This topic was recently discussed by three IT industry sector personalities in a debate hosted by the Chartered Institute for IT, who are currently doing a lot of work on the subject.
Avanquest’s Mike Rae took part. Green issues, such as carbon offsetting, cap and trade and home working were all talked about. Debaters came up with some practical approaches to the problem.
Mike said “Whilst I agree that carbon offsetting and providing businesses with tools that allow them to measure their carbon footprint is generally a good thing, I also believe there are many simple and relatively inexpensive steps that can be taken to reduce the amount of fossil fuels from the current levels. Much of this is common sense; such as switching off lights, only using as much heat as is required and thinking about how and when we should travel. We help our customers by removing paper from processes which reduces costs, increases efficiency and enables people to do their job from any location by accessing information electronically”
