Green IT

PC and printer giant is working to cut waste and improve recycling

From the IoT to AI, tech can offer solutions to some of the world's biggest ecological questions

From recycling to renewables, the IT business is starting to pull its socks up

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos will invest in projects tackling climate change

Some 77 million handsets are kicking around unused in the UK, when they could be sold, recycled or donated to charity.

Apple will use solar energy to power retail stores, datacentres and office spaces

Chargers for phones and tablets account for a growing proportion of the energy used by IT. Unplugging them could cut costs

New central government car and van fleets will be powered by electricity

Google's self-driving car has apparently racked up the 70,000 miles in the company's home of Mountain View

Apple has taken out full page ads, urging firms to follow its lead on becoming environmentally friendly

Website to help find sustainably produced computers and dispose of old devices safely.

Apple's new Reno facility will run entirely on renewable energy.

Liquid-cooled computers could achieve 97 per cent energy savings in cooling

Mobile operator calls on mobile rivals to join its campaign to go charger-free by 2015.

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Consumer electronics giant admits removing products from environmental registry was a "mistake".

CSI Lifecycle Services launches scheme to help firms destroy unwanted hard drives and storage media without falling foul of data protection laws.

Sustainability a key factor in cloud provider selection, claims Rackspace survey.

Environmentalist group claims Amazon, Apple and Microsoft clouds are fueling demand for coal and nuclear energy.

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Microsoft is listed as a Heartland Foundation donor, although there are claims leaked documents are fakes.

Greenpeace may be pleased with Google's progress, but the rest of the industry isn't doing enough, according to the pressure group.