Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

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The Fundamental Building Blocks of a Sustainable IT Practice

We will move to a low-carbon world because nature will force us or because policy will guide us. If we wait until nature forces us, the cost will be astronomical.

– Christiana Figueres

In Part 1 of the book, we focus on the why – why is climate change an imminent threat to humanity? – and understand the role sustainable plays in the transition toward a more sustainable future. Part 2 of the book focuses on the what – what are the critical building blocks of a Sustainable IT practice? In this chapter, you will learn about the critical building blocks of a Sustainable IT practice. This is an introductory chapter for Part 2, What Are Sustainable IT Practices?, of the book. It introduces ...