As part of a drive towards corporate social responsibility (CSR), many businesses are now looking to reduce their energy use, production of waste and to engage more with their local communities. Most of these CSR efforts are focused on the processes which take place inside their premises, but in the age of the global enterprise, many business activities take place offsite where slightly less responsible practices may be in place. This includes web hosting.
Computer hardware has always been costly to run, which is why many businesses choose to outsource operations to the Cloud. Having fewer servers onsite reduces power consumption, air conditioning needs, electricity bills and carbon emissions. However passing the responsibility for energy usage and carbon emissions to a third party is not usually the best example of corporate social responsibility.
This is exactly why businesses serious about social responsibility and who are committed to eco-friendly practices need to investigate the operations of their service providers too. Do your providers share your CSR goals? Are they working towards becoming carbon neutral? Or is their lack of obvious policy damaging to your own credibility?
Here at Broadband Cloud Solutions, all of our hosting servers are based in the UK and are completely carbon neutral, helping you reach your own carbon reduction targets and further enhancing your corporate social responsibility credentials.
To find out more about our hosting services, give us a call on 0141 585 6363.
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