Summary
In this chapter, you learned how to work with your IT hardware to positively impact social and environmental aspects and reduce costs. As an introduction to this topic, you learned how you can reimagine your approach to managing your IT hardware by exploring different opportunities. By now, you should understand the impact of IT hardware equipment and the most significant environmental impacts during the life cycle. Finally, you should better understand circular IT hardware management and what is required from your IT enterprise and your vendors to transition from a linear to a circular economy.
To conclude this chapter, let us look at the key recommendations from this chapter:
- Procure hardware with a minimum life cycle carbon cost, socially responsible supply chain, and sustainably sourced raw materials.
- Explore opportunities to buy refurbished IT equipment to save on carbon costs.
- Demand Energy Star, EPEAT, and TCO Certified labeled IT hardware to reduce...
