THE IMPACT OF TELEWORKING UPON THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY.

This paper explores the impact of teleworking upon the three wellestablished dimensions of sustainability. As far as environment sustainability is concerned, we talk about: the decrease of transportation flows in the private and public transportation operated for bringing the employees to and from their jobs - determining positive effects on decreasing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; the use of electronic mail instead of printed documents, which determines the significant decrease of paper consumption and implicitly, of carbon print; the regeneration of natural systems etc. The main positive social consequences of the shift towards the new forms of organizing remote working are the following ones: decrease of unemployment among the people from rural areas, disabled persons and other categories of vulnerable persons; encouraging diversity and social inclusion through determining, as part of teleworking, a series of opportunities and fair evolution chances for all employees, irrespective of gender, culture, ethnicity, social environment of origin or degree of vulnerability. Lately and closely connected with these aspects, specialized works have set forth a series of positive correlations among job satisfaction, work-life balance, employees' interest for developing their career and the well-being at work that may be reached through strengthening certain elements of organisational culture displaying features which support performance, minimize stress and determine the efficient management of human resources. In economic terms, teleworking appears to meet a series of important needs of the employees, such as increased flexibility and autonomy in performing their duties at work. Meanwhile, remote working has determined the decrease of the costs employers were required to pay for organizing and maintaining the office space, electrical energy consumption, supplies, thermal power, Internet providing and maintenance of IT equipment, security services, etc. Besides, whenever durable consumption and production models are promoted, economic growth is detached from climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]