Sustainable development originated in 1987 and it has become the most widely used type of development in the last decade. This is due to the long-term assurance of the world in the form of 17 global goals. Social sustainability is key for sustainable development and represents a measure of people's well-being and social engagement within an organization and the community. Social sustainability is the process of developing a sustainable place that supports well-being and health, from an integral approach. In fact, employees' sustainable well-being as a result of work environment, positive work attitude and work behavior, has a key spot in the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Employee well-being is directly impacted through good health and well-being (SDG-3), decent work and economic growth (SDG-8), and gender equality (SDG-5). However, these goals are closely associated and are interlinked with one another. Thus, from the work context, companies can contribute to achieving sustainable development goals. The present unrest around the world due to Covid-19 brings “grand” challenges for individuals, societies, organizations, and ultimately social sustainability as a whole. It is a shared consensus among researchers that sparse consideration and commitment has been presented towards social sustainability. We propose that social science can be used as a tool to support long-term sustainability in business and healthy lives at work.

Hence, we invite you to submit your contributions to this Research Topic. As scholars, we can offer a diverse collection of academic works linking well-being and sustainability. We welcome original research articles that may be theoretically grounded in the form of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research designs. Your contribution could be theoretical/conceptual or empirical.

In this call for papers, we welcome original studies exploring the following themes or related topics:

• Employees well-being and social sustainability
• Impact of pre and/vs post-COVID-19 regarding the SDGs
• Conceptualization and measurement of employees well-being in the frame of social sustainability
• Innovation and social sustainability
• Workplace health and safety
• Corporate social responsibility at work
• Responsible management and sustainable leadership
• Quality of life at work and sustainability
• Equality and social sustainability
• Covid-19, well-being, and quality of life
• Teleworking, e-leadership, and employees well-being
• Sustainable human resource management and employees well-being
• Work passion vs. addiction as drivers for sustainability and employee well-being

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