green it governance @ abe

Green-IT Governance

Tanguy Swinnen

Green-IT Governance, the zen future

1. A Few facts 2. Green-IT3. Need for governance4. Specific Case

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1. A Few Facts– Environmental pressure– External Drivers

2. Green-IT3. From operations to governance4. Targeted outcomes


The environmental pressure

• We are facing growing environmental challenges:o Global warming,o Resources scarcity,o Financial & Societal Crisis

• Professional ICT and home electronics represent 2 to 3% of GHG and are responsible for massive toxic e-waste.

• We need to reduce the environmental footprint of ICT.• Hopefully ICT is also an enabler to a low carbon

economy.

Greening BY IT

Greening OF IT



1. A Few Facts– Environmental pressure– External Drivers

2. Green-IT3. From operations to governance4. Targeted outcomes


From global to Green-IT Governance

• Hence the need for governance … – Promotes trust in the organization and its people,– Improves decision-making and the quality of these decisions,– Enhances the perception of the organization among people,– Improves the ability to mitigate risks,– Improves stability … sustainability (financial, legal, social, industrial).

Global WTO, FMI, WEO National SSM (Malaysia)

Organization

Finance IAS, SOX Sustainability GRI, ISO 14001IT

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1. A Few Facts2. Green-IT– Scope– Challenges

3. From operations to governance4. Targeted outcomes


Greening By IT … 98%

A few Green-IT activities

Greening Of IT … 2 -> 3 %

Actions taken by an organization to lower IT environmental footprint.e.g.

Managing electrical power used by IT infrastructure

Managing wastes and consumables used by IT and related systems

Sustainable IT practices Integrating and aligning with enterprise level

carbon management targets and initiatives Limiting CPU power …

ICT projects and products allowing a reduction of the global environmental footprint (*). e.g.

Environmental friendly practices (travel optimization / reduction, ...)

Water optimization in gardening Integrating building automation & power

management systems Eco-driving Home-energy monitoring

(*) GeSI evaluates to 16,5% the potential for IT to help reducing industry GHG emissions.

IT: 3%

Other Indus-tries: 97%

Green of ICTMain focus :• Easy (operational)• Low hanging fruits

Green by ICTLittle attention today:• Broader scope• Higher potential

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1. A Few Facts2. Green-IT– Scope– Challenges

3. From operations to governance4. Targeted outcomes


How to make IT greener ?some of the equations

(in) direct consumption

Sourcing Manufacturing Packaging Distribution and Sales Usage Disposal

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All actors in a single direction

• Operating model for the management of Green-IT initiatives (OF,BY).

Green-IT Governance

ICTCSR

HR

PROCUREMENTFACILITIES

OPERATIONS ( business)

RISK/LEGAL COMMUNICATION

Finance

Frameworks & Standards Pragmatic implementation BENEFITS

Continuous improvement

Green Initiatives



1. Environmental pressure 2. Green-IT3. From operations to governance4. Targeted outcomes


Implementing Green-IT: SGM framework

• The Green-IT Strategy, Governance and Maturity framework supports the organization from day 1.

• Green-IT SGM is a pure governance methodology, it implements, monitors and controls:– The transformation of CSR or sustainable strategy

into tactical Green-IT decisions at departmental level,

– The convertion of tactical decisions into operational activities,

– The Green-IT portfolio and dashboard of KPIs.


PeoplePlanet

Profit

Green’ing a FW

• Prepare to change by identifying the right stakeholders (out of usual IT domain of influence)– Helps interviewing the right persons

for accurate assessment;– Helps in identifying the right pain-

killers;– Helps identify the right persons for

communicating initiatives and manage changes.




1. Typical Case2. Your benefits


Context

IndustrySponsorSustainability strategyGovernance archetype

Marketing Agency who wants to strengthen Web Marketing offeringCIOYes, under CSR responsibilityDecentralised governance

Demand Huge green marketing initiative @ org’s level Want each department to evaluate how they can participateMore specifically, Mkting wants to get rid of paper

Green achievements 1. Immediate wins in datacenter operation2. Improvement of the data management processes3. Implementation of Green KPIs 4. Boost of homework initiative

Collateral achievements 1. Energy week (internal communication)2. Change of behaviour between facilities and IT3. Higher perception of IT’s contribution to Org’s mission

Status Ongoing project

Conclusions Green-IT is a company wide concern

Load (duration)

ASSESS20 days (2 months)

PLAN 45 days (4 months)

IMPLEMENT60 days


Discrepencies

• Non-IT scores lower than IT• Efficient IT, and hence quite green without knowing• Little understanding from non-IT’ers about what IT actually

does• IT’s willingness to go further in the green direction

Green-Of

Green-By

Org's involvement

IT's involvement

IT

non-IT

ASSESS PLAN IMPLEMENT


As-Is cartography

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 MEASUREMENT

IDType Domain Name Lead Status Referential Exist Ref Unit Period Historic Quality Remarks

DC-1

OF

Datacenter Datacenter efficiency Facilities Ongoing

COC datacenter, Green Grid

YES

Usage of free cooling Facilities Stopped

Tested in DC1, then stopped. Bad ROI vs the move to a new datacenter in 2015.

Move hardware to more efficient datacenter

Facilities Ongoing

Yes. As the maximum energy capacity is reached in DC1 and DC2 (actual electricity use @ approximately 80% of total available electricity). Usage of collocation datacenter premises (lower PUE, around 1,5)

Plan new datacenter (more efficient)

Facilities Ongoing

Done, waiting for implementation decision (country). Is currently a blocking factor for energy efficiency investments, like dynamic cooling.

Energy efficiency monitoring

Facilites Ongoing PUE 1,80 YES PUE n/a Month Yes High

Yes. Objective for DC1 (1,80-1,83) for 2011. 1,81 in January. Objective for DC2 (1,86), 1,83 in December 2010. For collocation, fixed PUE of 1,5 (in contract). No other KPI measured, an initiative as been launched end of April by Facilities to measure CUE et WUE.

PUE Level of Efficiency 3,0 Very Inefficient 2,5 Inefficient 2,0 Average1,5 Efficient1,2 Very Efficient



Dashboard & Roadmap


Indicators have been identified

And a portfolio of projects Is created to improve those indicators.




1. Typical Case2. Your benefits


Your benefits

• The benefits are multiple and involve all stakeholders

• Immediate ROI (both finance and environment !) and quick wins• Improved corporate branding / image• High shareholder value / satisfaction• GHG and e-waste emissions reporting• Anticipate regulations / avoid penalties• In line with company’s CSR mission


Conclusions

• Green thinking is pervasive;• Green-IT involves many people in the

organization.…• Unifying frameworks do exist;• Low-Hanging fruits can easily be

identified …together with mid- and long- term visionary roadmap.


Your Partner in Green-IT

and sustainable business strategy

Thierry Holoffe [email protected] @ThierryHoloffe

Tanguy [email protected]@TanguySwinnen

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