BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Green IT Promotion Council, GIPC, to promote the adoption of green IT.

The agreement will see the pair working more closely together to share information, systems and work on the promotion of energy efficiency and green technology. Both believe the partnership is "an element of their activities to address the issue of global warming", they said.

David Clarke, chief executive of the BCS, said: "I’m delighted that we are going to be working more closely with GIPC to help the IT industry understand the issue and improve its green credentials.”

Hiroshi Suzuki, director of GIPC, said: “It is becoming increasingly important to achieve more energy efficient products as well as energy efficient leading edge data centres. We are pleased that we will be able to discuss it internationally with BCS, share best practice and encourage more organisations to consider energy efficiency.”