Impact of Digitalization, Technological Innovation, and ICTs on Sustainability Management and Strategies

Gökçe Akdemir Ömür () and Ahmet Erkasap
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Gökçe Akdemir Ömür: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Political Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34452, Türkiye
Ahmet Erkasap: Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul 34876, Türkiye

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-23

Abstract: This study examines the impact of technological innovation, digitalization, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) on trade-related carbon emissions (TAEs) and the role of economic growth in this relationship. Using data from the 15 countries with the highest carbon emissions in the world for the period 1997–2022, analyses were conducted with Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSEs), Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR), and Driscoll–Kraay (D-K) estimators. TAEs provide a more comprehensive environmental assessment than traditional emission calculations by taking into account the impact of international trade on carbon emissions. The findings show that technological innovation, digitalization, and ICTs use increased trade-related carbon emissions, and economic growth further strengthens this effect. These results reveal that sustainable production models and green energy policies should be emphasized more in order to minimize the environmental impacts of technological developments and economic growth. The findings of this study provide important strategic information for policymakers, environmental regulators, and international trade institutions in developing sustainable technology and trade policies to reduce carbon emissions.

Keywords: trade-adjusted carbon emissions; information and communication technologies; technological innovation; digitalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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