France's REEN law and ESG reporting obligations require companies to measure and reduce the environmental impact of their IT systems. But beyond compliance, responsible digital practices are a performance driver.
3 priority action areas
Software eco-design: building applications that consume fewer server and client resources. This means optimizing queries, reducing web page weight (average page weight has multiplied by 6 in 10 years), and choosing more energy-efficient languages and frameworks. Hardware sobriety: extending equipment lifespan (a PC is renewed every 4 years on average, versus 7 years possible), favoring refurbished equipment, and rationalizing server fleets. Data rationalization: applying the minimization principle — store only necessary data, archive or delete obsolete data.
“Eco-design is not the enemy of performance. A website optimized for the environment is also a faster, more accessible, and better-ranked website.”
— Camille ROUSSEAU
CSRGreen ITEco-designDigital Sobriety
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Camille ROUSSEAU
Data & AI Consultant, ACCENSEO
Data engineer and AI consultant, Camille helps enterprises structure their data strategy, from governance to production-grade AI model deployment.
