Analysis of green technology information from the perspective of individual’s socio-environmental awareness

Castelli, Tiago Machado; Longaray, André Andrade

doi:10.1590/1809-4422asoc20190163r2vu2022L1AO

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Original Article • Ambient. soc. 25 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4422asoc20190163r2vu2022L1AO copy

Analysis of green technology information from the perspective of individual’s socio-environmental awareness

Análisis de la tecnología de la información verde sobre la perspectiva de la consciencia socio ambiental del individuo

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Abstract

This study’s objective was to analyze the influence of Green IT practices associated with individuals’ perceptions regarding the conscious purchase, use, and post-use of technological equipment on minimizing IT environmental impact. An intervention instrument was applied among IT users. The model developed with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) indicates that the practices: purchasing IT from “green manufacturers,” economic efficiency of technological use, and properly discarding technological equipment make individuals more aware of technology environmental impacts. This study’s main contribution concerns a scale to assess information technology sustainable actions from an individual perspective. The results can raise the scientific community’s interest in developing new studies from this perspective.

Keywords:
Green Information Technology; Environmental impacts; Technological socio-environmental awareness; Green IT Practices; Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

Characteristic	Total	Percentage
Age Group
Up to 18 years old	8	3%
19 to 24 years old	80	32%
25 to 29 years old	55	22%
30 to 35 years old	51	20%
+ 36 years old	59	23%
Sex
Female	134	53%
Male	119	47%
Education
Middle School	0	0%
High School	37	15%
Higher Education	128	50%
Graduate studies	88	35%
Total	253	100%

Construct	a	CR	AVE	Purch - Tec	Enviro - Impact	Dispo - Tec	Econ - Tec	Consc - Print
Purch_Tec	.87	.92	.80	.89
Enviro_Impact	.71	.82	.53	.42	.73
Dispo_Tec	.71	.84	.63	.36	.33	.79
Econ_Tec	.75	.86	.67	.40	.46	.25	.82
Consc_Print	.64	.81	.58	.20	.22	.24	.40	.76

Item	Mean	Standard Deviation
Conscious printing	4.35	0.70
Printing in black and white whenever printing a document is necessary	4.61	0.67
Setting the printer in the economic mode whenever printing is necessary.	4.28	1.01
Double-sided printing whenever printing is necessary.	4.17	1.05
Economic efficiency of technological use	3.51	1.07
Setting the computer in energy-saving mode (sleep or stand-by mode).	3.59	1.31
Complying with the manufacturer’s guidelines to extend the battery life or your laptop computer (notebook. Netbook, or tablet).	3.52	1.30
Setting the monitor in power-saving mode (display contrast reduction).	3.42	1.32
Proper disposal of Electronic Devices	3.22	1.11
Extending the useful life of components by donating devices, so that parts can be used to repair other IT equipment.	3.54	1.32
Properly disposing of technological equipment and its inputs.	3.42	1.40
Taking equipment to an authorized recyclable waste facility in your city.	2.70	1.45
Purchasing technological equipment from a “green manufacturer”	2.40	1.06
Verifying whether the manufacturer encourages the recycling of computer products (paper, cartridges, computers).	2.47	1.24
Verifying whether the manufacturer adopts actions aiming at the rational use of natural resources during the production of goods.	2.39	1.12
Verifying whether the manufacturer has an electronic waste takeback program or refers clients to an e-waste system after the end of equipment’s useful life (scheduled disposal).	2.36	1.22

Item	Mean	Standard Deviation
Minimizing IT environmental Impact	3.55	0.84
My actions toward IT consumption will benefit future generations.	3.74	1.05
I am generating less technological waste than I used to.	3.61	1.19
I am consuming less electricity than I used to.	3.59	1.20
I am paying more for products that cause less harm to the environment.	3.28	1.14

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