International Scientific Conference „Business and Management“, 12th International Scientific Conference „Business and Management 2022“

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THE OUTLOOK OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Aleksandrs Popovs, Zane Drinke

Last modified: 2022-05-30

Abstract


The way how companies can comply with the Sustainability agenda is start measuring how Sustainable each company are and it’s possible only using Digital solutions, i.e., the Sustainability analytics need to be based on the data and data need to come from the core business operations. The main objective of the study to give an outlook and high-light that the Sustainability Agenda forces the Digital Transformation and Digital Transformation of the companies accelerates achievements towards Sustainability goals. In the study the authors brought recent examples what proves Digital Transformation as an accelerator towards Sustainability and conducted the survey with 77 participants who are acting as Digital Transformation trusted advisors and representing the EMEA North region. Referring the research results the author observes overall slow movement in Digital Transformations towards addressing Sustainability targets from regular market participants, what can be as a potential subject for further detailed research with the purpose to develop potential accelerators for such transformations.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/bm.2022.742


Keywords


Digital Transformation, Sustainability, UN Agenda 2030

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