Tech Tips: How Can You Make Green Technology Decisions?

In an era where climate impact is under the spotlight, businesses are expected not only to innovate, but to do so responsibly. While sustainability often brings to mind manufacturing, packaging, or transport, the technology choices your company makes—from cloud providers to office hardware—carry a substantial environmental footprint. Green technology is an important factor in the impact that your company makes on the environment.

Whether you’re a startup looking to scale or an enterprise modernising your stack, making greener decisions in your technology strategy is no longer optional from the aspect of a large part of your potential client base. It’s a moral imperative, a potential cost saver, and increasingly, a competitive advantage.

Here’s how your organisation can start making smarter, greener technology choices.

1. Extend the Lifecycle of Hardware

The race to keep up with the latest devices is costly—not just in terms of money, but also in environmental impact. Manufacturing computers, phones and servers consumes significant energy and rare earth materials.

• Encourage teams to use hardware for longer, especially when devices are still functioning well.

• Invest in modular, repairable equipment, or higher-spec machines that aren’t likely to get outscaled by tech requirements.

• Check with us at 10-100 Consultancy to see if we can help dispose of your unwanted tech in a legitimate, WEEE-compliant manner.

• Offer a company-wide buy-back or donation programme for old tech.

 2. Be Smart About Power Consumption

Even basic office operations can become greener with a bit of effort. Devices left on overnight, inefficient cooling, and poorly configured systems all contribute to unnecessary energy usage.

• Check with us to support the implementation for automatic sleep and shutdown policies for machines and monitors.

• Choose green-certified networking gear and appliances where possible.

• Reduce physical infrastructure by consolidating servers or going virtual.

3. Adopt a Circular Mindset for IT Procurement

Modern IT procurement should favour reuse, repair, and recyclability. The circular economy model is not just for fashion and manufacturing—it’s entirely applicable to tech.

• Favour refurbished or certified pre-owned devices for things like accessories or servers.

• Consider the environmental credentials of suppliers when making purchasing decisions.

• Make sure you responsibly recycle old tech, or ensure it’s going somewhere that it will be reused.

4. Educate and Empower Staff

Even the best green policies fail if your team isn’t aware or engaged. Making sustainability part of your internal culture is critical.

• Run short, engaging training sessions on sustainable tech practices.

• Share your environmental goals transparently with the team and ensure they’re prepared to explain them to clients.

• Encourage employees to suggest new green tech initiatives or improvements.

• Recognise and reward teams or individuals who contribute to eco-efficiency.

Going green with your technology choices doesn’t have to mean higher costs or slower performance. In fact, it’s often quite the opposite. Efficient systems cost less to run, last longer, and signal to clients, employees, and investors alike that your business is future-ready and ecologically responsible.

At 10-100 Consultancy, we help businesses build technology strategies that are not only scalable and secure, but sustainable by design. If you want advice on the best practices to ensure longevity with your IT decisions, give our experienced sales team a call or email us at sales@10-100.com!