Experts warn bosses have 'personal responsibility' to go green

News Article - 01 August 2008
Category: Environment

Harnessing a greener IT policy is a good way for financial and accounting firms to boost their environmental credentials, experts suggest.

As green practice in the workplace becomes a mandatory requirement rather than interesting option, technology companies are increasingly unveiling better ways to conserve energy, Computer Weekly reports.

Installing carbonaccounting software to identify potential savings is one option, while some datacentre specialists are developing combined heat and power (CHP) solutions, in which heat from IT facilities is reused in other parts of the building.

Osca St Marthe, managing consultant at systems integrator Morse, says it is vital firms consider these new ways to cut CO2 emissions.

He tells the news source: "There is a personal responsibility that wasn't there before. Regulations, coupled with rising energy costs, mean that IT departments can no longer simply sit there and do nothing."

In related news, IT Week recently reported early preparation is the best way for bosses to cope with new green government legislation, including the Carbon Reduction Commitment. It forces all organisations expending more than 5,000 KW of electricity a year to have carbon reporting processes in place from 2010.

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