NEW YORK, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) announced today that IDG's Computerworld has selected the firm as one of the top Green IT Organizations for 2009. This honor is part of the magazine's annual Top Green IT Organizations feature, which appears in the April 20 issue of Computerworld and online at Computerworld.com. PwC is being recognized for its innovative, efficient corporate responsibility strategies to reduce IT energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint.

"We're honored to be recognized for our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment," said Stuart Fulton, U.S. Chief Information Officer. "As part of our corporate responsibility initiatives, PwC has committed to reducing its carbon footprint 20 percent by 2012. Our Green IT efforts will play a significant role in reaching that goal. Caring for our environment is not just good business; it’s smart business."

PwC has put in place a comprehensive four-year plan to reduce its carbon footprint, and activities are already in place to reduce our environmental impact, reduce waste and simultaneously reduce operating costs. Actions such as server virtualization and implementation of Voice over IP technology; use of a "zero landfill" vendor for recycling unused or discarded technology equipment; a dramatic increase in the use of videoconferencing in place of travel; and a "hoteling" system that provides employees with access to temporary workspaces, while reducing the firm's real estate investment, are all elements of the firm's stated environmental commitment as part of its corporate responsibility effort. PwC is also building a new, state-of-the-art, Tier 3 data center to be production ready in 2010, and is targeting a gold certification for environmentally sustainable construction through the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, rating system.

"At PwC, corporate responsibility is about being a leader and doing the right thing," said Shannon Schuyler, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility. "It's about taking deliberate actions that highlight the integrity we bring to the marketplace while also creating meaningful opportunities and making a positive impact for our people, our communities and the environment. Reducing waste and emissions by embracing new business practices that support a healthier and more sustainable environment is just part of our integrated approach to being a responsible leader."

PwC's practitioners also provide a range of sustainability services to help companies become more environmentally efficient and financially effective. From a service delivery perspective, the firm helps companies in their efforts to comply with environmental regulations, works with clients to enhance the quality of their reporting, and assesses and recommends the level of financial reserves needed to address environmental issues. PwC has also helped companies assess the lifecycle impact of their products, allowing customers and other stakeholders who prefer eco-friendly products and services to make informed purchasing decisions.

"Smart organizations know that there are energy and money savings beyond data center walls, and even beyond the IT department. Green IT efforts are found up and down the supply chain, from the data center to the desktop, from the mainframe to the end user," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief, Computerworld. "The organizations recognized in our second annual Top Green IT issue have explored new ways to apply technology to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in every part of their operations."

Ninety-four organizations participated in the application process to be considered for the Green IT honor. Computerworld applied a set of criteria, developed with the help of green IT industry experts, to identify the top 12 Green IT organizations. To view the full survey, visit http://www.computerworld.com/html/research and click on Top Green IT Organizations.

About Computerworld
Computerworld's Web site has an online audience of over 2.5 million unique monthly visitors, and its weekly print publication reaches more than one million readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS, Fall 2008). Computerworld also reaches over 10,000 IT executives every year through its conferences and custom summits. Computerworld is published by IDG, a privately held company. More information is available at http://www.idg.com.

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