Finding perspective amidst IT’s green agenda
“It shouldn’t be about how ‘green’ an organization’s information and communications technology operations are, but rather how much environmental benefit there can be in using these technologies to avoid or reduce environmental degradation, or in their application to mitigate environmental damage,” he says.
“For example, the present level of telecommuting or ‘telework’ in this country is absolutely miniscule. Yet…we all know it’s practical to have a significant portion of an office-bound workforce actually stay at home and work from a home office for perhaps two or three or even four days a week.
“The positive impact this would have on traffic congestion and pollution from cars would be enormous if even 20 per cent of the total workforce adopted these practices. Similarly, more and more companies are using distributed or ‘virtual’ call centres now, instead of requiring everyone to drive to a central building.”