How Can You Reduce Your School’s Environmental Impact – While Embracing EdTech?

How Can Schools Empower Environmental Action?

The Department of Education is pushing for the UK’s education sector to lead the world in sustainability and climate change by 2030. It’s aiming to achieve excellence in education and skills, meet net zero, and build resilience to climate change and a better environment for future generations. There’s plenty of work ahead to achieve that; schools currently produce 25% of public sector building emissions in the UK, which translates to 625,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

And when you consider digital and tech use is growing in education, the right technology choices can help schools better meet tech requirements, mitigate higher IT and electricity costs, and reduce waste and tech’s impact on our planet. With tech that’s built using industry-leading sustainable practices, you can balance efficiency, cost, and sustainability, reducing your school’s environmental impact while enhancing learning.

The Power of Cloud

Organisations that switch to cloud-based products like Google Workspace can cut their IT energy use and carbon emissions by as much as 87%. Google is committed to reducing its own carbon footprint, and providing schools with environmentally friendly EdTech so they can do the same.

See how you can build on Google’s efforts to create a foundation of sustainability for your school and inspire a more environmentally friendly future for all. Back in 2007, Google was the first major company to go carbon neutral – and it’s aiming to become carbon-free by 2030.

Education Tech That’s Energy Efficient by Design

Chromebooks with Chrome Education Upgrade are lightweight, durable laptops designed for the classroom. They’re built to be energy efficient and to last – so schools can ensure they’re making a cost-effective, long-term investment while working towards a sustainable future.

Powered by ChromeOS, Chromebooks use built-in capabilities such as efficient charging, low power state loads and adaptive light control powered by assistive AI, to optimise energy consumption. This also gives you a long battery life – saving electricity and ensuring teachers and students aren’t constantly tethered to a cable.

Chromebooks with ChromeOS:

• Are powered by a carbon-neutral cloud – the cleanest in the industry
• Have lighter component requirements, making them more energy efficient
• Provide automatic updates – increasing their lifespan
• Promote efficient bandwidth use for video streaming

And as a result, they consume nearly half as much energy as comparable devices…

Switching 1,000 devices to Chromebooks with ChromeOS can cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90%.

Enhance Learning While Saving Time and Resources

Chromebooks with ChromeOS help schools reduce waste in more ways than one. For a start, they use low-carbon emission manufacturing processes and choose recyclable materials wherever possible in both our devices and packaging – including ocean plastic.

And here are three more ways Chromebooks with ChromeOS help save resources:

Saving Waste Doesn’t End With Chromebooks…

ChromeOS can even revitalise your school’s existing laptops, desktops, and tablets. With ChromeOS Flex, you can bring them into the ChromeOS ecosystem, extending the life of your hardware and ensuring you don’t need to retire and recycle older devices ahead of time.

Inspire Action With Environmental Curricula

ChromeOS devices aren’t just sustainable tools to reduce a school’s environmental impact – they can also be used by teachers to educate and enable environmental action. By equipping your school with easy-to-use digital tools, you’re helping address conservation and teaching your school community about sustainable practices. With the right EdTech and resources to help incorporate climate change into your school and curriculum, you can build on Google’s future-forward efforts – inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders.