Transparency, Tools and Tech Companies

Celeste LeCompte
Monday, May 11, 2009
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I'm the first to admit it: When it comes to the intersection of green and IT, I'm often a little fixated on "smart technologies" that can help squeeze inefficiency out of our systems, whether we're talking smart grid, smart appliances (coming by 2015!), virtualization and cloud computing, demand response or even smart trash. But this week, I started thinking about another role that IT plays in developing sustainable businesses — facilitating transparency. […]

Question of the Week

Does social media play a role in your company's CSR strategy?

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Carolyn Pritchard

2009/05/14 at 17:13

Transparency is always a good thing, and any move toward more of it can only help -- sharing information makes us all smarter.

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Maybe we'll see more data centers like the Dublin facility.

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Palo Alto to Study ‘Smart Grid’ Technology

Palo Alto's experience will be a good one to watch, as it recently rolled out advanced meters; how it deals with the potential "stranded asset" issue will be of interest to other utilities.

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DOE Labs Need New Ways to Simulate Smart Grid

I think the Big Data people and the Smart Grid people should get in a room and talk about how they can work together on building and managing these complex models.

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Why Traceability Matters

Supply chain transparency is a big part of sustainable business process, and technology plays a key role in both finding and disseminating information.

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