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Essential tips for greening your office equipment
Redefining costs as the total cost of ownership
Case studies – Toyota, 3M Australia and Ford
Rating the products and ranking the providers
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Worldwide, information and communication technology is responsible for 3% of greenhouse emissions and this
is predicted to rise to 6% by 2020 The suite of ICT products – including computers, TVs and, to a lesser extent, office devices – is also the source of massive volumes of hazardous electronic waste
But it is also one of the most dynamic areas in responding to these issues, with new business models (computing
as a service), new technologies and new designs for the environment, from ensuring easy disassembly to phasing out toxic substances
Surveys repeatedly show IT professionals struggle to include green criteria in their mix of drivers, even to redefine costs savings by looking at the total cost of ownership over time
Yet the issue is starting to percolate up to senior management ranks and that creates an opportunity for
environment and office managers to open up a broader conversation about buying and optimising for environment Here’s some information to get you started
Richard Collins(Editor)
4 Towards sustainable
procurement
Green tech is no longer an ethical
concern alone; it is a financial
imperative for modern business,
writes Ian Birks of the Australian
Information Industry Association
5 Buy green and be heard
Greener purchasing is a powerful
way to tell electronics manufacturers to clean up their
act, writes Tom Dowdell of Greenpeace International
7 IT practices still only pale green
Business has merely plucked the low hanging fruit in
green IT, says a Fujitsu study, which highlights areas for
improvement By Richard Collins
8 Toyota drives Green IT
Toyota Australia’s Green IT Policy, which ranges from
procurement to disposal of equipment, aims to cut
carbon emissions and eliminate landfill of office-based
equipment By James Scott
12 Looking beyond the price tag
Auditing the total cost of ownership of your IT and office
equipment can reveal unexpected savings Deborah Lloyd
shares some tips on how and why it’s worth it
14 New light for e-waste recovery
Australia is on the brink of implementing an e-waste
scheme that could recycle up to 2.5 million tonnes of
18 The path to greener office equipment
People often purchase and use office equipment in what they believe is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way when in fact what they are doing is exactly the opposite
20 Ford’s lean, green IT machines
Ford researched its new green PC fleet with energy, enthusiasm and a lot of expert help from EPEAT
22 Optimising the IT environment
While a single computer uses little energy, scale that up
to corporate level and there are some significant savings
in optimising IT
23 Inside the best of IT equipment
A snapshot of the leading products according to the US Government EPEAT program
24 Ranking the product providers
Where EPEAT drills down to rate individual products, Greenpeace looks at corporate policies and performance
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technology (ICT) procurement spans everything from
the energy efficiency of individual products to the
environmental impact of disposed equipment, with much
ground in between The good news is that developing
an environmentally sustainable industry has been a
long-term priority for the technology sector in Australia
During the past decade, Australia has made a great
deal of progress towards an environment in which
vendors can demonstrate high-quality credentials and
purchasers can make informed decisions about the
environmental impact of technology systems
At the highest level, ICT currently accounts for about
2.7% of Australian emissions This figure is likely
higher for the average business, translating into higher
electricity costs Green tech is no longer an ethical
concern alone; it is a financial imperative for modern
business The growth of technology and its pervasiveness
in modern life means energy consumption and mitigation
are a high priority for both individual businesses and the
broader economy
There is now a more robust understanding among the
vendor and business community about ‘Green in’ ICT and
‘Green through’ ICT The popularity of virtual networks,
the concept of cloud computing, software as a service
and the trend to product light-weighting driven by mobility
are just some of the examples we can cite in a vast
arena
PuBLIc PROcuRemeNT POweR
At an industry level, the Australian Information Industry
Association (AIIA) has been working with the Federal
Government to finalise an agreement on appropriate
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for technology
equipment This is based on the US Energy Star Program
To its credit, the federal Environment Department, in
conjunction with the Department of Finance and with the
support of the AIIA, has published a whole-of-government
ICT Sustainability Plan that includes the adoption of the
US’s EPEAT program Essentially, this is a system to
guide responsible procurement for government agencies
based on a range of sustainability criteria
The government is seeking alignment to this approach through its ICT Sustainability Plan, which means the energy efficiency standards and other environmental guidelines we develop as an industry or with the assistance of government (regulatory or voluntary) are recognised as a benchmark and provide a market driver for ingraining sustainability measures into procurement
decisions as a whole
Demonstration of green credentials is essential to procurement programs that seek
to maximise environmental outcomes The aim
is to provide purchasers at all levels, whether individuals, businesses or government, with the ability to make informed decisions about the sustainability of their technology procurement, and assessment through this tool should be encouraged by purchasers Over time, the corporate community and consumers will benefit from this approach
IT’s eNvIRONmeNTaL eLemeNTs
While efficiency and emissions reduction are increasing priorities for government and
Towards sustainable information
technology procurement
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Green tech is no longer an ethical concern alone; it is a financial imperative for
modern business, writes Ian Birks of the australian Information Industry association.
