Sustainability in a Digital World New Opportunities Through New Tech
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the different emerging concepts in the innovative area of sustainability and digital technology. More than 20 leading thinkers from the fields of digitalization, strategic management, sustainability and org
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Thomas Osburg Christiane Lohrmann Editors
Sustainability in a Digital World New Opportunities Through New Technologies
CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
Series editors Samuel O. Idowu London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter Cologne Business School, Cologne, Germany
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11565
Thomas Osburg • Christiane Lohrmann Editors
Sustainability in a Digital World New Opportunities Through New Technologies
Editors Thomas Osburg Fresenius Business School Munich, Germany
Christiane Lohrmann FranklinCovey Leadership Institute GmbH Grünwald, Germany
ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance ISBN 978-3-319-54602-5 ISBN 978-3-319-54603-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54603-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017940417 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: eStudio Calamar, Berlin/Figueres Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Nowadays, digitalization influences nearly every aspect of our life. The seemingly endless global flow of digital information has revolutionized not only our economy by creating manifold application opportunities. In fact, the Internet of Things, Big Data, and digital innovations embody a megatrend. While this development offers various intriguing opportunities, it also includes manifold serious challenges. Besides data security and property rights, one of the biggest questions to answer is whether we can shape a sustainable digitalization. A sustainable development of all societies is of crucial importance for the future of our planet.
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