An initiative for Small and Medium Enterprises from Global Action Plan.

Information Technology is a significant part of your business budget, from the regular costs of purchasing equipment, to the ongoing costs of energy, support and training. There are also environmental costs; Information technology produces the same carbon emissions as the aviation industry, electronic waste is the fastest growing source of municipal waste in the world, and these environmental footprints are growing rapidly as the use of computers permeates our society.

Global Action Plan is an independent environmental charity which has been helping businesses reduce their environmental footprint for over a decade. Since our ground-breaking report An Inefficient Truth we have been active in the push for organisations to practise leaner and greener IT.

Our programme of SME support, co-financed by the European Union, is designed to identify potential areas of financial and environmental savings for your business.  We then work with you to develop and deliver a Green IT action plan.

Leaner and Greener IT

Global Action Plan's Green IT Team will give each business a minimum of 12 hours of free dedicated IT support.

We bring all the tools and knowledge, giving your business:

• Understanding of your IT energy costs
• Understanding of the environmental costs of your IT
• A detailed report about actions you can take to increase IT efficiency
• Case studies of businesses who successfully implemented Green IT programmes
• Involvement in a collaboration network of your peers
• Our Green ICT handbook
• A firm step towards an Environmental Management System such as ISO14001
• An optional workshop to educate and engage staff on Green IT Enterprises
• A certificate of acheivement on successful completion of the programme

What do you need to do?

To optimise the impact of our green IT support, your business will provide:

• An employee to lead the programme internally
• Access to procurement statistics such as energy bills, paper usage, and procurement numbers
• Numbers and models of their IT equipment - we will get you started on this during the initial trip "walk-around" with a Green IT Business Advisor
• Staff IT equipment usage patterns - Our Green IT Business Advisor will offer advice and tools an ascertaining this
• If the business decides to work on an employee engagement programme beyond the IT department, a Green Team of volunteers to assist with creating materials to educate their fellow workers.

Am I eligible?

The programme is available completely free to any Small or Medium Enterprise  in London with less than 250 employees and an annual turnover of less than 50 million Euros.  If you don't fit within the requirements for free support but would still be interested in the programme,  get in touch.

For more Information

Contact us for more information or to sign up for our free support or workshops introducing the programme.

Email : [email protected]

Phone : 020 7420 4444

The below leaflet can be downloaded and forwarded to your contacts who might be interested in information about our free Green IT programme for London SMEs.

This project is part-funded by the European Union