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The method of using computing resources more effectively while maintaining or improving overall performance is known as sustainable information technology (IT). First-wave sustainable IT, sometimes known as "green IT," is primarily concerned with lowering energy costs and the carbon footprints of data centers and IT operations.
The most promising trend for sustainability-based innovation, however, is the second wave that is already taking shape and highlights the role of IT services as an enabler of the broader corporate sustainability strategy.
This essay offers an overview of the literature on the state of sustainable IT today and suggests a framework for the future growth of the field.
Develop sustainability culture and employee behaviors
Businesses must make sure their staff members are engaged in and conscious of the environment if they want to maintain sustainable IT operations. When it comes to initiatives that can support sustainable IT, like employees turning off their computers during non-working hours and reducing data usage by capping the number of emails and video streams, only 40% of employers claim that their staff members have expressed a desire to change the company's practices. However, there aren't enough of them to motivate workers:
- Only 41% of companies provide their staff with sustainable IT awareness training
- Only 31% of companies offer incentives to encourage staff to utilize IT services more sustainably. To ensure that IT is used in a way that is consistent with the organization's larger sustainability goals, incentives can alter employee behavior and foster the correct culture.
We all have a moral duty to preserve the world for ourselves, our offspring, and other species, regardless of who we are, where we live, or what we do. Future generations are severely impacted by our current decisions and deeds. Making moral decisions that ensure everyone has a safe and livable future is ensured by practicing sustainability. Future generations will suffer if we exhaust the Earth's resources. For instance, if we overfish our oceans, we run the risk of reducing not only the quantity of fish but also the quantity of all the organisms in the fish's food chain.
Organizations should concentrate on a variety of priorities to accomplish this goal. They require diagnostic tools, a strategy, and a plan for sustainable IT as a starting point. Employee behavior must change, crucial internal stakeholders must be fully engaged, and the corporate software architecture must move to a sustainable foundation.
With this change underway, not only will the enterprise IT sector's carbon footprint be reduced, but smart technologies' potential to play a significant role in promoting environmental innovation and strengthening sustainability performance will also be unleashed.