Mike Yorwerth, Tesco Global Technology Architecture Director discusses Tesco’s green initiatives.

Tesco is big news. It has 4,331 stores worldwide and rang up global sales of $1.7 billion in every week of 2009 (that’s equivalent to more than 10 weeks of sales for Starbucks). Now it has ambitious plans to go carbon neutral. But how? Tesco’s IT infrastructure consumes about 75% of the company’s total energy use. Here, Mike Yorwerth, the retail giant’s Global Technology and Architecture Director, explains how all companies can adopt green strategies for a better bottom line and what the plan will mean for Tesco’s all-important customers.

In this interview, you will find out:
• Why technology must take precedence over PR
• How to manage and reassign resources during transformation
• Lessons learned so far

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