The Use of Digital Transformation as a Sustainable Mechanism: An Automotive Industry Case

Abstract

The adoption of a sustainability approach within emerged technologies is increasing across the years. It is becoming impossible to disassociate sustainable development from the use of information technology tools. The use of digital technologies has gone from optional to necessary, and including sustainability in this spectrum, is thinking toward and for future generations. The dynamism of the corporate market demands solutions with agile development. Introducing sustainability principles into agile and effective software projects ensures a rapid proliferation of the triple bottom line culture. The aim of this analysis is to present a simple but efficient solution that balances the sustainability pillars (economic, social, and environmental) within the human resources management of an automotive organization, specifically regarding employees’ registration of time (time card). This article explores an online portal for clocking employees’ time that is already connected with the pertinent internal systems that avoids the use of thermal paper and reduces the company’s carbon footprint. Configured to engage employees in a “home office” strategy, this solution reduces CO2 displacement.