Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Telstra and the World Wildlife Fund Australia have produced a white paper and a set of tools to enable Australian enterprise and government organisations to estimate the environmental and financial benefits of ICT investment.
The tools were developed by Telstra and Capgemini, and according to Telstra, enable organisations to estimate the commercial and environmental savings from investing in four specific ICT solutions - videoconferencing, flexiworking, web contact centres and field force management. "The tools estimate greenhouse gas emission reductions and employee productivity outcomes by assessing the financial costs and savings to the company for each alternative," Telstra says.
According to Telstra Enterprise & Government group managing director, David Thodey, "Sustainability and productivity are two key issues facing Australian organisations. While some larger organisations in Australia have already invested in environmental sustainability programmes, many have a limited understanding of how ICT solutions can help deliver environmentally sustainable growth. This white paper explains how network-centric ICT solutions can be instrumental in achieving environmental sustainability outcomes and delivers a set of tools so organisations can make stronger business cases for those investments."
WWF-Australia CEO, Greg Bourne, said a recent review of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports by WWF showed that ICT could be used to deliver between two and seven billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emission reductions annually simply by scaling up proven, profitable solutions. "Avoiding a climate catastrophe requires all of us to find ways to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions. The cuts already proposed by the Australian Government are welcome but much more will be required if dangerous climate change is to be avoided. The opportunities to cut emissions through ICT identified in this white paper are available today and are cost effective. This white paper should be urgent reading for every large Australian organisation."
Telstra will be providing a copy of the sustainability white paper to its enterprise and government customers and offering sessions to use the RoI calculator to explore potential savings through ICT investment. The white paper can be downloaded from here.
David Bass
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