We are pleased to present this collection of scholarly articles of the international scientific conference “Second Conference on Sustainable Development: Industrial Future of Territories (IFT 2021)”. The conference was held in Ural State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg, Russia, on September 24, 2021.

The key topics of the Conference were:
• Environmental aspects of sustainable development of territories
• Energy for sustainable development
• Sustainable economy
• Sustainable cities and society
• Transport and tourism in sustainable development of territories
• Sustainable development legislation and policy
• Corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility
• Management of sustainable development of territories
• Sustainable education

The Conference participants are representatives of science, business, public organizations, state and local authorities, and heads of enterprises in the real sector of economy. IFT aims to discuss the findings of scientific research, conclusions and recommendations on the sustainable development of the Russian and world territories.

We would like to express our high appreciation to the organizers, members of the program committees and reviewers of IFT 2021 for their hard work. Without their participation, it would be impossible to hold IFT 2021 successfully and ensure high quality of papers of the conference proceedings. We also would like to express our gratitude to the unbelievable number of participants for contributing their research results to the Conference. Special acknowledgements go to Atlantis Press team. We also hope to meet again in the upcoming conferences.

The Organizing Committees of IFT2021
Ural State University of Economics
Victor Kovalev
Vice-Rector on research of the Ural State University of Economics
Evgenyi Animitsa
Rector's advisor on science of the Ural State University of Economics
Viktor Blaginin
The head of the department on scientometrics, R&D and rankings of the Ural State University of Economics