One hundred CIOs of UK companies have been surveyed on green issues in IT outsourcing.

Seventy Six percent of CIOs surveyed by Fujitsu held the viewpoint that the carbon footprint of outsourced IT operations should still count towards the overall footprint of their organisation. Almost a quarter believe the opposite and expect the contracting company to become responsible.

The research also showed that significant numbers of IT departments are not yet even measuring the contribution of IT to their own organisation’s carbon footprint.

With this in mind, Fujitsu is keen to open an industry wide debate on this issue in a bid to gain consensus. They are looking for agreement on a common set of principles governing the ownership of the carbon footprint of outsourced IT.