The report
summarizes the findings of the survey of 1,000 CIOs and senior ICT managers
from around the globe, conducted in 2011 to determine the maturity of their ICT
Sustainability practices and technologies. ICT is one of large consumers of
energy, and is globally responsible for 3 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. At current rates of growth in ICT usage, this is forecast to grow to
6 per cent by 2020. More importantly, ICT is responsible for 5 to 10 per cent
of the typical economy’s total electricity consumption. In some organizations
that rely heavily on ICT, such as banks, government and in many other
administrative industries, ICT can account for up to 75 per cent of all energy
consumption.
