Why an IT carbon footprint assessment?

IT weighs on an organisation’s footprint, and it is often device manufacturing that counts most, far more than electricity use. Companies subject to the CSRD must report on it; others are increasingly asked by their clients and principals.

The IT carbon footprint assessment measures this footprint with a recognised method and gives you the levers to reduce it.

How the assessment works

  1. Scoping: scope (sites, devices, hosting, cloud) and available data.
  2. Collection: device inventory, lifetimes, consumption, hosting and cloud contracts.
  3. Calculation: footprint by emission source, using recognised frameworks (Green IT, NegaOctet, GRI 305).
  4. Reduction plan: costed, prioritised levers and tracking indicators.

What you receive

  • A carbon footprint of your information system, scope 3 included, with its method
  • Indicators ready for your sustainability report
  • A costed reduction plan
  • A responsible IT purchasing policy

Who is it for?

  • Companies subject to the CSRD, who need reliable indicators.
  • Small and mid-sized companies asked by clients about their footprint.
  • Local authorities, under the French REEN law and their responsible IT strategy.

To reduce the footprint of your devices: kollaborateur and refurbished hardware. To understand the issues: the environmental footprint of digital technology.

What you get

Footprint measurement

Devices, hosting, cloud and usage: the footprint of your IS, including device manufacturing (scope 3).

CSRD indicators

Indicators ready for your sustainability report (ESRS, GRI 305), with a documented method.

Reduction plan

Longer device lifetimes, refurbished hardware, lean hosting: costed, prioritised levers.

Responsible purchasing

A responsible IT purchasing policy that your buyers and teams can apply.

Frequently asked questions

What is an IT carbon footprint assessment?
It measures the greenhouse gas emissions linked to an organisation’s information system: device manufacturing and end of life, hosting, cloud and usage. It is used to steer reduction and to feed non-financial reporting.
Which methods do you use?
EKUITY relies on recognised frameworks (Green IT, NegaOctet, GRI 305) and documents the method and assumptions, so that results can be checked and compared year on year.
Is it useful if we are not subject to the CSRD?
Yes. Clients, principals and tenders increasingly ask for this information, and the assessment often reveals savings, for example by extending hardware lifetimes.
What happens after the assessment?
The reduction plan offers prioritised levers. EKUITY can implement them: refurbished hardware with kollaborateur, lean hosting, team training with koformation.