Sustainability
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Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
News Mobile phone components can be reused in toys and even medical devices, says Sony Ericsson, but not all mobile makers are keen to venture in this direction.
Tags: Components, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Phone, Mobile Recycling Volume, cell phone, mobile, handset
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Insight perspective Green IT is not just a buzzword--sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says legal expert.
Tags: Green IT, ISO 14000, Green IT, Information Technology, Branding, Supplier, ISO 14001, Environment, public sector, sustainability
Green electronics EPEAT registry goes global
News EPEAT certification, which rates electronics on a variety of environmental factors, will be available to tech gear sold outside the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Electronics, Registry, computer, monitor, agency, sustainability, manufacturer, New Zealand, director
Google announces Project 10^100 themes
News More than 150,000 ideas were submitted following Google's call for world-changing ideas, and the company has finally identified 16 categories of ideas for further voting.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, Idea, public sector, strategy, sustainability, spokesman, RFP, analysis
E-media contest for Asean
Blogs SEACEM, ChangeFusion and Freevoice are now accepting applications for "ASEAN E-Media Startups Competition". The goal ...
Green is in for wireless companies
News Wireless operators and handset makers are all going green, but Sprint Nextel and Samsung say they want to lead pack with the new Reclaim handset.
Tags: Green IT, Sprint Communications, Device, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, Wireless, Environment, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., customer service
Can IT be a green hero?
News Despite its power-guzzling nature, IT could be the key to helping address environmental issues as well as help other sectors in this gloomy economy.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, SAS Institute, Carbon Emission, Emission, clean-tech industry, Accenture Ltd., London, Silicon.com
SAP buys into carbon management
News The enterprise software giant buys Clear Standards, a software start-up that has developed a platform for managing and reporting a company's environmental footprint.
Tags: Green IT, Business development/management, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Carbon Emission, Tool, software company, Clear, software, financial
Sustainability should be 'embedded', says Microsoft CEO
News CEO Steve Ballmer recently made clear in an e-mail to all employees that environmental sustainability is a corporate belief, says Redmond's chief environmental strategist.
Tags: Green IT, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, operating system, CEO, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, marketing, power management, industry
London data center to power local community
News The Telehouse West facility in the Docklands area will export waste heat from its cooling systems to provide energy for surrounding homes and businesses.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, Carbon Emission, Combined Heat and Power, data center industry, London, industry, strategy, data center, sustainability
Obama names science and technology team
News U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has named leaders in climate change, cancer research, and genetic research to head his science and technology team.
Tags: R&D, Defense/military, Federal Government, Politics, Science, Human Genome Project, Oregon State University, Defense/military, John Holdren, Eric Lander
Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon
News Part of an environmental sustainability push, Microsoft updates is Dynamics packaged applications for midsize companies to tally energy use and to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Green IT, Software, Microsoft Corp., Energy, Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Dynamics AX Application, Environment, energy efficiency
Bill Clinton: Business is the key to climate change
News Speaking at a green business conference, former U.S. president argues that successful green technology projects lead to more investment and action on climate change.
Tags: Green IT, Conference, Real Estate, Copenhagen, Clinton Global Initiative, financing, energy efficiency, pollution, bank, sustainability
London Olympics puts IT on a diet
News Each part of the computing infrastructure will be streamlined to minimize redundant equipment and energy consumption, says Games chief integrator.
Tags: Diagnostics and monitoring, Server platforms, Atos, Monitoring System, London Olympics, London, Silicon.com, International Olympic Committee, security alert, Beijing
U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally
News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.
Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D
