Editorial: The Special Section on “Twin Transition and Entrepreneurial Behavior: Navigating the Path to Green and Digital Transformation for Sustainable Entrepreneurship”

This special issue comprises seven articles exploring various facets of digital transformation and sustainability within entrepreneurial, corporate, and financial contexts. The articles showcase a variety of theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies, including resource-based view (RBV), dynamic capabilities, complex adaptive systems, patent analytics, econometric modeling, and in-depth case studies. A unifying thread running through these studies is the recognition that digital capabilities–whether in the form of AI, fintech, data analytics, or broader transformation process and infrastructures–derive their transformative potential when aligned with sustainability imperatives. Their true value emerges when leveraged to support the strategic objectives of environmental and social impact, and when embedded within a broader cultural, organizational, and policy framework geared toward responsible innovation. To structure the discussion, we identify three thematic clusters that reflect a logical progression from ecosystem-level dynamics to firm-level capabilities, to broader institutional and financial structures. The first cluster focuses on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) and their role in fostering the twin transition of digital and environmental sustainability. Papers included in this first cluster are as follows