Website Statement of Sustainable Computing
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 23:06
A "Website Statement of Sustainable Computing" tells your stakeholders what you are doing to minimize your website's energy consumption and carbon footprint. Here's a checklist you can use to construct your own statement, followed by a statement example:
| Vertatique Action Checklist for reducing my website's carbon footprint: |
| Minimize energy the energy my website must consume
1. ( ) Use the most energy-efficient servers and other components 2. ( ) Use virtualization to reduce energy consumption / heat generation from idling resources 3. ( ) Reduce non-processing energy consumption (cooling, power distribution, etc.) Minimize the carbon footprint of the energy my website does consume 4. ( ) Use renewable energy if possible 5. ( ) Use carbon offsets if not And manage e-waste 6. ( ) Dispose of out-of-service components through an ISO 14001 certified recycler |
Example: Vertatique's Website Statement of Sustainable Computing
Update 2009.11.28
Robert Nagle writes about the challenge of getting this information from your hosting service.
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