| Title |
The Leading Digital Technology Companies and Their Approach to Sustainable Development |
| ID_Doc |
20351 |
| Authors |
Jones, P; Wynn, M |
| Title |
The Leading Digital Technology Companies and Their Approach to Sustainable Development |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 13, 12 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su13126612 |
| Abstract |
The increasingly stellar attraction of the digital technologies and the growing, though not universal, consensus of the need to build a sustainable future, are two powerful trends within society. The aim of this article is to offer an exploratory review of how the leading companies within the digital transformation market have addressed sustainable development. As such, the article's originality and value lie in offering a review of current corporate thinking within that market. The study adopts an inductive, qualitative approach based on an examination of published company reports, and identifies six major sustainability themes being actively promoted and supported. The article concludes that the current sustainability objectives of the technology companies are driven as much by commercial reality as any altruistic motives, and that support and promotion of the circular economy may offer the best opportunity for digital technologies to meaningfully impact sustainable development. |
| Author Keywords |
digital technologies; sustainable development; digital transformation; circular economy; sustainability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000666343000001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6612/pdf?version=1623307927
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