ManageMent of consuMption and deMand and appropriate weighting
of environMental criteria in purchasing evaluation is essential – ian Birks, the chief itc industry officer.
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importance for the environmental health of the planet Every dollar spent is a political statement, like it or not
IT purchasing managers have an especially powerful voice when it comes to telling electronics manufacturers that the time has long passed when it was acceptable
to offer products that contain toxic chemicals and are energy inefficient
Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics is an
excellent tool to use when trying to decide which companies offer the greenest products (more on
Pg 25) It shows which companies have made the most progress towards products that are free from hazardous substances such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and towards voluntary take-back of
their end-of-life products globally
There are considerably more products on the market today than when the first edition of the guide was launched in
2006 Companies are in the process of translating these commitments into products on the market – for example, leaders such as Apple, HP, Nokia and Sony Ericsson have completed the phase-out
of PVC and BFRs from whole product lines
Purchasing managers can speed up the action
of these companies by rewarding those that have changed and telling the laggards they won’t get any business until they follow suit
Why does this all matter? To begin with, millions of tonnes of e-waste are dumped every year in some of the world’s poorest countries, often being burnt in open pit fires to obtain scrap metal We are also facing a climate crisis
purchasing Managers can speed up the action of these coMpanies By rewarding those that have changed and telling the laggards they won’t get any Business until they follow suit – toM dowdell
Every dollar spent is a political statement, like it
or not
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business, it is only one of many elements required to
assess the environmental impact of technology E-waste
and the disposal of end-of-life equipment has become a
global issue in recent years and with constant innovation
often leading to high levels of equipment turnover, it is
now an essential consideration
AIIA has been trialling a viable end-of-life equipment and
recycling scheme (Byteback) for a number of years that
has recently been accepted as the basis for a national
scheme, following the announcement of legislation by the
Environment Minister late last year
The scheme will be based on a partnership between
industry, government and the community through which
ICT companies join an eligible Product Stewardship
Organisation (PSO) Through the PSO, brands will be able
to guarantee that all equipment sold by them into the
Australian marketplace will be repurposed or responsibly
recycled – in current trials, more than 97% of e-waste
material is being successfully reclaimed
Under the model for the national e-waste scheme,
individual brands will take responsibility for the products
they sell into the Australian marketplace This, in turn,
provides a powerful incentive to improve the overall
product lifecycle in areas ranging from raw material
selection to designs that promote easy reuse and
recycling As the scheme is rolled out nationally, brands
will increasingly be able to demonstrate this to the
market
eDucaTION, awaReNess, cOmmITmeNT
The ability to make informed procurement decisions,
of course, is only part of the story Management of
consumption and demand and appropriate weighting
of environmental criteria in purchasing evaluation is
essential Education, awareness and commitment to
these principles will be required to make it work
The Federal Government now requires agencies to
adhere to mandatory environmental standards across six
key areas aligned with relevant international standards
The power of government purchasing and leadership
has a strong effect on the market that will both drive
continued improvement in the industry marketplace as
well as increased demand and awareness for green
procurement across other industry sectors
Lastly, it’s worth noting that technology will play a
key role in tackling emissions across the other 97% of
Australia’s greenhouse sources, which translates to even
more significant savings for individual businesses
Sustainable ICT procurement is not just about making
informed decisions on the footprint and lifecycle of
individual pieces of equipment The strategic decisions
that an organisation makes in the acquisition of
technology can have a huge impact on its overall
environmental footprint
A ‘smart’ printer may halve the carbon impact and costs
of running a traditional printer; smart building systems
can potentially do the same for an entire organisation
Similarly, the introduction of teleworking and intelligent
transport and logistics systems, among many others,
have the potential to deliver exponential environmental
and financial benefits to any business
Finally, AIIA has released a Green IT eBook – the first
of its kind in Australia – that provides a detailed analysis
of how to develop environmentally sustainable business
through technology
Ian Birks is CEO of the Australian Information Industry
Association (www.aiia.com.au) More on EPEAT on Pg 24.
