Sanjay Taneja is Associate Professor in Research, Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.Pawan Kumar is an Associate Professor in Finance at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University Mohali, India.Reepu is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India.Balamurugan Balusamy is an Associate Dean Student in Shiv Nadar University, India.Kiran Sood is a Professor at Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. She also serves as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Kiran holds the esteemed position of Research Fellow at the Women Researchers Council, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a Visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan, Italy and Haxhi Zeka University Peja, Kosovo.

• Foreword; Nargiz HajiyevaChapter 1. Social and Economic Diversity in the European Union on the Road to Green Economy; Maria Denisa Vasilescu, Mădălina Ecaterina Popescu, Larisa Stănilă, and Eva MilitaruChapter 2. The Development of Human Capital in the Hospitality Business; Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder and Sanjeev Kumar Chapter 3. Exploring the Linkage between Sustainability and Well-being at the Workplace: The PRISMA approach; Rekha Mewafarosh, Farah Naeem, Shivani Malhan, and Shikha AgnihotriChapter 4. Sustainable Organizations, High Potential Employees, and Blended Learning Effectiveness in the Manufacturing Industry; Rajiv Saini and Shuchi Dawra Chapter 5. A systematic review of literature on greenwashing; Kritika Gupta and Navjit Singh Chapter 6. Role of Green Investment on Economic Aspects of Sustainable Development; Reet Kaur and Anita Tanwar Chapter 7. Impact of Green Banking Practices on the Environmental Performance of Banks: The Mediating Role of Green Financing in Sri Lanka; Narayanage Jayantha Dewasiri, Mawarala Vitharanage Probodika Hanshani, Mananage Shanika Hansini Rathnasiri, and Simon Grima Chapter 8. Green HRM: Redesigning work and Green Job structures for Organizational Sustainability; Tanya Chouhan and Arjita Singh Chapter 9. A Quantitative Study on Environmental Sustainability in Ecotourism: The Need for Eco-Smart Technology Integration in Marketing Dynamics; Bhakti Pawar, Arnab Chakraborty, Deepali Gala, Bhaskar Vijayrao Patil, Bhavesh P. Joshi, and Kirti Khanna Chapter 10. A Literature Review on ESG Score and Its Impact on Firm Performance; Ayşegül Gürsoy and Gökçe Sinem Erbuğa Chapter 11. The impact of the transition to the circular economy implementations in the financial industry: Recommendations for good practice; Lethiwe Nzama-Sithole and Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu Chapter 12. Economic policies for sustainable healthcare: A comparative analysis of telemedicine in Europe; Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Eduard Mihai Manta, and Ioana Birlan Chapter 13. The Question of Job Losses in the Fossil Fuel Economies during Energy Transition: Losses and Gains; Paiman Ahmad, Alhamzah Alnoor, and Twana N. Mohamad Khan Chapter 14. Green Financing in the way of Sustainable Development; Md. Shajedul Islam, Md. Motahar Hossain, and Nitin Pathak Chapter 15. Pixels to Planet: A global perspective on sustainability across different industries; Prachi Gupta and Shivangi Shukla Bhavsar Chapter 16. The Impact of Political Instability on Stock Markets in Brics Countries and Türkiye; Sinem Atici Ustalar and Selim Şanlisoy Chapter 17. Going Green: The Effects of Moral Obligation and Social Media on Green Purchase Intention; Aamer Al Aflak and Priya Vij

Sanjay Taneja is Associate Professor in Research, Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.Pawan Kumar is an Associate Professor in Finance at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University Mohali, India.Reepu is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India.Balamurugan Balusamy is an Associate Dean Student in Shiv Nadar University, India.Kiran Sood is a Professor at Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. She also serves as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Kiran holds the esteemed position of Research Fellow at the Women Researchers Council, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a Visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan, Italy and Haxhi Zeka University Peja, Kosovo.

