ECIS 2026: Chair team attends conference

Dr. Björn Asdecker and Dr. Vanessa Felch attended the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) from June 15 to 17, 2026. They presented the findings of the article “The Role of Green IS in Green Supply Chains: Interventions, Mechanisms, and Contexts” (co-authored with Sina Brodmerkel and Jule Weller) as part of the mini-track “IS for Resilience & Sustainable Development”.

In addition to the academic discussions and exchanges with international colleagues, there was also time for the Bamberg participants to get together: Stefanie Ulschmid, Theresa Knoll, Christina Seibel, Stefanie Badmann, Emma Graupner, Vanessa Felch, Björn Asdecker, Thomas Kude, Milad Mirbabaie and Jonas Rieskamp.

The paper develops a mechanism- and context-sensitive framework that clarifies the nexus between Green Information Systems (IS) interventions and Green Supply Chain (GSC) performance. Drawing on a developmental literature review, the analysis identifies three categories of Green IS interventions (environmental data systems; digital traceability and tracking technologies; collaborative and process integration tools) and three mechanisms through which they generate value: (1) information visibility and accountability, (2) decision intelligence and optimisation, and (3) coordination and alignment. Two contextual factors (institutional pressures; organisational commitment and strategic support) shape the effectiveness of these mechanisms. The resulting framework yields a set of testable propositions and offers a structured foundation for future empirical research aimed at explaining why, how, and under what conditions Green IS improve GSC performance.

The article is published here. More information about our publications and the conference can be found here:

• Conference "European Conference on Information Systems"
• Publications of the chair
• Presentations of the chair