Chapter 6. The Challenge to Suppliers
As discussed earlier, it’s only natural to be cynical of the motives of some IT suppliers when it comes to Green IT. I felt when I wrote the first edition of this book that there had been perhaps a little too much of a backlash against ‘greenwash’, ‘green froth’, call it what you will. Snake-oil salesmen undoubtedly exist in IT and always will, but it’s equally true that some IT suppliers are doing great work and it makes very good sense to engage with them on the topic.
Once a year at the John Lewis Partnership the Directors responsible for IT host an event for 50 account managers, representing our key IT suppliers, bringing them together in one place for a day. And tempting though it might sometimes be to ...
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