Green IT Adoption by Australian Businesses
 
This is a multiple choice survey that should take 10 min to complete
 
First Name*
Last Name*
Title*
Email Address*
Company Name*
Company Data
Industry Sector Financial Services
Government
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Education
Retail
Utilities / Comms
Transport
Primary Industry
Healthcare
Revenue (approx)
Number of employees (approx)
Number of workstations (approx)
Green IT Priority for 2009 vs 2008 Higher Lower Same Not a priority
Expected / achieved tangible benefits Cost savings Revenue generation
Measures used for carbon footprint targets CO2 output
Electricity bill
Not defined
Drivers Meeting existing /expected regulations
Meeting stakeholders /customer expectations
Meeting staff expectations / attracting new staff
Cost savings
Revenue generation
Maintaining parity with competitors
Concern for environment
Barriers Lack of regulations / standards
Lack of management buy-in
Lack of Board buy-in
Poor ROI of Green IT initiatives
Budget constraints
Lack of resources
Program Management Cross divisional (eg IT / Property / HR)
Cross IT
No formal project management
Comments on Business Case
Virtualization
Servers virtualization No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for servers virtualization initiatives Positive Negative Even
Storage virtualization No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for storage virtualization initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Virtualization
Data Centers Initiatives
Data Centers consolidation / relocation No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for Data Centers initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Data Centers
Paper Management
Initiatives targeting paper usage by employees No activity
Researching / Piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Initiatives targeting paper usage by internal Business Operations No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Initiatives targeting products / services to customers No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for Paper Management initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Paper Management
Facilities Management
Energy efficient lighting No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Green power usage No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Energy efficient cooling / heating No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Building certification No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for Facilities Management initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Facilities Management
Work Practices
Extended work@home arrangements No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Waste management / recycling No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Videoconferencing No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for Work Practices initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Work Practices
Assets Management
IT waste management - recycling / re-use No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Energy consumplting monitoring No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Replacement of legacy assets with 'greener' hardware No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Expected / achieved ROI for Assets Management initiatives Positive Negative Even
Comments on Assets Management
Green Polices
Vendor management (eg RFPs include 'green' requirements) No activity
Researching / Piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
HR polices (eg Job Descriptions / KPIs include sustainability responsibilities) No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Procurement polices (eg contracts with suppliers include 'green' requirements) No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Environmental Impact Assessment of Projects No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Environmental Impact Assessment of Products / Services No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
DR / BCP include climate change scenarios No activity
Researching / piloting
Implementing
In place / no further plans
In place / expanding
Comments on Green Polices

 
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