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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Perspectives of Sustainable Green Economy Development
Larisa Gusarova*1, Larysa Tiesheva2, Olena Chumak3, Valerii Mytsenko4, Natalia Kovalchuk5, Oleksii Riabchyn6
1Department of Construction Economics, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Email: glora2230@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-2546
2Department of Economics and Management, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Email: tesheva@karazin.ua | ORCID: http: //orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2007-9150
3Department of Economics and Customs Affairs, National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Email: el_chumak@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-9951
4Department of Foreign Languages, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. E-mail: valeriy369@hotmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-0224
5Department of Management of Foreign Economic Activity, University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro, Ukraine.
Email: n.v.kovalchuk@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-1863
6Department of International Economic Relations, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
E-mail: alex.rbchn@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/00000-0002-4611-6274
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6983
*Corresponding author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 213-235. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080211
Received: 21 May 2025
Reviewed: 12 July 2025
Provisionally Accepted: 27 June 2025
Revised: 01 July 2025
Finally Accepted: 20 July 2025
Published: 23 August 2025
This article explores the convergence of digital transformation and sustainable development as two interrelated vectors of societal development in the 21st century. Sustainability is significantly impacted by the intertwined themes of environmental innovation and digital transformation. This study aims to clarify how environmental innovation and digital transformation affect sustainability. The study’s methodology incorporates elements of a scoping review, grounded in a positivist perspective on the phenomena under consideration. Namely, how global issues, including resource depletion, social injustice, and climate change, can be addressed in several ways through environmental innovation and digital transformation. This study emphasizes how innovation and digital technologies must be included in environmental conservation initiatives. The implications of the systemic interactions between these vectors are outlined and analyzed, including their industry-specific dimensions. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of “twin transformation” and its role in the recovery process in post-conflict areas. The findings identify key patterns of the “digital green economy” as an emerging socio-economic formation and demonstrate that digital transformation serves as a critical enabler of international climate commitments, while also strengthening national socioeconomic resilience. Moreover, the study concludes that sustainable development and digital transformation must progress in tandem, ensuring the sustainability of digitization while advancing the goals of sustainable development.
Management; Digital technology; Green economy; Circular economy; Post-war sustainable development; Green transition
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