sustainability

As the information and communication technology (ICT) industry is a huge contributor to e-waste and energy consumption, ways to evaluate different organization's carbon footprint are quickly emerging.

A recent ranking from Two Tomorrow's, a London-based sustainability consultant, has developed a Tomorrow's Value Rating that helps to rank ICT companies based on their efforts to be sustainable.

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference fast approaches, the IT industry is revving up their case for IT’s inclusion in the talks. It’s previously been stated that the IT industry will be mentioned in the draft climate treaty, but now the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is asking for a more specific clause that sees the IT industry included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

We all know it only takes one person to make a difference. That’s why many sustainability organizations today are helping individuals get green. By joining a green organization your joining a community of like minded individuals focused on making a difference. These associations will give you the tools, contacts, and resources to help you really take charge of your sustainability efforts. The following are seven associations that you can join to get active with the green community.