Greener purchasing is a powerful way to tell electronics manufacturers to clean up their act, writes Tom Dowdell of Greenpeace International.
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and inefficient office devices
unnecessarily sap power that
urgently needs to be conserved
Now, many companies,
including Acer, the Indian
companies Wipro and HCL,
Hewlett-Packard and Philips, are offering smart phones, computers, monitors and televisions that are free of the most toxic chemicals
We are seeing similar gains in
product energy efficiency, and in companies embracing the concept
of financial responsibility for their products – and offering more opportunities for convenient and free take-back of their products This is especially crucial in areas outside of the EU that do not yet have e-waste collection laws.Whenever you are purchasing
IT equipment, be it for the home, office or entire company, you can help make the electronics industry more sustainable by insisting on products with the least hazardous substances, the best recycling programs and the most energy efficient
There’s one voice we know all companies listen to – their customers So it’s vital you make sure they hear the demand for truly greener products loud and clear
Tom Dowdell is a Greenpeace climate and toxics campaigner.
there’s one voice we know all
coMpanies listen to – their custoMers
so it’s vital you Make sure they hear
the deMand for truly greener
products loud and clear.
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Businesses have scored just 56.4% in
their readiness to embrace green IT,
according to a recent benchmarking
study of practices in the UK, US, India and
Australia
The Fujitsu study is based on work by
Connection Research and RMIT University,
who surveyed more than 630 CIOs
and senior IT managers across various
industries in the four countries
Fujitsu’s global sustainability executive
director, Alison Rowe, said “the results
of our benchmarking survey provide an
invaluable international perspective on
global best practice trends and enable
comparisons within countries against similar
organisations”
It has benchmarked Green IT maturity
based on five criteria: green IT lifecycle
(procurement to disposal), end user
efficiencies, enterprise and datacentre
efficiencies, usage of IT as a low-carbon
enabler and measurement and monitoring
Information and communication technology
is responsible for up to 60% of the energy use in
organisations Of the industries studied, the finance
sector is the biggest user
“The consumption of energy by IT within the financial
services sector is greater than in any other industry as
information systems – with large scale infrastructure,
data storage and transaction requirements – are central
to its operations This makes energy sourcing, usage and
pricing important management issues,” says the report
But even the financial sector in Australia is only in the
early stages of green IT, mostly just reaping the benefits
of quick wins at the end user level, such as turning PCs
off at night
The Australian industry average score in terms of
the equipment lifecycle, which includes procurement,
disposal and recycling and reuse, is just 56% That is
behind the industry in the UK and US, which both rate
over 63%
And it is yet to really step up to using IT for
sustainable business at the broader ‘enterprise’ and
‘enablement’ levels, scoring 59% and 52% respectively
For example, businesses would benefit from greater
strategic migration to the efficiencies of scale and
superior energy saving practices of datacentres and
the cloud
But where industry is really falling short is in the area
of metrics Measurement is a precondition of effective
energy and emissions management
“Increasingly, IT practitioners are realising that the general term Green IT is about specific areas of operation, and that the key driver is cost Energy costs,
as a proportion of IT budgets, are increasing substantially
in most countries Green IT is an obvious and easy way
to improve the bottom line,” said Rowe
Green IT is not a single action, policy or technology It comprises a number of aspects, in a number of different disciplines It is best implemented through a holistic approach, in areas as diverse as procurement, end user operations, data center management, and applications implementation
Fujistu argues the first step in this Green IT journey
is strategic alignment Organisations need to ensure their sustainable IT strategies align with overall strategic objectives and gain executive endorsement In turn, a Green IT strategy should dovetail into the organisation’s environmental sustainability strategy
IT practices still only pale green
Business has merely plucked the low hanging fruit in green IT, says a Fujitsu study,
which highlights areas for improvement By Richard collins.
