PLOS Sustainability and Transformation

The deployment of a technology typically follows an S-shaped curve, characterized by an initial phase of exponential growth, followed by a saturation phase where deployment slows and stabilizes at a maximum level. While existing literature has primarily focused on modeling and theorizing this growth pattern—particularly the early exponential phase...

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are essential for economic and social development globally, as they represent a significant proportion of employment and production. Nonetheless, these enterprises confront substantial difficulties in incorporating sustainable practices, largely attributable to their limited financial resources and capacity, difficulties in accessing relevant information, scarcity of operational resources, and the lack of regulatory frameworks to facilitate...