Gartner’s data suggests that organizations are not fully capitalizing on cost-effective sustainable IT initiatives, despite their focus on such projects. A survey of 200 senior leaders revealed that less than 30% of companies are adopting some of the most budget-friendly initiatives.
While progress is being made in sustainable IT initiatives, there is room for improvement in strategy and approach, according to Kristin Moyer, a distinguished vice-president analyst at Gartner. The research aimed to evaluate the actions taken by enterprises to reduce IT greenhouse gas emissions, with the resulting report providing guidance for senior leaders on optimizing their budget for these initiatives.
The report highlights six overlooked cost-effective sustainable IT initiatives, including actions related to the datacentre such as adopting renewable energy sources, migrating workloads to the cloud, right-sizing UPS, and enhancing cooling setups. It also suggests purchasing refurbished IT assets, conducting analytics-driven assessments before replacing devices, collaborating with IT suppliers on sustainability, and implementing sustainable UX changes on customer-facing sites and apps.
Overall, the research emphasizes the importance of implementing these initiatives to achieve significant sustainability gains in a cost-effective manner.