increasingly, it practitioners
are realising that the general
terM green it is aBout specific
areas of operation, and that
the key driver is cost
– alison rowe, fujitsu
There is still room to improve in all industries
the Moore’s law of efficiency
The upside of the fast pace of IT renewal is efficiencies come on board quickly A study for the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI), a wide-ranging coalition started by Google and Intel to address “end-to-end energy use”, claims emissions reductions of 32 million tonnes in three years through equipment redesign
“When CSCI was established in 2007, desktop computers wasted 50% of the power coming from the wall,” said CSCI president Lorie Wigle, Intel’s GM of the Eco-Technology Program Office
“Today, through the collective efforts of our organisation, hardware manufacturers, large IT buyers and other key partners, the IT sector has cut that waste by at least 25% for new systems.”
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Green IT at Toyota Australia means more than
finding servers that burn fewer watts; it is part
of the company’s plan to achieve environmental
leadership across the vehicle lifecycle
We are a company focused on building and selling
vehicles, but we are also a company based on
technological innovation
Across the company, environmental sustainability is
being embedded into everything we do – from every
aspect of our manufacturing operations; to the energy
efficiency of our vehicles; to the places where we sell
our cars Consistent with this direction, the Information
Systems Division (ISD) has set an objective for Toyota
Australia to become the country’s leading organisation
in Green IT
Toyota’s Green IT journey began in 2008 when ISD,
with assistance from the company’s Environment Policy
Group and strategic partner Fujitsu, audited all IT
equipment at the company’s corporate headquarters
to understand its baseline carbon emissions output
and to identify areas for improvement
The audit concluded Toyota Australia was emitting
1,592 tonnes of CO2 per year from its corporate
headquarters office equipment It also gave
us a baseline to work from and provided broad
recommendations on what our targets and timing
should be for the whole organisation, as well as
actions to achieve them
From there, we developed the company’s
first Green IT Policy The policy
features four dimensions:
disposal of IT equipment,
infrastructure optimisation,
managing energy and
procurement Each dimension
includes actions and targets
aimed at supporting ISD’s key targets,
such as reducing carbon emissions from office-based
equipment and operating systems by 20%
To help ensure the policy and its actions were
embraced by ISD team members and Toyota
employees, it was presented to Toyota’s senior
management and the Environment Committee for
endorsement This step was mission critical and gave
us the green light to begin to communicate our plans
and implement several Green IT initiatives across all
Toyota Australia sites
Pc POweR savINGs
The largest IT contributor to CO2 emissions was Toyota’s
PC fleet, numbering about 2,100 devices In June 2009,
Toyota enforced a policy whereby all PCs and notebooks
would switch to power save mode after 10 minutes of
inactivity This resulted in an 8% CO2 reduction and led to
a similar solution being deployed across the energy hungry
CAD PC fleet used by design engineers and stylists
Other activities involved reprogramming multi-function
devices such as printers, copiers and scanners to switch
to panel off mode after two minutes, resulting in a 39%
reduction in emissions, and upgrading video conference equipment with energy efficient LCD screens that switch
to low power mode when not used, reducing carbon emissions by a further 51%
ISD’s Green IT activities across end-user equipment resulted in a 19.8% reduction, meaning the company reduced its emissions from 1,592 tonnes of CO2
in 2008−09 to 1,277 tonnes as at March 2010, representing a cost saving of $16,170
Although we fell short of our first target by 0.2%, ISD was very satisfied with the results We learnt a lot from the project, including how important it is to engage employees at all stages of the journey so that they are on board, and how critical it is to have reliable measurement
Toyota Australia drives Green IT
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to cut carbon emissions and eliminate landfill of office-based equipment By James scott.
