IBM is the world's leading green IT company

In the section ' List of leading green IT companies ' for the first time by Computerworld magazine, IBM was voted the leading green IT company in 2008.

According to Don Tennant, Computerworld's editor-in-chief (International Data Group (IDG), it is considered that a 'green company' is more than just a company that is aware of the environment and challenges. Its, but most of all in today's business environment, is its awareness of performance, energy consumption and how to apply these green principles in its business decision-making process.

At the end of 2007, through Computerworld magazine, IDG set a goal to identify companies that are implementing smart and effective strategies for an 'green IT' environment. The magazine has invited experts on 'green IT' to develop a set of criteria to identify and evaluate companies that advocate to reduce energy consumption in IT equipment and use technology to conserve energy as well as reduce carbon emissions.

Don Tennent said IBM was voted the leading green IT company in 2008 because it seriously considered possible impacts on the environment and research to find ways to face it. with those challenges while still able to maintain our business, through the Green Environment Protection Project initiative.

IBM officially announced the $ 1 billion Green Environment Protection Project in May 2007 to significantly reduce energy consumption from IBM and its customers. This project includes IBM products and services with high performance and a five-step approach to improving energy efficiency in data centers. If this method is applied, businesses can drastically reduce energy consumption in data centers, convert technology infrastructure into 'green' data centers and save energy by 42%. The Green Environment Protection Project also includes a team of 850 energy efficiency architects from IBM worldwide. More information about the Green Environment Protection project is available at www.ibm.com/press/projectbiggreen.