Topic: Carbon Neutrality and Digital Transformation: Emerging Strategies in Business and Economics

Under the dual background of global carbon neutrality goals and digital transformation, how enterprises can use digital technology to optimize carbon management and improve emission reduction efficiency has become a hot topic. This special issue focuses on the discipline of management and explores how digitalization empowers carbon footprint measurement, green finance, low-carbon supply chain, and policy regulation, responding to the following trends:

● International Trends: EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Carbon Data Disclosure, Standardized Application of AI in Carbon Accounting;

● Domestic policies: China's integration policy of "digital economy+green economy" and construction of carbon accounting system;

● Frontiers of disciplines: Application of digital twin technology in carbon management, metaverse and virtual carbon trading experiments.

Proposed topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Carbon footprint management driven by digital technology

● The Application of AI and Machine Learning in Carbon Emission Prediction and Optimization

● The trustworthy traceability of carbon data through the combination of Internet of Things and blockchain

● Case Study of Enterprise Carbon Management Information System

2. Digital green finance innovation

● The potential of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in carbon trading settlement

● Optimization of ESG rating model based on big data

● DeFi (Decentralized Finance) and Carbon Credit Token Practice

3. Low carbon supply chain and intelligent logistics

● Dynamic simulation of supply chain carbon footprint using digital twin technology

● Carbon tariff response strategies for cross-border e-commerce platforms

● Analysis of Carbon Emission Reduction Benefits of Unmanned Delivery and Hydrogen Energy Logistics

4. Policy and regulatory innovation

● International standard conflicts in carbon data governance

● Compliance challenges of digital carbon auditing

● Empirical Study on the Evaluation System of Local Government Carbon Efficiency Codes

Carbon neutrality, digital transformation, carbon footprint management, green finance, digital governance