SORTED Guide to Sustainability in Further Education – Part 5 - Estates and Operations – 5.5 Estates and Operations: sustainable ICT

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Introduction to the topic area

ICT stands as a friend to assist with many resource efficient strategies, such as paper reduction through use of shared filing and the ability to take laptops and tablets to meetings; energy saving through a network of energy efficient multi-functional print devices; and travel reduction through facilitating virtual meetings and face-to-face interactions over the web. However, to provide these services requires a significant amount of energy to power the equipment and to keep the servers cool, as well as the resources used within the equipment itself: precious metals, chemicals, plastics and embodied energy. Disposing of ICT equipment that is no longer needed can also be expensive.

Organisational value of embedding sustainability in this area

Wider benefits of embedding sustainability in this area

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