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The Green IT activities conducted in year one effectively picked the low hanging fruit and achieved the deepest cuts to
CO2 emissions Designing it that way meant the project achieved several quick wins early on, which increased momentum and goodwill for the project among employees
We knew that further reductions wouldn’t be as easy to achieve going forward, so we set a more modest target of 5%, which we anticipate will be achieved later this year
ISD is now focused on reducing energy use across Toyota’s back-end IT infrastructure through consolidating the company’s servers and, where possible, adopting virtualisation software that divides one physical server into multiple environments so they run more efficiently
IT GeTs The TReaTmeNT
Toyota employees are generally very supportive of ISD’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact The majority of employees are 100% behind the project, but occasionally
we come across people who, for whatever reason, don’t believe in what we are trying to do and that’s disappointing But it’s not many people and they serve
to remind us that we have more work to do in educating employees about the benefits of going green
Reducing energy use across IT equipment isn’t the only focus of the Green IT Policy ISD has agreements with our
service and IT equipment providers
to, where possible, recycle equipment or dispose of it in an environmentally conscious manner.Our policy is that no Toyota
IT equipment should end up in landfill Therefore, we recycle obsolete IT equipment through registered IT equipment recyclers and, on occasion, work with the public affairs division and local governments to donate equipment
to charity organisations that could benefit from its extended use
Toyota also considers the lifecycle of IT equipment when renewing infrastructure and assesses a piece
of equipment’s energy use to inform decision-making
on new products We actively seek out suppliers with environmentally conscious credentials and strategies and all IT sourcing decisions include an environment impact assessment
Balancing economic and environmental performance
to be green and competitive is a priority for Toyota Through this project, ISD has developed its understanding that Green IT is a critical capability not only for improving the environmental footprint of our business but also for controlling the cost of IT infrastructure ISD will continue
to set challenging targets and look for ways to continually improve
James Scott is the Chief Information Office (CIO) at Toyota Australia.
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at the 2011 premier’s Sustainability Awards
Eight organisations from a range of different sectors were awarded Victoria’s highest
honours in sustainability at the premier’s Sustainability Awards in Melbourne on
Thursday, 9 july The winners of each category were:
Built environment award winner –
Grocon
Grocon has grown from a small family
concreting business to one of Australia’s
leading privately owned construction
and development companies
Grocon’s Pixel building located at the
old Carlton Brewery site on Swanston
Street in Melbourne demonstrates what
offices may be like in the future
The building has a number of
innovative features including:
A “living rooftop” with native Victorian
grasslands to lower temperatures and
create a green space for staff to relax
in methane gas from sewerage used to
heat office water
Collected rainwater used to irrigate
the living rooftop, supply tap water and
recycle waste water
The building is currently defined as
carbon neutral but will become “carbon
positive” within 50 years when it will
have paid back all of the carbon used
Grocon received a second award
for the development of Pixelcrete, a
‘green’ concrete substitute with the
same strength and use as conventional
concrete which was used in the
construction of its Pixel building
Pixelcrete has achieved three points
under the Green Star rating system as
it contains a high portion of recycled
materials compared to traditional
