All publications Frugality

16/08/2024

My smartphone is 7 years old: I struggle every day to keep it

In 2024, you need to be creative to maintain your electronic devices... here are some tips to extend the life of your smartphone.

# Sustainablity# Obsolescence

30/07/2024

Eric Alard: Between adrenaline and algorithms, sports in the digital age

Former athlete Eric Alard is a regular at the Olympics. Now working in the digital field, he explores the increasingly close links between sports and technology, for both athletes and spectators.

# Artificial Intelligence# Internet of Things# Social media

25/07/2024

Shopping online or in-store: It's the same, right? Not exactly

Shopping online is easy: an electronic device, an internet connection, a credit card, and you're all set. All without leaving your home. Yet, behind the apparent simplicity of e-commerce, it's an entire (not exactly eco-friendly) industry that gears up to get packages to our doorsteps.

# E-commerce# Impact

11/07/2024

Perrine Tanguy: Let's avoid deepening the ecological impact of e-commerce

The French have become accustomed to doing part of their shopping online: whether it's buying clothes or booking a hotel, consumers interact with dozens of pages each day. However, it remains difficult to assess the carbon footprint of a purchase on the web...

# E-commerce# Carbon Footprint

05/07/2024

Marlène de Bank: Sending so many satellites into orbit for Internet access is unsustainable

How does a satellite network work? What are the ecological consequences of sending satellites into orbit? Insights from Marlène de Bank, research engineer at the Shift Project.

# Carbon Footprint

18/06/2024

Broken smartphones don't deserve to end up in the bin

Production, transportation, usage... it's undeniable, our smartphones have a negative impact on the environment. To make matters worse, we don't always adopt the best practices with these technological marvels, especially when they're damaged. Here's a closer look at the right steps to take when our smartphone is broken.

# Sustainablity# Upcycling

06/02/2024

"3 Years Without a Smartphone Transformed My Relationship With Digital Technology"

In France in 2024, how many people would (voluntarily) be ready to give up a smartphone? Maëlys, a member of Generation Z and a digital native, decided to embark on what seems today like a real adventure: going completely without a smartphone for 3 years. She shares how this experience slowly but surely changed her relationship with digital technology.

# Digital disconnection

24/01/2024

End of Windows 10: Millions of Computers Destined for Disposal

In 2025, Microsoft will bring an end to Windows 10: the end-of-support date for its users has been determined. Beyond that, everyone will use this operating system at their own risk. This decision has environmental repercussions, as millions of still-functioning computers will cease to be used.

# Carbon Footprint# Obsolescence

16/01/2024

Planned for January 2024, Where Did the Durability Index Go?

Since the launch of the repairability index in January 2021, France has been a pioneer in considering the impacts of our electronic devices. However, at the end of 2023 Europe halted the deployment of the durability index, which was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024.

# Sustainablity# Regulation

11/01/2024

Internet of Things (IoT): Helpful... but Energy-Intensive

In France in 2020, there were 244 million connected devices. This number is expected to double in six years, according to the latest figures from ADEME-Arcep. Faced with this avalanche of connected devices ready to be manufactured, it is time to examine the ecological costs that these devices can generate.

# Internet of Things# Carbon Footprint