IDC Europe Sustainable Strategies and Technologies Index Market Maturity Report: Software Providers

This IDC Market Perspective provides a sustainability framework for the IT industry based on three pillars: Technology Vendor Performance, Technology as an Enabler, and Technology for Good. The document quantifies 130+ parameters across these three pillars using data collected from 23 significant software providers."While the Sustainable Software Features and Practices category represents the 'greening of IT' concept (how sustainable the software solution is), another key component of software is the 'greening by IT' concept. Several applications and use cases are helping organizations meet sustainability objectives, including: software applications to automate data collection and measure and monitor greenhouse gas emissions from an organization's operations; software to measure and monitor energy usage associated with IT equipment, which can be useful in identifying opportunities for energy conservation; and specialized supply chain software to monitor suppliers' environmental and social performance and identify opportunities for improvement." - Vladimir Kroa, co-leader of IDC's European TSSI Practice