As the interplay of environmental, social, and governance factors becomes increasingly crucial, the global business landscape faces a monumental challenge. Climate change, social inequities, and economic uncertainties loom large, demanding immediate attention. The integration of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) principles and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies emerges as a powerful solution to these challenges. However, navigating the complexities of this integration, understanding its implications, and harnessing its full potential is a formidable task.

Academic scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are grappling with a critical question: How can we leverage the convergence of ESG and AI to drive sustainable practices and address pressing global issues? The answer lies in comprehending the multifaceted dimensions of this integration, its ethical considerations, and its transformative potential. To gain these insights, a comprehensive resource is needed, one that offers a deep dive into ESG-AI integration, delving into empirical research, practical applications, and ethical concerns.Intersecting Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability is a book that answers the call to action for this pressing challenge with an in-depth exploration of the evolving field of ESG and AI integration.

Through extensive research, case studies, and expert insights, the book provides a roadmap to harness the transformative power of AI within the ESG context. It equips readers including academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, with the knowledge to navigate the complexities of sustainable practices, offering recommendations and a forward-looking perspective on emerging technologies. This book is an essential resource for those seeking to promote sustainability, responsible business practices, and informed decision-making in our ever-changing world.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

AI Technologies
Business Sustainability
Climate Change
Environmental and Social Inequities
ESG Principles
Ethical Considerations
Global Issues
Governance Factors
Integrating ESG and AI
Sustainable Practices
Transformative Potential

Reviews & Statements

The book “Intersecting Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability” focuses on the importance and the role of the Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for business sustainability, in a time in which the society is getting more and more concerned to successfully achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What is more, the chapters included in this book focus, among numerous other targets, on today’s current stage in reaching the aims stated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. Furthermore, the chapters which are part of this book have the power to highlight the principles on which the relationship between ESG and AI is built, showing a great concern towards achieving business sustainability. It ought to be mentioned that the world is constantly changing especially in the context of globalization, which implicates that the business environment is depending on the way in which people and communities show their concern regarding a better future for all, governed by peace and prosperity for individuals and the planet. In this matter, specialists believe that ESG and AI will provide the necessary framework for a better future for all, helping individuals to become happier and more creative and innovative, while taking care of the present and the future generations to come.

– Dr. Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu, Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania

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Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu is Full-Professor Habil. at University of Bucharest, PhD. Supervisor and Doctoral School Member at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. She collaborates with University of Craiova and is scientific researcher at The National Institute of Research and Development for Environmental Protection and the National Institute for Research and Development Comoti Turbomotors. She is Public Policy Expert at Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization. She is Member of Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (CAFR), as Financial Auditor, and Member of Authority for the Public Oversight of the Statutory Audit Activity (ASPAAS), as Financial auditor. She is review board member: IBIMA Conferences and Journal of E-Government Studies and Best Practices, IBIMA Publishing, USA; IGI Global – Publishing House; International Journal of Health Economics (IJHE), University of Bucharest; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) (Basel, Switzerland) for Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Mathematics, Sustainability, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, Symmetry, Administrative Sciences, World, Informatics.

Poshan (Sam) Yu is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance in the International Cooperative Education Program of Soochow University (China). He is also an External Professor of FinTech and Finance at SKEMA Business School (China), a Visiting Professor at Krirk University (Thailand), an EU-Asia Research Coordinator at the European Business University of Luxembourg and a Visiting Researcher at the Australian Studies Centre of Shanghai University (China). Sam leads FasterCapital (Dubai, UAE) as a Regional Partner (China) and serves as a Startup Mentor for AIC RAISE (Coimbatore, India) and University College London. His research interests include financial technology, regulatory technology, public-private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, start-ups, intellectual property, art finance, and China's “One Belt One Road” policy.

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