The UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) in partnership with Pure Storage yesterday released a ground-breaking report which revealed a concerning lack of engagement from Australian businesses about the growing level of carbon emissions caused by IT and data centres.
The report, IT and Data Centre Sustainability in Australia, details the attitudes of more than 100 sustainability managers surveyed in April and May this year. The report exposes a stark reality.
While these managers recognise the imperative of reducing energy consumption in IT and data centres to achieve sustainability goals, they are lacking the detailed data necessary to make informed decisions.
This report is launched after Minister Chris Bowen announced yesterday that Australia will instigate a sectoral carbon budget policy.
Bowen unveiled that there will be a development of sectoral decarbonisation plans for six areas of the economy but failed to include the IT sector. The new report specifically recommends that it should be.
For further details, visit https://www.uts.edu.au/news/social-justice-sustainability/australian-businesses-unaware-emissions-crisis-it-and-data-centres
