Recent Projects

Our Recent Projects

Recent 2009 Connection Research projects include:

CEMSUS - Carbon Emissions Management Software Census
A Connection Research Green IT initiative – provides a comprehensive source of information on carbon emissions and sustainability reporting solutions for business and government.

Read more here or visit www.cemsus.com

This report is also available as an esavvy Report

Green IT Training
Recently Connection Research also joined forces with EXCOM Education, a global award winning national IT training provider, to develop and deliver the industry’s range of Green IT training courses in Australia and New Zealand, with immediate expansion into

international markets.

Green IT course prospectus (1496 KB)

Read media coverage here:

Kate Lundy, 26 August 2009 Green ICT: are you ready for this?

SMH, 25 August 2009 Counting cost savings from green IT

Canberra Times, 17 August 2009 Putting IT to green use

ITnews, 12 August 2009 Excom launches Green IT procurement course

ARN, 12 August 2009 Excom Education launches first GreenIT training courses

IT Wire, 27 May 2009 The greening of training

Business behaviour towards Energy Consumption in Australia 2009
The report investigates the strategies in place for the reduction of energy consumption and provide quantitative research to assist with determining the affect of rising energy costs on Australian SMEs.

Green Collar Workers in Australia 2009 - a taxonomy
How do you define “green collar worker”? How do you categorise them? How many of them are there?

The report is available for free download
(also available as an esavvy Report)

Read media coverage here:

Environment Analyst, 2 June 2009	Definition needed for "green collar worker" says consultany
WME, 08 May 2009	Collaring the definition of green collar jobs

Green IT and Sustainability in Australia 2009
Over the last year Green IT has become of the most important issues in the computer industry. Now Connection Research has conducted a major survey of Australian IT departments and how they are confronting the Green IT challenge.

Read more about our Green IT Report Card here
(also available as an esavvy Report)

Read media coverage here:

Voice & Data Online 19 May 2009 Green IT is still a long way off

BRW, 7-15 April 2009 Saving on Sins of Emission

Electronics News 8 April 2009 Australia managers think green but don’t act, say analysts

IT Wire 17 March 2009 Not easy being a Green IT manager in Australia

CE BIT 17 March 2009 Green IT broadens to corporate sustainability

The Canberra Times 9 March 2009 Green IT taking the slow road

Australian Digital Atlas 2009
A totally new concept in demand side research - Our comprehensive Guide to who’s got what, which and where in Digital Australia. The Atlas contains detailed usage rates of electronic devices by Australia’s 65 Statistical Regions ...

Download brochure here
(also available as an esavvy Report)

Read media coverage here:

ARN, 17 April 2009	Study: Australians like their IT in the home
CRN 16 April 2009	Different Aussie states love different technology

Community Sustainability Advisory Service
Connection Research has released a Community Sustainability continuous research service, covering consumer usage of and attitudes towards energy usage, water, waste and technology in the home. The annual service comprises a major report in each of these sectors, a monthly research update on each area, and the Australian Atlas of Domestic Sustainability.

Download brochure here

Read media coverage here:

Mr Web, 20 May 2009	Sustainability Research Service Launched
PR Wire, 20 May 2009	New Community Sustainability Research Service