IT Markets and the Environment
From Lauraibm
Other Parts of the World
- The greening of AsiaPac IT (9-Aug-07)
- Asian and European Firms Lead World on Carbon Cuts (15-May-07)
Cross-Industry
- Lean and Green (Sep-07)
- Outsourcers warned 'go green or get dumped' (3-Sep-07)
- 7 Ways to Get Green and Save Money (3-Sep-07)
- More Companies Want Outsource Vendors to Green Operations (20-Aug-07)
- "My Boss Isn't Green," Says Londoners (20-Aug-07)
- Green IT team starts work (26-Jul-07)
- Users Only For UK Green IT Group (20-Jul-07)
- Green Leaders: A Guide to the World's Greenest Companies (1-Jun-07)
UK Financial Services
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- Lloyds TSB Group PLC α
- HBOS PLC α
- JPMorgan Chase & Co α
- AVIVA PLC α
- Barclays PLC α
- HSBC Holdings PLC α
- Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC α
- Bradford & Bingley PLC γ
- CLS Group Holdings AG γ
UK Public Sector
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) γ
- Department for Work & Pensions γ
- Department of Transport γ
- Astrazeneca PLC α
- Ministry of Defence α
- London 2012 Olympics
- Local Government
UK Distribution
- Boots Group PLC β
- Co-operative Group (C W S) LTD γ
- Diageo PLC γ
- Computacenter PLC β
- H J Heinz Company γ
- WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC α
- Fayrewood PLC γ
- Mitchells & Butlers PLC γ
- Tesco PLC α
- Sustainability: using IT to support and benefit from going green (19-Jul-07)
- Green ethics and the search for "brand soul" (26-Mar-07)
UK Communications Sector
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Computer & Professional Services
- EDS α
UK Industrial
The Home
Summaries
Full article: More Companies Want Outsource Vendors to Green Operations (20-Aug-07)
A growing majority of corporate decision makers will consider green credentials when selecting outsourcing companies, a recent study suggests. Brown-Wilson Group, a Florida company that studies the outsourcing industry, concluded that more corporations are dumping environmentally-unfriendly outsourcers in a trend expected to continue.
- Public companies are more likely to work green practices into future outsourcing contracts because of regulatory, shareholder and customer concerns, the survey found. More than 21% of public companies have already added green policies into existing contracts while more than 94% of respondents intend to add green clauses when they go to renegotiate.
- By comparison, 36% of private companies are now contemplating green policies for 2008 outsourcing contracts.
- Nearly 90% of outsourcing decision-makers indicated that environmental stewardship will influence the outsourcing choices they will make when contracts come up for bid during the next year.
Why WFH isn't always so green (4-Jul-07)
The electricity used by home PCs doubled between 2000 and 2005, according to the Energy Saving Trust. Consumption is forecast to grow a further 30% between 2006 and 2020 as users install higher-spec (and therefore more energy-intensive) machines. Home-working is often touted as a way of cutting CO2 emissions, but employees should take steps to reduce their power consumption. The difference between an energy-efficient PC with a ‘sleep’ mode and a PC left on 24x7 can be more than £100 per year in electricity. In 2005, 9% of the domestic electricity bill was due to PCs and their peripherals; by 2020, computers and other gadgets will account for 45% of electricity used in the home.
