EcoTech: Reduce. Reuse. Return on Investment. From the Financial Technology Network.

EcoTech asked the readers of Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology about their energy-saving computing practices, paperless processing and other environmentally-aware business practices within financial services organization. Click Now to Download the Executive Summary.

Evergreen in the Everglades: Q&A with Fernando Capablanca, Union Credit Bank

EcoTech spoke with Fernando Capablanca, president and CEO of Union Credit Bank, a Miami-based community bank, about how his organization helps its clients to go green — while advocating environmentally friendly policies to city and state governments.

Vancity Leads the Pursuit to Triple Bottom Line

Vancouver-based credit union achieves $2M in cost savings, carbon neutrality and role-model status with "open source" spreadsheet for greenhouse gas reduction.

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UN's Top Climate Change Official Encourages Banks to be Far-Sighted

Posted by Ivan Schneider | Nov 25, 2008

EcoTech Interview with Yvo de Boer, Director of the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Don't Be a Monster: Virtual Worlds Create Environment for Organized Protest

Posted by Ivan Schneider | Nov 24, 2008

Don’t Count on Silver Bullets: Seeking Efficiency in Today’s Data Centers

Posted by Ivan Schneider | Nov 24, 2008

Grasping at a New Grid

Posted by Ivan Schneider | Nov 12, 2008

Event Calendar

Financial Services and Climate Change: Calculating Risks and Reducing Costs
A Bank Systems & Technology and Insurance & Technology Editorial Perspectives WebCast
Thursday, October 30, 2008
9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
Going Green Expos
Manchester, NH
November 1 & 2, 2008
Greenbuild 2008 International Conference and Expo
Boston, MA
November 19-21, 2008

Philadelphia-Area Bank Follows "Go Green!" Motto With Environmental Products and Services (ITAL) Third Federal Bank expands product portfolio with green home equity lending while promoting environmental awareness internally and externally.
MassMutual Saves $1.45 Million From Energy Efficiency Focusing on data center, insurance carrier drives cost savings across its 94-acre campus.
PayItGreen Promotes Environmental Benefits via Electronic Payments Electronic statements and payments reduce resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions - but will require bigger data centers.

Recycled Content

Next-Generation Data Centers: Wall Street Keeps Data Centers Lean, Mean and Green - Wall Street & Technology
IT Executives See Greening of Data Center as Mission-Critical, But Lack "Green" To Go Green - Wall Street & Technology
The Making of the First Certified-Green Data Center - Wall Street & Technology

The Green Screen

Information Center

Whitepapers

Take a leadership role in the new, low-carbon economy
Has the German banking market missed the energy and environment connection? (German Language Whitepaper)
Cutting the carbon footprint of IT
The Green Data Centers
Cutting energy costs for a powerful competitive advantage
Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility

Webcasts

Video

Insurance & Technology: The business of being green
Learn how going green is helping leading insurers achieve a significant return on their investment.
IBM's innovative, green data center in Boulder, CO
Discover how transforming technology infrastructure cuts consumption and costs.
What is the Green Data Center?
Learn more about what a green data center is, and why your company needs one.

EcoTech: Green Strategies for Financial Services. Reduce. Reuse. Return on Investment.

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