Sustainable or green technology is one of the fastest growing sectors of the IT industry. As ICT use accounts for over 2% of total global emissions, it is imperative that its energy requirements for use are examined and effective ways of reducing those requirements are found.
While the principle aim of the SUSTE-TECH project was to improve ICT related energy consumption in UK HEIs by encouraging them to use alternative sustainable ICT equipment, its overarching aims include examining sustainable alternatives in ICT design, manufacture and disposal. The project also intended to look at behavioural change in ICT users as it had previously been reported that ICT users play a significant part in the wastage of electricity, thus creating CO2 unnecessarily.
The procurement of ICT equipment was also examined. Purchasing smaller, more energy efficient, longer lasting ICT equipment and accessories will become mainstream once procurement departments tie in with the University's green policies.
Data and case studies resulting from this and other JISC funded projects provide transferable and reproducible long term sustainable solutions to ICT departments not only in Universities and Colleges but in business and government sectors also.
It was hoped that this program would create not just “once off” datasets of energy reducing results, but provide a platform for long lasting change in how large institutions purchase, use and dispose of their ICT equipment.
Please click here to view the independent Project Evaluation Report on the Suste-Tech project.
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A document from the Finance Sector asking "Is 'Green ICT' just a pink elephant, an illusion that will vanish as quickly as it appeared on the industry's radar...
Abstract This article contributes to an emerging dialogue about how we can accelerate progress towards institutionalizing a commitment to campus environmental sustainability...
Pathway to Best Practice - a briefing for senior management team: heads of IT, estates, strategy and procurement.
October 2009 report from the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme.
You won’t have failed to notice that technology is everywhere. We can’t drive our cars, use our phones or buy our shopping without making use of at least one of the...
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings and lessons learned from three case studies conducted for facilities located in California,...
Information and communications technology (ICT) systems are the core of today’s knowledge based society. Innovations in this area are adapted at tremendous speed and...
This paper contains the findings of a seven country benchmark to determine the maturity of ICT Sustainability practices in end user organisations.The research utilises a unique...
Following on from 'SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age', the launch of this report 'Evaluating the carbon-reducing impacts of ICT: An...
This Guide offers tools and approaches to meet a college or university’s goals for compliance, environmental performance, and sustainability in a proactive and effective...
Information technology has enabled significant improvements in the standard of living of much of the world, and through its contributions to greater transport efficiency,...
"To educate students for a lifetime of contribution to society, colleges and universities accept an enormous challenge. Toward this end, they help students pursue a broad...
A report by The Climate Group on behalf of the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI)
"The evidence that sustainability is becoming a core consideration for successful businesses around the world grows stronger every day. It is a powerful undercurrent...
In the United Kingdom, public sector information and communication technologies (ICT) are responsible for between 35-38% of total ICT-related Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions....
"This Government is committed to becoming the ‘greenest ever.’ In support of our wider policy goals we need to be leading by example. This action plan sets out...