Green IT – a new dawn
'Green IT' is a catch-all phrase for sustainable, eco-friendly products, services, practices and management systems used in the information and communications technology sector.
Greater environmental awareness coupled with pressures from consumers, legislators, and rising fuel costs, is pushing the IT community towards Green IT.
Tools and Info
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Start by getting a good understanding of the subject, from a business perspective. Read The Green Agenda: A Business Guide, by Alan Calder. Take a look at the governance perspective on the subject, with The Governance of Green IT, by George Spafford.
Order and download the full set of Green IT Pocket Guides today. This "new book series on green IT and green offices is an outstanding asset for anyone looking to improve the environmental performance of their workplace. It is equally as informative for office managers looking to set office policies as for the employee interested in their own actions. Calder does an excellent job of making this expansive topic accessible to the interested but non-expert reader. I would highly recommend this book series to both those who are making green IT a centerpiece of their duties, as well as those who are interested in the topic at a more casual level. While the format of the books makes them a handy reference for daily use, the writing is such that they can be taken in also as a textbook to quickly bring the reader up to date on the latest best practices." Jon Dettling, Ecointesys - Life Cycle Systems
Buy: Green IT in Practice
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This Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy - at just £11.99 - is the essential starting point for getting to grips with Green IT.
As a major consumer of natural resources and electricity, the IT sector is directly and indirectly responsible for producing significant amounts of greenhouse gases and toxic waste. Analyst firm Gartner calculates that the IT and communications sector is responsible for approximately 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions – the same amount as aviation, an industry vilified by environmentalists. The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) published a report in May 2008 which shows how IT can contribute to one billion tons of CO2 reductions, here you can find the report 'A Biomass Blueprint to Meet 15 % of OECD Electricity Demand by 2020'.
Green to Gold (just £14.50) is the essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders considering a Green IT strategy.
"Many global companies now view green initiatives as necessary to stay competitive today, which is quite a change from the philosophical viewpoints from a decade ago” observes Mareca Hatler, director of research at ON World. Previously, cost was the number one factor cited by most businesses that either prevented them or spurred them into going ‘green’, rather than changing to more environmentally friendly alternatives for the sake of a social conscience. Now equal importance is attached to becoming both more ecologically friendly and improving the bottom line. The improved long-term savings that can be experienced through implementing green alternatives - Green IT - have made going green a highly attractive option - and, in more difficult trading circumstances, a green IT strategy makes clear commercial sense!
The Green Office: A Business Guide is the book (available in an environmentally friendly eBook format) that most organisations use to kick off their Green IT strategy - packed with information about designing and implmenting green office strategies, this book provides a clear focus on this core area of potential Green IT and its cost benefits.
Going green - implementing a Green IT strategy - costs time, capital and effort, but through finding ways to reduce energy and materials usage, save space and reduce greenhouse gas and polluting emissions, IT businesses are creating new business opportunities. Many companies are discovering ways to cut costs, improve productivity and reduce environmental degradation.
Compliance is also a significant issues for Green IT. Read Compliance for Green IT to get a good understanding of the issues, and guidance on how to meet compliance requirements.
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Green IT - Environmental Management System to ISO 14001
Of course, an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is the logical and right step for any organisation that really understands the importance of adopting a Green IT strategy - that it benefits the business and environmental bottom lines!
Green IT Training
Today's successful organisations combine business improvements with a reduction in environmental impact. 'Green Shift' is about changing organisational cultures and individual behaviour to combine environmental, profit and efficiency objectives.
The best Green IT training courses are designed to help in achieving that mindshift - they provide practical advice and guidance on the most cost-effective steps any organisation can take to become greener, improve efficiency, save money and become more attractive to customers, partners and staff. We have courses that are appropriate for individuals, managers, office staff and directors - if you want the right environmental impact, book your place on one of our Green IT training courses today!
Online Green IT and environmental compliance resources
NetRegs - free environmental guidance for small and medium businesses in the UK
ENDS - Legal Compliance Information (Subscription Service)
BERR - Environmental Industries
Envirowise - 'free, independent advice to UK businesses'.
