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Financial Stakeholder Perceptions of Green IS: Risks, Rewards and Realities

Andersen, Valdemar Wendelboe LU and Abdallah, Heba LU (2023) INFM10 20231
Department of Informatics
Abstract
As environmental pressures mount, the corporate world is steering towards green information systems (IS) to respond to sustainability predicaments. This study uncovers financial stakeholders' attitudes towards the benefits and challenges of environmental and carbon management systems (ECMS) initiatives, as well as transformative green IS initiatives. Relying on the usefulness of signalling theory and comprehensive semi-structured interviews, the findings of our analysis highlight a pressing need for consistent and verifiable environmental sustainability data to inform financial stakeholders’ decision-making. While green IS initiatives present a promising outlook for environmental benefits, they simultaneously expose significant risks and... (More)
As environmental pressures mount, the corporate world is steering towards green information systems (IS) to respond to sustainability predicaments. This study uncovers financial stakeholders' attitudes towards the benefits and challenges of environmental and carbon management systems (ECMS) initiatives, as well as transformative green IS initiatives. Relying on the usefulness of signalling theory and comprehensive semi-structured interviews, the findings of our analysis highlight a pressing need for consistent and verifiable environmental sustainability data to inform financial stakeholders’ decision-making. While green IS initiatives present a promising outlook for environmental benefits, they simultaneously expose significant risks and data management challenges. Additionally, an emergent discrepancy appeared between stakeholders' overt dedication to sustainability and their tangible investment actions, revealing the intricate mechanics of investment decision-making processes. Importantly, the study underscores the profound impact of regulatory mandates in sculpting the evolution of corporate sustainability reporting. Such insights offer critical directions for businesses aspiring to harmonize their green IS ventures with the anticipations of financial stakeholders, fostering a shift towards increasingly sustainable investment protocols. (Less)
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author
Andersen, Valdemar Wendelboe LU and Abdallah, Heba LU
supervisor
organization
course
INFM10 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Green Information Systems (IS), Financial stakeholders, sustainability, decision-making, investment
language
English
id
9118527
date added to LUP
2023-06-14 10:29:56
date last changed
2023-06-14 10:29:56
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  abstract     = {{As environmental pressures mount, the corporate world is steering towards green information systems (IS) to respond to sustainability predicaments. This study uncovers financial stakeholders' attitudes towards the benefits and challenges of environmental and carbon management systems (ECMS) initiatives, as well as transformative green IS initiatives. Relying on the usefulness of signalling theory and comprehensive semi-structured interviews, the findings of our analysis highlight a pressing need for consistent and verifiable environmental sustainability data to inform financial stakeholders’ decision-making. While green IS initiatives present a promising outlook for environmental benefits, they simultaneously expose significant risks and data management challenges. Additionally, an emergent discrepancy appeared between stakeholders' overt dedication to sustainability and their tangible investment actions, revealing the intricate mechanics of investment decision-making processes. Importantly, the study underscores the profound impact of regulatory mandates in sculpting the evolution of corporate sustainability reporting. Such insights offer critical directions for businesses aspiring to harmonize their green IS ventures with the anticipations of financial stakeholders, fostering a shift towards increasingly sustainable investment protocols.}},
  author       = {{Andersen, Valdemar Wendelboe and Abdallah, Heba}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Financial Stakeholder Perceptions of Green IS: Risks, Rewards and Realities}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}