International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development - Current Issue

The agricultural sector contributes significantly to the world’s increasing carbon emissions, and governments have framed policies and regulations to lessen the effect of climate change and encourage sustainable growth. To diminish carbon emissions, utilizing renewable energy sources, particularly solar energy, in agriculture is a key measure that supports the triple helix model of sustainability, which focuses on environmental, social and governance (ESG). This study intended to deliver a complete overview of the prevailing literature to emphasize the significance of integrating solar energy with agriculture for sustainable growth. We conducted a systematic literature review of 173 articles from 1986 to 2024 and identified four major themes: energy–agriculture nexus, benefits and challenges; SPV and sustainability; different applications of solar power in agriculture and factors influencing it; and transition towards agrivoltaics. This study also enhanced existing literature reviews by showing direction in several key areas such as utilizing solar energy to address social issues, evaluating the economic aspects of integrating solar power into agriculture, facing real-world challenges encountered by farmers and employing diverse research methodologies to gain a comprehensive understanding of this interdisciplinary field.

The issue of sustainability accounting and reporting has been gaining increased attention in Nigeria in recent years, prompted by growing apprehensions regarding the impact of business activities on the environment and society. This study aims to comprehensively explore the thematic evolution in academic literature and the sustainability practices of Nigerian firms in the context of sustainability accounting and reporting. Through an extensive review of the existing literature on the subject, the objective is to delineate the trajectory of scientific inquiry, critically assess the developments, establish a coherent focus and outline a paradigm for future research. To identify the selected twenty articles, 34 articles from different databases, were meticulously selected and reviewed, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommended steps for systematic review. The results of this systematic review reveal a notable absence of studies in Nigeria that address the governance perspective of sustainability accounting and reporting. Interestingly, the majority of the scrutinized articles primarily focused on the environmental management dimension of sustainability. Consequently, our findings underscore the imperative for future studies in Nigeria to incorporate the governance perspective into sustainability reporting. This integration is vital to fortify firms’ economic, social and governance practices and to contribute substantively to achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The article aims to examine the impact of banks’ FinTech adoption on environmental performance in the context of Oman. In doing so, we collected data from eight local commercial banks for the period 2015–23. We utilized text-mining techniques to extract data from the annual reports of respective banks to develop an index for FinTech adoption and environmental performance. A graphic presentation shows that FinTech adoption and environmental performance among Omani banks have increased over the study period. Our univariate regression analysis shows that the degree of FinTech adoption has a positive and statistically significant impact on the bank’s environmental performance. However, the results from multivariate regression show a positive impact of FinTech on environmental performance, but the impact is not statistically significant. This anomaly can be attributed to the small sample size and low FinTech adoption of some banks, especially at the beginning of the sample period.

The importance of information management on the construction site cannot be underestimated, and it has been well discussed in the construction project management literature. A construction project involves a wide range of stakeholders participating at different stages, such as design, finance, build, operation, repair and management. Construction project delivery through the ages is highly information-driven. Information is a vital driving force behind a successful construction project outcome due to the diversified nature of roles played by participants in the industry. Unfortunately, several socio-economic losses, including human lives, have been recorded due to non-coordination, poor handling and non-adherence to basic information rules and protocols in project sites. This study assesses the influence of information channels on successful construction project delivery and critically evaluates various information channels needed to deliver construction projects in real time. Questionnaires for the study were distributed and collected from construction workers from 103 identified construction sites in Akure, Nigeria. The study revealed that an effective flow of information in construction site helps in strengthening and building harmonious interpersonal and interwork relationships in construction project delivery. Therefore, the study recommends that adequate training of all project participants on various information channels at the construction sites should be made mandatory.