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Sustainable IT: What does it mean and how do you get there?

Topics
Finance
Information Technology
Green IT
Roundtable
Sustainability
Sustainable IT

Summary

"Moving from “Green IT” to “Sustainable IT” means moving from energy conservation to full lifecycle analysis. It includes re-thinking asset purchasing, use and disposition.  As IT acknowledges its complicity in the ill health of both people and the planet, what will it take to force industry change? How is our IT-dependent economy at risk?
In this Roundtable, green IT experts will discuss practices and ideas for sustainable design, use and disposition for current and future computing technology products.

Topics include:
•    Just what’s used in making computers?
•    What are conflict minerals and rare earth elements?
•    What are the risks? (to workers, to the planet, to your brand)
•    What are the alternatives?

Speakers

Carol Baroudi
Carol Baroudi
Author - Consultant
Green IT For Dummies
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Sue Chiang
Sue Chiang
Pollution Prevention Dir...
Center for Environmental...
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Asheen Phansey
Asheen Phansey
Product Manager, Sustain...
DS SolidWorks Corp.
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Rich Goode
Rich Goode
VP of Sustainability
Alcatel-Lucent
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Sue Chiang
Sue Chiang added a comment
The Green Screen for Safer Chemicals is a chemical screening method that companies can use to help them proactively move towards the use of greener and safer chemicals and avoid “regrettable substitutions”. The Green Screen is the first open source tool to identify substances that are inherently less hazardous for humans and the environment. http://www.cleanproduction.org/Greenscreen.php (The next version of the Green Screen is expected to be released this fall (September/October 2011). The following is a link to more information about Hewlett Packard’s (HP) use of the "Green Screen for Safer Chemicals" to assess alternatives to chemicals being restricted in their products. http://www.cleanproduction.org/Greenscreen.Who.php.
June 29, 2011
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Sue Chiang
Sue Chiang added a comment
I would like to post a few links to things that were mentioned during the Sustainable IT roundtable but it will probably be easier to read if I post one at a time: - Understanding what the chemical/material ingredients are in their products can help companies make better design choices (and may also help their bottom line in the long run). Seagate, the hard drive manufacturer, has a full substance disclosure requirement for its suppliers. Here is a link to a PowerPoint presentation about Seagate’s business case for their approach. http://www.bizngo.org/pdf/SeagateNov2009.pdf
June 29, 2011
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@ebonstorm tweeted
RT @asheen There are four conflict minerals of concern: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. They're linked to the D. R. of Congo -@suechiang #FocusRT621
June 22, 2011
@rwind tweeted
RT @asheen There are four conflict minerals of concern: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. They're linked to the D. R. of Congo -@suechiang #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@mr_ibernie tweeted
RT @ebonstorm E-waste in South Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXYq0N4kv7Q&feature=youtu.be #FocusRT621 Seems a good example how it could be done.
June 21, 2011
@mr_ibernie tweeted
RT @courtneysato Ewaste: Cell phones have a life of 18 months. What happens to these electronics after obsolescence? Only 9% actually recycled. #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
Biomimetics: its practice & theory: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1664643/ Check out how awesome #Nature's designs can be. #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
@asheen It is one of my favorite topics as well. We need to take advantage of Nature's headstart on problem solving w/o energy. #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@asheen tweeted
Was thrilled to get a comment about #biomimicry, allowing me to wax on about one of my favorite topics :) #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@asheen tweeted
Says @suechiang the best standard out there for electronic recycling is e-Stewards - http://e-stewards.org/ #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
E-waste in South Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXYq0N4kv7Q&feature=youtu.be #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
E-Waste Village in China: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHTWRYXy2gE&feature=youtu.be Eliminating E-Waste in our Landfills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ps-GGBlK3k&feature=youtu.be #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@courtneysato tweeted
RT @asheen There are four conflict minerals of concern: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. They're linked to the D. R. of Congo -@suechiang #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@RachLaurenMarks tweeted
If you haven't seen how our #ewaste is being handled- it's horrific #FocusRT621 #sustainability
June 21, 2011
Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze added a comment
Electronic Waste Village in China: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHTWRYXy2gE Eliminating Electronic Waste in our Landfills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ps-GGBlK3k E-waste in South Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXYq0N4kv7Q
June 21, 2011
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Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze added a comment
Ubuntu Linux allows you to take older computers, install Ubuntu on it and turn those older systems into viable, fast, efficient computers usable in almost as many ways as any Microsoft driven PC.
June 21, 2011
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@exuberantacct tweeted
Well said. “@RachLaurenMarks: #Sustainability is THE new innovation driver #FocusRT621”
June 21, 2011
Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze added a comment
Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle, Restore, Resilience and Responsibility are the metrics sustainability is truly made of. #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
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@asheen tweeted
There are four conflict minerals of concern: tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. They're linked to the D. R. of Congo -@suechiang #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@RachLaurenMarks tweeted
RT @ebonstorm Most corporations are profitable BECAUSE they use the cheapest, most destructive environmental processes. #thatmustchange #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@RachLaurenMarks tweeted
Societal pressure and need for transparency are forcing companies to look at what chemicals they are using #FocusRT621 #sustainability
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle, Restore, Resilience and Responsibility are the metrics sustainability is truly made of. #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@courtneysato tweeted
RT @ebonstorm Most corporations are profitable BECAUSE they use the cheapest, most destructive environmental processes. #thatmustchange #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@RachLaurenMarks tweeted
It starts with the money- #Energy is no longer a trivial part of our cost #FocusRT621 #sustainability
June 21, 2011
@ebonstorm tweeted
Most corporations are profitable BECAUSE they use the cheapest, most destructive environmental processes. #thatmustchange #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze added a comment
Innovation will never make corporations who are more concerned with profit than with determining their real environmental costs and burden of their products. Here is an article that shows the environmental effects of "planned obsolescence" so common to corporate culture: http://ebonstorm.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/forget-about-saving-the-earth-we-better-concentrate-on-saving-ourselves/
June 21, 2011
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Thaddeus Howze
Thaddeus Howze added a comment
This is more than just an issue of life-cycle. It is an issue of learning to imitate nature with bio-mimicry and learning to develop a different thinking toward manufacturing.
June 21, 2011
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@briellenikaido tweeted
Starting now: @Focus Roundtable: Sustainable IT: What does it mean and how do you get there? [6/21] http://t.co/Fhkqmln #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@courtneysato tweeted
Starting in 5 minutes: Sustainable IT: What does it mean and how do you get there? [6/21] http://focus.com/c/GgU/ #FocusRT621
June 21, 2011
@courtneysato tweeted
Join @carol_baroudi tomorrow: Sustainable IT: What does it mean and how do you get there? [6/21] http://focus.com/c/GgU/ #FocusRT621
June 20, 2011

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