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4. Finally, is Green IT a reality in organizations?
In conclusion, the development of the Green IT market is very real, even if organizations are only just becoming aware of the subject and are for the moment mainly focused on Green IT 1.0 projects. The most frequently encountered actions are energy indicator management for some, and strategy definition and maturity analysis for others, in order to plan their actions over the next few years.
At the same time, the community of Green IT players is federating and structuring itself: the Alliance Green IT (AGIT) has just been created to further promote eco-responsible IT orientations. ADEME and CIGREF have produced a sector guide to ICT GHG assessments in France, providing organizations with a benchmark against which to measure their performance. This standard was published in February 2012 (see [Doc. G 8 385]).
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Bibliography
- (1) - - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_computing#cite_note-8 .
- (2) - - FORRESTER. – Mapping IT's Green Opportunities, Get Ready For Green IT 2.0 :
Websites
French reference portal for Green IT (the environmental impact of IT activities):
The site brings together information and work published by the CNRS-supported IT working group. It includes studies on the environmental impact of equipment manufacturing:
Standards and norms
The European Code of Conduct for data centers has already been presented in this article. It can be retrieved at the following address: http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/energyefficiency/html/standby_initiative_data_centers.htm
Regulations
Directive 2002/95/EC – RoHs: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
Directive 2002/96/EC – WEEE: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Decree no. 2009-1139 of September 22, 2009: directive...
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Organizations – Associations – Federations (non-exhaustive list)
Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) :
Alliance Green IT (AGIT), an association of Green IT professionals in France, launched in September 2011. To date, it has around twenty members:
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