Corporate Policies
Establish corporate policies to support a green information technology strategy.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Corporate Policies at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Plan how Sustainable ICT Governance will be put in place.
- Outcome
- A plan/discussion document for Sustainable IT governance.
- Metric
- Documented plan with # of contributors and reviewers.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Assign a person/team in ICT to take responsibility for Sustainable ICT.
- Outcome
- The responsibility of Sustainability ICT is clear and understood within IT.
- Metrics
- List of people in ICT Sustainability team/office.
- A document that outlines the basic scope/accountability for sustainability.
- Practice
- Have the ICT Sustainability Team/Office define those ICT policies which support the objectives of a basic level of ICT sustainability.
- Outcomes
- Some policies/procedures are in place for sustainability in ICT.
- Coverage extends to most of IT.
- Metrics
- # of sustainability policies defined.
- % of sustainability policies is use.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Give responsibility to the ICT Sustainability Team/Office for compliance with regulatory and corporate sustainability standards, that are applicable to ICT.
- Outcome
- IT can demonstrate compliance with regulatory/corporate standards for sustainability in ICT.
- Metric
- # projects in ICT with sustainability accountability in their roles/objectives.
- Practice
- Assign responsibility to the ICT Sustainability Team/Office for the definition and implementation of ICT sustainability policies that apply to all ICT projects and services.
- Outcome
- All ICT projects and services are in compliance with regulatory/corporate standards for sustainability in ICT.
- Metric
- % ICT staff with awareness of joint sustainability business/ICT policies and regulatory compliance.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Have the ICT Sustainability team/office review performance against ICT and corporate sustainability standards and policies.
- Outcome
- The structure/role of the ICT Sustainability office changes in line with changes in corporate policies and external regulatory requirements.
- Metric
- # of changes in accountability/roles for sustainability.
- Practice
- Have ICT and the rest of the business review and set policies to meet longer term objectives, external regulatory compliance and some of the needs of customers/suppliers.
- Outcome
- ICT together with the rest of the business provides evidence for future Sustainable ICT policy changes, revised targets and budgets to meet business sustainability goals.
- Metric
- % Lead time change to meet new external sustainability regulations and to implement organizational policy changes.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Make the head of the Sustainability Team/Office report directly to the CIO/Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)/Executive Board.
- Outcomes
- The head of the Sustainability Team/Office has the authority and responsibility for Sustainable ICT across the business ecosystem.
- The head of the Sustainability Team/Office is typically a member of national/international bodies that define best practices/policies/regulations for sustainability in ICT.
- Metrics
- % of Budget allocated to sustainability.
- # of sustainability based events.
- Practice
- Put in place an integrated review process between ICT, the rest of the business and strategic partners, to leverage industry best practice to meet longer term sustainability objectives.
- Outcome
- The sustainable ICT policies across the business ecosystem will incorporate industry best practice and partners inputs, to continually evolve and influence the organization's sustainability objectives.
- Metrics
- % reduction in the risk profile across the value chain.
- # of innovative policy and process initiatives implemented for sustainability.