期刊名称：International Journal of Environmental Science and Development
印刷版ISSN：2010-0264
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：211-217
DOI：10.7763/IJESD.2011.V2.126
摘要：Today, e-commerce has grown into a big industry and is generating huge revenues from online retailing.It requires the integration of transportation, information and communication technologies for the success of e-commerce.But e-commerce cannot be now seen as clean way of doing business as it can have some harmful impacts on environment.The rapid growth of the e-commerce is the basis of different, positive as well as negative impacts on environment.This paper explores the positive and negative impacts of e-commerce on environmental and focuses on spreading awareness regarding these possible impacts among people.Our work can serve as warning to agencies and industries involved in the development of e-commence standards and procedures, about the consequences of e-commerce on environment and how they can reduce the negative impacts of e-commerce.Also the impact of ecommerce for environmental sustainability in the modern enterprises is studied.
关键词：E-commerce; Environmental Impacts; Internet; Extranet; Global Warming
