Our four-part guide to green computing analyses how firms can cut through the green wash and use environmentally-sensitive policies to boost efficiency
IT plugs into the green agenda
Being green may once have been considered a luxury, but times have changed, and there are clear financial benefits and corporate advantage to be gained
Green awareness permeates the Co-op in fields such as travel, retail and financial and legal services
Case study: Northumbria University
Northumbria University is keen to champion sustainable IT that can support a growing student population
Multinational shipping company K Line is in the second stage of a virtualisation project to cut energy bills by £50,000 per year
One reason may be that green IT skills remain informal. The problem is linking the green agenda specifically to green computing
Jon Curry, head of IT at Cornwall’s ecological park the Eden Project, started looking at how the organisation would refresh about a third of its desktop PC estate in November last year
Case study: Department for Work and Pensions
When the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) upgraded its desktop PC estate as part of an ongoing deal with supplier EDS in 2005, cost savings rather than environmental concerns was the prime motivation
What are the commercial reasons for adopting a green IT policy? The increased attention consumers are paying to green concerns is one issue
A holistic approach to green IT is essential
Even labelling the green computing issue as “environmental” does not really do the trick. IT managers should start with "sustainable development"
