Green software Development

Environmental concerns have become a priority in many IT companies. In addition, some of them have already prepared formal policies for shutting down company computers during the evening and weekends. Of course, there are many others that still need to walk a long way before adopting such measurements. Their enterprise philosophy must change to achieve this goal.

Sun is a clear example of how a company can put “green concerns” in a central part of its agenda. Its leaders think that climate change and the “greenhouse effect” are only some symptom of over consumption. These leaders believe that all of us are consuming the wrong products. Their commitment to the environment started in 1999. There were different internal opinions at that moment, but nowadays, every employee of Sun knows that what they can do for improving environmental problems is essential for human beings survival.

Environmental concerns have become a priority in many IT companies. In addition, some of them have already prepared formal policies for shutting down company computers during the evening and weekends. Of course, there are many others that still need to walk a long way before adopting such measurements. Their enterprise philosophy must change to achieve this goal.

Sun is a clear example of how a company can put “green concerns” in a central part of its agenda. Its leaders think that climate change and the “greenhouse effect” are only some symptom of over consumption. These leaders believe that all of us are consuming the wrong products. Their commitment to the environment started in 1999. There were different internal opinions at that moment, but nowadays, every employee of Sun knows that what they can do for improving environmental problems is essential for human beings survival.

Sun is still the only IT Company to apply the WEEE directive (waste electrical and electronic equipment) globally. Through this directive the company has learnt more about the lifecycle. So, they reduced the use of plastic by replacing this material with metal which always has a value during all the cycles of its life.

Sun is now programming future actions. They want to allow customers to do more with energy usage on the server. This means that they will be able to customize the energy they need to use. The problem is that a single company amongst many others Sun is trying to help others join the enviromental challenge.

It is necessary that more companies adopt Sun’s philosophy. Through this sort of software development, our planet will have a strong opportunity of surviving despite the pollution that human beings have produced.