With a growing awareness of the corporate world regarding its environmental impact, there is a rising need to align cost reduction with business sustainability. Therefore, leading companies are actively reducing their ecological footprint trough Green IT measures and certifications. The Green IT paradigm creates benefits regarding cost, environment and, consequently, reputation levels, through a more efficient management of IT.
Do you recognise any of these challenges in your company?
-High energy consumption due to growing use of information technology;
-Rising costs as a result of energy and fuel price raise;
-Growing maintenance costs of equipment;
-Large dependency on materials and equipment with high environmental impact;
-Low resource reutilisation and recycling;
-Sub-optimal material life cycles;
-Emergent environmental awareness and willingness to mitigate carbon emissions;
-Interest in a “green” positioning at national and international markets.
What are the Green IT areas?
This service allows enhancements in IT planning and governance, data centers, distributed IT and technologies that support other business processes. Green IT projects are developed and structured aiming to support the business to identify opportunities for organisational improvement and the techniques necessary for reducing the environmental impact of IT. Green IT, based on a vision of sustainability, defines a strategy and guarantees the executive support to its implementation, ensuring, at the end, the certification process and the international recognition of the results of the project.
What are the benefits of Green IT?
- Reduction in the energy consumption and spending;
- Cost control through using more efficient equipments;
- Decrease in materials or equipments consumption and maintenance expenses;
- More equipment recycling and reutilisation;
- Carbon emissions minimisation through resource usage optimisation;
- Increased satisfaction from stakeholders regarding environmental responsibility;
- Recognition as a supplier of excellence by clients who adopt green procurement policies;
- Reinforcement of the positioning of the company or the brand at sustainability level.
