Sustainable IT
Reducing Carbon Footprint and
Materials Waste in the IT Environment
Lecture 4 Sample Presentation
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In this sample presentation for Lecture 4:
− Some HP Sustainable IT business activities
− Some HP Sustainable IT products and services
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For additional information on:
− HP Sustainable IT business activities
− HP Sustainable IT products and services
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See:
− The Natural Edge Project – Sustainable IT: Reducing
Carbon Footprint and Materials Waste in the IT
Environment,
www.naturaledgeproject.net/SustainableIT.aspx
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Sustainable IT Case Study
HP Case Study
Sustainable IT
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HP has matured offerings for Sustainable IT
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Product service systems:
− End-User Workplace Solutions offering
− Established product end-of-life services
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Sustainable IT products:
− Equipment and packaging are designed under the
Design for Environment program
− Products and packaging are designed for reuse and
recycling
HP Case Study
Sustainable IT
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Portfolio of solutions for the end-user
environment
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: The Universal College of Learning
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New Zealand
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650 employees
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133% return on investment, a pay back period of
15 months
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: The Universal College of Learning
Performance measure
Before
After
Help Desk calls/month
573
310
Unresolved issues carried inter-period
118
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Server downtime/year (reliability)
52 times
2-3 times
Time for annual upgrades/1000 computers 2 person-months 2 person-weeks
Number of computers manageable/FTE
53
115
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80% of call issues are solved within eight hours
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89%-97% of users are ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’
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More than 200 computers were eliminated
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: The International Rice Research
Institute
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The Philippines
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1000 employees
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Save an estimated US$2.46 million over the first
3 years.
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: The International Rice Research
Institute
Performance measure
Before
After
Downtime/year (reliability)
Several times
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Time to deploy a new application
3-4 weeks
Near immediate
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80% if issues resolved within 24 hours
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PC support time is down by 34%
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The number of printers is down
− Goal: reduce total printers from 400 to 200 and thus
saving an estimated 360 IT employee hours
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End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: Krung Thai Computer Services
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Thailand
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IT system including 12,000 PCs
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Reduced costs by 17.2%:
− 25.2% saving in direct costs, including:
• PC acquisitions and services
• PC management and support
• Support overhead
− 4.1% saving in indirect costs, including:
• End-user operations
• Availability
HP Case Study
End-User Workplace Solutions
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Case Study: Krung Thai Computer Services
Performance measure
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Before
After
Call failure rate
12.6%
2.3%
Performance and response failure rate
1.6%
1.1%
PC support time is down by 34%
− “HP was able to provide a true end-to-end solution,
offering full business and IT benefits to customers from
our portfolio of hardware, software and services, plus
the financial management component that no IT vendor
has ever offered…”
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Design for Environment
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HP products and packaging are developed
through the Design for Environment program
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Established in 1992
A. Energy Efficiency
B. Materials Innovation
C. Design for Recyclability
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Design for Environment
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A. Energy Efficiency
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Aim:
− Reduce the energy needed to manufacture and use
products
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Goal: Reduce global energy use by 20% by 2010
− “Energy efficiency is an integral part of the
environmental program HP has had in place for
decades and is a key component in making HP a
leader in sustainability”
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Design for Environment
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A. Energy Efficiency
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Energy saving tools and technologies
− 45% more efficient next-generation desktop computers
− 80% efficient power supplies – 33% more efficient
− 40% more efficient BladeSystem infrastructure
− HP Dynamic Smart Cooling – 20-45% savings in
cooling energy costs
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Improved in-house energy efficiency
− Substantial cost savings
− Greenhouse gas emissions prevention
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Design for Environment
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B. Materials Innovation
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Aim:
− Reduce the amount of materials used in products
− Develop materials that have less environmental impact
and more value at end-of-life
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HP has developed a number of material-efficient
products
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HP actively source recycled or renewable
materials for products
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Design for Environment
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B. Materials Innovation
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HP products:
− Comply with the EU RoHS directive
− Are free of any suspect hazardous substances
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Design for Environment
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C. Design for Recyclability
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Aim:
− Design equipment that is easier to upgrade and recycle
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Increases product salvage value
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Reduces environmental impact
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Design for Environment
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C. Design for Recyclability
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Design features
− Modular design – separate components and materials
− Reducing the number of components
− Eliminating glues and adhesives – using snap-in
features
− Marking plastic components according standards –
speed up materials identification
− Reducing the number and types of materials
− Using single plastic polymers
− Using molded-in colors and finishes – no paint,
coatings or plating
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Design for Environment
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Covers all HP products:
− Consumables – ink cartridges and packaging
− Consumer products – computers
− Integrated systems – data centres
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More than 1000 HP products are qualified for
international eco-labels
− North America
− Europe
− Asia
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Goal: Recycle 1 billion pounds by the end of 2007
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HP offers a full suite of services
− Recovery
− Inspection
− Auditing
− Testing
− Refurbishing
− Recycling
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Covers every product category
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Covers any manufacturer
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Products acquired through:
− Returns
− Trade-ins
− Lease terminations
− Donations
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Donated products
− Disadvantaged individuals
− Schools
− Charities
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Case Study: Planet Partners
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Global program - more than 40 countries
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Recycles HP LaserJet and HP inkjet print
cartridges
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Prevents the landfill of all cartridges collected
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Recycled 112 million cartridges
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More than 229 million pounds
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Case Study: Planet Partners
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The recycled materials are used in:
− New HP products
− Auto body parts
− Clothes hangers
− Toys
− Fence posts
− Serving trays
− Roof tiles
− Shoe soles
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Case Study: Byteback
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HP is the sole industry partner
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Run in partnership with the Victorian State and
Local Governments
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Computing and office IT products recycled freeof-charge for Victorian residents and small
business owners
− Products are transported to a dismantling facility
− Components are transported to domestic and overseas
processing facilities.
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Product End-of-Life Management
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Case Study: Cartridges 4 Planet Ark
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Australia-wide program
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Recycles print consumables from:
− Printers
− Photocopiers
− Fax machines
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Prevents the landfill of all cartridges collected
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Recycled 2.5 million cartridges