In recent years, the manufacturing sector in India has been witnessing a continuous growth in output production due to increase in investment in the sector and the government’s commitment to reduce reliance on imports and boost exports considering the country’s huge domestic market. However, this development is not environmentally friendly as increase in production entails increase in energy consumption, which result in an increased carbon emission that damage the environment. In view of the foregoing situation, this study is set out to investigate the impact of manufacturing value-added on environmental degradation in India over the 1965-2016 period. The study used autoregressive and distributed lag (ARDL) model to achieve its objective. Carbon dioxide emission was used to proxy environmental degradation in the model. In order to serve as control variables in the model, some selected relevant macroeconomic variables such as energy use, trade openness, and economic growth were employed. The estimated result showed that manufacturing value added has positive impact on environmental degradation in India. It infers that the increasing production in the manufacturing sector is degrading the environment through carbon emission. This suggests that an increase in manufacturing sector value added contributes to reducing the quality of environmental in India. Also, the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis was tested and found to be invalid and non-existent. Since the manufacturing sector consumes a lot of energy in its productive activities, the result does not come as a surprise. Thus, we suggest that policymakers in India should apply appropriate measures to improve the quality of the environment through adoption of new technology that will ensure energy efficiency and reduce carbon emission from the country’s manufacturing sector.

The study aims to determine the factors influencing customer satisfaction in online shopping among Malaysian youth. Online shopping is increasingly popular among Malaysians, including teenagers, due to its time-saving, convenience and availability anywhere and anytime. As online technology is still new in Malaysia, online sellers find it challenging to retain online buyers. The study adopted a survey through a quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires among the youth in Malaysia. The findings indicated that product quality, security, and shipping significantly affect customer satisfaction in online shopping. Furthermore, the study provides recommendations for online sellers and policymakers in enhancing the strength of online platform as the best transaction for customers

Airline industries have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread to nearly every country worldwide. Multiple countries have imposed travel restrictions to halt this virus’s spread. This precarious situation has significantly impacted the airline industry, reducing passenger volume, flight frequency, and airline flow patterns. Although most scholars have examined changes in passenger volume before and during the COVID-19 outbreak, none of it has been done in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on airline passengers’ willingness to pay for carbon offset decisions and the value of willingness to pay among Malaysians. The research employed a scenario-based experiment with 150 respondents as the samples. Convenience sampling was adopted and was analyzed using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) via STATA version 16. The results showed that Malaysian airline passengers are willing to pay for carbon offset even as many have stopped flying due to COVID-19, with a mean value of RM20.68. This study also revealed that most passengers are still aware of climate change, even though not many are flying during the endemic. The psychological changes in air travelers caused by the pandemic are examined, with managerial and policy implications for the pandemic’s normalization of the pandemic and the airline market’s recovery in the post-pandemic period.

Recent technological advancement has made mobile commerce applications a sustainable business tool due to the capability of providing long-term economic growth without negatively impacting the community’s social, environmental, and cultural aspects. Nonetheless, the attention paid to mobile commerce’s role in facilitating firms’ economic growth among Malaysian entrepreneurs has been barely noticeable. Most entrepreneurs are not convinced to transform their main business channels from conventional to online (mobile) modes due to the lack of financial information and awareness of environmental concerns. Therefore, this study aims to examine the financial performance and mobile transport usage trends of mobile commerce applications. A quantitative research design through an online survey was applied for data collection, with 380 samples were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistic 26. The study found that mobile commerce users (entrepreneurs) agree that there has been an increasing trend in the number of customers, sales revenue, and monthly profit, at 99.2%, 99.1% and 96.6%, respectively. The rising trend in financial performance proves that mobile commerce is vital for a firm’s economic growth. The study also showed that the frequency of mobile transport usage showed a decreasing trend at 27% once the mobile commerce application is actively used among entrepreneurs. The decreasing trend of mobile transport usage can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and minimize individual movement, benefiting the environment and society. Hence, the study can provide invaluable insights to entrepreneurs and escalate their confidence levels in using mobile commerce applications as their primary business channels. Technology engagement in businesses will help entrepreneurs sustain their businesses, spur innovation among sellers, stimulate social benefits, increase the economy, and reduce environmental damage in the long run. In conclusion, mobile commerce is an efficient technological advancement which contributes to firm and country sustainability.

This research contributes to the existing knowledge by examining the long-run and short-run effects of Financial Development, Economic Growth, and Technological advancements on carbon emissions in Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries. The Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimation was applied in this study using a panel data analysis from 2000 to 2018. Results showed that rapid economic growth, financial development, and technological advancements increase carbon emissions. The increase in technological advances in the Information technology (IT) sector, industrial sector equipment, and high-power tools lead to increased carbon emissions. Development in finance creates the opportunity to start new industrial sector companies. The economic development base on the industrial sector has a significant positive effect on carbon emission in ASEAN countries. Furthermore, the findings support the environmental Kuznets curve, emphasizing that rapid economic growth leads to direct carbon emissions. Therefore, our conclusions manifest and underscore the importance of eradicating carbon emission policies and guidelines to minimize carbon emissions. In addition, it is recommended to increase investment in technological innovation research and development to reduce carbon emissions.