İkiz Dönüşüm: Yeşil ve Dijital Dönüşüm

Nurcan Deniz; Köksal Büyük

doi:10.5281/zenodo.8194073

Authors

Nurcan Deniz Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi
Köksal Büyük Anadolu Üniversitesi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8194073

Keywords:

Twin Transition, Digitalization, Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Green Transition

Abstract

Practices related to the concepts of "sustainability" and "digital transformation" represent two major trends that make meaningful contributions to today's world. Awareness about environmental issues such as global warming and carbon emissions is increasing day-by-day. On the other hand, disruptive technologies emerged with Industry 4.0, not only affecting sectors but also all of our lives. The use of new technologies not only influences business practices and models but also plays a facilitating role in achieving sustainable development goals. New technologies can be used to contribute to the production of goods and services that are less harmful to the environment. Thus, it will be possible for companies to realize green transformation along with digital transformation. Recognizing the need to address both transformations together, the concept of "twin transition" has emerged in the global literature in recent years, and academic studies have started to be published on this subject. Although this concept has been discussed online, the absence of any academic work in Turkish literature on this topic is the starting point of this article. This article aims to provide a scientific perspective on the concept of "twin transition," which encompasses both sustainability and digital transformation conceptually, and contributes academically. In this context, a literature review was conducted and accessible articles were compiled. Results of the review shows that, although it is aimed to benefit from digital technologies to reach sustainability, only the environmental dimension is taken into consideration. On the other hand, ignoring the social and societal impacts of technological innovations can result in the failure of digital transformation. This result shows the importance of handling the social dimension of sustainability in the future studies.

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