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

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the influence of Green IT practices associated with the conscious purchase, use and post-use of technological equipment, under the individual’s perception, in terms of minimizing the impacts caused to the environment by technology. To achieve this goal, an instrument of intervention applied to IT users was developed, and with the help of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), a model was structured indicating that IT acquisition practices by “green manufacturers”, practices focused on the economic use of technology and correct technological disposal practices make the individual more aware of the environmental impacts caused by technology. As a main contribution, this study brings an assessment scale of sustainable actions related to Information Technology at an individual level, whose results may arouse interest in the scientific community to develop new studies under the adopted perspective