Decarbonization practices and disclosure in the nexus of waste-food-energy using digital technologies in the framework of a hydrogen economy

This chapter analyses the decarbonization practices adopted by the firms in the nexus of waste-food-energy (WFE) under the hydrogen economy lens. It identifies the linkages between the digital technologies adopted by firms for reducing carbon emissions and financial performance, operational performance, and sustainability performance. This chapter discusses the digital technologies for reducing emissions in the production processes and the role of renewable energy in decarbonization practices. Although the issues are complex in the nexus of waste-food-energy, an analysis of the literature and main reports published by international organizations was developed to identify these linkages. This chapter also tries to understand how the literature has investigated corporate reporting on decarbonization practices supported by technology and using renewable resources in the hydrogen economy, i.e. Hydrogen Disclosure. Institutional, legitimacy and stakeholder theories support this study.