Rise of Sustainable IT
In this chapter, you will learn about the main drivers of a sustainable IT plan and its importance in implementing sustainable IT into the overall corporate sustainability agenda. Secondly, we will dig into three concepts: sustainable IT, sustainability in IT, and IT for society. Finally, we will examine IT’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations.
The main objectives of this chapter are to introduce you to sustainable IT in depth, understand how it interlinks with the overall corporate sustainability agenda, and what critical ESG considerations exist for IT. Learning about the sustainable IT maturity model© will enable you to assess your starting point, define your target state, identify gaps, and define your direction of travel toward a more sustainable IT practice.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
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