TIA's ICT Green Report

Energy and Environmental Trends and Forecasts

As the information and communications technology (ICT) industry adapts to an increasingly environmentally conscious and energy-stretched world, decision makers find themselves in need of reliable, relevant information that will help them sort out fact from fiction and carve out a viable business niche.

This comprehensive reference guide organizes the concepts of climate change, carbon footprint, smart technologies and green business opportunities for the ICT industry. Throughout the publication, the report highlights ways that technology companies can enter new markets by focusing on the development of their green products and services.  

Foreword

For more than 20 years, the Telecommunications Industry Association has tracked trends and forecasts for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The annual ICT Market Review and Forecast is a staple for many companies as they determine their business strategies and seek new markets.

These companies are eager to:

• Lower their own energy use and save money
  
• Learn how the debates on greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint, and climate change affect their products and markets
  
• Adopt corporate social responsibility
  
• Improve customer loyalty and respond to customer demand
  
• Understand how being green is no longer a fad
  
• Find new markets, both vertical and geographic
  
• Ensure their products are compliant with the increasingly heavy burden of environmental regulation
  
• Be on the leading edge of technology advances that help consumers and businesses to lower their energy costs, reduce pollution, improve efficiency and be more socially responsible
  

TIA’s ICT Green Report: Energy & Environmental Trends & Forecasts was developed with these readers in mind. With compelling information, charts and graphs gathered from numerous sources, this comprehensive reference guide organizes the concepts of climate change, carbon footprint, smart technologies and green business opportunities for the ICT industry. Throughout its more than 100 pages, the report highlights ways that technology companies can enter new markets by focusing on the development of their green products and services.

TIA would like to acknowledge the extensive contributions drawn from the SMART 2020 report, developed by The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative. Many other sources are referenced so readers can delve deeper into specific topics if needed. Gratitude goes also to the ICT Green Report reviewers: Joseph Andersen, Consultant, TIA Energy & Environment Government Affairs; Dan Eisenberg of Beveridge & Diamond, PC; Arthur Gruen of Wilkofsky Gruen Associates; and Molly Webb of The Climate Group. Thanks go also to the principal author of the report, Martin A. Davis, Jr., and its editors, Mary Lou Coffman and Hank Wieland.

ICT is a critical driver in the green evolution; the industry is uniquely poised to capture the benefits while contributing responsibly to our global ecosystem. If the ICT Green Report can advance your own efforts in this regard, it has achieved its goal.

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