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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders
Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders: Design and implement sustainable IT practices and unlock sustainable business opportunities

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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

Our Most Significant Challenge Ahead

Earth’s life support systems are the sum of the planet’s ice sheets, oceans, forests, rivers, lakes, a rich diversity of life, and gigantic recirculations of carbon, water, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The system is now most definitely unstable and could push it over the edge, taking us – 7.8 billion people – with it.

– Johan Rockström

This chapter will teach you about the basics of climate change and understand the breadth and depth that digitalization and hyperconnectivity have on our society.

The main objectives of this chapter are to introduce you to climate change. It will teach you basic concepts such as the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol, carbon accounting, scope 1, 2, 3, and 4 definitions, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), net-zero standards, and circular economy principles. These key concepts will be beneficial in later chapters when we dig into sustainable IT practices for you to...

Climate change – our most significant challenge ahead

The 2022 global risks report published by the World Economic Forum highlights climate action failure as the number one risk over the next decade. The effects are felt all over the planet in extreme heat, cold, massive precipitation, drought, or wildfire. Climate change affects us all. It is a global problem that we jointly need to work on to solve. GHG emissions are more than 50% higher than in 1990. On February 27, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Part 2, which paints a grim picture that we continue to spiral downward but some solutions are starting to emerge to curb the climate crisis. We need to urgently transition into a sustainable way of living where we stay well within the constraints of Earth. Humanity is currently taking significantly more than we put back in. We use the equivalent of 1.75 % of Earth’s resources to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste (Giné...

Innovate or die

In business, as in life, change is inevitable. So far, in this chapter, we have discussed the environmental implications, but being a sustainable company also requires addressing critical social aspects such as social trends, labor, and politics. In the past, a company’s primary objective was to serve its shareholders, but that is rapidly changing to fulfill the needs of the employees, customers, partners and ecosystems, communities in which they operate, and social and climate issues.

The CEOs that keep their heads in the sand or deny climate change, as we’ve seen with a certain group of fossil-fuel companies and companies in some other industries, will increasingly be relegated to the graveyard of dinosaurs. – Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, and co-author of the book Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take.

These CEOs are inevitably compelled to implement robust ESG programs. It is no longer optional...

Transitioning to a circular economy

Another long-term trend is the transition to a circular economy, which is likely to move faster with an increasing move to digitization and automation than in previous transformations. As we read earlier in the chapter, we are already consuming 1.75% of Earth’s resources, and we are not regenerating nearly enough to live within the constraints of the planet. In our current way of living, finite raw materials are extracted or non-virgin plastics are used, the products are manufactured, products are shipped to a distribution point, the customer buys and uses the products once, and at the end of the product’s lifetime, it is discarded with limited reusability or recycling – the process is linear. In a circular economy, we move from a linear process to a circular one. We stop producing waste in the first place. Nature itself – the circle of life – inspires the circular economy concept. Species are born, grown, decline...

The well-kept secret of the IT industry

On the surface, you might think that the usage of IT has a positive impact on the environment due to less business travel and commuting to work. Additionally, the use of videoconferencing tools from Microsoft and Zoom, leveraging supply chain management software from SAP and Oracle, leveraging digital twin technology for predicting asset failure, Adobe Sign, and DocuSign for eSignature, and countless other cloud solutions are available at your fingertips. The ICT industry contributes to a large percentage of overall energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and e-waste, but it is also part of the solution of enabling remote working, process efficiencies, and energy efficiencies. With roughly 53.6% or 4.4 billion of the global population now on the internet, the immense activity is stacking up alongside the massive e-waste from computers, tablets, and smartphones resulting in a whopping 57 million tons of e-waste generated globally each year (Why your...

Summary

What we do in the next 50 years will determine the next 10,000 years.

– Johan Rockström

As we reach the end of this chapter, if you were not already aware, you now have a better understanding of the great challenge humanity has in front of us to curb the climate crisis. As you learned earlier in the chapter, the environmental impact of technology is one of the most well-kept secrets of the IT industry. The environmental impact of IT is not insignificant. With the dramatic increase in IT in all sectors, projecting energy consumption will exceed the aviation industry by 4% or 5% by 2024 unless we find different ways to deliver IT more sustainably. That is why there is a step change needed toward sustainable IT practices. The purpose of this book is not to explain the intricacies of why we have a climate crisis, but what we can do as technology leaders to focus on the what and the how.

Naturally, every company’s starting point will be different. If...

