Eaton White Paper Examines Benefits of Preventative Maintenance for UPS
With more and more companies relying on an Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) to deliver continuous power without any disruption to their business, Eaton has published a white paper that explores how preventative maintenance can maximise UPS reliability.
We think green, we think data!
Green IT is without doubt firmly cemented to private and public sector transformation agendas as we collectively adopt a corporate social responsibility mantra to make us more sustainable.
Sony Achieves Over 30% Reduction in Global CO2 Emissions
Sony today announced that it has achieved and/or exceeded the majority of the targets set out in its “Green Management 2010″ (”GM2010″) mid-term environmental plan.
The Guardian talks about Sony’s exciting crowdsourcing project called ‘Open Planet Ideas’
Sony, the winner of the Guardian Sustainable Business communicating sustainability award, have launched an open planet ideas crowdsourcing project, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and the design group, IDEO.
Destination Green IT makes keeping up-to-date on green IT easy
Richard Spencer, Head of Sustainability, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales comments
"Sustainability is one of the most important concerns for business and society today. IT plays a compelling role as both part of the problem and an essential part of the solution.
Keeping up-to-date on green IT practice is fundamental for companies trying to improve their environmental performance and www.destinationgreenit.com makes doing this easy."
The provision of standardised information is critical to the greater adoption of more sustainable technologies. Particularly as green issues continue to remain high on the corporate agenda. I highly commend Destination Green IT for innovating a portal for centralizing, standardizing and treating green data as a first class citizen from what is currently globally fragmented.
Steve Palmer,
SOCITM President and Hillingdon Council CIO
Ricoh named one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the seventh year in a row
London, 3 February 2011, Ricoh Europe PLC – For the seventh consecutive year, Ricoh, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services and production printing, has been named as one of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”. The 2011 Global 100 was unveiled during the annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
Sony Europe’s ‘best-in-class’ environmental programme clinches International Charter award
Road to Zero, Sony’s global environmental plan focussed on achieving a zero environmental footprint by 2050, was singled out by the International Charter review team as a ‘best-in-class long term environmental strategy’ while Open Planet Ideas [...]
Revolutionary Network Monitor reduces energy consumption
Isn’t it time you made the most of your working environment? The revolutionary Network Monitor from LG helps you achieve just that. Through a single host PC you can benefit from a substantial reduction in energy consumption and eliminate per-user costs by up to 70%. The monitor comes with a 10m LAN cable to help [...]
Pressure Coming On Supply Chain Sustainability Information Says Probrand
Ongoing green IT research by technology services provider, Probrand, recently found a lack of one consistent green measure is hampering the industry’s approach to inform IT buyers of what is green or not.
HP Design-for-Environment
Since 1992, HP has focused on specific environmental issues through their Design for Environment (DfE) program. Read on to discover the DfE program’s three priorities and how these priorities are achieved.
Cisco believes that information technology has the power to transform the way the world manages its environmental and energy challenges. The information technology network can be a platform for green innovations that allow us to work, live, play and learn in a more environmentally-friendly way.
Cisco is encouraged to see portals such as Destination Green IT facilitating the sharing of ideas and information.
Laura Ipsen,
Co-chair of Cisco’s EcoBoard
Government & Public Sector News
I think the work that Destination Green IT is doing is to be commended, the sensible and practical examples that are being presented are a step forward in the challenge for Green IT and the positive focus required by manufacturers.
Jos Creese,
Head of IT, Hampshire County Council
Opinion
Smarter working in your IT department can save energy and money
David Fatscher, ICT Sector Content Manager, BSI British Standards comments
"In these uncertain times, smarter working in your IT department can save energy and money. Destination Green IT is a key forum for manufacturers, suppliers and users of ICT equipment, discussing ways of creating more sustainable IT solutions."
Energy Efficiency News
Green IT is rising to the top of many agendas. Intel is playing a key role in helping the IT marketplace to achieve increased efficiency and improving performance.
A credible and focused Green IT information hub, www.destinationgreenIT.com offers a strategic communication channel and is spearheading thinking on the reality and future of green IT.
Steve Geary,
Intel Channel Development
Making genuine progress on Green IT will require high-quality, trustworthy information, and we believe that Destination Green IT can act not only as a forum for discussion on this vital topic, but can also become a practical hub for data on energy efficiency.
Tim Jennings,
Research Director, Butler Group

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