Where do your gadgets really come from? The folks behind Sourcemap, a crowdsourced, open source project, hope to answer that question by cataloging where the components that make up our devices originate. It’s an effort to provide a measure of supply chain transparency, according to project founder Leo Bonanni (see his Greener Gadgets 2010 talk [...]
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by Pedro Hernandez on May 24, 2011
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Are e-readers really all that much better for the environment than books? The answer to that question is a resounding yes, at least according to Cleantech. The numbers break down thusly: A typical book has a 7.5 kilograms (~17 pounds) of carbon footprint. The iPad’s weighs in at 130 kilograms. The Kindle is estimated to [...]
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by Pedro Hernandez on August 25, 2010
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I’m always curious to see if companies that push Green IT indeed practice what they preach. SAP, which recently made a curious move into environmental impact reporting software, just published its 2008 sustainability report, complete with its own URL. Unlike…
Read more SAP Releases 2008 Sustainability Report
by Pedro Hernandez on May 12, 2009
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