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Vol. 16 No. 1-2 (2025)
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The impact of increasing environmental expectations and forced paperless administration on corporate sustainability

Published:
2025-01-28
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.47282/economica/2025/16/1-2/13184
Author
Nikolett Sereg
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Keywords
paperless administration corporate sustainability corporate incentives environmental protection guidelines environmental protection expectations
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Sereg, N. (2025). The impact of increasing environmental expectations and forced paperless administration on corporate sustainability. Economica, 16(1-2), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.47282/economica/2025/16/1-2/13184
Abstract

Current environmental legislation, directives, and expectations of the stakeholders put increasing pressure on companies' sustainability efforts. Such efforts include applying life cycle analysis methods, resource-saving technologies, low-emission practices, and voluntary ecological rules. Digitization facilitates these efforts, and the forced situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital transformation process even more. Many companies were pressured to find solutions that legally and effectively bypass personal presence. Paper-based administration was restrained, giving hope for the broader spread of entirely paperless businesses. The study aims to present Hungarian companies' incentives for environmental protection and emphasize how paper-free offices are an essential milestone in sustainable development.

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