Compliance for Green IT

Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are leading to a gradual rise in the temperature of the earth. With the signature of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, many countries committed themselves to lowering their emissions of greenhouse gases in order to reduce the speed at which climate change is happening. Many organisations are now responding to the issue of climate change by improving their energy efficiency. Public opinion and customer expectations are also encouraging companies to adopt green initiatives. IT represents an important element of your organisation’s environmental policy, not only as regards carbon emissions but also in terms of waste disposal.

This pocket guide is intended to provide company directors and executives with a brief guide to the regulatory requirements that are driven by the Green Agenda. It offers you an overview of the key legislative initiatives and environmental standards, and includes an examination of carbon trading schemes.

Benefits to business include:

• Understand the relevant legislative initiatives
  This pocket guide explains climate change laws such as the UK’s Climate Change Levy (CCL). The guide shows where CCL is applicable and assesses its impact.

• Understand the main global standards
  The pocket guide provides an overview of the key global environmental standards, including the ENERGY STAR program that measures the energy efficiency of desktop computers and monitors. 

• Understand ISO14001
  ISO14001 is the international specification for an environmental management system. This pocket guide outlines the requirements of the standard and looks at what compliance with it can enable your organisation to achieve. 

• Get up to speed on the waste disposal regulations
  This pocket guide explains the implications for the IT organisation of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. WEEE applies to IT equipment and to accessories such as keyboards.

What other people say about this book:

“In Compliance for Green IT, Calder takes the reader into the often confusing world of environmental compliance issues and leaves them highly informed and prepared to address this issue in their work place. The latest laws and regulations are included and clear advice and interpretation is given on how to best ensure that the current standards are being met.”

Jon Dettling, Ecointesys - Life Cycle Systems

To ensure your IT systems comply with environmental standards, buy this pocket guide today!

About the author:

Alan Calder is an authority on information security and IT governance issues, and the CEO of IT Governance Ltd. Much of the original content of this pocket guide is drawn from the IT Governance Best Practice Report on Green IT, Green IT – Reality, Benefits and Best Practices, which was produced by his firm’s in-house research and analysis team.