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October 13, 2022

Green IT: the time for change is now

38 minutes

The carbon footprint of the tech sector is huge. In addition, experts estimated in 2021 that 3% of the world's electricity supply (+2% of total GHG emissions) was generated by the impact of Big Data and Cloud Computing alone*. Figures are alarming and yet they are still not widely publicised...

With sustainability now a business imperative, we decided to interview some experts to have a discussion over Green IT. In this episode, we had the pleasure to exchange with Olivier Vergeynst - Director of the Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT, Certified Green IT consultant - on the following points:

What Green IT encompasses?

The impact of technological advances on the environment

How can we support companies to develop "winning" actions in green technologies? What strategies should they implement?

The business opportunity for sustainability-driven models across all sectors

The paradox between new digital trends (BitCoin, Meta...) and the urgent sustainable actions from the IT sector

The situation in Belgium

The training and careers available in Green IT

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*BCG Report - 2021

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