sustainable development
Why green tech is more influential than ever
News As former director of Friends of the Earth and now programme director for his sustainable development charity, Forum of the Future, Porritt has been one of the leading environmental campaigners for years. [08 Oct 2008]
Jonathon Porritt
AS Profile He is now pushing forward the eco-agenda as programme director of the sustainable development charity he co-founded, the Forum for the Future. The Forum for the Future shows organisations what a... [07 Oct 2008]
Green IT changes outsourcing for all
Comment Outsourcers need to be clear about their organisation's strategy for sustainable development, its environmental policies and how far they can be delivered through the project from the outset. The... [23 Sep 2008]
South Tyneside Council strikes £184m BT deal
News In a statement, South Tyneside councillor Iain Malcolm said: "The ultimate objective of this partnership is to set about the sustainable development of a knowledge economy in the area. The partnership,... [10 Sep 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News I am committed to building significant and sustainable value for our shareholders, customers and employees," he said in a statement. Their understanding of this industry with its challenges and opportunities make them... [02 Sep 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News Andrew Lee, CEO of the Sustainable Development Commission, welcomed the "radical target", adding in a statement: "The Cabinet Office has already demonstrated how simple changes can deliver huge carbon... [17 Jul 2008]
BT to cut CO2 emissions by 80 per cent
News Dr Chris Tuppen, BT's director of sustainable development said in a statement: "The Climate Stabilisation Intensity target creates a relationship between BT's CO2 emissions and its financial performance... [03 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Energy shortages loom
Comment You might think that sustainable technologies will be the obvious choice, but not so yet. The most interesting aspect of this development will be to see what solutions they choose. Written during an... [16 May 2008]
CIOs are driving the green agenda
News CIOs are increasingly becoming "green ambassadors" - taking responsibility for driving the adoption of sustainable business practices in their own organisations and encouraging their suppliers to think green too,... [01 May 2008]
Bank admits rising leccy bills on 'green' data centre
News Banking group Citi is on the verge of completing a major sustainable data centre project but has admitted the power requirements of its IT equipment are continuing to rise by 12.5 per cent per year. Citi has recently... [14 Apr 2008]
UK drops from 'IT readiness' top 10
News Irene Mia, the report's co-editor and a senior economist at the WEF, said: "The successful experience of the Nordic countries, Singapore, the US or Korea shows that a coherent government vision on the importance of ICT, coupled with an... [11 Apr 2008]
Assessing Country Readiness for Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
White Paper An effective, efficient public sector is vital to sustainable development, economic growth, and citizens' well-being. Countries across the globe are facing pressures to reform their public sectors.... [10 Apr 2008]
Performance-Responsive Middleware for Grid Computing
White Paper Active middleware services that perform look-up, match-making, scheduling and staging are being developed that allow users to identify and utilise appropriate resources that provide sustainable system- and user-level... [10 Apr 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News According to Dr Chris Tuppen, BT's director of sustainable development, in 2006 the company's carbon footprint stood at 0.6 million tonnes of CO2 - down from 1.6 million tonnes in 1996. Verwaayen, who... [08 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.03.08
Round-Up A lot of money invested into nascent businesses without a proven and sustainable revenue model. iPhone and iPod Touch fans are in for a third-party app bonanza after Apple announced more than 100,000 downloads of the... [14 Mar 2008]
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