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This paper draws a sharp and necessary distinction between superficial greenwashing and genuine sustainability, arguing that meaningful progress requires grounding AI systems and services in four non-negotiable operational principles: Redesign, Anticipate, Redistribute, and Envision.
This paper addresses the “AI-Green Paradox,” wherein opaque or biased algorithms can inadvertently undermine environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, and provides a highly specific, condition-aware “Monday Morning Checklist” for C-suite executives and policymakers.
Transitioning toward a circular and regenerative economy requires more than technological innovation; it demands a shift in the underlying systems that shape how value, knowledge, and legitimacy are defined [Meadows D, Randers J, Meadows D, The limits to growth: the 30-year update, Routledge (2012); Raworth K, Doughnut...
An integrated governance framework that incorporates MacIntyrean categories of practices, institutions, and traditions while explicitly addressing the environmental, socio-cultural, economic, and organizational dimensions of the common good is developed, illustrating how virtues can guide the responsible design, deploy...
It is argued that considerations of AI ethics must extend beyond models and data to encompass the hardware infrastructures on which they depend, and that embedding stakeholder reflection is critical for anticipatory governance in the physical infrastructure of AI.
The rapid proliferation of electronic devices has made electronic waste (e-waste) one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally, yet only a fraction is formally collected and recycled. The circular economy (CE) offers a transformative framework for rethinking e-waste systems, but a persistent implementation gap sep...
Despite growing policy interest, global circularity is declining — falling to just 6.9% in 2025. This paper argues that a key reason is the absence of a concrete vision of what a circular economy would look like as a physical place. To provide that vision, the argument traces a line across three bodies of work. Bauwens...
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