Digital Clean-up Day

It's digital clean-up day!

In the spirit of clearing out our devices and living a cleaner digital life, we've put together some of our favourite tips below on some easy ways you can get involved.

Before we get into these tips though, if you want to learn more about digital clean-up day and its' significance, check out their website here. As well as this, Giki is a great resource to learn all about how you can make more sustainable choices broken down into manageable steps, making it easy to get started and learn more about how our digital habits impact our environment!

Small acts of digital sustainability, tips:

1. Emails
   1. ​Minimise email attachments, or attach documents using an online drive link instead.
   2. Send less 'thank you' emails, and generally reduce the amount of emails you send.
2. Digital clean-up
   1. ​Regularly delete old/unecessary files from your devices and clear out your 'deleted items' from your emails!
3. Calls
   1. Video calls have a higher carbon footprint than audio, so wherever you can, try having a phone call instead of a video call.
4. Streaming
   1. Try switching to lower definition when streaming videos, TV shows & films on your favourite platforms like Netflix & YouTube.
5. Search engines
   1. Bookmark websites you use regularly for easy access & to save search engine power!
   2. Consider switching to an eco-friendly search engine like 'Ecosia'.