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2.6.1 Translation of TNS, CtoC, and EF to the ICT sector
The studied sustainability approaches can be translated to indicators that are used in the ICT sector.
The EF-like approaches (convert sustainability aspects to an appealing and quantitative measure)
have gained most traction. TNS has been applied to the IT sector. The claim (Girshick et al., 2002)
is that “there is potential for IT to transform modern business into a more efficient, cyclical,
networked, and sustainability-oriented system that pays returns to a “triple bottom line”, through
economic, ecological, and social prosperity”. CtoC receives attention ...