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BCS GREEN IT
FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE
CS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has
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Richard French, BCS Product
launched a raft of new initiatives aimed at
helping professionals and organisations
Manager for Green IT
gain an in-depth understanding of the
environmental issues associated with IT and its efficiency savings to global businesses of over
related fields. EUR 500 billion.
Among the initiatives is a Foundation With all of this in mind, the BCS Foundation
Certificate in Green IT. The Foundation is a Certificate in Green IT is suitable for those who
three-day course, which provides individuals want to understand what Green IT can do for
with a fundamental understanding of the them and their organisation, both in terms of
importance of IT when trying to achieve an money saved and reputation gained.
organisation’s green objective, an ability to A major pillar of the Green IT qualification
identify their own green IT requirements and is that it provides an understanding of the
how to address them. regulations, legislation and policies, carbon
Following a successful three-month pilot in energy accounting and how to create a green IT
the UK, BCS’s Foundation Certificate in Green IT strategy.
is moving from pilot phase into wider Policies such as Energy Performance
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’S NEW?
distribution including being available Certificates, implemented by Europe to help cut
internationally. iSQI will deliver the Green IT buildings’ carbon emissions and tackle climate
Foundation Certificate in English and German change, are crucial to understand and
(adding Spanish later), while the Global implement successfully.
Certification Institute (GCI) in Australia will The Foundation course will also cover
deliver it to the Asia Pacific Area. business benefits, end-to-end costing, emissions
The driving force for many organisations and energy efficiencies, procurement, lifecycle
who want their employees to take the and disposal planning as well as managing
qualification is to gain an understanding of how stakeholder relationships and behaviours.
being green can also help improve the bottom But the benefits of this Certificate extend
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line. By taking carbon out, you reduce your bills beyond IT professionals alone. Building
for heating, among other things. This knowledge managers, facilities teams and HR professionals
will clearly be of benefit to any organisation in can all gain a lot of information from the
the current competitive and cost conscious qualification, helping them to understand
environment. legislation within green IT.
Research by the Department of Energy and Organisations as a whole need to know how
Climate Change found that the energy we use in to comply with ever tightening legislation, how
our workplaces accounted for 12% of UK they can create significant cost-efficiencies, and
greenhouse gas emissions in 2008. Businesses how to balance the internal and external
with Climate Change Agreements are currently economic drivers they face. Individuals who
estimated to save around £1.7 billion annually successfully complete this qualification will be
in energy costs compared to baselines, able to develop a strategy that will bring
according to the Department of Energy and significant benefit to their business.
Climate Change. From the group of professionals who have
When the United Nations meets in already taken the pilot, Tripta Prashar, owner
Copenhagen in December to discuss climate and Director of SME consultancy Giving Time
change some, including the International and Solutions, was the first woman to take the
Telecommunication Union, believe IT needs to course.
be mentioned in the final resolution. This is set Ms Prashar said of the course: “The Green
against the background that suggests that IT is IT course has allowed me to grow my new
responsible for 2 per cent of global emissions business and is a good indicator to clients that
worldwide (Gartner 2007 survey). you are serious about Green IT and its benefits.
Running an efficient energy flow within your It provided focus and a good structure to work
organization has benefits both in terms of cost from, helping me realise my goal of running a
and reputation management. Organisations company that can help clients make a difference
strive to be seen as up to date on the latest to our environment.”
green initiatives. The knowledge attained will inform business
A report published in June by independent and policy decisions; improve your standing as
non-profit The °Climate Group and the Global an IT professional; and enable you to teach
e-Sustainability Initiative found that change in others best practice in achieving a greener work
the way people and businesses use technology environment, to the benefit both of the bottom
could reduce annual man-made global line and your reputation. www.bcs.org
emissions by 15% by 2020 and deliver energy
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