green it vijay sethi vp – is and cio hero honda delhi june 18th 2008

Green IT Vijay Sethi

VP – IS and CIO Hero Honda

Delhi June 18th 2008

Initiatives at Hero Honda

Summary

Green IT – Some Thoughts

AGENDA

Initiatives at Hero Honda

Summary

Green IT – Some Thoughts

AGENDA

How Manhattan might look like if global warming continued until polar ice caps

melted

Can We Relate to this

What is Impacting Environment

Emissions to air

Releases to water

Releases to land

Use of toxic materials in equipment

Use of resources to produce Energy

Energy emitted from use of Products

Waste and by-products

…. Etc etc

Environmental impact for any organization can be broadly

classified into 3 categories:

A. Environmental impact of IT used by an organization.

This includes consumption of energy in the data center

or for PCs / Laptops, printing and networking equipment;

electronic waste and asset disposal etc.

Environmental Impact

B. Environmental impact of an organization’s

business operations

This includes the environmental effects of material and

energy consumption; emissions or waste from

manufacturing and other operational processes; paper

consumption for administrative purposes; lighting,

heating and cooling for buildings; workforce commuting

and mobility; vehicle fleets; waste disposal etc etc.

Environmental Impact

C. Environmental impact in the "in use" phase of the

enterprise's products

e.g. for a 2 wheeler manufacturer, the energy that goes into

manufacturing components in-house or by our supply

chain partners and having them shipped, assembling

bikes, shipping to dealers etc is part of the category B.

The petrol used for bikes and their carbon dioxide

emissions are part of the third category C. Finally, IT that

runs the factory, as well as all other processes,

constitutes the category A.

Environmental Impact

….And IT can help in saving environment…..

This is what Green IT is all about

Role of ITIT can work on

All 3 Categories

Reducing Carbon Footprint and Usage of energy of IT Equipment

Making Organization processes more energy efficient

Help Organizations ‘compute’ and ‘analyze’ environmental impact

of activities

Help in changing the Rules of Game as such – e.g. collaboration,

digital signatures, e-banking, video conferencing etc

Constraints to the Adoption of Green IT

Lack of Awareness

Green IT as a key area is only now starting to resonate

with IT managers

Hidden Energy Costs

Many times, IT management have no clue how much

energy their operations are consuming as bill may not

even come to IT

Cost

Most change costs money now, even if there are

savings to be had later on

Constraints to the Adoption of Green IT

Lack of Specifications / Regulations

No formal mandate is many times a good excuse for not

acting. There are hardly any regulations or standards or

audit requirements

Change Management

Not able to get buy in from staff to play their part in

helping, such as reducing print volumes and using

conference calls to reduce unnecessary travel.

Why Companies Are Thinking of Green IT

Is Cost Savings or the Environmental Issue the Real

Driver?

Many enterprises are motivated primarily by cost savings

Some however have "How much money can we save?"

question after they've asked "How much CO2 and energy can

I save?”

Cutting costs and improving environmental performance are

not mutually exclusive in many cases

Initiatives at Hero Honda

Summary

Green IT – Some Thoughts

AGENDA

Hero HondaJoint venture of Hero Group of India and

Honda Motors - Japan

World’s largest Two wheeler company for 7th

year in a row

Certified ISO 14001 Organization

Turnover ~ 2.6 B USD

Output ~ 3.5 M / Yr

Hero Honda Guiding Philosophy

Mr. Brijmohan Lall, Chairman

“We must do something

for the community

from whose land we

generate our wealth.”

Information Technology is a key

enabler……….

……..Being a Socially responsible

organization, we will take all the

necessary steps for an environmental

friendly ‘Green’ IT .

IT Policy

Green IT Initiatives that we have taken

New and Energy Efficient Datacenter with

Power Management Features

Virtualization and Server Consolidation

TFTs in place of CRTs

Reduction of Printers

Video Conferencing / Collaboration Tools –

to reduce travel

Buying of Energy certified equipment –

replacing old inefficient equipment

Green IT Initiatives that we are taking

As next step, working on:

Recycling & Disposal Policies

Paper less Office

Energy Audit

Initiatives at Hero Honda

Summary

Green IT – Some Thoughts

AGENDA

In plain language, Green IT is

working out means of how IT

can help ‘Save our Planet’

from environmental issues

Green IT

Green IT

Is not a product

It is not a one time effort

It is an organization wide

continuous ‘process’

To Summarize…..

Key Mantras to being ‘Green’

Reduce

Recycle

Reuse

To Summarize….Role of IT

IT Managers have an opportunity to improve the

environmental footprints of their IT infrastructure,

and an even bigger opportunity to make a real

contribution to helping the enterprise contribute to

tackling climate change.

….But…… for That to Happen

We all Need to Act Now

and

Training and Awareness is crucial for success

For Details, please contact Vijay Sethi

vijay.sethi@herohonda.com VP – IS and CIO

Hero Honda

Thank You