Sun and the Environment
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| + | ===Greening our Business=== | ||
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| + | At Sun, the first step in being eco responsible is "greening" our business, or minimizing the environmental impact of our own operations. From carbon emissions to energy usage and the efficiency of our datacenters, we are determined to integrate eco principles into every aspect of our operations and deliver value for all of our stakeholders, including the environment. | ||
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| + | ====Sun's Carbon Footprint==== | ||
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| + | Sun is firm in its commitment to a 20 percent reduction of our U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over 2002 levels by 2012, which was made as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders program. We have taken a giant leap in establishing such an aggressive GHG reduction goal. Achieving our goal will take a concerted effort as well as a coordinated strategy, and will involve the following steps: | ||
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| + | *Continue to fine-tune our 2002 baseline GHG emissions data, on which our 20 percent reduction goal is based | ||
| + | *Establish tracking systems to capture and measure our GHG emissions, and report our findings publicly and against our baseline data | ||
| + | *Develop a global baseline and set reduction targets for all operations worldwide by the end of calendar year 2007 | ||
| + | *Continue to reduce energy usage in our datacenters, converting them into eco responsible facilities | ||
| + | *Develop an alternative energy strategy | ||
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| + | '''Sun's Energy Usage''' | ||
| + | More than 90 percent of Sun's carbon footprint comes from energy use. We are committed to openly sharing our energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions data and encourage other organizations to do the same. | ||
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*1. [http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/environment/index.jsp Eco Responsibility] | *1. [http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/environment/index.jsp Eco Responsibility] | ||
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| + | *2. [http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/environment/green/carbon.jsp Greening our Business] | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 9 July 2007
Contents |
Summary
What the Vendor says about itself
Eco Responsibility
At Sun, we create technology so that more and more people can get connected, share, interact, and solve problems. And as participation grows, we're committed to building products that are dramatically smarter, safer, and more eco responsible — from product and packaging design to power usage to our global take-back and recycling programs.
Doing Our Part to Reduce Power Consumption
With a billion people participating online today, the network consumes more than 100 billion kilowatts of electricity and costs businesses around $7.2 billion in utility bills annually. And since the power consumption of datacenters doubled between 2000 and 2005, it's no surprise that 25 percent of an IT budget is consumed by energy costs alone. Some analysts say infrastructure power usage will soon cost more than the hardware itself.
So it's clear: what's good for the environment is imperative for business.
This axiom drives Sun's commitment to designing and delivering eco-friendly processors, systems, programs, and services that help businesses reduce their power consumption, environmental impact, and energy costs.
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Greening our Business
At Sun, the first step in being eco responsible is "greening" our business, or minimizing the environmental impact of our own operations. From carbon emissions to energy usage and the efficiency of our datacenters, we are determined to integrate eco principles into every aspect of our operations and deliver value for all of our stakeholders, including the environment.
Sun's Carbon Footprint
Sun is firm in its commitment to a 20 percent reduction of our U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over 2002 levels by 2012, which was made as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders program. We have taken a giant leap in establishing such an aggressive GHG reduction goal. Achieving our goal will take a concerted effort as well as a coordinated strategy, and will involve the following steps:
- Continue to fine-tune our 2002 baseline GHG emissions data, on which our 20 percent reduction goal is based
- Establish tracking systems to capture and measure our GHG emissions, and report our findings publicly and against our baseline data
- Develop a global baseline and set reduction targets for all operations worldwide by the end of calendar year 2007
- Continue to reduce energy usage in our datacenters, converting them into eco responsible facilities
- Develop an alternative energy strategy
Sun's Energy Usage
More than 90 percent of Sun's carbon footprint comes from energy use. We are committed to openly sharing our energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions data and encourage other organizations to do the same.
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