Chapter 8: Contribution to the sustainable IT ecosystem¶
Open questions¶
- How does the supplier engage dedicated resources to contribute to the progress of the Sustainable IT ecosystem?
8.1 How does the supplier engage dedicated resources to contribute to the progress of the Sustainable IT ecosystem?¶
Rationale¶
By sharing experience, organisations can learn from each other and progress faster than if they go solo.
Evaluation criteria¶
| Evaluation criterion | Recommended priority | Proposed weighting (total = 100 points) |
|---|---|---|
| The supplier contributes to forums and conferences dedicated to Sustainable IT. And it has a global knowledge of the associations and NGOs involved in the Sustainable IT ecosystem globally. | P1 | 30 |
| The supplier contributes to workgroups that produce reference documents and standards, share experience and contribute to digital commons. | P2 | 20 |
| The supplier is involved in forums with academic players (e.g.: Universities, Engineering schools) in order to benefit from recent progress on knowledge and skills. Collaboration with students is promoted through internships for example. | P2 | 20 |
| The supplier promotes Open Source in its usage and creation of digital services, in a spirit of sharing “digital commons” | P2 | 20 |
| The supplier has processes to enable its employees to have external contributions (awareness, digital collage) or to help associations (Example: climate collage, future of Tech, Designers Ethiques, etc.). Illustration: wenabi or vendredi platforms for skills sponsorship. | P3 | 10 |