How IT Can Influence the Green Agenda Julie Rogers Group IT Manager Scholastic UK Ltd

IT IT is one of the fastest growing energy consumers and carbon emitters, representing around 2 percent of global emissions. 98% 2%

IT is one of the fastest growing energy consumers and carbon emitters, representing around 2 percent of global emissions.

IT can influence the Green Agenda Directly Changes to the data centre and office infrastructure Office environment and equipment Indirectly Internet/digital End user working Practices Supply chain/ procurement/ delivery Social responsibility Product changes/ Product efficiency

Directly

Changes to the data centre and office infrastructure

Office environment and equipment

Indirectly

Internet/digital

End user working Practices

Supply chain/ procurement/ delivery

Social responsibility

Product changes/ Product efficiency

Directly: Data Centre/Office Infrastructure Deliver the same level of processing with a smaller footprint (less power, less cooling, less space). Virtualisation. Thin client Replace only when necessary

Deliver the same level of processing with a smaller footprint (less power, less cooling, less space). Virtualisation.

Thin client

Replace only when necessary

Directly: Data Centre/Office Infrastructure

Directly: Data Centre/Office Infrastructure

Directly: Office Environment/Equipment Multi-function devices Fax to Desktop VoIP in new sites reduces cabling. Switch IT off campaigns

Multi-function devices

Fax to Desktop

VoIP in new sites reduces cabling.

Switch IT off campaigns

Directly: Office Environment/Equipment

Mac Settings Energy Saver preference pane in System Preferences

PC Power Options Do screen savers save electricity ? Standby or Hibernation ? Zero energy when unplugged ?

Indirectly: Internet/Digital Paperless ordering/invoicing/notification EDI Environmentally friendly digital product PDF creation and file transfer without couriers Online catalogues Online customer profiling reduces wasted marketing material

Paperless ordering/invoicing/notification

EDI

Environmentally friendly digital product

PDF creation and file transfer without couriers

Online catalogues

Online customer profiling reduces wasted marketing material

Indirectly: Internet/Digital Online commission catalogue and downloadables Software to pre-flight, edit or fix PDF files.

Indirectly: End User Working Practice Home Working, Remote working Web-enablement reduces printing Online documentation – Wiki – collaboration tool With education = Cultural change

Home Working, Remote working

Web-enablement reduces printing

Online documentation – Wiki – collaboration tool

With education = Cultural change

Indirectly: End User Working Practice Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software Mediawiki:

Indirectly: Supply chain/ Procurement/ Delivery Printer W’house Customer Distributor Customer = less miles + less repackaging

Indirectly: Supply chain/ Procurement/ Delivery

Indirectly: Social Responsibility Communication and execution of the green agenda Allow customers to select greener packaging and delivery options

Communication and execution of the green agenda

Allow customers to select greener packaging and delivery options

Indirectly: Social Responsibility

‘ Act Green’ web site

Indirectly: Product Design and development of greener products. http://www.designgreen.org/

Design and development of greener products.

How IT Can Influence the Green Agenda - Summary Reduce the carbon footprint of the office and IT environment. IT can assist the business in achieving greater green efficiency IT can assist in the communication and execution of the green agenda (internally and externally)

Reduce the carbon footprint of the office and IT environment.

IT can assist the business in achieving greater green efficiency

IT can assist in the communication and execution of the green agenda (internally and externally)