• Foreword; Nargiz HajiyevaChapter 1. Social and Economic Diversity in the European Union on the Road to Green Economy; Maria Denisa Vasilescu, Mădălina Ecaterina Popescu, Larisa Stănilă, and Eva MilitaruChapter 2. The Development of Human Capital in the Hospitality Business; Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder and Sanjeev Kumar Chapter 3. Exploring the Linkage between Sustainability and Well-being at the Workplace: The PRISMA approach; Rekha Mewafarosh, Farah Naeem, Shivani Malhan, and Shikha AgnihotriChapter 4. Sustainable Organizations, High Potential Employees, and Blended Learning Effectiveness in the Manufacturing Industry; Rajiv Saini and Shuchi Dawra Chapter 5. A systematic review of literature on greenwashing; Kritika Gupta and Navjit Singh Chapter 6. Role of Green Investment on Economic Aspects of Sustainable Development; Reet Kaur and Anita Tanwar Chapter 7. Impact of Green Banking Practices on the Environmental Performance of Banks: The Mediating Role of Green Financing in Sri Lanka; Narayanage Jayantha Dewasiri, Mawarala Vitharanage Probodika Hanshani, Mananage Shanika Hansini Rathnasiri, and Simon Grima Chapter 8. Green HRM: Redesigning work and Green Job structures for Organizational Sustainability; Tanya Chouhan and Arjita Singh Chapter 9. A Quantitative Study on Environmental Sustainability in Ecotourism: The Need for Eco-Smart Technology Integration in Marketing Dynamics; Bhakti Pawar, Arnab Chakraborty, Deepali Gala, Bhaskar Vijayrao Patil, Bhavesh P. Joshi, and Kirti Khanna Chapter 10. A Literature Review on ESG Score and Its Impact on Firm Performance; Ayşegül Gürsoy and Gökçe Sinem Erbuğa Chapter 11. The impact of the transition to the circular economy implementations in the financial industry: Recommendations for good practice; Lethiwe Nzama-Sithole and Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu Chapter 12. Economic policies for sustainable healthcare: A comparative analysis of telemedicine in Europe; Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Eduard Mihai Manta, and Ioana Birlan Chapter 13. The Question of Job Losses in the Fossil Fuel Economies during Energy Transition: Losses and Gains; Paiman Ahmad, Alhamzah Alnoor, and Twana N. Mohamad Khan Chapter 14. Green Financing in the way of Sustainable Development; Md. Shajedul Islam, Md. Motahar Hossain, and Nitin Pathak Chapter 15. Pixels to Planet: A global perspective on sustainability across different industries; Prachi Gupta and Shivangi Shukla Bhavsar Chapter 16. The Impact of Political Instability on Stock Markets in Brics Countries and Türkiye; Sinem Atici Ustalar and Selim Şanlisoy Chapter 17. Going Green: The Effects of Moral Obligation and Social Media on Green Purchase Intention; Aamer Al Aflak and Priya Vij

Sanjay Taneja is Associate Professor in Research, Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India.Pawan Kumar is an Associate Professor in Finance at the University School of Business, Chandigarh University Mohali, India.Reepu is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India.Balamurugan Balusamy is an Associate Dean Student in Shiv Nadar University, India.Kiran Sood is a Professor at Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. She also serves as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Kiran holds the esteemed position of Research Fellow at the Women Researchers Council, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a Visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan, Italy and Haxhi Zeka University Peja, Kosovo.

• Foreword; Nargiz HajiyevaChapter 1. Social and Economic Diversity in the European Union on the Road to Green Economy; Maria Denisa Vasilescu, Mădălina Ecaterina Popescu, Larisa Stănilă, and Eva MilitaruChapter 2. The Development of Human Capital in the Hospitality Business; Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder and Sanjeev Kumar Chapter 3. Exploring the Linkage between Sustainability and Well-being at the Workplace: The PRISMA approach; Rekha Mewafarosh, Farah Naeem, Shivani Malhan, and Shikha AgnihotriChapter 4. Sustainable Organizations, High Potential Employees, and Blended Learning Effectiveness in the Manufacturing Industry; Rajiv Saini and Shuchi Dawra Chapter 5. A systematic review of literature on greenwashing; Kritika Gupta and Navjit Singh Chapter 6. Role of Green Investment on Economic Aspects of Sustainable Development; Reet Kaur and Anita Tanwar Chapter 7. Impact of Green Banking Practices on the Environmental Performance of Banks: The Mediating Role of Green Financing in Sri Lanka; Narayanage Jayantha Dewasiri, Mawarala Vitharanage Probodika Hanshani, Mananage Shanika Hansini Rathnasiri, and Simon Grima Chapter 8. Green HRM: Redesigning work and Green Job structures for Organizational Sustainability; Tanya Chouhan and Arjita Singh Chapter 9. A Quantitative Study on Environmental Sustainability in Ecotourism: The Need for Eco-Smart Technology Integration in Marketing Dynamics; Bhakti Pawar, Arnab Chakraborty, Deepali Gala, Bhaskar Vijayrao Patil, Bhavesh P. Joshi, and Kirti Khanna Chapter 10. A Literature Review on ESG Score and Its Impact on Firm Performance; Ayşegül Gürsoy and Gökçe Sinem Erbuğa Chapter 11. The impact of the transition to the circular economy implementations in the financial industry: Recommendations for good practice; Lethiwe Nzama-Sithole and Sezer Bozkus Kahyaoglu Chapter 12. Economic policies for sustainable healthcare: A comparative analysis of telemedicine in Europe; Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Eduard Mihai Manta, and Ioana Birlan Chapter 13. The Question of Job Losses in the Fossil Fuel Economies during Energy Transition: Losses and Gains; Paiman Ahmad, Alhamzah Alnoor, and Twana N. Mohamad Khan Chapter 14. Green Financing in the way of Sustainable Development; Md. Shajedul Islam, Md. Motahar Hossain, and Nitin Pathak Chapter 15. Pixels to Planet: A global perspective on sustainability across different industries; Prachi Gupta and Shivangi Shukla Bhavsar Chapter 16. The Impact of Political Instability on Stock Markets in Brics Countries and Türkiye; Sinem Atici Ustalar and Selim Şanlisoy Chapter 17. Going Green: The Effects of Moral Obligation and Social Media on Green Purchase Intention; Aamer Al Aflak and Priya Vij