Recent PostsThe failures of Copenhagen must not be used as an excuse for our inaction. The science is still valid, irrespective of whether we now have a binding target or legislation that governs emissions.
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The failures of Copenhagen cannot be a COP out
Monday, January 11th, 2010Wake up: The role of the IT in the low carbon economy
Sunday, May 31st, 2009If we accept that we are entering a paradigm shift, and that technology is going to be a key enabler moving forward, then the IT department and the role of IT is going to become more and more important. IT is going to be the change agent to drive efficiencies in organisations. IT will enable companies to measure where they are and build plans to make improvements. IT will be the means whereby companies will become ‘smart’. ‘Smart’ in respect of all aspects of the business from, logistics to facilities management, manufacturing processes to full dematrialisation of carbon intensive business processes.
Having green ideals means taking action - not an excuse for inaction
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009As an organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable computing and educating our customers on the same, we have recently taken a strategic decision to move towards carbon neutrality. This may seem like an obvious reponse but what does this mean in reality? Are we really going to make changes in our business and daily lives or is this yet another company, looking for marketing and spewing green wash into the industry?
Energy Efficiency by implementing IT
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009It always amazes us when we interface with large corporate organisations as to how misinformed many of them are. ICT is almost always left out in the cold when it comes to energy efficiency initiatives. This is really surprising if you believe some of the data based on research done by Gartner. For instance, IT energy consumption in Financial Services and Government accounts for between 40% and 60% of total energy consumption. A similar profile would be seen in the telecommunications sector where technology is pervasive as well as any other admin centric organistaion.
