Gallery: 10 tech companies that have gone green

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Gallery: 10 tech companies that have gone green

By Brandon Vigliarolo April 21, 2017, 10:40 AM PDT bviglia

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Gallery: 10 tech companies that have gone green

Who is going the extra mile?

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Who is going the extra mile?

Mining rare earth metals and minerals, producing consumer electronics, operating huge datacenters, and keeping the office lights on eats up a lot of energy. Big tech companies know this–they’re the ones who get the bills for all the power they suck in.

The monetary cost of powering a big tech company, and sometimes the environmental cost as well, have driven a lot of tech companies to go green. Impetus aside, environmental sustainability is a noble cause not only on Earth Day, but all year round.

Here are 10 tech companies that have decided to go the extra mile toward being sustainable.

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Cisco

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Cisco

Cisco is another company striving to go green. It used 77% renewable energy in 2016, reduced greenhouse emissions by 34% in the past decade, and has strived to ensure recycling of old products.

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Xerox

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Xerox

When you think of office waste there’s no more prominent image than copiers. Xerox seems to know this, which is why it does a lot for the environment.

Paper suppliers have to meet and maintain rigorous standards, Xerox factories are committed to recycling as much non-hazardous waste (currently reported at 93%) as possible, and Xerox factories and products are designed to waste less energy.

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By Brandon Vigliarolo

Brandon is a Staff Writer for TechRepublic. He's an award-winning feature and how-to writer who previously worked as an IT professional and served as an MP in the US Army.

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