Leading technology lawyer says sustainable IT is more than just
ticking boxes
Hamish Sandison, a leading technology lawyer at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP,
believes that businesses can create a competitive advantage through
legal compliance with green IT standards.
Speaking at the National Computing Centre’s (NCC) Annual
Conference on Sustainable IT, Hamish said businesses that implement
a sustainable IT policy can add value to their business rather than
just ticking boxes.
Hamish demonstrated how to create a green IT environment that is
not only legally compliant, but also good for a business as a
supplier, user or investor in IT products and services.
“Green IT: The New Industry Shock Wave”, a Gartner Report
published in December last year, defined green IT as the “optimal
use of information and communication technology (ICT) for managing
the environmental sustainability of enterprise operations and the
supply chain, as well as that of its products, services and
resources, throughout their lifecycles.”
Hamish believes that going green is not only a legal
requirement, but can save the company money as well as attracting
it.
Other partners from Field Fisher Waterhouse also spoke at the
conference, including David Gollancz and
David Wilkinson, as well as commercial
litigation solicitor Rebecca Cushing.
David Gollancz, a partner in the
Competition & EU Regulatory Group,
spoke about how public procurement rules can be used to
achieve green objectives in line with the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006.
Corporate partner David Wilkinson looked at how companies can
achieve a return on a green investment, in terms of reducing costs,
reducing risks and attracting customers and investors.
The conference was held at Café Royal in London on 10-11 June
2008, and Declan Curry, the business presenter for ‘Breakfast’ on
BBC One and BBC News 24 chaired the conference.