Talking About the Elephant in the Room: Findings from a Literature Review on Leveraging Information Systems for Reducing Scope 3 Emissions

Cauderay, Virginie; Haskamp, Thomas; Sebastian, Ian; Uebernickel, Falk

Zusammenfassung

Not yet addressed due to their complexity and broadness, corporate scope 3 greenhouse gases emissions are key to mitigating climate change. Previous research has produced some important contributions on the potential of IS to be leveraged for  the reduction of such emissions, yet the findings have not been explicitly framed within the GHG  Protocol  framework.  Our systematic literature review  explores  the relationship between the current IS literature and the scope 3 framework. The analysis of our sample of 48 papers  revealed  7  emerging  themes  characterised  by  three  overarching dimensions:  economics, reporting and reduction. Based upon these findings, we derive an agenda highlighting future research avenues at the intersection of IS and sustainability management