Abstract
The meaning of sustainability is increasing among manufacturing companies, as pressure is coming from both within and outside of the company. Data and sustainability are strongly linked as data, e.g., enables highlighting sustainability actions and measuring implications. This paper studies, how manufacturing companies are seeing the role of sustainability data when innovating their practical actions. We explore the theme by presenting findings from 12 recent interviews with manufacturing companies. The results are demonstrated in a framework for describing companies’ data utilisation and sustainability-related actions, divided into four different types: 1) Beginners in data utilisation having no sustainability focus, 2) Beginners in data utilisation with sustainability focus, 3) Advanced data utilisers with rising sustainability focus and 4) Advanced data utilisers with sustainability focus. In addition, the paper presents practical viewpoints of sustainability data in manufacturing companies. Managerial and theoretical implications consist of clarifying scattered viewpoints for the role of sustainability data in manufacturing companies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference |
Subtitle of host publication | Innovating in a Digital World |
Editors | Leandro Bitetti, Iain Bitran, Steffen Conn, Jessica Fishburn, Eelko Huizingh, Marko Torkkeli, Jialei Yang |
Place of Publication | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Publisher | Lappeenranta University of Technology |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-952-335-695-5 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
Event | XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference: Innovating in a Digital World - RAdisson Blu Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 5 Jun 2022 → 8 Jun 2022 https://www.ispim-innovation-conference.com/ https://www.conferencesubmissions.com/ispim/copenhagen2022/index.html (Proceeding submissions) |
Publication series
Series | LUT Scientific and Expertise Publications: Research Reports |
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ISSN | 2243-3376 |
Conference
Conference | XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 5/06/22 → 8/06/22 |
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Keywords
- manufacturing companies
- sustainability
- B2B
- business-to-business
- innovation
- data utilisation
- sustainability data