Environmental Sciences

Understanding Carbon Neutrality: Insights from Social Media Analytics and Thematic Analysis

Understanding Carbon Neutrality: Insights from Social Media Analytics and Thematic Analysis

Carbon neutrality perceptions highlight corporate sustainability, individual responsibility, government policies, and technological innovation as key organizational impact factors.

Authors

Mohammad Shoaib, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Prashant Kumar, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India

Saurabh Kumar, Versiti Blood Research Institute (VBRI), Milwaukee, WI, United States

Summary

Carbon neutrality has gained significant attention from academicians and practitioners. This study explores social media users’ perceptions of and impacts of carbon neutrality within organizations. We conducted sentiment analysis and theme extraction from the collected social media (X) data, followed by mapping themes to established constructs from the academic literature, facilitating the formulation of relevant hypotheses. Our findings reveal diverse perceptions of carbon neutrality, highlighting its potential uses in enhancing corporate sustainability, individual responsibility, government policies, technological innovation. Additionally, key impact factors, such as individual responsibility, corporate commitments, and government policies are identified as crucial, which influences organizational practices related to carbon neutrality. The results emphasize to an understanding of how organizations can leverage carbon neutrality as a strategic asset, aligning their operations with broader sustainability goals.

Published in: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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