The Institute : Quick Presentation
Introduction
Discover who we are and what we do with these few slides : Learn about the environmental & social impacts of IT, the 4 areas of Sustainable IT. Discover our actions, our community and members. Check out our expertise, what we offer and the ways to act for both companies & individuals. Finally, you'll find out ways to commit and engage in Sustainable IT. Available in English, French and Dutch.
WeNR (EN-FR) : Footprint & maturity measurement tool
Tools
This tool enables any type of organisation to analyse where the GHG impacts are, and to measure their level of Sustainable IT maturity, based on the triptych People-Planet-Prosperity. For this purpose, we propose an open access tool based on open and public data. This questionnaire allows you to evaluate your equipment, your data centers, your use of the Cloud and to assess the overall maturity of your organisation when it comes to Sustainable IT.
Practical guide for responsible purchasing of IT equipment and services (Only available in French and Dutch)
Documentation
The "Guide des Achats Numériques Responsables" is a good practices guide regarding purchasing of equipment and services. The focus is placed on public procurement, which is generally more demanding than private procurement. This guide was created by our French counterpart, the INR (Institut du Numérique Responsable), with the French government. The guide is only available in French and Dutch (translated by ISIT-BE). You can find the guides in the different languages when changing the language at top right of this page.
The Guide of Sustainable IT Good Practices (Only available in French and Dutch)
Documentation
the Guide of Sustainable IT Good Practices, co-written by the INR and the French government, is meant for organisations of all sizes and types to support them in implementing their approach and their action plan for a more Sustainable IT. The aim of this guide is to raise awareness of the impact of certain practices encountered within organisations, and to share examples of good Sustainable IT practices that can help reduce the environmental footprint of digital technology. The guide is only available in French and Dutch (translated by ISIT-BE). You can find the guides in the different languages when changing the language at top right of this page.
Guide to evaluating and influencing the maturity of stakeholders in Sustainable IT
Documentation
The objective of this document is to give a general framework for the evaluation of its stakeholders’ maturity in sustainable IT, aiming to accelerate their awareness and to encourage them to launch action plans consistent with the global IT economic ecosystem. This document sums up 47 open questions covering all aspects of Sustainable IT, and the criteria for evaluating the answers brought by stakeholders.
The Sustainable IT roadmap (limited access)
Tools
Reserved for members with a ‘SILVER’ membership or higher - The roadmap is meant to work on your Sustainable IT action plan, by defining and prioritising the actions to be taken, following a logic of progression, and also in identifying actions already taken before the implementation of a structured strategy.
The Sustainable IT Calculator (FR-EN-NL)
Tools
The calculator allows you to easily estimate the GHG footprint of your digital equipment and usage, and compare it with the impact of your business travels. The purpose of this tool is to enable you to understand the orders of magnitude when it comes to the impacts of IT. Feel free to share it !
Introduction to eco-design with respect to web homepages
Documentation
Following an internal project carried out by our intern back in 2022, we produced a summary report of his work to promote eco-design: this small report showcases what eco-design means, with respect to web homepages. You can find this summary report, meant to serve as an awareness article, in French, Dutch & English.
Handbook of Sustainable Design (FR-EN)
Tools
The Institute for Sustainable IT launched its Sustainable IT Services Design Framework. The ambition is to allow the greatest number of organisations to acquire the right methods to develop digital services in a responsible way, by responding to the People, Planet, Prosperity challenges. This reference framework is composed of 491 recommendations divided into 8 families of a digital service design project.
TUTORIAL: COMPRESS YOUR VIDEOS WITH HANDBRAKE
Video
In order to move towards digital sobriety, it is preferable to reduce the size of large files before making them available. Videos represent a significant amount of data, so we need to limit their use as much as possible. But a good video is sometimes the best way of getting a message across. Planning to share a video? Remember to compress it first !