IT sustainability for business advantage / / Brian Moore

• Autore: Moore Brian
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2013
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (164 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4038
• Soggetto topico: Sustainability; Information technology - Management
• Soggetto non controllato: change management; life cycle accounting (LCA); conflict minerals; small-medium businesses (SMB/SME); e-waste; carbon; energy use; climate change; data centers; sustainability; Green IT; strategy; sustainability platform; environmental management system (EMS); intelligent buildings; IT for sustainability (ITfS); smart city; smart grid; smart building; green ICT; Green Grid; Green Datacenter; Lean IT; Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP); Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• Note generali: Part of: 2013 digital library.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-133) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author -- Preface -- 1. IT sustainability matters -- 2. Think strategically and organize effectively -- 3. Operate IT sustainably -- 4. Partner for sustainability -- 5. Nurture a culture of sustainability -- 6. Maintain forward progress -- Glossary and primer -- Notes -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Speaks to modern managers in all functions as well as to IT professionals. Implementing an effective IT sustainability strategy is essential for organizations pursuing sustainability as a means of business advantage and this book shows how to do it. The critical first step is getting clear about the ends of the IT sustainability program -- the mission must be to further the company ' s sustain- ability objectives and strategic intents should include: (a) making IT operations as sustainable as possible; (b) partnering with other functions to leverage IT in making their business processes more sustainable and to grow the business; and (c) building a culture of sustainability within the IT organization.
• Altri titoli varianti: Information technology sustainability for business advantage
• Titolo autorizzato: IT sustainability for business advantage
• ISBN: 1-78402-488-0; 1-60649-416-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815133603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: 2013 digital library.; Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection. . 2327-3348.