Innovating for Sustainability: Digital Strategies for a Diversified and Sustainable Economy, Anuj Kumar, Arshi Naim, Aruna Dev Rroy, Arya Kumar
Anuj Kumar
Head of Research, Rushford Business School
Switzerland
ORCID: 0000-0002-1205-2794
Arshi Naim
Academic Director, London Institute of Sustainable Development
UK
ORCID: 0000-0003-1325-6964
Aruna Dev Rroy
The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati
India
ORCID: 0000-0002-6291-7282
Arya Kumar
KIIT School of Commerce and Economics, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
India
ORCID: 0000-0002-8203-361X
Type of Paper: Editorial
Received: 11 December 2025 / Revised: 19 January 2026 / Accepted: 30 January 2026 / Published: 12 February 2026
DOI: 10.47556/J.WJEMSD.22.1-2.2026.1
Editorial Note
This editorial introduces the special issue titled Innovating for Sustainability: Digital Strategies for a Diversified and Sustainable Economy. It brings together interdisciplinary research on entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and sustainability, featuring carefully selected contributions from open calls and international conferences that address contemporary challenges across business, finance, technology, e-commerce, and healthcare. The special issue includes five sections consisting of 8 papers. The first section provides an overview of entrepreneurship and sustainable business practices; the second section highlights the importance of sustainability in financial services; the third section focuses on the application of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies for achieving sustainability goals and examines how the transition towards sustainability is taking place; the fourth section brings forward aspects of sustainability in e-commerce and impulsive buying; and the fifth and final section is aligned with sustainable healthcare practices.
Citation: Kumar, A., Naim, A., Dev Rroy, A. and Kumar, A. (2026). Innovating for Sustainability: Digital Strategies for a Diversified and Sustainable Economy. World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WJEMSD), Vol. 22, Nos 1-2, pp. 1-8.
