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The Impact of Digitalisation on Energy Efficiency in European SMEs: A Comparative Analysis Using DESI and Sustainability Measures

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  • Catalin-Alexandru VERDES

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Alexandra-Andreea MIRONESCU

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

  • Madalina MAZARE

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania)

Abstract

This research examines the relationship between the level of digitalisation of SMEs and the uptake of energy-saving measures in various European countries. Using data from the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2023 and a 2024 survey conducted by the European Commission, the study examines the percentage of SMEs with a basic level of digitalisation and the percentage of those implementing energy efficiency measures. Pearson correlation analysis was applied to assess whether digitalisation influences energy savings in SMEs.

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  • Catalin-Alexandru VERDES & Alexandra-Andreea MIRONESCU & Madalina MAZARE, 2025. "The Impact of Digitalisation on Energy Efficiency in European SMEs: A Comparative Analysis Using DESI and Sustainability Measures," Management and Economics Review, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 10(1), pages 221-232, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:merase:v:10:y:2025:i:1:p:221-232
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    Keywords

    Digitalisation; SMEs; energy efficiency; sustainability; Europe.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources

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