‘If We Don’t Find Ways To Deal Effectively With Data, The Cost To The Planet Could Be Huge’: Why CIOs Are Making Sustainable IT A Top Priority

There are other obvious steps tech teams can take to boost sustainability, such as embracing programs that cut electronic waste. There’s a less obvious one, too—and it’s the other reason CIOs are now playing a more central role in sustainability discussions.

Against a backdrop of growing investor attention to environmental, social and governance issues (ESG), a group of CIOs and other top tech leaders recently launched a new U.S. nonprofit called SustainableIT.org.