Government Savings Bank aims for sustainable business operations with good governance toward society and communities. The Bank has social and environmental responsibility and recognizes negative impact from its activities on the environment of the community, the country and the world by adopting technology to use in conjunction with environmental care, adhering to three principles: economic growth, social responsibility, and environmental impact. In addition, the Bank establishes practices and guidelines for sustainable technology management, i.e. technology selection, use of technology, and disposal of unused computers and equipment.
Guidelines for sustainable digital technology management
Technology selection
- Eco-friendly processing system
- Products or raw materials that do not pose a high environmental hazard
- Equipment that is EPEAT certified or energy label certified.
- Virtualization technology
- Power management, energy saving, electricity saving, reduction of heat generation
- Use of notebook computers
- Use of wireless communication technology
Use of digital technology
- Setting a time to turn off a computer or use a Power Management function.
- Using digital technology to reduce paper usage and avoid printing hard copy documents.
- Using Microsoft 365 program as a collaborative tool to reduce resource usage across the organization.
Disposal of unused computers and equipment
Having a disposal process for buyers to recycle, reuse or dispose items properly in accordance with environmental standards.
For technology selection and disposal of unused computers and equipment, the Bank has specified specifications of computers and equipment, printers and ink cartridges in Term of Reference (TOR) for purchase of computers and various equipment to ensure that the product procurement meets environmental and energy-saving standards. The Bank has also established the qualifications of buyers of discarded items for entrepreneurs who have an e-waste disposal process that meets international standards to ensure proper and secure disposal methods, safeguarding against data breaches. These guidelines are applied to the procurement of computers and equipment as well as disposal of items under contracts from 2022 onwards
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