Extant Green IT practices and reports reveal that many organizations implementing Green IT face the problem of sustaining Green IT initiatives to gain long term advantage. This study attempts to address the issue by proposing a sustainability model for Green IT initiatives. It evaluates longitudinal changes in Green IT environmental performance of 24 firms featured in the top Green IT rankings ...

There are several factors that drive organizations to consider implementing green supply chain (GSC) initiatives. This paper refines an instrument to empirically test the significance of the following drivers for participation in GSC initiatives: Government Regulation, Buyer/Supply Chain Influence, Internal Readiness, Competitive Advantage, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Corporate Social ...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Event study Green operations Green supply chain Stock prices Sustainability Recycling Remanufacturing Although firms have been taking green supply chain management (GSCM) initiatives, it is not known whether they create value for firms. We analyze 104 announcements related to GSCM using an event study, and determine what causes statistically significant gain in s...

Prior studies argue that information technology (IT) can play an important role toward sustainable and “greener” growth, yet few studies have empirically assessed the adoption and efficacy of green information technology initiatives at the firm level. This study investigates the factors that influence green IT implementation in organizations; and the consequences of the green IT implementation ...