IT Sustainability Role

IT has a role to play in an enterprise's sustainability program, from power consumption to the appropriate utilization of the computing assets. Sustainable business is IT's business. ...

... "The increasing energy requirements of data storage can no longer be ignored by the IT manager. The growing amount of uncontrolled storage cannot be allowed to carry on indefinitely. " ...

Via CRM Today: Sustainability for IT Management

Sustainability 101: How Things REALLY work

Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the amazing book, Made to Stick (which Garry Booker blogged about here a while back) run an equally amazing blog site.

Recently, they posted a link to a fascinating (and "sticky") video that's been circling the web, about sustainability. The video is titled "The Story of Stuff" and is well worth spending the 20 minutes watching (as zillions of others have done). You can tab through the various sections, each representing a stage in the production process.

Check it out...

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Green IT Strategy Increasing

Financial firm sees IT's contribution to sustainability. ...

... "The bank is launching trials of new technology, benchmarking data centre energy consumption and reviewing the environmental credentials of its suppliers. " ...

Via VNUnet: Green Approach to Information Technology

IT Roles in Sustainability Initiatives

The I in information technology gets emphasized when sustainability is considered. ...

... "For example, IT is charged with creating databases to track environmental activity - measuring our emissions, tracking the safety and performance of our carriers, and managing our contractors. IT not only manages the information but it serves as a watchdog. " ...

Via CIO Asia: The Green Information Technology Role