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A Framework Proposal to Assess the Maturity of Green IT in Organizations

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  • Ana Carolina Salles

    (Laboratory of Advanced Systems in Management (SAGE) at Production Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil)

  • Guilherme Lerch Lunardi

    (Institute of Economics, Administration and Accounting, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande 96203-900, Brazil)

  • Fabiano Thompson

    (Laboratory of Advanced Systems in Management (SAGE) at Production Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil)

Abstract

Green IT has been gaining relevance in organizations that seek to mature their IT projects, processes and strategies in a sustainable way, encompassing the set of strategies, practices and policies related to Information Systems, IT infrastructure, acquisition, use and disposal with a focus on economic and socio-environmental performance. Thus, this article aims to propose a Green IT Maturity framework. A systematic literature review led to the development of a Green IT practice checklist, which was qualitatively analyzed and categorized into six dimensions, culminating in a Green IT maturity framework proposal. The results provide a structured instrument to facilitate the Green IT identification and implementation of practices in organizations. The findings can guide the Green IT implementation and sustainable initiatives across the organization from six dimensions: organizational, technological, economic, environmental, social and marketing. The framework enables the development diagnosis and assessment of Green IT practices present in the organization. It also works as a guide in the search and monitoring of Green IT practices that can be used, improving the sustainability levels of organizational operations.

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  • Ana Carolina Salles & Guilherme Lerch Lunardi & Fabiano Thompson, 2022. "A Framework Proposal to Assess the Maturity of Green IT in Organizations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12348-:d:927894
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