How to make money by going green - Videoconferencing can help

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How to make money by going green. A good result: HSBC’s environmentally friendly strategy will result in cost savings. ? HSBC’s energy-saving green …

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16 | Computer Weekly | 9 January 2007 Daily news for IT professionals at www.computerweekly.com
For IT leaders - strategy, people, processes and projects
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How to make money by going green
A good result: HSBC’s environmentally friendly strategy will result in cost savings
. HSBC’s energy-saving green strategy also helps the business cut costs
. Measures include reducing power consumption in the datacentre
. ‘Green’ branches and videoconferencing are also used to save energy
. Virtual call centres are another possible addition to the bank’s green agenda
KEY POINTS
INTERVIEW HSBC CIO Ken Harvey is committed to greening the bank. As well as
helping to protect the environment, it makes sound business sense, he believes
Cliff Saran
cliff.saran@rbi.co.uk
For Ken Harvey, group general manager
and chief information officer of
HSBC, the recent hike in the cost of
electricity has been a good thing in
one way - by waking IT directors up
to the business benefits of running
more environmentally friendly operations.
“Power is now 6% to 7% of
datacentre costs compared to 1% a
few years ago,” he said.
As the price of oil has hit the roof,
the…