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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)
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Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important?
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Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
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Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

From ownership to usership

Beyond applying sustainable principles to its own organization, IT can act as a catalyst for a company by providing impactful digital solutions and practices to support strategic business model transformation. Indeed, in many industries involving physical products, most of the carbon footprint is attributable to the actual good or service being produced, with a significant portion happening outside the company via its supplier’s supply chain. As a result, an impactful way to drive sustainability is to maximize each product’s utilization rate, resulting in fewer products and, ultimately, fewer emissions. But how can you then also achieve sustainable growth? By embracing the circular economy or, using Zuora’s term, the Subscription Economy® to unlock new customer-centric business models. At the heart of the Subscription Economy is the idea that customers increasingly prefer subscribing to the outcomes they want (Zoura 2021) when they...