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Adoption

C2

Promote principles and behaviours that support green information technology.

Improvement Planning

Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)

Representative POMs are described for Adoption at each level of maturity.

1Initial
  • Practice
    Start the informal sharing of ICT sustainability knowledge and its use among key individuals and managers within ICT.
    Outcome
    People begin to see the case for sustainable ICT and its adoption by IT.
2Basic
  • Practice
    Encourage the informal sharing of ICT sustainability knowledge and its adoption through team events, informal training and other communication channels.
    Outcome
    Sustainable ICT successes are communicated across ICT.
    Metrics
    • # of downloads of sustainability material.
    • # of sustainability success stories published.
3Intermediate
  • Practices
    • Define sustainable ICT targets for individual employees, and across IT and some other business units.
    • Conduct regular reviews to assess progress.
    Outcome
    Individuals, IT and some other business units, are motivated and incentivized to meet Sustainable ICT performance targets.
    Metrics
    • % of roles with sustainability targets defined.
    • % of employees who meet sustainability targets.
    • % of remuneration dependent on sustainability performance.
    • % of budget dependent on sustainability performance.
4Advanced
  • Practices
    • Measure and recognize the success of each Business unit's sustainable ICT performance across the organization.
    • Set up a formal mentoring network for Sustainable ICT.
    Outcome
    Individuals and Business units across the organization are motivated and incentivized to exceed and redefine more challenging Sustainable ICT performance targets.
    Metrics
    • # of rewards and recognitions for sustainability.
    • % improvement in business unit sustainability performance metrics.
    • # of mentors (sustainability).
    • # of mentees (sustainability).
    • # of suggestions for ICT sustainability improvements.
5Optimized
  • Practice
    Empower and encourage individuals and business units across the business ecosystem to develop innovative sustainable ICT practices (akin to Six Sigma for quality).
    Outcomes
    • Opportunities to improve sustainable ICT are considered in every decision (self-sustaining rather than a top-down, mandated approach).
    • Best practices on sustainable ICT skills are developed and shared as part of the future direction for sustainable ICT development.
    Metrics
    • # of sustainability best practices adopted as industry standard.
    • # of industry-awards for innovative sustainable ICT practices.