The federal government spends about $80 billion annually on IT. The GSA recently created an IT commodities buying group to handle all purchasing. Sustainability “is not a high priority for most companies,” Forrester Research analyst says. The research firm is forecasting that spending on sustainability consulting services will increase from $2.7 billion in 2010 to $9.6 billion in 2015. The rates of return from energy efficiency are “very high and very low risk,” expert says of green IT.”]
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