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According to the revised Lean ICT Report the Digital energy consumption has increased by 6.5% yearly since 2015. "Digital" includes Internet, all our digital devices and the infrastructures needed to support them.
Converted in GHG emissions, given the worldwide electricity mix, this represents around 3.5% of global GHG Emissions. It is already at the level of the airline industry. And the trend is worrying with a projection to double by 2025.
"Digital footprint" comprises several energy consuming focuses: Production of devices, Usage of devices (Electricity consumption for batteries and data consumption relying on electricity consumption too), Destruction of obsolete devices
All of them are at the core of green ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) thoughts to decrease our carbon footprint.
Existing software engineering models do not pay much attention to green computing that focuses on the effective use of natural resources. However, making information systems greener is possible through different steps of projects: design, development per se, installation phase...
On top of that, more and more models are being discussed and tested: green holistic methodologies, emergence of EI (environmental informatics) or Science Based Targets (SBT) methodology.
The « sustainability journey » may feel overwhelming sometimes, but you are not alone.
Our Buddies have tried, succeeded, failed to implement change in their companies. They share their experience so you can learn, take shortcuts, get inspired and ask questions.
Everybody can become a Buddy and give back to the community; if you are keen, get in touch with us.
Patchareeboon Mam has more than 16 years of experience on international development and sustainability projects, especially relating to business and human rights and corporate sustainability
Graduated in IT and marketing, Nicolas started his career at SAUTER, a Swiss BMS Supplier, in the HQ in 2008 and has been a product manager for several years. After the successful launch of the first BMS Cloud in Europe, he became business developer in the APAC region in 2015. He relocated to Shanghai for 20 months to be closer to the markets, before moving to Singapore in 2018 where he created and directed the SAUTER APAC Competence Centre until June 2022. Since then, he has taken on the role of CEO at beez-fm, a green tech startup he founded in December 2019.
