Global sustainability challenges are transforming 21st century business. Economic, social, and environmental sustainability impacts regulatory agencies and enterprises, particularly in the air transport industry, which facilitates access to productive services and market linkage. Stakeholders, shareholders, consumers, employees, and society are increasingly pressuring businesses to examine their socioeconomic consequences and manage them sustainably and resiliently. In this competitive and economically sensitive climate, good management is a primary responsibility for airport operators and authorities, as well as national and local economies. An assessment tool for airport strategic plans is developed in this research. Corporate activities can encourage responsible infrastructure development and company sustainability. The assessment methodology is based on a comparative analysis between airports and regulatory authorities’ threshold. The role of sustainability in the air transport business ecosystem is depicted using a systemic approach, demonstrating that its relationship to business performance is a significant barrier to business resilience and competition for planners, managers, and decision makers. The numerical application considers a group of European, U.S, and Asian airports serving international flights. Conventional wisdom is to provide the evaluation analysis framework for planning and managing capital-intensive transport hubs such as airports.

Air transport infrastructure development is crucial for economic and social growth. Regional airports connecting remote, tourist destinations such as islands provide important services and boost global and local commerce networks. Airport authorities intend to maximize expansion while limiting environmental impacts. Regional airports may achieve efficient environmental management by applying sustainable practices and developing long-term strategies. The purpose of this paper is the development of an in-depth comparison and assessment of the environmental sustainability performance of a number of regional airports in terms of the environmental impacts that are caused by their operations and their demand patterns. The evaluation methodology is based on the identification of evidence about the incorporation of key environmental management performance aspects in the environmental reports of the top five regional tourist airports in the Mediterranean islands. The most important finding was that airports, despite requiring an efficient and forward-thinking environmental management plan in order to address the environmental impact that they have, do not prioritize their environmental performance management issues. The conventional wisdom is to provide a framework for evaluating tourist airports’ performance toward environmental mitigation efforts, promote best practices, and benchmark sustainability for regions heavily dependent on tourism.

Management of occupational health and safety (OHS) plays a critical role in building safe and effective working environments, especially in industries defined by dangerous operations like manufacturing. Secondary industries are characterized by their use of dangerous materials, complex machinery, and repetitive manual work, prompting the need for stringent OHS laws to protect employees and support business sustainability. Although extensive regulatory materials like ISO 45001 and EU Directive 89/391/EEC exist, the implementation of OHS standards varies among organizations significantly. While larger organizations adopt structured frameworks of safety management, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often confronted by economic and technical constraints. As a result, policies only appear on paper, and their attitude toward occupational safety is passive. Employing a structured survey analysis, this study evaluates the level at which manufacturing companies in Macedonia-Thrace, a region in Northern Greece, implement OHS actions, the barriers that face them, and how OHS programs influence business performance. Based on the findings, companies that apply proactive OHS practices achieve more productivity, increased staff retention, and lower costs due to accidents, while SMEs often find it difficult to undertake comprehensive policies. The research further identifies the impact of electronic technology, regulation, and leadership on enhancing OHS performance. This study provides evidence-based recommendations on policy changes through the exploration of regionalized patterns of adoption of OHS practices by industrial companies and key policy intervention areas. By eliminating underlying structural loopholes in the implementation of OHS, this paper provides research-backed policy solutions aimed at enhancing work safety and improving corporate performance in the secondary industry. The reinforcement of OHS measures not only reduces hazards at the workplace but also improves the resilience of business, its competitiveness, and conformity to regulations.

Renewable energy usage, waste, and water management are all issues that airports must address in order to be able to adapt to changing situations and address environmental sustainability principles. This paper deals with an analysis of the development principle of airport renewable green facilities and activities by reviewing the areas that impact the sustainable transition of international mobility and freight hubs, such as airports. By a systemic review, the special focus is on airport landside business, in which comprehensive landside facilities data gathering framework, defining the context and key trends in landside development framework in European airports, serving popular tourist destinations in Mediterranean region. The analysis is based on the breakdown of the airports' key environmental aspects related to renewable green facilities and provides key message to planners and decision makers about the development of renewable green activities in airports located in popular tourist destinations as enabler for shifting them into greener infrastructure. Conventional wisdom is to provide a clear, coherent and well support view for the linkage of airports' sustainable transition with the development of renewable green facilities and activities in their landside area, providing a great picture for planners and decision makers in terms of managing airports serving tourist destinations.

In the digital era, effective business management relies on dynamic risk analysis and real-time data integration, particularly amid the evolving landscape shaped by technological advancements and external factors such as climate change and global health crises. This study delves into the specific demands for digital services within the transportation sector, focusing on the crucial task of identifying an optimal data-driven management system (platform) to bolster transportation decision-making processes. The paper revolves around the formulation of a comprehensive conceptual framework for the development of intelligent services and platforms tailored explicitly to transport enterprises. Methodologically, a thorough analysis of critical infrastructure-related challenges was conducted, emphasizing the integration of a service-oriented approach to enhance overall functionality. Central to the paper’s approach is the careful navigation of conflicting user requirements, resource constraints, and the imperative of maintaining adaptability in service implementation. Additionally, a robust data flow analysis framework is presented, encompassing data collection, model building, and model extrapolation, which enables the generation of reliable outputs essential for informed decision-making. Notably, the study underscores the pivotal role played by the EN.I.R.I.S.S.T. research infrastructure in delivering essential services to the transportation domain, offering accessible data, user-friendly interfaces, and data analysis tools. The findings highlight the enthusiastic reception of the diverse services among potential users, indicating a strong willingness to engage and benefit from the proposed solutions. By emphasizing the integration of intelligent services, the paper seeks to present a systematic approach aimed at enhancing the efficiency, productivity, and competitive edge of transport enterprises through the strategic deployment of advanced technological solutions and proactive planning. This paper ultimately contributes cutting-edge research insights, empowering transportation managers, planners, and decision-makers with valuable resources for informed business intelligence and corporate strategy.

The transition from linear to circular economic systems represents a critical step towards achieving global sustainability goals. At the core of this transformation lies the development of supply chain management that needs to deviate from the traditional “take-make-dispose” approach to one focused on resource efficiency, waste reduction, and material recycling. The use of Business Intelligence (BI) technologies has great potential to support this shift through enhanced decision-making and operational efficiency. This study adopts an assessment framework drawing upon an extensive review of literature, empirical analysis, and case studies from various industries. A theoretical concept map was created to evaluate the application of circular economy principles to supply chain management, highlighting the role of business intelligence technology. The findings highlight how BI tools (such as advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and real-time monitoring) enable organizations to identify inefficiencies, streamline operations, and optimize resource usage across the supply chain. BI contributes to circular economy practices in areas such as product life cycle management, manufacturing, and reverse logistics by facilitating material tracking, recycling, and reintegration into the value chain. This study analyzes the relevance of strong technology infrastructure, facilitatory policy and regulatory arrangements, and collaboration between industries in the development of circular supply chain models. In addition, this study recommends capacity building initiatives that would enable organizations to acquire skills and capabilities to employ business intelligence-based strategies. Finally, the study provides recommendations to businesses, policy makers, and stakeholders on how business intelligence can support circularization. The proposed framework offers practical application and contributes to the body of literature relating to the incorporation of circular economy concepts into supply chain management.