Video Source: SAP (http://3blmedia.com/CSR-Profiles/SAP) <br /><br />3BLMedia/ Corporate Social Responsibility/ Green Technology - SAP Chief Sustainability head Peter Graf, along with Ericsson lead Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, explains the profound effect the information and communications industries can have on clean energy and emissions. <br /><br />The computing sector consumes around 2% of the world's electricity, but recent studies suggest it can reduce energy needs of other industries by up to 18%. With such an enormous impact possible, why isn't adoption happening faster? What can be done to accelerate change? How can we motivate the industry to reduce consumption faster? <br /><br />This short segment help answers some of the big sustainability questions. The segment is part of a special series by CNBC Europe called “Energy Opportunities.” <br /><br />Find more great CSR videos by subcribing to the 3BLMedia Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/3BLMedia
