12 %of the electricity consumption
2 %of the greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental impactsof the digital sectorin Switzerland
Scope of the study
End-user equipment
Telco networks
Data centres
Key results
Greatest impacts
Although end-user devices currently have more impact, data centres footprint is increasing strongly.
66%
28%
Improving digital resilience and sustainability
3 main recommendations:
Public authorities
Enhance collection & local recycling of e-waste to ensure proper disposal and recovery of valuable materials, reducing our current dependency.
Businesses
Implement BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach to combine personal and professional use of devices and thus reduce the need of new devices.
Citizens
Prefer high reparability index, second-hand, or certified (TCO, EPEAT) enterprise-grade equipments. They perform better & last longer.
Study
Communication Kit
Events
Press Releases
Authors
Reviewers
Dr. Thibault Simon
R&D engineer at Resilio - PhD in Computer Science
Hon. Prof. Jean Pierre Danthine
E4S, EPFL/Unil/IMD
Prof. Jan Bieser
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH), Universität Zürich (UZH)
Dr. Anders Andrae
International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T, Study Group 5, Q9)
Prof. Michael Zwicky Hauschild
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Mrs. Gudrun Gudmundsdottir
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
