Conscious selection of IT solutions providers. Cooperate with companies which strive to lower their carbon footprint and use green energy. In order to avoid exploiting the natural world and people, such companies should have control over the supply chain for their products. The Green Web Foundation makes it possible to check whether a given website is hosted by a data centre which uses green energy. Website Carbon calculates carbon footprint of websites. A listing of ethical alternatives for numerous technological products is available here.