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