The most successful initiatives for business are those that don’t just have an environmental impact, but also an impact on the organisation’s efficiency and, ultimately, the bottom line. Computacenter’s approach to sustainable IT is to help its customers solve real IT issues, realising environmental benefits through a focus on cost reduction and improved IT infrastructure efficiency.
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 For green advice…Throughout the technology lifecycle, we can help you develop more effective environmental policies for the acquisition, operation, re-use and disposal of IT equipment. Our Advisory Service will show you how significant cost savings can be made alongside reducing your carbon emissions and disposal to landfill. The Advisory Service is based on a series of practical steps including an energy efficiency audit, advice on product selection and usage and on the secure re-use and recycling of end-of-life equipment. |
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 For green procurement…We ensure you have access to the latest high performance, low carbon footprint technology through our partnership with the Green Electronics Council and our 20 years experience in working with leading IT vendors. We offer access to a wide range of technology accredited to the Green Electronic Council’s (GEC’s) EPEAT framework, which is based on environmental standards such as the WEEE and RoHS directives and the Energy Star certification. EPEAT products fulfil a range of performance criteria, including energy conservation and the reduction or elimination of environmentally sensitive materials and packaging.We also offer an Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator to help you estimate exactly how your purchases will reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. |
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 For green operations and management…Client device power audit and optimisation Our Client Device Power Audit comprises a five stage process, including an onsite review of your IT assets, a staff questionnaire, power consumption benchmarking and a breakdown of energy usage and environmental impact by model The final deliverable is a report that recommends and quantifies ways in which costs and emissions can be reduced by implementing power management strategies, selective replacement and modifying user behaviour. Key benefits of adoption can include up to 40% reduction in client device estate power usage and a significantly reduced carbon footprint. Datacentre optimisation Flexible working |
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 For green disposals and recycling…RDC, Computacenter’s Disposals and Recycling arm, provides a comprehensive service to help organisations get the best value from their redundant IT equipment, ensuring compliance with all UK and European legislation. The winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its innovative solutions, RDC can help you: • Select the most cost-effective way to manage all redundant IT equipment. • Ensure all data and environmental requirements are met, in line with the strictest UK/European legislation. • Upgrade, configure and redeploy IT equipment back into your organisation. • Resell equipment in the used IT market place and release revenue back into the organisation. • Devise and operate an online employee purchase scheme. • Donate redundant equipment to charities or non-profit making organisations. |
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a new mandatory UK-wide CO2 emissions reduction scheme that will apply to any organisation that consumes 6,000MWh or more of electricity as measured through half-hourly meters in 2008.
In 2007 we won BT’s Supplier Innovation
Award for our work in helping the company
reduce the carbon footprint of its Windows
datacentre estate by 85%. With around
1,400 fewer servers to power and cool, the
company has been able to cut its energy
consumption by over 5,000 kW per hour,
which accounts for savings of almost £800,000 per annum.
The Environment Agency’s redundant IT assets are recycled or remarketed by RDC, Computacenter’s recycling arm, with zero IT waste disposed to landfill. This has helped the Environment Agency exceed European WEEE recycling targets and strengthen its reputation for leading by example in environmental excellence. The profit made from remarketing the Agency’s IT assets means that the service effectively paid for itself in 2007.
In April 2007, Leeds City Council signed an agreement with Computacenter in with the aim of getting quality green and efficient devices on desks within a year. In the last twelve months alone, LCC has introduced EPEAT devices, a waste-free trolley service and ICT disposal services on time and on budget.