Vendor Assessment: Sustainability Services for Government

This IDC Government Insights report examines how sustainability has moved beyond hype or window dressing for many organizations to become a growing concern for business leaders, making sustainability services very prominent right now. IDC Government Insights invited vendors to participate in this buyer's guide for sustainability services and assessed seven vendors based on delivery expertise, breadth of services, and customer references and satisfaction. IDC Manufacturing, Energy, Financial, and Retail Insights have created similar reports, with vendor participation depending on the industry-specific focus of each vendor.

"Most vendors embed sustainability services into existing offerings and leverage these more fungible skills with those in the practice areas that "grew up" serving governments to provide sustainable expertise to the government sector," said Adelaide O'Brien, research manager, IDC Government Insights. "The implication for government buyers is that there is an array of vendors with the necessary depth and breadth of technology and sustainability skills, as well as varying degrees of government experience in providing these services. Governments that are newly engaging in sustainability should consider sustainability service providers that have European government expertise and knowledge, and those that also bring significant intellectual property to their government practices."