| The way we live life today means that out old | | | | every aspect of a given company's CO2 |
| Mother earth is showing signs of wear and tear. In | | | | emissions - looking at everything from vehicle |
| the short period we have been kicking around this | | | | usage and associated pollution, use of buildings and |
| planet, we have managed to do some amazing | | | | therefore electricity and energy. Over recent |
| things - TV, space travel, international air travel - | | | | years it has come to light just how much |
| to name but three. But our continued insistence | | | | computer servers contribute to CO2 emissions, |
| on buying more and using more energy to power | | | | and so carbon footprint software will take this |
| the things we buy has lead to some serious global | | | | into account too. |
| warming issues. | | | | For example, while Britain's industrial output |
| Carbon footprint software is something that | | | | declines, its use of servers has increased - |
| companies can use to keep track of their carbon | | | | becoming one of the fastest-growing sources of |
| emissions and thereby start contributing to healing | | | | CO2 emissions. Carbon footprint software helps |
| our little blue-green world. In many cases around | | | | organisations keep track of their emissions, and |
| the world, government legislation is coming into | | | | also identify ways in which they can improve their |
| effect in order to make industry make serious | | | | standings. Once a strategy has been put in place, |
| in-roads into the global warming problem. | | | | this kind of software can keep track of the |
| Not only does carbon footprint software assist | | | | company's progress - good or bad - so the |
| companies in identifying exactly what their carbon | | | | company can respond accordingly if required. |
| footprint is, but it also helps the firm give an | | | | A high quality example of carbon management |
| overall impression to its customers that it is doing | | | | software will provide clear pie charts and graphs, |
| something proactive about helping the | | | | projecting how a company or group will move |
| environment. Customers and potential customers | | | | towards its emission reduction targets. The |
| are increasingly aware of their effect on the | | | | potential benefits as regards marketing for |
| planet and in order that their children can have a | | | | organisations that demonstrate its customers and |
| decent planet in years to come - they are | | | | prospective stock holders precisely what it is |
| starting to choose companies that have a green | | | | doing to deal with climate change - is difficult to |
| track record. | | | | measure, but is likely to be most positive if utilised |
| Carbon footprint software will take into account | | | | well. |