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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?

Summary

Now that we have reached the end of this chapter, you should hopefully have a better insight into how IT, SustainTech, and CleanTech can unlock different opportunities to develop or leverage different types of sustainable solutions. In this chapter, we looked into ten specific areas on how technology can be applied for carbon emission reporting, sustainable sourcing and manufacturing, environmentally friendly transportation, energy-efficient buildings, energy resource management, hybrid work, eco-friendly travel, e-services, and turning a product into a service.

Furthermore, we looked further into how the trend of moving from ownership to usership unlocks several sustainable circular opportunities in a wide range of industries.

We explored two exciting case studies. The first case study was from Decathlon, which is taking a product, kids’ bikes, and turning it into a circular business model, a PaaS. The second one was from Hack for Earth. This non-profit organization...