E-commerce, Digital Transformation and the Environment, in the Context of Covid-19

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the linkage among E-commerce, digital transformation, and the environment, in the context of Covid-19. The online world accelerated digital purchases and opened the doors to international markets, creating both positive and negative outcomes for the environment. Pandemic resulted in increased food ordering and E-commerce activity, and thus countless cardboard boxes and polythene bags appeared in our streets and landfills. COVID19, limitations on mobility, intensification of ghost kitchens, and revenge shopping have greatly affected waste management. As per the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency, the cargo volume has increased in a year by 5.67% reaching 1,131,749 tons in 01.2021. When the world is only 8.6% circular, one of the best solutions to implement the UN SDGs, especially SDG 12, lays in the transition from linear to the circular economy and the collaboration among academia, private sector, and the government, hence the qualitative research plays a significant role in this regard. This paper explores published online sources.