Raoults law models

In biofuels, the excess Gibbs free energy of mixing is a very important thermodynamic property as it is used in evaluating the efficiency and sustainability in terms of energy conversion. Multiple biofuel systems containing butan-1-ol were examined with oxygenate ether additives such as MTBE and DIPE using isothermal vapour-liquid equilibrium data at different temperatures (298.15K, 313.15K, 318.15K). Two activity coefficient models, Wilson and van Laar model were compared by determining the bubble pressure and vapor mole fractions of each system using Modified Raoults Law and Machine Learning techniques. Besides, mole fractions and activity coefficients were used to identify the excess property. Results showed that Wilson model is appropriate for all the biofuel systems when using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) resulting in an MSE of 3.2010e-09, 4.6792e-10, 1.6186e-10, and 5.3461e-07. In addition, van Laar model is more acceptable when Rational Quadratic GPR or Fine Tree algorithm were used with an average RMSE of 0.005820.01 and 0.020950.03 respectively. Lastly, the generated data for both activity coefficient models were also used to estimate the systems excess Gibbs free energy of mixing across varying mole fraction of its components.

Addressing sustainability challenges as part of director’s duty in Malaysia

PurposeThe development of successful Sustainable Development Goals realization cannot be divorced from regulations governing sustainability information. Therefore, limited research on the regulatory environment regarding sustainability reporting in the Malaysian context requires further examination to ascertain the current framework. This study aims to critically assess the Malaysian Companies Act 2016 and Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) to examine the regulatory environment regarding the sustainability reporting framework. The examination is done to determine the extent of support provided under the Malaysian regulatory environment for the said practice.Design/methodology/approachA doctrinal methodology that relies on the extant literature, statutory instruments and case laws complemented by content analysis is adopted to explore the current regulatory environment regarding sustainability reporting.FindingsThe findings indicate that the Companies Act 2016 has already paved the way for the integration of corporate sustainability through the Business Review Report (BRR). However, the application is voluntary and hence could lead to inconsistent implementation. The MCCG has introduced the integrated reporting practice, but the application is limited to large companies on “apply and report” approach. This practice is voluntary to other types of companies, which diminishes the importance of sustainability reporting and gives rise to doubt about its efficiency in addressing sustainability in the long term. The current framework for sustainability reporting cannot be considered satisfactory, given the significance of sustainable development to the Malaysian economy and society, due to a lack of appropriate legal obligations.Originality/valueThis study is presently amongst the available legal literature on sustainability reporting practice in Malaysia, adding to its originality. This paper hopes to stimulate discussion among academicians on incorporating sustainability principles in the Companies Act 2016 and expanding directors’ duties.

Assessment of the benefits and costs of tourism in Ghandruk, Gandaki, Nepal

Tourism generates both positive and negative impacts to the destinations. Therefore, for maintaining the long term sustainability of tourism industry, tourism impacts should be comprehensively evaluated. However, such assessments are scanty in the Nepalese context. In this study, we assessed the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of tourism in Ghandruk, one of the most widely visited iconic tourism destinations both for the domestic and international visitors. Data on various social, economic and environmental benefits/costs were collected via questionnaire survey, group discussion and in person interview and analysed by a Leopold matrix. The results revealed that tourism generates noteworthy economic and social benefits to the destination community, while the negative impacts in all three aspects are minimal. This finding may have broader implications beyond the case study, and suggests that tourism if extended as the primary industry in other similar mountainous villages can play a pivotal role to enhance the socio-economic status of the country.

Adoption of green finance and green innovation for achieving circularity: An exploratory review and future directions

There is growing attention from governments and regulators towards crucial matters such as climate change and global warming, resulting in a pressing need to investigate the factors that make it possible for businesses to engage in green finance (GF). The externality of environmental pollution prioritizes the need of green innovation (GI) in public management. GF distributes financial resources to the research and development (R&D) of clean energy and environmentally friendly goods and processes; it is complementary to the GI process for environmental protection. GF policies help to alleviate the impacts of financial constraints and GI impaired industries involving new products, processes, services and the global market. To better understand how GF and GI have functioned as a catalyst for circular economy practices, this paper seeks to present a historical and contemporary overview of these concepts. The research is thoroughly dissected by a systematic literature evaluation of articles from 2016 to 2023 that appear in peer-reviewed journals and are indexed in the SCOPUS database. To attain supply chain circularity, this article encompasses four major research themes concerning the adoption of GF and green technologies. The research also includes a network analysis of shortlisted articles to examine the overall citation trends. It is shown that several institutional theories are associated with the investigated area. As a final step, a framework is provided to illustrate how GF and GIs might be used to achieve supply chain circularity. The research findings provide a novel concept related to GF within the context of GI which are significant for environmentalists, policymakers, green investors, and researchers. Through its findings, the study provides a conceptual framework that promotes sustainable strategies to effectively balance financial considerations and environmental innovation. It helps to leverage the potential of green research and practice to create value for businesses and to benefit society at large. The analysis provides an unexplored and significant contribution to current literature in terms of delivering evidence of the past and present approaches to GF and GI in a circular economy. The results of this study will attract the attention of policymakers and stakeholders to develop and combine the two concepts in research and practice to attain environmental balance in the circular economy and to promote long term sustainability.