To help put the brakes on climate change, businesses need to do their part to make computing and communications greener. Here are a few tips for applying sustainability efforts to your IT environment.
Ways To Green Your IT
Lease or purchase energy-efficient hardware. Legacy equipment tends to use more power. So, look for devices that meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star guidelines. Encourage working from home. One of the best ways to achieve a greener work environment is to have less of it. With more employees working from home, you reduce the number of computers required on-site. Catalyze the faster adoption of green practices by offering teams incentives for their green-first approach, such as increased budgets.
Ways Employees Can Promote Green IT
Day-to-day activities that get the job done can also be accomplished sustainably by your team. Determine which team members can share printers and ask yourself whether the number of devices you have is necessary. You can also use smart power strips to detect devices in standby mode and cut off power to them, saving energy. They turn them back on when they spot activity in other outlets.
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When upgrading your equipment, think green and ask yourself if the equipment is energy-efficient, if it’s easy to recycle, and if its lifespan is long.
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