Emerging Technologies as Enablers of Sustainable Management: A Comprehensive Framework — The Role of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

Emerging technologies are increasingly recognized as key drivers of sustainable man-agement, and Saudi Arabia presents a unique context in which digital transformation and sustainability have been strategically integrated under the Vision 2030 national reform agenda. While digitalization and sustainability have been examined inde-pendently in international scholarship, fewer studies have explored how emerging technologies enable sustainable management within national transformation contexts. This conceptual review synthesizes recent interdisciplinary literature to examine the enabling role of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, and cloud computing in advancing sustainability-oriented management practices in Saudi Arabia. Drawing on technology adoption and sustainability transition perspectives, the paper develops a conceptual framework linking technological capa-bilities to sustainability performance across environmental, social, economic, and gov-ernance (ESG) dimensions. The study outlines theoretical, managerial, and policy im-plications and proposes a future research agenda relevant to Saudi Arabia’s ongoing digital and sustainability transition. The paper contributes to bridging digital trans-formation and sustainability scholarship and provides a conceptual foundation for empirical studies within Gulf and emerging economy contexts.