Printing Efficiently & Greener

The University of East London, London South Bank University and charity Global Action Plan are working on a Green ICT project funded by JISC. The aim of the project is to investigate how barriers to Green ICT can be overcome within a HEI, especially in terms of cross-departmental working and implementing staff behavioural change programmes. We're looking at the specific issue of improving the efficiency of printing to deliver a long-term sustainable solution.

Friday, 18 June 2010

Good Green IT Reading

You may not know that the IT industry is currently responsible for the same level of carbon emissions as the aviation industry, and experts predict that these emissions will actually double in the next few years. This is some great reading on the wider issues of why we should green IT (and the related printing output)

Green Computing and Green IT Best Practices on Regulations and Industry Initiatives, Virtualization, Power Management, Materials Recycling and Telecommuting

Green IT For Dummies

Green IT in Practice: How One Company Is Approaching the Greening of Its IT

Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line

Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice: An ISEB Foundation Guide