Finance & Investing
Smart 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age: US Addendum
ICT could also save the U.S. up to $240 billion annually from gross energy and fuel savings, according to the latest research from The Boston Consulting Group and The Climate Group. Read More
OpenEco.org: Great Resource for Tracking Your Greenness
If you're looking for a new tool to help you track your effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, you'll find the free OpenEco.org a great resource. The site has been around a while, but recently was revamped. If you know of it, but haven't used it for a while, it's worth checking again. And if you've never used it, now is a good time to try it. Read More
Bringing Advanced Information Technology to Water Management
In this first report released by GreenBiz.com, IBM lays out the need and potential for developing a large-scale, collaborative organization aimed at gathering sophisticated information about water usage and helping organizations of all types use water as efficiently as possible. Read More
Environmental, Social and Governance: Moving to Mainstream Investing?
This new report from Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) examines how mainstream financial institutions are incorporating environmental, social and governance criteria, the barriers that are preventing broader use of the criteria, and potential solutions to these challenges. Read More
Swapping PCs for Thin Client Terminals Slashes Enterprise's Energy Use, Emissions
Enterprise Rent-a-Car will finish switching out PCs for thin client terminals in its rental locations to streamline car rental transactions and slash energy consumption and emissions. Read More
Credit Suisse to Invest $300M in Renewables
Credit Suisse and its partners will invest at least $300 million in the renewable energy sector through private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners. Read More
In Search of Green IT Governance
In the near future, environmental, financial, legislative and risk-related pressure will increasingly force organizations to govern and manage their IT in a green fashion. Read More
WebEx’s Green Guide to the Office
This report looks at the many ways that businesses of all sizes can contribute to combating climate change, from employee-level recycling programs to solutions from the IT department like collaborative working. Read More
A Guide to Making Your Next IT Purchases as Green As Possible
There's no one seal of approval that lets you know you've gotten the most energy efficient and least-toxic products on the market, but there are no shortage of online resources to point you in the right direction. Read More
How Many Watts Does that PC Consume Exactly, and Why?
The relatively simple but eye-opening act of testing the energy used in various computer configurations at your company is one way to overcome an IT manager's biggest frustration: not knowing how much energy is used by each new piece of hardware. Read More