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Driving the Green Revolution down the IT Superhighway
Green IT is suddenly trendy, but fashion isn’t the only reason for companies to take a keener interest in the environmental side of its computer network. In an exclusive piece for Eco Executive Dave Pritchard, head of technology strategy at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, shares his thoughts on the subject of sustainable IT. Consideration of the environment is very much in fashion across many industries and IT is no exception. It is often quoted that the IT industry is responsible for approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions – equivalent to that of the aviation industry. And of course, IT is growing faster than aviation so it is set to exceed such figures.
The Greener Way for Business to Pay
Ever wondered what the carbon footprint of the humble cheque is? Michael Chambers, managing director of Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs) – the not-for-profit banking industry body behind the UK's leading automated payment methods – has, and in this exclusive article for Eco Executive, reveals why paying your bills automatically can have a positive environmental effect. Businesses in Great Britain have been using automated payment methods like Bacs Direct Credit and Direct Debit for four decades. And for many companies – large and small – the financial benefits of paying this way for a variety of commitments like business rates, staff wages and leasing arrangements, have always been clear: improved cash flow, greater convenience, reduced administration, bills paid on time and improved supplier relations
Paper invoicing extracts high green price
Waste paper is a big environmental concern for offices around the world and paper invoicing contributes significantly to this. Stefan Foryszewski, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of e-invoicing network OB10, examines the implications for the electronic alternative.
Electronic Invoicing networks are helping to save business customers vast amounts of paper each year by completely eliminating the need for printed invoices. e-Invoicing networks help to simplify and streamline the invoice-to-pay process by extracting invoice data from a supplier's billing system and sending it to their customer's accounting system eliminating the need to print, mail, process, manually key-in and store paper invoices.
Ten of the best to beat the rest
There are many, many reasons for going green, but sometimes it's a case of knowing where to start. Kevin Klustner, president and CEO of US-based power management software company Verdiem, guides Eco Executive through the complicated tangle of wires that is green IT.
As business ramps up for 2008, sustainability is top of mind for C-level executives and IT managers. It is now a major focus for organisations, and execs are considering how it pays, how it doesn't and where it counts to make changes.
