Econocom - 2020 annual report

03 corporate social responsibility support the new responsible uses of our customers and users

It is estimated that digital technology emitted around 4% of global greenhouse gases in 2019. Its energy consumption is growing by 9% per year, split at 55% on digital use and 45% on equipment production. Digital sobriety must now be a priority. Unveiled at the Digital and Environment conference, this initiative aims to support companies involved in including digital technology in their environmental strategy and support training players on digital business upskilling. The Planet Tech’Care manifesto resonates with actions already undertaken by the Econocom group for Responsible Digital Services. By signing the Planet Tech’Care manifesto, Econocom is committed to: measuring and reducing the • environmental impacts of its digital products and services and extend their lifespan; raising awareness among its stakeholders • so that all players in the digital ecosystem are able to contribute to reducing their impact on their areas of responsibility. ECONOCOM TOOK PART 2.2.3. IN THE #DIGIWORLDCOMMISSIONS: DIGITAL AND ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION ORGANISED BY IDATE As part of the commitments above, Econocom works alongside other companies and partners to assess the impact of digital technology on the environment and raise awareness among its ecosystem on the solutions to be implemented. This is how we participated in the drafting of a white paper, under the aegis of the Idate think tank. This book, “Digital and ecological transition”, was published last December, on the occasion of the Digiworld Summit.

Of all the studies recently carried out on the subject, it is one of the few to address the overall issue. In other words, measuring both the carbon footprint of digital technology and its role in the ecological transition. This study was carried out by a commission made up of experts from companiessuch as Econocom, BNP Paribas, Engie and Orange. Here is a summary that you can download fromthe Idate website. https://en.idate.org/product/ digital-tech-and-the-green-transition/ MORE RESPONSIBLE 2.2.4. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THANKS TO ECODESIGN AND FINOPS Since its creation in 2006, Alter Way, a member of the Econocom Galaxy has been a committed company that combines performance and responsibility based on open source andaccessible solutions. In 2020, Alter Way launched Chrysalide, a new strategic plan, and added an environmental dimension by proposing two new offers: an ecodesign offer for application • services: web ecodesign consists in building digital platforms by obtaining the best arrangement between performance and reducing the environmental impact. At the heart of the concept of digital sobriety, ecodesign aims to reduce the environmental impact of companies by taking into account the environmental consequences of a product or service from the beginning of its development and throughout all the stages ofits life cycle. Applied to the design of a digital platform, this approach consists in defining the right need to offer just what’s necessary for the visitor.

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