Introducing ServiceNow Sustainable IT!

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As the impacts of climate change and natural resource constraints become more pronounced, organizations must increasingly pay more attention to sustainability. An essential part of this is measuring, visualizing, and managing the environmental, social and governance aspects of their entire operations and value chains, including the IT that underpins their digital transformation. Not only is this crucial for meeting the demands of stakeholders like customers, investors, and regulators, but it's also essential for the bottom line.

Amidst these demands and opportunities, technology emerges as a powerful ally for IT leaders. Technology infrastructure teams, well-versed in metrics, controls, data governance, and compliance processes, can use their expertise to drive sustainability initiatives. Data-driven decisions and the integration of sustainability into daily operations are key to improving efficiency, environmental performance, and stakeholder engagement.

To help organizations make their technology investments and operations more sustainable, ServiceNow is introducing its new Sustainable IT solution. This solution assists organizations in meeting energy, carbon emissions, and water reduction goals while addressing regulatory requirements related to IT operations. By bridging our ESG Management and Hardware Asset Management with the Sustainable IT plug-in, customers can streamline data collection, automate tracking, and simplify reporting of customizable sustainability metrics related to hardware assets and data centers.

ESG Management facilitates planning, managing, and reporting on ESG metrics, goals, and results across the enterprise. It acts as the central hub for organizations to track and enhance their environmental, social, and governance performance. Hardware Asset Management enables customers to manage the complete lifecycle of their hardware assets. This includes physical assets like servers and laptops, as well as consumables. It empowers organizations to maximize the utility of their assets while minimizing waste.

The Sustainable IT solution serves as a catalyst for your sustainability journey. It comes with 25 out-of-the-box IT sustainability metrics that provide immediate insights into your environmental impact. These metrics can be easily configured to align with your specific operational requirements.

One way to build more environmentally friendly practices into asset management is by considering the hardware you procure. Laptops, for example, are excellent candidates for preferential procurement practices. Opting for models with superior ESG performance can significantly reduce your organization's carbon footprint.

Moreover, ServiceNow's Hardware Asset Management offers applications for repurposing laptops through donations, extending their lifespan. Responsible disposal methods are also integrated, ensuring that they are handled in an eco-friendly manner at the end of their lifecycle.

Servers also present an opportunity for energy use reduction. It's crucial to choose Energy Star-rated systems, and ServiceNow's solution makes it easy to track the percentage of Energy Star-rated assets in your portfolio. This proactive approach can not only reduce emissions but also can contribute to cost savings by optimizing energy use.

Data centers, the backbone of modern business operations, present a prime opportunity to enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Beyond carbon emissions and energy consumption, water use – important for data center cooling - is becoming an increasingly important sustainability topic. With ServiceNow's integrated approach, you gain visibility into your data centers' environmental performance to identify and prioritize the highest-impact facilities and investments.

This knowledge empowers you to adapt your cloud adoption, data center expansion, and business continuity plans to improve environmental impact while mitigating risks related to geopolitics and climate.

In conclusion, the combination of ServiceNow's ESG Management and Hardware Asset Management offers a holistic solution to bolster IT sustainability efforts. It empowers organizations to not only track and report on their ESG metrics comprehensively, but also to manage their hardware assets efficiently, reducing waste and emissions. By leveraging this integration, businesses can forge a more sustainable path forward while remaining competitive and resilient in a rapidly changing world.