Reduce environmental effect

A "green IT-strategy" is becoming a must for organizations in both public and private sectors. Businesses are beginning to respond to the impacts of climate change and increasing energy costs by taking action to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

There are sound business reasons for doing this, ranging from regulatory requirements to increased investor pressure and growing consumer demand for greener products. With energy costs rising, the task has assumed a new urgency. Many of the actions taken to reduce environmental impacts, meanwhile, improve financial performance. Business has to embrace the challenges of climate change and increasing energy costs in a cost-effective and sustainable way - and IT can play a key enabling role in that process.

Many companies are starting to see that measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions are aligned with other business objectives, such as improving productivity and business agility, reducing costs, and enhancing their brands. Such gains meet the competitive demands of global markets and the broad shift toward virtualized teamwork.

Cavagent believes there are several ways in which IT can help organizations improve their environmental performance. These include improvements in energy efficiency that can be achieved from the products and systems deployed internally; using the network as a platform to monitor, measure, and manage fuel consumption; and implementing solutions that empower flexible, collaborative working processes to reduce the mileage and the need of vehicles and personnel.

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