Green IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing Solutions

Deploying green IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing solutions centers on identifying information technology that creates value propositions by producing eco-centric business analytics, metrics, key performance indicators and sustainability measures to support developing green business models.

This list is a starting point to think about the kind of information and measures that green IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing solutions must offer.  It is by no means a complete list. 

Carbon Metrics

Carbon Dioxide Concentrations

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Metrics

Certified Emission Reduction credits (CERs) Metrics

Emission Level Measurements

Energy Efficiency Measures

Kyoto Greenhouse Gasses Measurements and Metrics
1. Carbon dioxide (CO2);
2. Methane (CH4);
3. Nitrous oxide (N2O);
4. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs);
5. Per flour carbons (PFCs);
6. Sulphur hexafluor ide (SF6).

Trading mechanisms” to assist the countries with emissions reduction targets

Measures to monitor Measures to Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on a global scale

Standards
BS 8900 Guidance for managing sustainable development
ISO 14064:

Tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent avoided metrics

Sustainability

Green business models must reduce carbon dioxide.  Developing green business models begins by determining how a company's products, services or solutions can be produced in contexts that reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.  Market standards measure reductions by 1 million metric tons.  The Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator translates difficult to understand statements into more commonplace terms, such as "is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions of X number of cars annually."  This calculator also offers an excellent example of the analytics, metrics and intelligence measures that IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing solutions must deliver across the input and output chains in business models.

Emerging green IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing solutions offer great potential to extend, leverage and strengthen a company's business model by applying measures that can be reported and managed.  Innovative IT solutions are emerging to address sustainability analtyics and carbon reduction metrics.  Third-parties that work with companies as they develop green goods and services business models are well positioned to guide IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing companies toward developing solutions that produce green or eco-centric business metrics. 

The Green IT, SaaS and Cloud Computing list is being developed as solution providers report on the capability of their IT solutions to produce CO₂ and sustainability measures, business analytics, market intelligence, metrics and key performance indicators that can be applied by companies to develop green goods and services.  

This list will grow as information technology becomes ever more important because executing profitable green business plans will depend upon generating more and deeper levels of complex green house gas and sustainability measurments and metrics.  

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