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Fig. 18.3 Environmental impact reduction potentials from integration of digital technology (Stock
and Seliger 2016)
as well as the transportation distance required and CO 2 emission. It is calculated into
the environmental impact per product in the internal LCA studies.
18.5 Discussion
18.5.1 Implications
Value sustainability up to a strategic level helps to implement environmental impact
reduction with digitalization. Sustainability goal is set from Group strategic level,
and put into practice in each factory and each channel by breaking down the big goal
in this case company. Being sustainable at a Group strategic level helps increase the
awareness of integrating digital technology with environmental impact reduction. As
one of the interviewees responded with “digital technology and environmental care
is very much integrated into the whole system”, when asked the question How do
X. Chen et al.
Fig. 18.3 Environmental impact reduction potentials from integration of digital technology (Stock
and Seliger 2016)
as well as the transportation distance required and CO 2 emission. It is calculated into
the environmental impact per product in the internal LCA studies.
18.5 Discussion
18.5.1 Implications
Value sustainability up to a strategic level helps to implement environmental impact
reduction with digitalization. Sustainability goal is set from Group strategic level,
and put into practice in each factory and each channel by breaking down the big goal
in this case company. Being sustainable at a Group strategic level helps increase the
awareness of integrating digital technology with environmental impact reduction. As
one of the interviewees responded with “digital technology and environmental care
is very much integrated into the whole system”, when asked the question How do