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Abstract : The study is a comprehensive decadal bibliometric evaluation of sustainability-driven entrepreneurship by integrating the SDGs, ESG, and circular economy to explore the research trends, collaboration dynamics, thematic analysis, and future research avenues. The study is conducted on the documents selected from the Scopus database based on the SPAR-4-SLR protocol. The analysis is done by utilizing the Biblioshiny in R and VOS viewer. The study identifies that there has been growing interest in the sustainability-driven entrepreneurship theme in the last decade. The USA has prominence in this field due to its influential works and collaborative leadership. The UK, China, and Germany play a significant role in bridging collaboration. The focus on sustainability-driven entrepreneurship research is important or increasing in emerging economies is evident in the countries India and China. Collaboration exists between the developed and developing nations in the role of entrepreneurship in addressing pressing global issues such as SDGs, and circular economy. North American-European-Asian collaboration focuses on innovation solutions. The future research topics are; “encouraging sustainable entrepreneurship”, “entrepreneurship and green innovation”, “fostering circular economy and sustainable business models in enterprises”, “SDGs-driven social innovation for sustainable communities”, “role of the institutional framework for rural development through applying circular business models”. The limitations of the study are the limited time frame, and the reliance on one database and language. The study offers directions to identify research gaps, future research, and areas that need improvements for the researchers, practitioners, and policymakers capable of leading entrepreneurial activities toward more sustainable and resilient entrepreneurship.