LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The Climate Savers Computing Initiative is urging more IT departments to sign up to WWF-backed group, and is focusing on bringing more purchasing departments on board with the group's agenda.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Dell, HP, IBM, Intechra and Redemtech yesterday became the first companies to receive the G.R.A.D.E. certification from IDC, evaluating their performance in handling 34 key areas of IT asset disposal.

Industry insiders claim e-waste recycling schemes are struggling and not enough is being done to promote re-use, but government insists directive remains on track.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- In its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace started looking at a number of energy issues, causing many companies' score to drop drastically.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The Telecommunications Industry Association claims its EIATRACK, a worldwide benchmark for intelligence and environmental product-oriented regulatory tracking and analysis, offers legal expertise that is worth millions. The group’s electronics waste recycling website also serves as a database of 2,000-plus recycling centers across the country.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Lenovo Asset Recovery Services will offer U.S. and Canadian businesses a slew of options for end-of-life technology equipment, such as computer take-back, data destruction, refurbishment and recycling. Lenovo will destroy data on equipment using standards set by the U.S. Department of Defense. The company also will conduct value assessment, data encryption and on-site deinstallation.

As a concept applied to IT, "green" is one of those terms in danger of becoming whatever the marketing departments at hardware and software makers want it to be. Robert Houghton, President, Redemtech, offers advice on how to measure and work towards true sustainability.

If you're looking to green your IT infrastructure, one of the most important things you can do is choose a partner that takes the environment and climate change as seriously as you do. One way to do that is to examine their own environmental practices: If they are green themselves, they're more likely to treat your IT green concerns seriously as well.

Extended producer responsibility could end up being a burden for consumer electronics companies that fail to take proactive steps to develop a take-back program -- but there's no single blueprint to follow.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP's entire workstation line scored a Gold rating based on the guidelines of the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), making HP the largest holder of EPEAT Gold registered products.

If you're an IT pro, though, going green may well be new to you, and you may not know where to begin. So here are five simple ways to get started going green. You'll be surprised how simple it is to get started, and how quickly you'll start seeing results.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Infrastructure and operations professionals should expect -- and be prepared for -- the growing prominence of green IT practices this year, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

AMSTERDAM -- In the seventh study of the environmental performance of electronics manufacturers, Toshiba makes a big climb to tie with Samsung for first place, while Nokia made major gains from an earlier drop to end up in third place.

MILWAUKEE, Tenn. -- In the near future, environmental, financial, legislative and risk-related pressure will increasingly force organizations to govern and manage their IT in a green fashion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Clover Technologies Group will partner with the United States Postal Service to offer consumers free postage for recycling certain products, such as inkjet cartridges, iPods and digital cameras.