2025
THE ROLE OF E-MAIL IN INCREASING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
BEŇO, Michal a Dagmar CAGÁŇOVÁZákladní údaje
Originální název
THE ROLE OF E-MAIL IN INCREASING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
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BEŇO, Michal a Dagmar CAGÁŇOVÁ
Vydání
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, CHARLES UNIV, FAC MATHEMATICS & PHYSICSSOKOLOVSKA 83, PRAHA 8 18675, CZECH REPUBLIC, 2025, 1805-0174
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Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 1.000 v roce 2024
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ne
Organizační jednotka
Vysoká škola NEWTON, a.s.
UT WoS
Klíčová slova anglicky
carbon footprint; digital footprint; e-communication; e-mail; workplace
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 21. 6. 2026 22:47, prof. Mgr. Dagmar Cagáňová, PhD.
Anotace
V originále
Digital technologies are part of our daily lives, and they have a carbon footprint. This paper explores the effect of sending e-mails for business purposes, a supposedly green means of communication, in two workplaces, home and office. Quantitative data of the e-mailing activities of staff was collected and the CO(2)e calculated. The survey included the perceptions of the uses of the cost in terms of CO(2)e. Based on the data collected, e-mail is an integral part of modern communication within an organisation. A statistically significantly higher percentage of e-mails were sent/received in the office (p < 0.001) and the percentage of long e-mails with attachments/images is statistically significantly higher in the office than from home (p = 0.0194). The number of standard e-mails is statistically significantly higher in the office than from a cubicle within an office (p = 0.020). E-mail seems to be a relatively eco-oriented business and private channel, but the results of this study indicate that it results in the emission of CO(2)e.