by Tim James | Oct 28, 2010 | News
Earlier this week, Eskom executives spelled a gloomy outlook for SA’s energy supply in the next two years, due to delays in getting the Medupi and Kusile power stations up and running. This signals a return of power management to businesses’ priority...
by Tim James | Oct 16, 2010 | News
SA’s problem in managing electronic waste (e-waste) is getting worse because of lack of recycling infrastructure, poor legislation and ignorance, according to industry commentators. “I think right now, authorities have considered general waste as a bigger...
by Tim James | Oct 11, 2010 | News
Green IT, despite much hype and global focus, is not receiving significant attention from the South African industry, according to analysts. The IDC’s G20 ICT Sustainability Index, released in December last year, ranked SA at 19 out of 20 nations for its ability...
by Tim James | Sep 19, 2010 | News
ITWEB 26 May 2010 Commuting, long considered a drain on time and productivity, now has another drawback – its considerable impact on companies’ carbon emissions footprint. Businesses today have to understand where they are in terms of carbon emissions and plan...
by Tim James | Sep 19, 2010 | News
Brainstorm Magazine, April 2010 Green IT may be on everyone’s lips, but it’s not yet made it onto their `To do’ lists. Green IT has been one of the hot topics for at least the past three years in South Africa, and several years more than that in Europe. Yet no one...
by Tim James | Sep 19, 2010 | News
ITWeb 16 March 2010 Once you understand baseline energy use, you can create a programme of efficiencies for using less energy, says sustainableIT CEO, Tim James. For local wholesaler Makro, it took a look at the small details to reveal the potential for big efficiency...