2025 IT Trends: Working towards a more sustainable New Year

In this month’s edition of Evergreen, we welcome in a new year, complete with new year’s resolutions. In the IT sector, more of us are resolving to take greater responsibility for our companies’ environmental impacts. Key players in the industry are highlighting energy efficient computing as one of the top tech trends for 2025, with a focus on hardware optimized for efficiency and renewable energy sources. 

The following articles explore the sustainability-focused trends set to shift the way we approach IT in 2025. 

1# What Is Green Computing and How Is It Reducing IT’s Environmental Impact? 

Gartner delves deeper into sustainable IT, emphasizing the benefits of refining existing hardware and moving to renewable energy sources. Extending the lifecycle of current hardware is a practice Evernex has had at the heart of its work for years, refurbishing older pieces and reusing spare parts for replacements.  

Nick Jones also tackles the challenges facing green computing, such as the rapid evolution of green computing and the relative immaturity of some newer technologies and platforms entering the market. 

2# Why Tech Giants Are Betting Big On Nuclear Power 

Forbes gives the renewable energy in IT full focus in this article. It is no secret that the IT industry consumes huge amounts of energy. With the rise of AI, this hunger is only set to grow.  

Microsoft recently signed a deal with Constellation Energy to reopen the nuclear power plant, Three-Mile Island, in a bid to meet the wildly increasing demand for energy. Such a deal signals a trend set to gain traction in 2025 – a move towards renewable, clean power sources. With the vast amounts of power needed for the IT industry, wind and solar power are not enough. Nuclear power, then, is expected to be the game-changer.   

3# IT Sustainability Think Tank: Lessons from 2024 and priorities for 2025 | Computer Weekly 

Aside from sheer energy demand, legal pressure to adopt sustainable IT strategies will be another important factor in the coming year. Computer Weekly reflects that “compliance has evolved from a legal obligation to a strategic business advantage”, following the EU’s introduction of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in 2023.  

Businesses proactively taking steps to ensure their operations meet their sustainability goals have seen several rewards, both legal and economic. According to Computer Weekly, “companies that integrated sustainability into their business models demonstrated the financial and operational benefits of going green. Examples include organisations that refurbished existing IT equipment instead of purchasing new devices, reducing e-waste while saving money”.  

4# Five Ways to Create a Sustainable IT Strategy 

To round off this selection, Evernex presents five steps your business can implement to build a more sustainable IT infrastructure, from promoting remote working to responsible hardware disposal.  

Refurbishing and maintaining usable assets are key services offered by Evernex. So is IT Asset Disposal. This year’s Global E-waste Monitor reported that 2022 saw 62 million tons of e-waste produced, most of which ended up in landfills. This is where ITAD comes in: the responsible disposal of IT assets, from data wiping to recycling and returning usable materials to the circular economy.  

5# Top Strategic Tech Trends for 2025 | Live from Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 

You can also check out this video by Gartner about 2025’s tech trends. Gene Alvarez highlights some of the sustainable IT practices companies will be adopting in the coming year (16.50-19.10), in a world which needs long-term solutions for “more computing with less energy”.