Responsible Business and Sustainable Development

David Mhlanga is a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.Mufaro Dzingirai is a lecturer in the Department of Business Management, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

• Section 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development in the Global South 1. Responsible Business and Sustainable Development: The Use of Data and Metrics in the Global South an Introduction (David Mhlanga and Mufaro Dzingirai) 2. Responsible Deployment of Technology: Exploring ChatGPT's Current and Prospective Impact on Educational Paradigms (David Mhlanga) 3. The Role of FinTech and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies in the Advancement of Digital Financial Inclusion in Developing Economies (Favourate Y Mpofu and Queen Mpofu) 4. Smart Technologies in Agriculture: Advancements and Benefits for Sustainable Development (David Mhlanga and Mufaro Dzingirai) Section 2: Stakeholder Engagement and Community Involvement 5. Corporate Philanthropy and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Amongst Namibian Listed Mining Companies (Tariro Chata and Linus Sitomiso Chata) 6. Sustainable Use of Technology through Corporate Social Responsibility in Zimbabwe’s Telecommunication Sector (Theo Tsokota and Chipo Mutongi) Section 3: Data-Driven Decision-Making in Business 7. Driving Responsible Business and Sustainable Development: Leveraging Data and Metrics for Transformative Impact in the Global South (David Mhlanga) 8. Asymmetric Drivers of Flue Cured Tobacco Production in Zimbabwe: Do Institutional Quality Matter? (Kevin Jeketera and Canicio Dzingirai) 9. Asymmetric Effects of Foreign Portfolio Investment on Economic Growth of Selected SADC Countries (Canicio Dzingirai, Brian Wiston Kunaka and Tanonoka Daniel Masarirevhu) Section 4: Policy, Governance, and Regulation 10. Innovation in Businesses and Sustainable Development (David Mhlanga and Mufaro Dzingirai) 11. The Role of Green Leadership in Promoting Responsible Production (Vimbainashe Mutanda, Tinashe Charles Chirodzero and Mufaro Dzingirai) 12. Sustainable and Responsible Innovation Strategy (Godknows Gomwe and Dinko Herman Boikanyo) 13. Attracting Investment and Reducing Poverty in Africa Through AI Technologies (Nouhaila Innan, Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan, Jahvaid Hammujuddy and David Mhlanga) Section 5: Conclusion on Responsible Business and Sustainable Development 14. Responsible Business and Sustainable Development: The Use of Data and Metrics in the Global South a Conclusion (David Mhlanga and Mufaro Dzingirai)