David Crowther is Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at several universities including Bedfordshire university, UK, who previously worked in government and industry for twenty years, a career culminating in his role as divisional managing director of a multinational. In 2002 he established the Social Responsibility Research Network, an international body which now has several thousand members. His current research focuses on sustainability and governance in the modern environment.Shahla Seifi is an engineer by training and worked at a senior level preparing standards for the national institute of Iran before moving to the UK. She now researches, writes, organises SRRNet activities (SRRNet.org) and runs her own consultancy.

• Part 1. Technology and sustainabilityChapter 1. Sustainable technologies for road maintenance and rehabilitation; Marius Gabriel Petrescu, Maria Tănase, and Teodor DumitruChapter 2. B2B Marketing Rational Decision Using Big Data and AI Technology; Aysha A-Zayani and Muneer Al MubarakChapter 3. Strategic Foresight and Business Analytics: A Systematic Exploration of Mediated Impacts on Organizational Resilience; Hiba AlSaidi and David CrowtherChapter 4. Construction 4.0 Technologies: Uses and Challenges; Noor Al Mawlani and Muneer Al MubarakPart 2. Environmental issues and technologyChapter 5. Green Growth Strategies: Exploring the Role of Environmental Taxation in Promoting Sustainable Development of Heavily Polluting Enterprises; Ningyu Zhai and Scarlett Ruopiao ZhangChapter 6. Technological Sustainability of Supply Chain Management in Food and Beverage Sector; Zaleekha Aman and Muneer Al MubarakChapter 7. The history and future of climate change research – will novel technologies fall victim to denialism and conspiracy?; Mirela Panait, Răzvan Ionescu, Iza Gigauri, and Lukman RaimiChapter 8. Internet of Things in Water Distribution Systems; Ahmed Ali Alkuwaiti and Muneer Al MubarakPart 3. Social challenges from technologyChapter 9. Female Entrepreneurship Facing Artificial Intelligence in the European Union Countries; Aleksandra GawełChapter 10. Understanding the location of women in science through feminist lens; Astha Jaiswal and Dinesh KumarChapter 11. The Interplay of ICT and Environment in Small Island States; Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Sheereen Fauzel, Nandikesh Juglal, and Bibi Nabeeha JaunooChapter 12. Two Facets of AI-Driven Applications for Sustainable Learning and Development: A Systematic Review of Tech-Entrepreneurial Benefits and Threats to Creative Learning; Lukman Raimi, Nurudeen Babatunde Bamiro, and Syamimi Ariff Lim