The Green Office Tech Checklist: How to Reduce Your IT Carbon Footprint

From 20 June 2025, new EU ecodesign and energy‑labelling rules for smartphones, cordless phones and tablets apply—boosting durability, repairability, and transparency on energy use. If you buy or manage these devices, procurement and lifecycle settings now matter even more.

Google’s 2025 Environmental Report highlights a 12% reduction in data‑centre energy emissions (2024)—a signal that cloud choices and efficient workloads can meaningfully bend the curve. Microsoft also released its 2025 Environmental Sustainability Report, updating progress toward its 2030 targets. Use these provider disclosures to inform your cloud and SaaS decisions.

Closer to home, UK Q1 2025 WEEE data shows some collection streams falling slightly short of targets—evidence that end‑of‑life planning (secure reuse, trade‑in, certified recycling) still needs attention in offices.

• Schedule for a cleaner grid: use the National Energy System Operator’s Carbon Intensity forecast (96+ hours ahead) to time patching, backups and batch jobs when electricity is greener; automate against the Carbon Intensity API or app. Carbon IntensityCarbon Intensity APINational Energy System Operator (NESO)

• Trim ‘digital waste’: default printers to duplex/greyscale; cull stale cloud storage; cap video resolution for routine calls.

• Close the loop: keep an asset register with wipe certificates; prioritise reuse and trade‑in before recycling; partner with certified WEEE collectors and measure take‑back vs. quarterly trends to avoid missing targets. ERP Global

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