concrete and uses less Portland cement
(the most commonly used cement)
David Waldren from Grocon said
that sustainability was one of Grocon’s
core values
“We are conscious to include
sustainability in our everyday business
processes like recycling at our building
sites and reducing waste during
demolitions,” Mr Waldren said
in Central Victoria
The two newly-constructed turbines will generate enough clean and safe electricity to power all houses in the Daylesford and surrounding area
The wind farm will offset more than 12,200 tonnes of carbon emissions per year, create local employment opportunities and contribute an estimated $1 million from the sale of electricity back into the community through their Community Sustainability Fund
Simon Holmes a Court from Hepburn Wind said that winning the Premier’s Sustainability Award highlighted how the community-owned, renewable energy movement was gaining momentum here in Australia
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Large Business award winner and Premier’s Recognition award winner – Godfrey hirst australia
Godfrey Hirst Australia is the largest carpet manufacturer and exporter in the Southern Hemisphere
The company has introduced a number of industry best practice sustainability initiatives over the last seven years creating significant environmental and economic improvements
For example, the company’s of-the-art water recycling facility reprocesses 175 million litres of effluent water and 75 million litres of captured storm water returning it to Class A water for reuse The facility has also:
state-n Reduced the company’s water consumption by 50% – saving up
to 250 mega litres of water a year (the equivalent of 250 Olympic-sized swimming pools);
n Cut energy use by 5% a year (15,712 billion joules);
n Cut trade waste by up to 70% a year (175 million litres);
Tim Maishman from Godfrey Hirst said
the company was thrilled to be named
as a finalist and to be awarded both the Large Business Award and the Premier’s Recognition Award
The program engaged more than 1,100 people in the Whitehorse community in different sustainable living projects where participants learnt about energy, water, recycling and waste efficiencies; ‘green’ cleaning; and healthy lifestyle activities.Acting General Manager City Development, Ian Goodes, said Whitehorse City Council had a long-standing commitment to becoming more sustainable and to helping members of the community to lead
a more sustainable lifestyle
www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au
small Business award winner – 3Fish
3Fish provides ethical clothing, including its own retail label, custom-made items and off-the shelf corporate wear, through a range of different channels
The cotton used is organic and Fairtrade, using eco-friendly dyes and inks
Since its creation in 2008, 3Fish’s principle has been to ‘do the right thing’, making sure every decision it makes is socially and environmentally responsible – from the organic farming techniques used to make their clothes
to the packaging they use to distribute their clothing
3Fish Co-Founder, Marty Dillon said that winning the Premier’s Sustainability Award helped to raise awareness about the environmental degradation, child labour and sweatshops that were associated with the production of conventional cotton garments
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Department of Treasury and Finance
The Department of Treasury and
Finance’s Greener Government
Buildings program is an initiative that
targets the entire portfolio of existing
government facilities including offices,
schools, hospitals, TAFEs, prisons,
arts and cultural buildings
The initiative aims to reduce the
Victorian Government’s environmental
impact and operational costs by
improving the energy and water
efficiency of government buildings
and infrastructure
Luke Zha from the Department
of Treasury and Finance said DTF’s mission – to provide leadership in economic, financial and resource management -acknowledged that
“we can’t spend beyond our means.”
