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The Circular Economy in Action: Case Studies of Successful Mobiles and Tablets Recycling Programs

In today's rapidly advancing technological landscape, electronic devices like mobile phones and tablets have become an integral part of our daily lives. However, the fast-paced evolution of these gadgets results in a growing electronic waste (e-waste) problem. To combat this issue and promote sustainability, many organizations have embraced the principles of the circular economy by implementing successful recycling programs for mobiles and tablets. In this article, we will explore several case studies of organizations that have effectively implemented such programs, highlighting their strategies, impacts, and lessons learned.

Five worthy reads: The future of tech is clean

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this edition, we are exploring the emerging market for climate technology, exploring their significance, and addressing why a successful path forward lies in embracing clean, green, and planet-friendly solutions for both startups and established companies. Let’s dive right in.

How Migration and Modernization Minimize Environmental Impact

Businesses are prioritizing sustainability to minimize their environmental impact. Since we started, we’ve completed over 130 migration projects with regional and international customers. These projects generally involve right-sizing resources, moving to major cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, and modernizing applications.

Observability for Sustainability

For the past 20 years, the various stakeholder communities that together constitute the IT industry have attempted to address sustainability. The original efforts grew out of the realisation that even as far back as 2005, the hardware and software that underlay the digital world were responsible for approximately 5% of overall energy consumption and that both the percentage and absolute amounts of energy required were growing in the double digits.

Greener Cloud Computing with Deep Green and Civo

With more companies switching to cloud service providers, we are seeing a drastic increase in the amount of electricity required to run the data centers that are hosting all the machines required to run these platforms. Currently, data centers produce 3% of global carbon emissions, which is roughly 1.5% of the worldwide electricity demand.

The Three Fundamentals of Digital Signage

In the contemporary digital landscape, digital signage has transitioned from a mere advertising tool to an indispensable component of our urban infrastructure. From interactive terminals in metropolitan shopping districts to dynamic billboards and informative panels at international transit hubs, the omnipresence of digital signage is undeniable.

10 Strategies to Implement While Designing a Healthy Building

When a building is designed to enhance occupants' well-being, it is known as a healthy building. It has features such as smart building systems and environmentally conscious structures. Such structures prioritise features like optimal indoor air quality, access to natural light, and noise reduction. It is necessary because the places we inhabit directly influence our physical and mental health and the environment. These buildings are specially designed to help improve overall well-being by fostering positive emotions, reducing stress, and increasing productivity.

Green Patent Valuation: How to Assess the Worth of Your Sustainable Inventions

The need for innovative and sustainable solutions has never been more critical in an ever-evolving world where the environment is under constant threat. Green technology patents, encompassing a wide range of sustainable inventions, have gained prominence in recent years. These patents contribute to combating climate change and offer economic opportunities for inventors and companies.

Top tips: 4 easy but overlooked approaches to sustainability in tech

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world today and list out ways to explore these trends. This week we’re looking at four ways in which you can make your tech landscape more sustainable. Going green is the new trend as we saw at the Apple event, Wonderlust. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, and the Apple team did an entire skit on how the company would achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.