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Two thirds of UK firms have someone on their board with responsibility for energy and environmental issues, however this high level commitment hasn’t percolated through to the IT department; in fact survey results show that 42% of UK IT executives do not measure their energy use. Within the UK IT accounts for 4% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce both these emissions and reduce internal costs.
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Two thirds of UK firms have someone on their board with responsibility for energy and environmental issues, but this high-level commitment hasn’t percolated through to the IT department. In fact, survey results show that 42% of UK IT executives do not measure their energy use. Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce both these emissions and reduce internal costs.
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It is important for companies to educate their staff on the energy issue; IBM has come up with a “House of Carbon” tool which offers companies a structured approach to identifying their energy efficiency across the business and to help them in deciding what actions to take.
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When purchasing new equipment, this means considering more than just the price. Survey respondents put reliability as the deciding factor when buying IT equipment (63%), followed by price (32%) and support (30%). Only 12% mentioned energy efficiency.

Current revision as of 13:14, 30 October 2007

Full story: UK IT Has Yet to Turn Green (1-Oct-07)

Two thirds of UK firms have someone on their board with responsibility for energy and environmental issues, but this high-level commitment hasn’t percolated through to the IT department. In fact, survey results show that 42% of UK IT executives do not measure their energy use. Within the UK, IT accounts for 4% of the total greenhouse gas emissions, so it is vital for CIOs to act now in order to reduce both these emissions and reduce internal costs.

When purchasing new equipment, this means considering more than just the price. Survey respondents put reliability as the deciding factor when buying IT equipment (63%), followed by price (32%) and support (30%). Only 12% mentioned energy efficiency.

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