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Sustainability - Green IT

FEP is committed to promoting sustainable practices in Information Technologies (IT), also known as Green IT, recognizing the growing importance of reducing environmental impact.

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Our contribution…

Our contribution…

Our Green IT policies focus mainly on reducing energy consumption, the adequate disposal of IT equipment, the efficient use of technological resources, the responsible use of printing and the training of these practices in the community, contributing to a more sustainable environment and economic.

Quality Education

Quality Education

  • SIFEP Tic Tech Talks
  • Workshops
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Reduced Inequalities

Reduced Inequalities

  • Communication Portal:
    • Accessibility and Usability [Decree-Law No. 83/2018]
    • Bilingual (PT and EN)
  • Accessibility to equipment (e.g. MUPIS) [Decree-Law No. 82/2022]
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Responsible Consumption and Production

Responsible Consumption and Production

  • IT equipment:
    • Energy Star, TCO and EPEAT certified
    • Energy saving
    • Responsible slaughter
  • Printing service: [Resolution of the Council of Ministers 51/2017]
    • Default printing: double-sided | black and white
    • FSC certified paper
    • Consumables separated and collected by certified companies
  • Servers: Migration of services to the cloud
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Faça parte deste compromisso. Saiba como!

What is the impact of the internet on the environment?

  • 306 billion emails sent daily produce 1.2 billion kg of CO2, the equivalent of 12 thousand trips to the Moon
  • One billion hours watched on YouTube daily produce 6 million kg of CO2, the equivalent of 62 trips to the Moon
  • 1.7 billion active users on Facebook daily produce 1.3 million kg of CO2, the equivalent of 13 trips to the Moon
  • 3.5 billion daily Google searches produce 700,000 kg of CO2, the equivalent of a trip to the Moon

How to reduce your digital carbon footprint?

  • Switch to cloud computing
    → Institutions can reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by moving to cloud data storage
  • Decrease monitor brightness
    → Decreasing brightness from 100% to 70% can save up to 20% of monitor power consumption
  • Adjust power settings
    → Set your computer to go to sleep mode during a break; laptop computers consume 15-60 watts of power when in use and only 2-5 watts of power in sleep mode
  • Download instead of streaming
    → Download means you only get data from the server once

These simple changes may seem insignificant, but together they play a key role in reducing our combined carbon footprint.

Source: https://www.webfx.com/blog/marketing/carbon-footprint-internet/