Sustainability

As IT specialists, we’re at the forefront of using cutting-edge technology to make impactful changes to the businesses we work with. In order to keep moving forward and striving to be better, Cheeky Munkey invests in sustainable practices, making small changes every day that can have a big impact. 

Sustainability in IT support

Sustainability in the IT industry is essential for reducing the environmental impact of businesses. Implementing sustainable practices encourages innovation and bolsters corporate responsibility, allowing businesses to meet consumer demand for eco-friendly solutions. By prioritising sustainability, the IT support industry can contribute to a healthier planet whilst helping businesses like yours to meet their sustainability goals.

How can we make a difference with sustainability in the IT industry?

IT support services can find new ways to minimise waste and conserve energy, promoting more sustainable practices for the businesses that we work alongside. We can make considerable efforts to increase sustainability in the IT industry by making changes to the way we work every day, ensuring that we fully utilise our expertise to find eco-friendly solutions. From implementing more energy-efficient hardware to using cloud solutions to minimise e-waste, we can take steps to reduce our energy consumption and make IT support a greener industry. With online operating systems, we can work remotely to continue to minimise our need to travel, as well as provide technological upgrades that promote greater digital collaboration. With these changes, we can contribute to more sustainable IT practices.

How do we meet our sustainability goals?

At Cheeky Munkey, we’re always looking for new ways to introduce more sustainability into the IT industry. We continue to improve our existing efforts, using education and training to ensure all of our team are aware of our goals. Some of our most recent efforts to make our IT support more sustainable include:

Green office practices

Sustainability in the IT support industry is no small task, so we’ve found new methods for conserving and renewing energy. We’ve reduced our on-site footprint by migrating our services to the cloud, helping us to reach more businesses than ever before whilst reducing travel costs. As well as changing the way we offer our external services, we’ve also fully migrated our internal servers to the cloud to aid in the reduction of energy consumption.

Just as we prioritise our green e-footprint, we also ensure that physical assets are recycled and reused through our IT asset recycling and data erasure services. From servers, to desktops, keyboards, monitors and photocopiers, we collect unwanted equipment so that it can have a new life. Whether this is through shredding and recycling unusable items or donating refurbished equipment to charities, all items which include a hard drive have the hard drive removed and either shredded to 4mm segments or have their data erased using Blancco secure data erasure software. The same secure service is used by the NHS, schools and a wide range of governing bodies. We even recycle old print cartridges to make new cartridges, with any money made from the sale of cartridges donated to one of the many charities we support.

On top of bigger changes to the way we work, we also encourage greener practices in our offices. Our lighting systems have been fully automated with motion sensors and time controls, helping us to significantly reduce our energy consumption.

Training and awareness

To guarantee that all of our team understands the importance of sustainability in IT, we provide training to support our staff to continue to make greener choices every day. Our training helps our staff to understand the changes we make and why we make them, emphasising our goal to do our part towards sustainability in the IT industry.

In the office, our teams are encouraged to recycle wherever possible. From big changes, such as cutting down on paper waste by utilising digital efficiencies, to small changes, like only using recyclable coffee pods, our teams do their bit to make sustainability an integral part of daily life.

Sustainability incentives

All of our staff, both in the office and remotely, contribute to Cheeky Munkey’s ability to keep striving for greater sustainability. As a result, we try to incentivise sustainable practices through staff rewards, encouraging our teams to make more eco-conscious decisions. We now offer electric cars as part of our company car scheme, rewarding our team members in a way that makes a positive difference to the planet.

Our future plans for sustainability in IT

Though we’ve made big changes to our business already, we know that sustainability in IT means continuing to make greener choices. We’re proactively exploring opportunities to introduce greener systems, implement sustainable practices and educate our teams and the businesses we work with on why it’s so important to make sustainable choices. By focusing on our future in sustainability, we can also help our clients meet their sustainability goals, ensuring that their IT support services are contributing to their eco-friendly practices. We’ll continue to implement new systems that maximise our operational efficiency whilst decreasing our energy usage, helping us to evolve our sustainability goals.   

If you’re looking for IT support services to help your business grow, and want to work with a provider that contributes to greater sustainability in the IT industry, then get in touch with Cheeky Munkey today.