The agriculture sector and other agribusinessescan have a long-lasting effect on the environment. The present studyinvestigates the effect of Agricultural Supply Chain Management (ASCM), fromproducer to consumer, on Environmental Sustainability (ES) in the Alkharj governorateby collecting primary data from 312 respondents in the ASCM in Alkharj and byapplying Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Moreover, the moderating roles ofeconomic and social sustainability in the nexus between ASCM and the ES arealso tested. The results of the analyses show that ASCM directly improves theES in the agriculture sector. Moreover, ASCM also improves both economic andsocial sustainability. Consequently, economic and social sustainability improvesthe ES. Thus, economic and social sustainability have positively moderated therelationship between ASCM and the ES. The results suggest that the governmentof Alkharj governorate should further improve the economic sustainability ofagribusinesses in Alkharj by providing incentives. Moreover, education andtraining programs should be initiated to improve social sustainability. Thus,both improved social and economic sustainability of agribusinesses could encouragesustainable practices to promote the ES in the whole ASCM in Alkharj.

There is abundant literature on sustainable construction projects. This review study collects a set of studies to understand the depth of the topic as per the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this purpose, the Scopus database is explored with a systematic review approach, and 80 studies are selected. The literature emphasizes the integration of human capital, technological innovation, governance, and financial support to achieve sustainable objectives in construction projects. Moreover, education can improve technical and strategic competencies in graduates to promote experiential learning for the construction industry. Furthermore, sustainable construction can be enhanced by circular economy principles. In addition, risk management also needs attention to ensure operational reliability in construction projects. For this purpose, institutions and governance can align technical and ecological priorities in a project to achieve sustainability objectives. Innovations can also improve efficiency and knowledge management. Lastly, economic and financial mechanisms can also support this phenomenon. The study suggests promoting education, technology, and governance to support sustainable construction as per the SDGs.

Economic growth is very basic need of any economy but its environmental effects should not be ignored. We investigate the environmental effects of economic growth and energy consumption of Saudi Arabia. The study uses data of a period 1968-2014 and cointegration test and corroborates a long- and short-run relationships. The results indicate that economic growth and energy consumption contributes in CO2 emissions in both long- and short-run. It means that increasing economic growth of the Kingdom has social cost on the economy in terms of pollution emissions. Based on findings, we recommend to use the alternative renewable sources of energy consumption to avoid the pollution effects of growth in Saudi Arabia.

Project management and corporate strategic responses can play active roles in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Performance (CESP) in times of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) as per Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The current literature is missing a review of such linkages. Thus, this review article contributes to the literature by critically evaluating the literature on the complex connection between EPU and CESP, focusing on the concepts of green innovation, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) outcomes, and project management strategies. Following a comprehensive systematic review approach, this article selects 76 empirical studies across developed, underdeveloped, and emerging markets. The findings disclose that EPU was carrying a mixed effect with both a barrier and a potential driver of sustainability initiatives at the firm level. Thus, the increasing EPU reduces long-term green investments, disrupts energy transitions, increases emissions, and increases environmental risk exposure on the one hand. On the other hand, it also promotes project management, strategic adaptation, innovation, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) among firms with strong governance structures and digital capabilities. Moreover, board diversity, CSR disclosure quality, institutional strength, media attention, and technological transformation played their moderating role in determining the effect of EPU on CESP. Furthermore, sectoral heterogeneity and regional asymmetries were also found to be responsible for determining the relationship between EPU and CESP. These findings would guide the policy implications for investors and corporate leaders aiming to enhance CESP under the volatile EPU.

Financial development market (FMD) may have positive or negative environmental consequences. This research investigated the effects of FMD and income on CO2 emissions in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries during 1980-2018. We found that income had positive effect but FMD had insignificant impact on emissions in GCC panel. Then, we tested these effects in the individual country time series and found that income had positive impact in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman and had insignificant effect in other GCC countries in long run. Effect of FMD was positive in Oman, was negative in UAE and was insignificant in rest of GCC countries. Effect of income was positive in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and was insignificant for other countries in short run. The effect of FMD was positive in Kuwait and was negative in UAE. We recommend UAE to expand the financial market and suggest Oman and Kuwait to have a check on the financially supported pollution-oriented activities.