Preliminary quantitative assessment of the multidimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goals

Elsamadony, Mohamed; Fujii, Manabu; Ryo, Masahiro; Nerini, Francesco Fuso; Kakinuma, Katsumi; Kanae, Shinjiro

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133812

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“…Numerous studies have been conducted to understand the changes in traffic patterns before, during, and after the pandemic era. Some studies have found that implementing WFH can have a positive impact on sustainable development during the pandemic and in the long term ( 40 , 41 ). With the possibility of mitigating the negative externalities of transportation, it is considered beneficial.…”

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Case Study on the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Work-from-Home Behavior Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kong

Zhang

et al. 2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Many studies have explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work-from-home (WFH) behavior from different perspectives. However, it is rare to find studies focusing on how the newly adopted WFH practices will affect commuting patterns in the post-pandemic era. This study defines two mediation factors to capture the perceptions of pandemic severity and work environment at home and further investigates their impacts on future WFH adoption. This study utilizes a comprehensive survey and a path analysis method known as structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the association between demographic factors, perception of COVID-related issues, and WFH behavior before, during, and after the pandemic. The results show that motherhood negatively affected WFH experiences in the before, during, and after periods of the pandemic. It was also found that being forced to WFH and mixing the working environment with their children made mothers less likely to WFH in the post-pandemic era. The results also show that older workers are less appreciative of the WFH approach and are less likely to continue to WFH in the post-pandemic era. The findings also confirmed the association between WFH during and after the pandemic with other factors, such as age and education. The positive or negative experiences with WFH during the pandemic will significantly shape workers’ decisions on continuing to WFH in the post-pandemic era. These findings could help transportation agencies understand the impacts of these factors on the choices of WFH during and, more importantly, after the pandemic era.

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Case Study on the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Work-from-Home Behavior Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kong

Zhang

et al. 2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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“…The situation has become more complex during the COVID-19 pandemic (Thornton, 2020) and consequently, the achievement of the SDGs and accomplishment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have been significantly challenged by the newly emerged situation (Ranjbari et al , 2021c; Ameli et al , 2023; Mukarram, 2020). The progress towards SDGs worldwide has been challenged by COVID-19, a systemic crisis different from any other (Ranjbari et al , 2021a; Elsamadony et al , 2022). According to Leal Filho et al (2020), COVID-19 is a significant threat to implementing sustainable development by reducing SDGs’ priority.…”

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How firms adjust their SDG adoption in response to COVID-19 outbreak: a regional perspective

Montera,

Nevi,

Cucari

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on the regional progression toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of the adoption of 2030 Agenda by firms from different Italian regions. Design/methodology/approach Mixed methods were adopted. First, a content analysis was performed on 330 nonfinancial declarations released in the 2019–2021 period by a sample of 110 Italian listed companies from different regional macroareas. Second, regression analyses were run to test the impact of regional localization of businesses on SDGs adoption over pre-/during/post-COVID era. Findings The regional localization of businesses does not affect the SDGs adoption in the pre-COVID-19 era because Italian firms mainly address social goals. Instead, SDGs adoption is affected by regional localization of businesses both during and post-COVID-19 age, when Northern firms prioritize economic and social goals, whereas Southern firms shift from social to environmental goals. Originality/value This study fills the need of considering the subnational specificities in literature on sustainable development by capturing connections between firms, belonging territory, SDGs and COVID-19 crisis.

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“…The literature search generated 97 documents that touch on the theme of SDG12 concerning HEIs and sustainable cities. Studies deal with academic studies or community projects carried out by universities and their interception with SDGs (Gebremedhin et al, 2019;Whitcraft et al, 2019;Elsamadony et al, 2022;Paunglad, 2022), consumer studies (Corsini et al, 2019;Longoria et al, 2021;Lin et al, 2022;Siddiqua et al, 2022) or design, development, and use of sustainable materials, primarily biochemical in nature [see for example (Tao et al, 2018;Shi et al, 2021;Yeerum et al, 2022)] and using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology (Garcia et al, 2021;Adebisi and Babatunde, 2022). In Alvarez-Risco et al (2021) a study with higher education students was conducted in which they shared their SDGs research interests.…”

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The implementation of SDG12 in and from higher education institutions: universities as laboratories for generating sustainable cities

Martínez-Acosta

Vázquez-Villegas

Mejía‐Manzano

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Cities

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IntroductionIt is known that the world is facing and will face significant sustainability challenges. Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG12), responsible consumption and production, is one of the most relevant SDGs for building Sustainable Cities. This study is based on the analysis of the implementation of SDG12 in cities, starting from universities as laboratories or first examples of sustainability.MethodsThe study was carried out through a multilevel scale approach. A systematic review of the literature (global scale) of the last 5 years (2018–2022) was conducted. An analysis of the program and the initiatives of a Higher Education Institution (Tecnologico de Monterrey) is presented (local scale). Finally, a survey was applied to Faculty at this University (micro-scale).ResultsThe systematic review indicated that the main themes or aspects addressed in SDG12 by higher education institutions were sustainable food, supply chains, community, infrastructure, technology, policies, energy consumption, the collaborative economy, smart cities, and curricula. The local scale analysis highlighted the Distrito Tec project, 37 institutional initiatives, and 26 courses directly related to SDG12. The survey showed that 8% of Faculty considered SDG12 the most important of the SDGs and stated that this goal is necessary to reduce environmental impacts. As the most significant impact that Universities can have on SDG12, 52% of the Faculty consider that Universities should become living labs in the transition toward sustainable cities, followed by 36% who think it would be better to implement operational facilities.DiscussionThe diverse contributions of the HEIs at the three scales were classified into six categories: culture, mitigation, adaptation, education, research, and outreach. The study indicates that SDG 12 has been achieved by universities in different ways, which overlaps widely with the performance of other SDGs. Results demonstrate that following a multistakeholder approach, international collaborations between HEIs can foster technology-driven multi-disciplinary research projects to consolidate sustainable cities. Building capacity to accelerate the transition of universities into urban living labs will promote climate action among the students who enroll every year.

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Preliminary quantitative assessment of the multidimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 33 publications

References 47 publications

Case Study on the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Work-from-Home Behavior Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Case Study on the Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Work-from-Home Behavior Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

How firms adjust their SDG adoption in response to COVID-19 outbreak: a regional perspective

The implementation of SDG12 in and from higher education institutions: universities as laboratories for generating sustainable cities

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