No, not in a French company. Limiting emails with attachments or deleting unnecessary data has a marginal impact because electricity in France is low in carbon: 70 to 80% of the IT footprint comes from equipment manufacturing, and IT itself accounts for 2 to 5% of the Bilan Carbone® of a service-sector SME. The most cost-effective measures therefore target the equipment fleet: extending workstation lifespan from 4 to 6 years, buying refurbished equipment and choosing where data centres are located.
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