This special issue seeks rigorous empirical research on business responses to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The collection aims to advance phenomenon-driven research that addresses pressing societal challenges through high-quality empirical analysis presented concisely, following a format adapted from leading science journals. The initiative responds to calls across disciplines for interdisciplinary collaboration on critical global issues.
The special issue welcomes original empirical research from all business disciplines using diverse methodologies including qualitative case studies, quantitative analysis, experiments, and computational simulation. Papers should analyze phenomena related to one or more SDGs across micro, meso, or macro perspectives, with particular interest in research examining emerging economies and indigenous communities. Accepted papers will be accompanied by invited commentary from scholars across disciplines to foster novel insights and future research directions.