The essence of the project was to look
at sustainability and how students could embed it throughout the whole program.The project began in 2009 to ensure learning outcomes enabled RMIT University graduates to leave the program with increased awareness and skills to implement sustainability within their chosen careers
Dr Jenny Underwood from RMIT said that just being a finalist in the awards had created great recognition for the effort they had put into the program
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Manager Sustainability for Sensis present the award to Marty and Nat Dillon at the Premier’s
Sustainability Awards 2011 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Dr Gillian Sparkes, The Hon Ryan Smith MP, Tim Maishman, Eleanor
Smith-Waters, both of Godfrey Hirst and winners of the Premier’s Recognition Award,
Catirona Rowntree and Anita Roper, CEO Sustainability Victoria at the Premier’s
Sustainability Awards 2011 held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition
Centre on 9th June 2011
Brewery accepting the award at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2011 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Hon Ryan Smith, Minister for Environment & Climate Change and Mrs Inga Peulich, Parliamentary Secretary for Education present the award to Simon Holmes a Court, Chairman Hepburn Wind at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards
2011 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
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equipment is only the tip of the iceberg in terms
of its full cost Without knowing its true costs, both
direct and indirect, you’re operating in the dark
If you’re going to the trouble of purchasing cleaner,
greener machines for your office, why not measure what
you’re changing by tracking your progress? It’s only by
knowing what you’re spending in money and energy costs
right now that you can establish where your greatest
savings can be gained and track improvements over time
Establishing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
your office equipment makes practical sense At its
most basic, it is a tally of initial purchase price, energy
consumption per hour for each piece of equipment, the
cost of the consumables for that equipment and ongoing
service costs
Some would have you factor in the full lifecycle of the
equipment – for example, PCs use more energy and
resources in their manufacture than in their average
three-year lifetime – but this is of little practical value
What is more relevant is that even at current electricity
prices the energy costs over the lifetime of the equipment
will exceed the purchase cost In a TCO audit, you are
measuring the energy consumption of a machine, as well
as other ongoing costs to give you a total ownership cost
1 Determine what you are going to measure and why:
When it comes to the what, measure:
n Total electricity usage − including lights and air
conditioning; and
n Only machines that allow employees to do their jobs,
such as computers, printers, photocopiers and the like
In terms of why, reasons may include:
n To track energy efficiency over time;
n To determine where and when new equipment should be purchased;
n To comply with supplier or customer demand or stakeholder requirements;
n To meaningfully add sustainable practices for competitive advantage; and
n To enhance sales, your brand and reputation
2 Determine what you need to do to get the job done:
Select a working party (if appropriate) and establish the
Looking beyond the price tag
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possiBle principles
When it comes to procuring equipment, consumables and support services, consider developing a set of overarching guidelines Some principles include:
n Three key purchasing considerations are environment, price and performance;
n Will the manufacturer of the product manufacture, distribute and dispose of it in an environmentally sustainable way?;
n Are suppliers signatories to the Australian Packaging Covenant, or do they have their own procedures in place
n Choose only suppliers of products and services that encourage and do not inhibit recycled components
auditing the total cost of ownership of your IT and office equipment can reveal unexpected savings here, Deborah Lloyd shares some tips on how and why it’s worth it.
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and timelines, with deliverable outcomes
3 workforce engagement: Because this procedure will
involve counting, clipboards, turning machines over and
asking for information, don’t forget to ensure all staff
know this procedure is about to occur and why
An internal communiqué setting the motives and
intended outcomes will help ensure staff is on-side and
willing to provide information when the working party
comes calling
4 Tally each piece of equipment: Include the make,
model and serial number of each unit, including the date
and the name/position of the person or department who
uses that piece of equipment
Note the reason the equipment has been provided
and also if machines are networked or stand-alone,
as this will be important when you come to consider
rationalising machinery within a networked office
5 audit the energy consumption of each piece of
equipment: You will need to work out the kilowatt hours
(kWh) used by every machine Determine how often on
average each machine is used, switched off and on
stand-by (or in hibernation mode)
The energy consumption of a machine can either be
determined by simply asking the manufacturer, or through
a stamp found on most machines A 1,000 watt machine
operating for one hour will use 1kWh
If you require an independent method of finding out the
electricity usage of each machine, it may be worthwhile
investing in an energy measuring device − there are a
range of options on the market but the best known is the
‘Kill-a-Watt’
6 what are you spending on consumables?: A
key determinant of your TCO is the ongoing cost of
consumables required to operate the equipment, such as
paper and toner in a printer Therefore record:
n Exactly what consumables are used per piece of
equipment;
n How much or how many items are used on average?
