with Tom Greenwood, Wholegrain Digital
Ep. #226 of The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast
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We are in a digital age, with information at our fingertips and yet, a lot of people are unaware of the impact digital technology has on the environment.
Tom Greenwood is an author and Co-founder & Managing Director of Wholegrain Digital. Wholegrain Digital is London’s original WordPress agency, founded in 2007, and a Certified B Corporation that aims to help organizations thrive online using efficient design and web technology. They are focused on digital sustainability, quantifying the environmental impact of digital services, and looking at ways it can be reduced.
In today’s episode, Cory and Tom talk about digital technology, specifically the carbon footprints from the online world, and have an eye-opening conversation about sustainable internet. Tom describes people’s digital consumption, showing the direct and indirect impact on the environment.
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Wholegrain Digital is London’s original WordPress agency, founded in 2007, and a Certified B Corporation that aims to help organizations thrive online using efficient design and web technology.
They are focused on digital sustainability, quantifying the environmental impact of digital services, and looking at ways it can be reduced.
Tom authored Sustainable Web Design, which introduces readers to the environmental impact of the web, and likewise, how to reduce it.
Tom is also one of the principal contributors to the Sustainable Web Manifesto, which outlines what an internet that is good for people and the planet actually looks like.
This, Tom’s exploration of a more sustainable, resilient, and ethical web, directed much of our conversation.
Specifically, we covered:
- The environmental impact of digital technology
- What do we do with all the electronic waste
- How to reduce digital carbon footprints
- How we systemically create a more sustainable + resilient web for all
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Enjoy,
-Cory Ames
Host, The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast
“The planet doesn’t care if Wholegrain Digital makes eco-friendly websites, we need the whole web to be eco-friendly”
— Tom Greenwood, Wholegrain Digital
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Links & Resources Mentioned
- Tom Greenwood on LinkedIn
- Wholegrain Digital on Instagram, LinkedIn
- Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood
- Website Carbon Calculator
- Sustainable Web Manifesto
- Tim Frick on LinkedIn
- Mightybytes
- B Corporations
- Design for the Real World by Victor Papanek
- Wim Hof Breathing Method
- Cory Ames on LinkedIn and Twitter
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