Unlocking a more sustainable future
The primary focus of sustainability in IT is to reduce the organization’s environmental impact through sourcing IT products, components, and services that utilize recyclables, restorative, or regeneration design. (Méndez-Villamil 2021)
Sustainability by IT addresses, to a large extent, how IT can help reduce environmental burdens elsewhere in society by using innovation for sustainable business models. (Méndez-Villamil 2021)
In Chapter 2, Rise of Sustainable IT, we outlined 10 key areas: carbon emission reporting, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management, sustainable sourcing and manufacturing, environmentally friendly transportation, energy-efficient buildings, energy resource management, hybrid-work, eco-friendly travel, development of e-services, and PaaS, as depicted in the following diagram:
Figure 9.1 – Sustainability by IT: 10 key areas for indirect carbon dioxide (CO2...
