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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By : Niklas Sundberg
Book Image

Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By: Niklas Sundberg

Overview of this book

We are at a critical point in human history. Humanity is under threat, but all is not lost. We can take action! But how? Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders will show you how. It will walk you through the construction and implementation of a sustainable IT strategy and enable you to do your bit for the future of mankind. The book is split into three parts. Part I details the “why” and the clear and present danger that humanity faces today: the climate crisis. How did we get here, what are the immediate threats, what are the planetary boundaries that we need to peel back to safe levels, and what impact does IT have on society at large? Part II will focus on the "what.” It examines the nitty-gritty details of what we can do to unlock significant returns on sustainable investments toward a more sustainable future. Part III, the final part of the book, focuses on the “how.” How do you turn your ideas into action? What do you need to do to establish your baseline and your direction of travel towards your objective? This part provides tangible case studies and explains how you can start your journey today to begin delivering global and impactful objectives. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to plan, implement, and communicate a sustainable IT strategy and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important?
4
Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
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Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

Leveraging Your Buying Power

Business cannot be a bystander in the society in which it operates.

– Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever

This chapter will help you understand the main drivers of sustainable IT vendor management and procurement and its role in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda. By leveraging your buying power, you can influence your supply chain of IT vendors to address environmental and social issues and do so openly and consistently.

The main objectives of this chapter are to introduce you to the different facets of sustainable IT vendor management and procurement and how these disciplines can be leveraged to make your supply chain more trustworthy and transparent.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Drivers for sustainable IT vendor and procurement management
  • Essential IT sustainability requirements
  • Sustainable IT procurement from start to end
  • Sustainable IT vendor management
  • IT vendor...