Sustainably buying and using PCs Simon Redding
The benefits of ICT Reduction in corporate and domestic travel Reduction in paper use Dematerialisation of goods Increased process efficiency Better energy management
Breaking down the energy footprint Information on this slide sourced from Gartner, Intellect and Cisco
ICT service environmental balance Neutral impact Negative impact Positive impact 0 + _
Top Tips for PCs / laptops From “Greening ICT in Government” (2008): Consolidate Basic power management on PCs (including turning off active screensavers) Trickle-down re-use High-efficiency and eco-labelled PCs Consider thin client for fixed office users (will be viable for mobile users soon)
Reducing our desktop impact Understanding the needs of your users Consolidate by buying appropriate technology Use second screens rather than second PCs Use thin client where practical Specify EPEAT gold systems ( Incorporates EnergyStar 4 efficiency standards PC sharing for smaller organisations
Other things to consider Strong asset management Look at the full lifecycle Projects and programmes should perform an environmental impact assessment Service management can include a KPI for “Service Environmental Balance”
Summary: key tips for procurement Understand users needs Target a number of devices that you’ll be procuring Use eco-labels (EPEAT/ECMA/EnergyStar) as an aid Incorporate whole-life costs into procurement model Don’t forget end of life re-use and disposal
Top Tips for printing From “Greening ICT in Government” (2008): Consolidate ! Print on collect Apply standby and/or timer switches
Top Tips for storage/servers From “Greening ICT in Government” (2008): Information Lifecycle Management Virtualisation Design to the actual requirements Audit and decommission Trickle-down re-use Turn it off outside of the SLA
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