Analysis and modelling of socio-environmental impacts of Corporate Digital Responsibility
Worldwide there has been an increasing pressure on organizations to address sustainable development issues. Given the pervasive nature of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), managers are confronted with a quandary over how to make responsible strategic decisions and take into account the economic, environmental, and social effects of technologies. This PhD research investigates the impacts of strategic sustainable ICT decisions, falling under Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) topic. The project aims at defining a mathematical model that can help organizations to anticipate the effects, both positive and negative of their CDR strategies to the environment and society. This research contributes to both theory and practice by advancing an emerging debate around the new concept of CDR, which aims to guide an organization’s operations in order to foster an ethical and responsible development, deployment and usage of ICT.