It has been 30 years since the United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, launched the Energy Star program, a voluntary certification for computer manufacturers that served to recognize their energy efficiency, a virtue that, in addition to having a positive impact on bills, also meant a benefit to the environment. A winning combo that quickly began to spread throughout the world.

During these 30 years, Energy Star has evolved substantially, as have other regulations, and global awareness has also led many companies to develop their own plans and programs to improve energy efficiency. That’s what it was called over the years Green IT, a philosophy around the use of technological resources that tries to minimize their impact on the environment.

However, what exactly is green IT? Is there any certification that guarantees equipment and/or services in this sense? Does it matter only to companies or also to their workers and even to individuals? Who determines whether something complies with Green IT? And above all, what rules must be followed? There are many doubts, all of them very understandable in this sense, and as an answer to them, our colleagues at MuyComputerPRO have published a complete ebook about Green IT, which you can download here.

And what will you find in the ebook? First, we will tell you the history of Green IT, its precedents, the reasons why the necessary awareness about it arose. We are also entering the assessment tremendously positive effects that for all stakeholders, they look to us as we implement policies aimed at improving efficiency and, with it, reducing the ecological footprint of our use of technology.

We also explain the steps taken by Lenovo, one of the biggest and most important players in the technology sector contribute to the adoption of Green IT its users, with measures ranging from more efficient product designs to plans to offset the carbon footprint of manufacturing processes with measures that seek to reduce global impact. Some actions we can use to verify that when we talk about Green IT, companies look outwards but also inwards, adding more to this global challenge.

The earth is our home and will be for a long time, so we must take care of it as much as possible. Ebook about Green IT offers us an excellent contact with this philosophy and can put us on the right line to start walking in this direction. Do not hesitate to download it, because in addition is completely freejust fill out a simple questionnaire and you have already taken the first step towards environmental protection and energy efficiency. Remember, the future is Green IT… and the future starts today.