Systematic Review 3 Feb 2026
Hugo González-González, Gemma Fernández-Caminero, Carmen-María Hernández-Lloret, Luis Espino-Díaz and José-Luis Álvarez-Castillo
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Article 2 Feb 2026
Nattavud Pimpa
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 84–103
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 84–103
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Article 23 Jan 2026
Susana Sobral, João Ricardo Catarino and Alexandre Morais Nunes
Sustainable development requires legitimate coordination of cross-sector trade-offs across environmental limits, social needs, and long-term economic viability. Because the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relies on multi-actor arrangements, collaborative governance (CG) design features may condition
Sustainable development requires legitimate coordination of cross-sector trade-offs across environmental limits, social needs, and long-term economic viability. Because the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relies on multi-actor arrangements, collaborative governance (CG) design features may condition whether participation translates into joint decision-making. CG emerges from these dynamic strategies to produce public products and services with multiple stakeholders, aligning and integrating the various parties’ ambitions. Given the ongoing discussion on SDGs, marked by the complexity and interdependence of actors, innovative, collaborative solutions are needed to achieve the desired goals. This necessity is further underscored by introducing a goal related to partnerships and collaboration: “Partnerships for Development” (Goal 17), demonstrating that collaboration is a crucial element for sustainable development and the implementation of the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. Thus, this study aims to explore how CG supports strategies to implement the SDGs. To this end, through content analysis, we examine four initiatives involving public and private actors related to the implementation of the SDGs in Portugal. We aim to analyze whether these meet the criteria of CG and the various dimensions anticipated for its process. Only one initiative meets the criteria for CG, and Portugal still needs an established collaborative governance arrangement for implementing the SDGs. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in collaborative arrangements initiated by public organizations that allow for participation in decision-making and greater consensus-building, preserving a real contribution to public policy and a better understanding of the impacts and benefits of collaboration. It is also necessary to discuss the need for metagovernance structures for sustainable development.
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Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 70–83
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 70–83
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Systematic Review 3 Feb 2026
Hugo González-González, Gemma Fernández-Caminero, Carmen-María Hernández-Lloret, Luis Espino-Díaz and José-Luis Álvarez-Castillo
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 104–115
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 104–115
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Article 2 Feb 2026
Nattavud Pimpa
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 84–103
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 84–103
317 Views51 Downloads
Article 23 Jan 2026
Susana Sobral, João Ricardo Catarino and Alexandre Morais Nunes
Sustainable development requires legitimate coordination of cross-sector trade-offs across environmental limits, social needs, and long-term economic viability. Because the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relies on multi-actor arrangements, collaborative governance (CG) design features may condition
Sustainable development requires legitimate coordination of cross-sector trade-offs across environmental limits, social needs, and long-term economic viability. Because the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relies on multi-actor arrangements, collaborative governance (CG) design features may condition whether participation translates into joint decision-making. CG emerges from these dynamic strategies to produce public products and services with multiple stakeholders, aligning and integrating the various parties’ ambitions. Given the ongoing discussion on SDGs, marked by the complexity and interdependence of actors, innovative, collaborative solutions are needed to achieve the desired goals. This necessity is further underscored by introducing a goal related to partnerships and collaboration: “Partnerships for Development” (Goal 17), demonstrating that collaboration is a crucial element for sustainable development and the implementation of the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. Thus, this study aims to explore how CG supports strategies to implement the SDGs. To this end, through content analysis, we examine four initiatives involving public and private actors related to the implementation of the SDGs in Portugal. We aim to analyze whether these meet the criteria of CG and the various dimensions anticipated for its process. Only one initiative meets the criteria for CG, and Portugal still needs an established collaborative governance arrangement for implementing the SDGs. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in collaborative arrangements initiated by public organizations that allow for participation in decision-making and greater consensus-building, preserving a real contribution to public policy and a better understanding of the impacts and benefits of collaboration. It is also necessary to discuss the need for metagovernance structures for sustainable development.
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Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 70–83
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 70–83
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Article 21 Jan 2026
Krasimir Bratoev
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 61–69
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 61–69
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Article 19 Jan 2026
Stephan Soklaridis, Andrea Reisdorf and Sebastian Kummer
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 46–60
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 46–60
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Article 19 Jan 2026
Inten Meutia, Shelly Febriana Kartasari and Hasni Yusrianti
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 34–45
Volume 5 (2026), Issue 1, pp. 34–45
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Article 18 May 2023
Larry Dwyer
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 2 (2023), Issue 2, pp. 83–99
Volume 2 (2023), Issue 2, pp. 83–99
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Article 29 Apr 2022
Richard W. Butler and Rachel Dodds
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 1 (2022), Issue 2, pp. 54–64
Volume 1 (2022), Issue 2, pp. 54–64
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Article 7 Feb 2024
Tsz Hin Hui, Nadine Itani and John F. O’Connell
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 1, pp. 61–75
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 1, pp. 61–75
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Article 26 Aug 2022
Stephen K. Wegren
Although Russia’s grain growing regions have experienced episodic droughts, the financial impact of climate change has to date been modest when measured in terms of value of production lost. As industrial agriculture continues to emit greenhouse
Although Russia’s grain growing regions have experienced episodic droughts, the financial impact of climate change has to date been modest when measured in terms of value of production lost. As industrial agriculture continues to emit greenhouse gases, the impact of climate change will intensify, making Russia’s southern regions drier and hotter, and potentially forcing a structural shift in production northward, an event that will lead to lower yields and grain output. The sustainable sector in Russia’s agricultural system is not able to compensate for lower grain output in the south, nor is it able to feed the nation or ensure food security across the full spectrum of commodities that consumers expect. The prospect of Russia as a declining grain power impacts the dozens of nations that import Russian grain, most notably authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Volume 1 (2022), Issue 3, pp. 188–201
Volume 1 (2022), Issue 3, pp. 188–201
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Review 18 Apr 2024
Md Tasbirul Islam, Usha Iyer-Raniga and Amjad Ali
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 129–162
Volume 3 (2024), Issue 2, pp. 129–162
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Review 8 May 2023
Annette Toivonen
Highlights of Sustainability
Volume 2 (2023), Issue 2, pp. 75–82
Volume 2 (2023), Issue 2, pp. 75–82
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