Darren Strange Head of Environmental Sustainability dstrange@microsoft.com Microsoft Ltd.
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Darren StrangeHead of Environmental Sustainabilitydstrange@microsoft.comMicrosoft Ltd
Save energy. Save money. Save the environment.
“Enterprise PCs are wasting money. Far too many organizations leave
economic and environmentalvalue on the table by not
reducing PC-related
energy costs.”Forrester, December 2008
“Green IT has reached critical mass. Virtually all the companies we surveyed (97 percent) are discussing their Green strategy.”Symantec, May 2009
Why Talk About Environmental Sustainability?
“Transformation in theway people and businessesuse technology could reduceannual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of over EUR 500 billion [GBP 400 billion/USD 800 billion].”The Climate Group, June 2008
“IT's role will increasingly
be about applying thetechnology to create
more-energy-efficient, less-
carbon-intensive business models, enterprises, value chains, products and services with reduced environmental impact.”Gartner, April 2009
Helping You Achieve Environmental Sustainability
MANAGING energy and
environmental footprint
RETHINKING business practices
REDUCING energy
demands
…while improving the bottom line
Delivering on the VisionTechnologies to Support Corporate Environmental Sustainability
Unified communications
Collaboration Electronic forms Digital note-taking Online services
Centralized systems management
Business intelligence Dashboards Custom
scorecards
Desktop power management
Server power management
Virtualization
MANAGING energy and
environmental footprint
RETHINKING business practices
REDUCING energy
demands
Why Microsoft for Your Sustainability Initiatives?
Commitment to software and technology innovations to help reduce environmental impactComprehensive approach to help you:
Reduce IT energy demands while lowering costsManage energy and environmental footprint with a centralized view of energy consumptionRethink business practices to reduce travel, reduce paper use, and improve efficiency
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