Only 1 per cent of Australian CIOs see or pay for their electricity bills – even though ICT represents up to 75 per cent of energy usage in some organisations. And although Australia initially started well in the sustainability stakes, it’s now slumped, and is the worst in the world when it comes to end user sustainability. Related Articles Westpac tech tsar blasts portability plan New research sifts cloud’s best from the rest Australia drops the ball on green IT Green gong goes to power utility’s data centre Green IT delivers cost savings: report With electricity prices already on the march and further rises likely as a result of the Government’s proposed carbon tax, many organisations will in the future experience energy bill shock. But unless they reform the way in which electricity charges are apportioned, there won’t be much incentive for IT managers to get ...

Sustainability is set to become one of the top three considerations in the purchasing decisions of large UK companies over the next 18 months as the pressure of environmental regulation makes them demand commitment to good environmental practice throughout their supply chain. In London, the Lord Mayor‘s office has launched the Green Procurement Code to offer organisations assistance with ‘greening’ their supply chain and earlier this month BT revealed a new procurement policy that calls for its 6,000 contracted suppliers to measure, report and reduce their carbon footprints.