There’s no such thing as 100% “green” and “sustainable” web hosting, but Pipe Ten is committed to minimising the impact it and its customers’ activities have on the environment.
We do:
- Recognise the environmental impacts of our business activities and are committed to reducing these through effective environmental management.
- Respect all existing, applicable environmental regulations and meet all new regulations as soon as is reasonably practicable.
- Use 100% verifiably renewable energy across the business, including but not limited to:
- Manchester DC0
- Sheffield DC1
- Derby DC2
- Sheffield Offices
- Recycle or reuse 100% of electronic, paper and other recyclable waste.
- Be paper-free by default (with limited paper-based business cards and promotional materials).
- Use energy-optimised hardware appropriately specified for the task.
- Actively scale and shift workloads based on demand and power down unused hardware.
- Encourage all employees to use sustainable methods of transport when commuting or attending meetings.
- Use cold aisle containment and other techniques with our Data Center partners to maintain a low PUE.
We aim to:
- Promote our environmental policy to suppliers, contractors, customers and any other interested party using our website or any other applicable communication media.
- Provide our employees with education and knowledge via training and awareness programmes aimed at identifying and understanding of the environmental impact of their activities.
- Manage and, where possible, reduce energy use relating to our business premises and use of.
- Preference reuse over recycling of waste.
- Consider environmental factors when sourcing external products and services.
- Work toward the ISO 14001:2015 standard for environmental management systems, which includes setting and working toward measurable benefits.
- Continually look for ways to improve our environmental performance.
Last changed: 2025/01/13 by Carl Heaton
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Last saved: 2025/09/10 at 15:09 by Carl