The Business of Government, Spring 2008
The Business of Government, Spring 2008
English | PDF | 100 pages | 8.8 MB
English | PDF | 100 pages | 8.8 MB
It is becoming widely understood that the way in which we are behaving as a society is environmentally unsustainable, causing irreparable damage to our planet. Rising energy prices, together with government-imposed levies on carbon production, are increasingly impacting the cost of doing business, making many current business practices economically unsustainable. It is becoming progressively more important for all organizations to act (and to be seen to act) in an environmentally responsible manner. Information technology (IT) has a large part to play in all this. With its increasing importance in our economy, IT is driving an exponential increase in demand for energy.