Digital Platforms for Sustainable Business

Muhammad Imran Qureshi is senior lecturer and sector lead for global supply chain management at Teesside University International Business School, UK. He is an enthusiastic academician in operations management and big data analytics. He served as a senior lecturer at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka from 2019 to 2022. He also served at the Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology (MITEC), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) from 2017 to 2019. He had worked as a lecturer at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan, from 2007 to 2014. Jia Liu is a Professor of Accounting and Finance in the University of Portsmouth’s Business School, and previously held positions in University of Salford and University of Leeds, UK. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham. Her published research comprises corporate finance, behavioural finance, climate finance, the green economy, empirical asset pricing, financial markets, Big Data, Fintech, corporate governance, ESG, and societal issues. She publishes books on governance, sustainability and decision-making. Her research has featured in Media, including The Conversation. Dr. Ozcan Saritas is a Professor of Innovation and Foresight at the National Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow; Honorary Professor at Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester; and Editor-in-chief of “Foresight” - the journal of futures studies, strategic thinking and policy. His research focuses upon innovation, policy and governance with particular emphasis on socio-economic and technological Foresight. Nohman Khan is a dedicated researcher and scholar in the field of business and digital marketing. He holds a PhD from UNIKL Business School, University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a specialization in exploring the interplay between digital marketing and ecotourism behaviour, specifically focusing on the mediating effect of the destination image. With a passion for advancing knowledge and understanding in these areas, Nohman has made significant contributions through his extensive research work.

• 1. Introduction to Digital Platforms and Sustainable Business2. Energy Efficiency in Business: Challenges and Opportunities3. The Role of Digital Transformation in Energy Management4. Real-time Monitoring and Analytics for Energy Efficiency5. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Energy Optimization6. Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies for Sustainable Energy Management7. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Considerations for Digital Energy Platforms8. Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Digital Energy Management Systems9. Building Energy Management Systems and Digital Platforms10. Energy Efficiency in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)11. Smart Buildings and Smart Cities for Sustainable Energy Management12. Sustainable Supply Chain Management with Digital Platforms13. Digital Platforms for Energy Efficiency in Transportation and Logistics14. Organizational Change Management for Digital Energy Transformation15. Case Studies: Successful Implementation of Digital Energy Platforms16. Innovative Business Models and Upscaling Strategies for Digital Platforms17. Regulations, Policies, and Standards for Digital Platforms in Buildings and Transport18. Specifications of Digital Platforms for Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Transport19. Learning from Failures: Case Studies of Unsuccessful Digital Energy Platforms