Further resources

  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): https://www.ipcc.ch/
  • United Nations – Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): https://sdgs.un.org/goals
  • Polman, P and Winston, A. (2021) Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, Harvard Business Review Press
  • Gates, B. (2021) How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Allen Lane
  • Doerr, J. (2021) Speed & Scale, Penguin Random House UK

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Key benefits

  • Execute a sustainable IT strategy with proven methods and real-world use cases
  • Progress as a sustainable IT advocate and set yourself apart from other senior IT leaders
  • Increase your chances of receiving executive buy-in on your sustainable IT strategy

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We are at a critical point in human history. Humanity is under threat, but all is not lost. We can take action! But how? Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders will show you how. It will walk you through the construction and implementation of a sustainable IT strategy and enable you to do your bit for the future of mankind. The book is split into three parts. Part I details the “why” and the clear and present danger that humanity faces today: the climate crisis. How did we get here, what are the immediate threats, what are the planetary boundaries that we need to peel back to safe levels, and what impact does IT have on society at large? Part II will focus on the "what.” It examines the nitty-gritty details of what we can do to unlock significant returns on sustainable investments toward a more sustainable future. Part III, the final part of the book, focuses on the “how.” How do you turn your ideas into action? What do you need to do to establish your baseline and your direction of travel towards your objective? This part provides tangible case studies and explains how you can start your journey today to begin delivering global and impactful objectives. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to plan, implement, and communicate a sustainable IT strategy and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader.

Who is this book for?

This book is for executive IT leaders such as CIOs, CDOs, and CTOs dedicated to influencing, inspiring, and engaging businesses, organizations, and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint through sustainable IT practices.

What you will learn

  • Discover why IT is a major contributor to carbon emissions
  • Explore the principles and key methods of sustainable IT practices
  • Build a robust, sustainable IT strategy based on proven methods
  • Optimize and rationalize your code to consume fewer resources
  • Understand your energy consumption patterns
  • Apply a circular approach to the IT hardware life cycle
  • Establish your sustainable IT baseline
  • Inspire and engage employees, customers, and stakeholders

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Table of Contents

17 Chapters
Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Our Most Significant Challenge Ahead Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Rise of Sustainable IT Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: The Fundamental Building Blocks of a Sustainable IT Practice Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Data Center and Cloud Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Application and Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: IT Hardware Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Energy Resource Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Leveraging Your Buying Power Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Sustainability by IT Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Get Started Today Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Putting a Sustainable IT Strategy in Place Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: From Strategy to Execution – Lead with Purpose and Deliver Progress Quickly Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Matthias Büchner Dec 07, 2022
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I sincerely enjoyed reading this book. It covers many aspects of the complex topic of sustainable IT: legal, cultural, organizational, technical, strategy.The book is packed with useful references, examples and quotes from other industry leaders.It is a must-read for all IT leaders.
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SAPTARSHI ROUTH Jan 16, 2023
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This is a brilliant book bringing together a overarching strategy framework as well as practical knowhow that’s needed for every technology leader, driving the sustainability agenda, with the tech functions and across the enterprise.An absolute must piece of thought leadership on one of the most pressing issues of today.
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paprock Nov 29, 2022
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This book is important. Until now, the ICT is still not considered widely as part of the climate crisis. This needs to change, and I'm glad that Niklas wrote this formidable book about it.Even though it is mostly to the point and contains no unnecessary information, it is still almost 400 pages strong. Each chapter has a good number of references to other literature, so you can dive deeper into certain topics if you like.It also contains many interesting illustrations, which are - and this is actually my only tiny point of criticism - sometimes hard to read.If you want to help to transform the ICT into a sustainable industry, please read this book. And if you don't, you should read it, nevertheless, because our industry will (have to) change soon, and you surely don't want your company to fall behind.
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Jayati Mittal Dec 27, 2022
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The global and all-inclusive book is a phenomenal guide to know everything that you need to know about Sustainable IT. The book is filled with a plethora of examples and best practices. The author has a pragmatic outlook throughout the book and manages to introduce the reader to an interesting movement that we all should be inching towards. I’m digging deeper into the resources shared within the book and it having a sustainable enterprise makes so much sense to me as an IT professional. Everyone within the information technology domain should take a look at this book and know how they can change their lives and the world around.
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Manas C. Fuloria Nov 30, 2022
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This book talks about the “why” of combating climate change in a company setting, but so do many other books. This is the first book I have read that unapologetically gets into the nuts and bolts of “how” and “what” - from easy wins and maturity models all the way down to configuration screens on popular software platforms. It’s got a lot of content for anyone in the technology world seriously working towards Net Zero. Much recommended.
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