Use a verifiable source for this information, such as
purchase orders or receipts from the supplier;
n The unit price of each − new and recycled;
n Is the item recycled and is the end product thrown away
or recycled again; and
n Find out your ‘cartridge yield’ − printed sheets per
cartridge − from the manufacturer, particularly if you are using their supplied cartridges
7 service costs: Service arrangements are another key
component of the TCO and, for many workplaces, an ongoing maintenance agreement is vital for business and productivity
Yet not all your equipment may be serviced in the same way The most common methods of ensuring office equipment can be serviced in a timely manner are by:
n Manufacturers’ warranties (record when these are due
to expire);
n An extended warranty (usually offered through a retailer
or manufacturer at the time of purchase); and
n A service or maintenance agreement with a specialist service provider
Determine cost of service maintenance per piece of equipment By collating the monthly energy usage of a piece of equipment with the monthly cost of consumables and services, you will determine the TCO
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cost versus Benefit in efficiency
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative says efficiency computer systems may cost slightly more than standard systems; in the US the cost premium today for Energy Star desktop computers appears to be about US$20 per unit
high-However, a saving of just 20−30 watts in power consumption translates into a saving of 60kWh per year for a desktop that is on 2,000 hours per year At
$0.0885/kWh, that translates into a saving of $5.31
in direct energy costs Factor in the savings on air conditioning costs and the total saving is more than
$7 per year
Payback will occur in three years; the return on investment for servers will be significantly quicker as they remain turned on all the time
About 97% of Apple’s carbon footprint is directly related to its products, prompting efforts to reduce materials and packaging, boost energy efficient and recyclability and eliminate many toxic substances
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worldwide each year, according to the United
Nations Environment Program, and the figure is
expanding at 8% a year, calculates BCC research
More than 1,000 materials, including solvents,
brominated flame retardants, PVC, heavy metals, plastics
and gases, are used to make electronic products and
their components − semiconductor chips, circuit boards
and disk drives
A US EPA commissioned study noted “approximately
70% of the heavy metals in municipal solid waste landfills
are estimated to come from electronics discards”
While the industry focuses its environmental guns on
energy efficiency, green groups such as the Basel Action
Network, Greenpeace and our own Total Environment
Centre are considerably more vocal about toxic waste
In a significant step in recognition of the growing
problem, a Product Stewardship Act was approved by
Parliament on June 22 and the first scheme off the rank
will target computers and TVs
The National Television and Computer Product
Stewardship Scheme will require importers and
manufacturers to fund and implement national
collection and recycling of TVs, computers and computer
peripherals It aims to increase the recycling rate for
TVs and computers to 80% by 2020/21 and proposes a
penalty of up to $110,000 for companies failing to meet
their scheme obligations, increasing by 10% for each day
the breach continues
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)and the TV industry body Product Stewardship Australia (PSA) have agreed to operate as a single entity called the Product Stewardship Organisation (PSO) representing 70−80% of leading brand importers from both sectors Since 2010, 11 member companies have invested about
$500,000 in developing a framework for a national scheme, from Acer to Fuji Xerox
John Gertsakis, executive director of the PSA, expects
“regulations or an exposure draft of the e-waste specific regulations towards the end of July”
While there are plenty of details still to be thrashed out, there will almost certainly be some kind of up-front recovery fee imposed at the point of sale to finance the scheme The regulatory impact statement on the scheme last year said it “cannot be justified solely on resource recovery grounds [as] recycling TVs and computers costs approximately $970 per tonne, but the value of the resources recovered is between $300 and $400 per tonne”
Gertsakis said the PSO and industry groups like Sims Metal Management and others “will roll out take-back programs in all major cities across Australia within a year, and then move on to regional and rural areas within five years”
Assuming that at least 70% of televisions and computers are recycled, up from the current 10%, it is estimated that between 2.2 million and 2.5 million tonnes
of materials could be recycled by 2030/31
New light for e-waste recovery
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australia is on the brink of implementing an e-waste scheme that could recycle
up to 2.5 million tonnes of materials by 2030/31 By Richard collins.
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