Tuta Mail & Tuta Calendar: a resource efficient tech company
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Germany
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Hanover
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Description
The tech industry is not particularly noted for its moderation and sobriety. Here's one company which is taking a different approach.
Tuta is a German-based quantum-safe encrypted email and calendar provider. Resource efficiency is its watchword: its business model directly addresses over-consumption and over-production of waste in several ways:
- its infrastructure is hosted on company-maintained servers, meaning that it has full control over hardware use, reuse and refurbishment. The company extends the lifetime of its servers through proactive maintenance and modular upgrades, significantly reducing electronic waste and conserving resources;
- it compresses all user data so that less storage capacity is required;
- it runs all its services on 100% renewable energy.
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Tuta has factored circular economy principles into its business model:
- Extending product life: Self-managed servers are kept in use well beyond standard industry cycles.
- Reducing resource use: Tuta’s software uses data compression to minimise the resources needed.
- Using renewable energy: By only using renewable energy, Tuta contributes to a change in how electricity is produced.