There are increasing drivers on business to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Regulation and taxation will increasingly apply direct costs on organisations based on their carbon emissions, while customers are increasingly factoring in considerations surrounding sustainability performance and carbon emissions into the supplier selection process. Responsibility in reducing carbon emissions will be shared across any organisation, however information and communications technology is coming under particular scrutiny for its often significant contribution to overall energy consumption. So how can a ‘green’ ICT strategy enable reductions in carbon emissions?



