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Strategies for a Sustainable Enterprise

Strategies for a Sustainable Enterprise
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Author(s): Michael Rosen (Wilton Consulting Group & Cutter Consortium, USA), Tamar Krichevsky (Wilton Consulting Group, USA)and Harsh Sharma (OMG Sustainability SIG, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 28
Source title: Handbook of Research on Green ICT: Technology, Business and Social Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): B. Unhelkar (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-834-6.ch001

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Abstract

Companies with successful environmental and sustainability programs recognize the need for these programs to be enterprise-wide. Ad-hoc efforts are difficult to scale, manage, repeat, or improve upon. Just like any enterprise-wide program, the issues and requirements of a sustainability initiative are complex and multidimensional. Processes, applications, infrastructure and operations must be aligned with the business goals and requirements. Underlying all of this is the fact that both greenness and sustainability require a robust and adaptable IT infrastructure. This chapter applies the lessons learned from effective use of enterprise architecture (EA) to sustainability initiatives. In particular, it focuses on facilitating the alignment of business visions encompassing financial, environmental, and social responsibility with processes and operational capabilities. Using an architectural approach leverages the key practices that are already in place in successful organizations to drive enterprise-wide sustainability efforts.

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