Integrating the ESG Imperative
According to the Global Sustainability Barometer survey – commissioned by Microsoft, conducted by Ecosystem, and released by Kyndryl, “Although 84 percent of organizations consider sustainability goals to be of high strategic importance, only 21 percent actively leverage technology to minimize their environmental impact and guide their broader sustainability strategy.”
The days are over when technology solutions are purely and simply about helping improve profits and reducing costs; implementing IT initiatives to actively reduce resource usage and emissions is taking its rightful place on today’s strategic agenda.
Innovating Towards Sustainable IT
At the arrowhead of using technology to support a more sustainable business model are pioneering organizations and vendors driving the agenda toward a cleaner, responsible, and sustainable business environment
The work of SustainableIT.org in championing and recognizing IT’s vital role in ESG and sustainability imperatives is noteworthy. Their list of award winners reads like a who’s who in sustainable IT innovation.
PopUp Mainframe was delighted to be among this year’s recipients in recognition of our work in supporting our clients’ ESG and sustainability objectives, as well as our internal efforts towards a cleaner, greener provision of technology.
As the organizers explained, “In August 2024, after a rigorous judging process, 30 companies were named winners, based on their ambitious ESG goals and measurable results. These winners demonstrated the power of technology to impact not just the environment but also social equity and governance. Key Selection Criteria were:
Ambitious ESG targets & commitment; – Proven impact with clear metrics (e.g., CO2 reduction, cost savings); Leadership in best practices & innovation; Cross-functional collaboration”
We were delighted to be among the winners of the Environment category award.
PopUp Mainframe – helping customers deliver On GreenIT objectives
While each customer case will differ, PopUp Mainframe’s solution offers breakthrough possibilities for an organization’s sustainable IT strategy –
- Removing the need for additional infrastructure investment and energy consumption by reusing existing data center or cloud resources
- Maximizing energy-efficient mainframe resources and deferring/removing additional energy requirements through efficient scheduling of production workload
- Reducing IT’s emissions and energy footprint by only running testing and development environments when needed
We are actively engaged in supporting our customers’ efforts towards a more sustainable IT provision as part of their operational objectives.
PopUp Mainframe and Green IT
PopUp Mainframe provides a sustainable, low-cost, and rapid solution for organizations looking to modernize IT. The solution enables on-demand availability of virtual mainframe environments, dramatically reducing the need for physical hardware and thereby lowering energy and emissions. By enabling mainframe test environments to run in solar-powered cloud data centers, PopUp Mainframe offers mainframe access to anyone who needs it while serving as a catalyst for sustainable transformation.
