Printing Efficiently and Greener Minimising the environmental impacts of printing (EAUC) 14 December...
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Printing Efficiently and Greener Minimising the environmental impacts of printing (EAUC) 14 December 2010
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Printing Efficiently and Greener
Minimising the environmental impacts of printing (EAUC)14 December 2010
• Buildings
• Energy and water
• Waste and recycling
• Biodiversity
• Transport
• Sustainable Procurement
• Fairtrade
Do the Green Thing
Key Impacts of ICT
Printing Efficiently and Greener
• £50k grant funding approved from JISC.
• Brought together Facilities, IT, Print Unit, Procurement, London South Bank University and Global Action Plan.
• Overall aim is to investigate how barrier to Green ICT can be overcome through cross-departmental working when implementing staff behavioural change programmes.
• Trialling printer consolidation from desktops to MFDs in a number of departments.
• Save energy, save resources and improve efficiency e.g. provide duplex function, scanning facilities.
Facts and figures
• Site audit surveyed 2108 desks and found:
- 788 imaging devices- 72% were desktop printers- 353 different models from 21 manufacturers
- Account for 70 tonnes CO2
- Energy costs approx £10k
• Spent over £58,000 on printer cartridges last year.
• Use 150 boxes of paper per week.
Consultative Approach
• Online staff survey with incentive – 18% response rate.
• Questions around printing behaviours, opinions on changing to MFDs and general environmental support.
• Followed by two focus groups to further understand knowledge, attitudes and behaviours around staff printing.
What Staff Say
• Generally want better information e.g. on recycling facilities, how to duplex etc.
• Reliable equipment, no queues, backup in case of technical problems.
• Confidentiality, monitoring of volumes, duplex, colour, scanning and fax facilities.
• Training on more efficient printing methods.
Implementation
• Chosen three trial departments.
• Identified environmental champions.
• Senior-level support.
• Needs analysis for best solution.
• Communication is key!
• Higher level technical support.
• Emphasise benefits.
Lessons learned
• Cross departmental working can be challenging – engagement and communication is key!
• Don’t take the technical solution for granted – this can be just as complex as the behavioural change campaign.
• Identifying risks isn’t enough, as much as possible must be done to reduce them.
• Perseverance is essential!
Do the Green Thing
Sara Kassam
Energy & Environment Manager
[email protected] 020 8223 4047
www.uel.ac.uk/greenthing
