http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/green-everything/ Your daily IT cuppa Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:05:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/green-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-4492 AnnieJ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:06:00 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/2007/07/27/green-everything/#comment-4492 Interesting that the EPEAT system is so well used by manufacturers but not so well known by users, you would think that businesses and organisations would have started to implement buying policies around green issues and that manufacturers would see this as a sales benefit; and yet I read in this month's copy of <a href="http://www.datacentremanagement.com/" rel="nofollow">Datacentre Management</a>that nearly 70% of UK businesses have no target to reduce their carbon footprint (research from the <a href="http://www.greentechnologyinitiative.org/" rel="nofollow">Green Technology Initiative</a>) and are instead looking to suppliers and the government to carry the responsibility for bringing down emissions. Interesting that the EPEAT system is so well used by manufacturers but not so well known by users, you would think that businesses and organisations would have started to implement buying policies around green issues and that manufacturers would see this as a sales benefit; and yet I read in this month’s copy of Datacentre Managementthat nearly 70% of UK businesses have no target to reduce their carbon footprint (research from the Green Technology Initiative) and are instead looking to suppliers and the government to carry the responsibility for bringing down emissions.

]]> http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/green-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 SCOT CASE Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:55:34 +0000 http://www.openxtra.co.uk/blog/2007/07/27/green-everything/#comment-4477 Actually, the EPEAT system is very easy to use. There are almost 600 computers from more than 20 manufacturers already registered. Many of the most popular business computers are on the EPEAT list. Odds are good that you are buying EPEAT registered green computers without even knowing it. Of course, it would be better if the manufacturers knew you were buying them in part because of their green features. Actually, the EPEAT system is very easy to use. There are almost 600 computers from more than 20 manufacturers already registered. Many of the most popular business computers are on the EPEAT list. Odds are good that you are buying EPEAT registered green computers without even knowing it. Of course, it would be better if the manufacturers knew you were buying them in part because of their green features.

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