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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Achieving Environmental Sustainability: An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Employees at the Ship Captain Company, Najaf Al-Ashraf Factories

Nagham Rasool Radhi

University of Kufa, college of Administration and Economics, Najaf, IQ.

Firas Adnan Abbas

Al-Qadisiyah University / College of Administration and Economics

Mohammed Hadi Basim Jasim

Ministry of Justice / Iraqi Reform Department

Hussien Kareem Jassim

University of Kufa, college of Administration and Economics, Najaf, IQ.

123-145 Vol: 16, Issue: 1, 2026
Receiving Date: 2025-12-28
Acceptance Date: 2026-01-30
Publication Date: 2026-02-28
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijtbm.v16i01.008

Abstract

This research aims to study the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in achieving environmental sustainability by analyzing the current situation of the company under study. One hundred and thirty questionnaires were distributed to employees of the Najaf Al-Ashraf Factories Company, with a 95% response rate. The research results showed a statistically significant impact of AI, in its four dimensions (awareness, use, ethics, and evaluation), on the company's environmental sustainability. This impact is reflected in (environmental damage, environmental health, and environmental importance). The research employs an analytical approach to study the impact of AI on the company's environmental sustainability, focusing on how AI can be used to improve and support the environment through coordination and integration among the company's various departments to achieve environmental goals.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; environmental sustainability; Najaf Al-Ashraf Factories Company.

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