DURABILIT Greener Network Calculator©

Committed to a Greener Future - Measuring is Knowing.  

At DURABILIT we are committed to a greener future, green IT and by continuous measurement of CO2 emissions, one can dermine how the environment is doing. DURABILIT strives towards a 100% CO2 emission neutral IT world and supports organizations to make the transition to become 100% CO2 neutral / carbon neutral and climate neutral!

 

We believe that the Europe 2020 agenda is an excellent initiative that should be supported by everyone. Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for the coming decade, which was agreed upon by the European Commission as well as all European governments. The EU has set itself ambitious targets in the fields of employment, innovation, education, social inclusion, climate and energy.

 

The re-use of products is often ignored when companies look to reduce carbon emissions. However, research has shown that the reuse of products actively contributes to a significant reduction in carbon emissions. Apart from the reduction of CO2 emissions, the re-use of products also prolongs the lifespan of the equipment, thereby reducing any associated waste and recycling activities which in turn also emit CO2.

In other words: by using refurbished network equipment, companies are able to dramatically lower their carbon footprint, while at the same time reduce their overall costs.

DURABILIT is committed to increase the awareness of companies of this effective and immediate way to reduce their carbon footprint. Therefore,  DURABILIT has teamed up with Prof. Dr. Ir. Harold Krikke, chair of closed loop supply chains of the Open Universiteit Nederland.
 

When looking at the reduction of CO2 emissions in IT, most of the time people only look at means and ways to reduce energy consumption of the use of alternative forms of energy. The DURABILIT GREENER NETWORK CALCULATOR® is an IT CO2 calculator which gives insight into the CO2 emissions of new and refurbished hardware, the complete supply chain as well as the usage phase.

Companies struggle to quantify the reduction in carbon footprint, and they often have a very limited scope in making these CO2 calculations. The main reason is that they omit the complete supply chain and the impact of off-shoring in their CO2 calculation. Another fact is that brand-owners hardly publish carbon related information regarding their production and supply chains.
 
The CO2 Calculator developed by us, the DURABILIT GREENER NETWORK CALCULATOR®, shows the amount of CO2 reduced by buying/using refurbished network hardware instead of buying new network hardware and can help raise awareness among companies of this fact. The CO2 calculator can give you a complete indicative overview in regard to the emitted CO2 caused by complete (network)  hardware supply chains (from material source to production to end-user).

 

How can you make a sustainable/green IT decision, while not knowing the CO2 emissions of an IT supply chain? What are the CO2 emissions of an IT supply chain? Use the information of the DURABILIT GREENER NETWORK CALCULATOR® and methodology to your advantage and start acting greener today.

DURABILIT believes that the use of refurbished equipment can have a significant contribution of the goals set by the Europe 2020 agenda. 
 

If you are interested in DURABILIT GREENER NETWORK CALCULATOR®, please fill in our request form or call us or send us an email.

 

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