As hybrid working practices evolve, it is critical that businesses are taking stock of their environmental impact.
Progress has often come at a cost to the planet and digital technology is no exception. Digital pollution is the unwanted consequence of building and delivering digital infrastructure, which has accelerated over the past 18 months due to remote working on such a grand scale.
On the face of it, the transition to digital, along with the shift to hybrid working, can improve an organisation’s environmental impact through the reduction of  business travel and commuting and lower energy usage within the office. A recent study found that by reducing commuting miles and consolidating real estate through sustainable IT practices, remote work could help reduce annual CO2 emissions by 214 million tonnes.
However, it is far from a carbon-neutral situation, and it is only when you apply sustainability principles to the entire business, that you gain a full understanding of how technology choices contribute, often unintentionally, to digital pollution.
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