Companies that are looking at buying a new
coffee machine and other pieces of
technology have been urged to think about their environmental
impact.
According to Return on IT, firms need to
strike a balance between various issues when purchasing new
equipment for the workplace.
This, it said, includes how well these devices perform and whether
they boast strong green credentials.
However, director of marketing Andrew
Boddington acknowledged that smaller businesses would take a
different approach to environmental responsibility than their
larger counterparts.
He said this is because bigger organisations will "want to keep the
diversity of systems manageable" and will therefore find it "more
effective to replace systems with newer models".
Mr Boddington added that smaller firms,
however, may be able to simply add upgrades to older machines and
keep them running for longer.
Companies can find out how eco-friendly a
device is by checking whether it complies with the Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive).