IT Industry's Overlooked Environmental Impact Must Be Addressed As Focus on Sustainability Grows

Despite increased focus on eco-friendliness, data centers and IT infrastructure are overlooked sources of environmental impact. Their complexity makes improving efficiency difficult to justify.
Workplace devices like PCs and phones also contribute significantly to emissions, water use, and waste.
As business processes are decarbonized, IT's proportion of environmental impact will increase, making it more important to address.
IT's impact varies by industry - it's a bigger issue in high IT intensity sectors like banking than manufacturing.
Companies can take steps like tracking emissions, setting net zero IT goals, and collaborating with tech providers to reduce IT's footprint.

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