• Ask: Do you actually need it? Who loses out and benefits? Is there lower-impact way?
• Remove old posts/data/content off the web that’s no longer relevant or in use.
• Reward energy efficiency and less energy use - celebrate your caring efforts!
• Switch to renewable energy sources, and use servers, cloud storage and networks powered by renewable energy.
• Using still images, audio, or low-resolution video for internal and public communications.

• Purchase energy-efficient equipment and keep it as long as possible.
• Extend the lives and use of appliances by servicing and repair.
• Reward emotional attachment to our devices.
• Lease instead of purchasing outright to retain affordability and extend use.

• Resell unwanted electronics to reputable resellers or refurbishment schemes.
• Dispose of electronics correctly at registered recycling centres or check manufacturers take back schemes that they stay within the value chain.

• Website Carbon - websitecarbon.com/
• + electricity use from internet browsing - github.com/carbonalyser/Carbonalyser

• Circular Computing - circularcomputing.com
• CEX (B’tn) - uk.webuy.com/
• Backmarket - backmarket.co.uk/en-gb

• The Shift Project - theshiftproject.org/en/lean-ict-2/
• Carbon Literacy Project - carbonliteracy.com/
• Streaming Carbon Footprint - sfu.ca/sca/projects---activities/streaming-carbon-footprint.html
• Digital Sufficiency concept - TSP_DigitalSufficiency2020_Summary_230201-1.pdf
• Ecosia: the search engine that plants trees - www.ecosia.org/

• Low-Carbon Websites - sustainableresultslab.com/
• Sustainable Social Media (B’tn) - socialforgood.co.uk
• BCorp - bcorporation.uk/b-corp-certification/
• Carbon Assessments (B’tn) - greenscreencreative.uk/
• Playing 4 the Planet - https://playing4theplanet.org/

August 2023