Focus: Symantec's Climate Change Innovation Opportunity
Published: 15 May 2008
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Introduction
Symantec is one of the world’s largest software firms with 17,500 employees and a focus on IT security and infrastructure software. The firm recently announced new solutions to help customers improve energy efficiency in the data centre and reduce its own carbon emissions. Verdantix believes that the time has come for the software industry, which lags many other sectors, to shift gears on climate change. This means thinking beyond Green IT for the data centre and PCs.
How You Benefit
This report provides an insight into the emerging climate change strategy of one of the world’s largest software firms. For Symantec customers it helps you understand the reality of how the firm can assist with your data centre energy efficiency projects. The report also contains survey data from 50 climate change leaders that ranks the relative importance of different factors driving their climate change initiatives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYMANTEC TARGETS THE DATA CENTRE ENERGY CRISIS
Focus On The Energy Centre Data Crisis
Respond To Customer Needs On Energy Costs And CO2 Emissions
Establish Corporate Targets For Energy And Emissions Reductions
SOFTWARE FIRMS NEED TO THINK BEYOND GREEN IT
Prioritize Energy And Environment Reporting
Draft A Five Year Climate Change Strategy Plan
Perform A Carbon Footprint Analysis
Enhance Credibility With External Assurance Of Non-Financial Data
SYMANTEC HAS A CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY
Information Management For Emissions Reporting Will Boom
Services Firms Need Holistic Solutions For Power Management
New Legislation Drives Innovation For Compliance Software
Opportunities Abound In The Long Tail Of The Climate Change Market
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Survey: How Important Are These Factors As Drivers Of Your Climate Change Initiatives?