Introduction

Environmental protection and climate action are one of the main goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 [1]. To deal with the climate crisis, integrated and innovative solutions need to be taken in many areas. In the report “Digital with Purpose: Delivering a SMARTer2030,” experts from Deloitte and the Global Sustainable Development Initiative (GeSI) note that as many as 103 of the 169 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are impacted by digital technologies [2]. According to this report, effective use of digital technologies can accelerate progress on these goals by up to 22%. Therefore, it is important to know how to use digital technology for sustainable development.

By the end of this module, you will learn:

• How digital technologies can affect the circular economy and what are the benefits of introducing digital technology in a company
• What kind of digital technologies have already been implemented in companies
• Good practices that have been developed by different companies in Italy.

This module was created for people who want to learn more about introducing digital devices for sustainability. It will give you a basic understanding of how digital technologies can impact the circular economy and the benefits you can gain as a company by implementing them.

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