Momentum is growing: 50% of organizations that currently lack long-term strategic initiatives reducing their environmental impact plan to have them within 2 years.

Question: When does your organization plan to create a long-term plan/strategy targeted at reducing its overall environmental footprint?

 Though 38% indicated that their organization has a plan to reduce its IT infrastructure's environmental footprint, results differed by region: 57% of European organizations had one, compared with just 37% in the US.

Question: Does your organization have a long-term plan/strategy targeted at reducing the environmental footprint of its IT infrastructure?

The use of renewable energy to support IT infrastructure was the least considered green option, due in part to associated cost and uncertainty. 

Question: Please indicate the extent of your organization's action on the creation of policies (or guidelines/incentives) with regard to each of the following items. 

Strategies that prevent pollution are already in place and implementation continues to grow; more labor- and technology-intensive changes are less developed.

Question: Please indicate the extent of your organization's action on the creation of policies (or guidelines/incentives) with regard to each of the following items.

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