Digital Sustainability and Green Economic Transformation in the Digital Economy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54518/ibr.1.2.2023.1211Keywords:
Digital Sustainability, ESG Capability, Green Economic Transformation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable InnovationAbstract
The rapid expansion of digital economies has significantly transformed sustainability practices, environmental modernization processes, and green economic development within contemporary technological environments. Digital technologies increasingly influence how organizations, institutions, and economic systems improve resource efficiency, implement sustainable innovation, and support environmentally adaptive transformation strategies. The findings indicate that digital sustainability contributes positively to green innovation capability, environmental efficiency, sustainable operational systems, and resilience-oriented economic modernization. In addition, digitally integrated sustainability systems support environmentally responsible production processes, ESG capability enhancement, and adaptive governance coordination within rapidly evolving digital economies. However, the review also identifies significant sustainability and capability challenges affecting equitable green transformation, including unequal sustainability readiness, governance capability disparities, technological adaptation limitations, and resilience-related constraints across economic systems.
References
Alojail, M., & Khan, M. (2023). Effect of digital transformation on sustainable development of telecommunications industry in Saudi Arabia. Sustainability, 15(18), 13564.
Balogun, A. L., Marks, D., Sharma, R., Shekhar, H., Balmes, C., Maheng, D., & Salehi, P. (2020). Assessing the potential for digitalization to improve the sustainability of urban systems and climate resilience. Smart Cities, 3(3), 830–860.
Buzzao, G., & Rizzi, F. (2021). On the conceptualization and measurement of dynamic capabilities for sustainability: Building theory through a systematic literature review. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(3), 1358–1375.
Feng, S., Zhang, R., & Li, G. (2022). Environmental decentralization, digital transformation, and green innovation capability: Evidence from Chinese manufacturing enterprises. Journal of Cleaner Production, 381, 135043.
Hajishirzi, R., Costa, C. J., & Aparicio, M. (2022). Boosting sustainability through digital transformation’s domains. Sustainability, 14(8), 4629.
Hao, X., Li, Y., Ren, S., Wu, H., & Hao, Y. (2023). The role of digitalization on green economic growth: Does industrial structure optimization and green innovation matter?. Journal of Environmental Management, 325, 116504.
Heeks, R. (2022). Digital inequality beyond the digital divide: Conceptualizing adverse digital incorporation in the global South. Information Technology for Development, 28(4), 688–704.
Jovanović, M., Dlačić, J., & Okanović, M. (2018). Digitalization and society’s sustainable development – Measures and implications. Zbornik Radova Ekonomskog Fakulteta u Rijeci, 36(2), 905–928.
Khan, I., & Ximei, L. (2022). ICT and environmental sustainability: Opportunities and challenges for green economy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(30), 46318–46348.
Kotlarsky, J., Kuikka, M., Bode, C., & Riedl, R. (2023). Digital sustainability: New opportunities and challenges for information systems research. European Journal of Information Systems, 32(2), 157–165.
Kwilinski, A., Lyulyov, O., Pimonenko, T., & Vakulenko, I. (2023). Digitalization of the economy as a determinant of ESG performance. Sustainability, 15(7), 5676.
Linnenluecke, M. K., Marrone, M., & Singh, A. K. (2020). Conducting systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses. Australian Journal of Management, 45(2), 175–194.
Linkov, I., Trump, B. D., Poinsatte-Jones, K., & Florin, M. V. (2018). Governance strategies for a sustainable digital world. Sustainability, 10(2), 440.
Liu, Y., Yang, Y., Li, H., & Zhong, K. (2022). Digital economy development, industrial structure upgrading and green total factor productivity: Empirical evidence from China’s cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2414.
Luo, Y., Salman, M., Lu, Z., & Shahzad, U. (2023). Digital economy and green innovation: Evidence from OECD countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 188, 122287.
Mäkitie, T., Andersen, A. D., Hanson, J., Normann, H. E., & Thune, T. M. (2023). Established sectors expediting clean technology transitions through public procurement. Research Policy, 52(1), 104648.
Martínez-Peláez, R., Ochoa-Brust, A., Rivera, S., Félix, V. G., Ostos, R., Brito, H., et al. (2023). Role of digital transformation for achieving sustainability: Mediated role of stakeholders, key capabilities, and technology. Sustainability, 15(14), 11221.
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., et al. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, 372.
Pappas, I. O., Mikalef, P., Dwivedi, Y. K., Jaccheri, L., Krogstie, J., & Mäntymäki, M. (2023). Responsible digital transformation for a sustainable society. Information Systems Frontiers, 25(6), 1835–1847.
Qiang, W., Khuong, N. V., & Canh, N. P. (2022). The impact of digital transformation on environmental performance in emerging economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(37), 55758–55772.
Rosário, A. T., & Dias, J. C. (2022). Sustainability and the digital transition: A literature review. Sustainability, 14(7), 4072.
Rosário, A. T., & Dias, J. C. (2023). Digital transformation and sustainable development: A systematic literature review. Sustainability, 15(3), 2017.
Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 104, 333–339.
Zhou, Y., & Liu, J. (2023). Digitalization and resource efficiency toward ESG-oriented sustainable development. Resources Policy, 81, 103364.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Nico Pundarika
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
