Sustainability Initiatives to Set Your Organization Apart
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IT decision-makers have spoken on the significance of sustainability: Nearly half of IT leaders at large companies initiate sustainability efforts to align with company values, enhance employee retention and improve profitability. As a result, more than two-thirds expect their tech to meet the highest industry environmental standards.
Choose sustainable technology for a positive impact on your organization and the planet. Here are three ways to do it.
1 GIVE EMPLOYEES SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS.
Philanthropy initiatives and simple recycling programs were enticing early in the sustainability journey. Today, they’re obvious first steps. Employees now expect their companies to support more meaningful and visible commitments to build a sustainable future. As a result, nearly half of large companies actively seek products that use less energy and meet industry sustainability standards.
When purchasing hardware solutions, nearly three-quarters of large companies want highly repairable technology. They choose companies that are eliminating waste and taking major steps to reduce their carbon footprints.
Fortunately, sustainability innovation is keeping up with consumer demand.
For example, solutions featuring Lenovo Neptune Direct Water Cooling (DWC) save customers up to 40% in power costs.1
Also, Lenovo has adopted streamlined packaging — to be customer-friendly and to keep 3,240 metric tons of waste out of landfills as of 2021.
Lenovo ThinkPad and ThinkBook devices use post-consumer recycled plastic, and they are manufactured using the low-temperature solder technique.
This method reduces greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 670,000 gallons of gasoline per year.2 Lenovo is committed to reducing 1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by 2025.
Lenovo devices are also highly reliable and repairable, maximizing lifespan and minimizing environmental impact.
2 CREATE A SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
Nearly half of large companies are targeting sustainable IT infrastructure, seeking end-to-end technology solutions that prioritize energy and material efficiency.
In partnership with Lenovo, companies benefit from best-practice sustainability across the full technology lifecycle: low-CO2 manufacturing techniques, product packaging made from discarded marine litter, energy-efficient operation, and best-in-class recovery and disposal.
IT decision-makers can put cloud migration in the sustainability win column, too, with cloud-computing technologies like Lenovo Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) appliances.
For example, the ThinkAgile HX series provides a space- and power-efficient hybrid cloud platform that is scalable. An Accenture analysis estimates cloud migration worldwide can eliminate 59 million tons of CO2 emissions per year — the equivalent of taking 22 million cars off the road.
Through Lenovo’s CO2 Offset Services, customers can compensate for emissions associated with their technology. They just need to designate credits toward CO2 offset projects including reforestation, renewable energy and solar power. This makes offsetting carbon emissions simple and within the organization’s control.
3 OPTIMIZE WITH AS-A-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY.
Right-sizing is a guiding principle of sustainability, with organizations striving to eliminate duplication, inefficiency and excess.
As-a-service technology procurement models are the epitome of right-sized sustainability. They make sure companies are always equipped with the optimal technology — no more and no less.
With Lenovo TruScale, IT decision-makers can leverage scalability to meet evolving business needs. They never have to worry about excess stock or managing security risks associated with outdated devices.
TruScale Device as a Service (DaaS) is the smarter approach to adopt and manage IT, providing an alternative to refresh cycles.
This results in sustainable end-to-end services with minimum environmental impact — from acquisition to disposal.
Asset recovery is top of mind for IT decision-makers. Nearly 40% of mid-sized organizations say end-of-life device management presents a significant financial burden.
Lenovo’s Asset Recovery Services program facilitates end-of-life recovery, while it’s also committed to extending the life of enterprise hardware through state-of-the-art refurbishment.
As-a-service solutions also make it easy to swap technology and provide employees with the latest, most efficient and sustainable models.
According to a recent Qualtrics survey, 70% of employees worldwide are underwhelmed by their company-provided technology. With as-a-service technology, that’s incredibly easy to fix.
Lenovo devices running Microsoft Windows 11 help manage your environmental impact at the software level.
Carbon-aware operating-system features reduce carbon emissions by optimizing processes based on real-time power grid information. For example, PCs complete updates when your local energy load is most efficient.
Proactive recommendations suggest settings to help users reduce power consumption and carbon impact.
Subscription-based Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability helps organizations track, measure and manage their carbon footprints.
Lenovo devices are optimized for Windows 11.
Technology is an easy place to start. From the ground to the cloud, these are just a few of the sustainability innovations you’ll find with Lenovo:
Direct-water cooling: Lenovo Neptune Direct Water Cooling for central and graphics processing units save customers up to 40% in power usage costs.
Recycled materials: Lenovo recycles ocean-bound plastic and uses it to replace traditional polyethylene bags for server packaging. Business laptops use post-consumer plastics, which minimizes consumption of raw materials.
Asset recovery programs: Comprehensive end-of-life recovery and refurbishment mitigates both the environmental impact and data security risks associated with asset disposal.
Migrate to the cloud: Worldwide, cloud migration is estimated to eliminate 59 million tons of CO2 emissions per year — the equivalent of taking 22 million cars off the road. Get scale, space and performance with Lenovo hybrid cloud solutions.
Offset carbon emissions: Through Lenovo CO2 Offset Services, customers can compensate for the CO2 emissions associated with their technology. Credits can be designated toward CO2 offset projects including reforestation, renewable energy and solar power.
Responsible packaging: Lenovo’s streamlined packaging kept 3,240 metric tons of packaging out of landfills as of 2021 and helped the Debeka Group cut the impact of its packaging by 87%.
Low-temperature solder manufacturing: Lenovo’s manufacturing processes actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As-a-service solutions: Right-size your entire technology fleet — from the desk, to the edge, to the cloud. With Lenovo TruScale, you get scalable solutions without accumulating excess stock or managing outdated equipment.
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1 Lenovo. (2023, May 26). ThinkSystem SD650 V3 High Density Server. Retrieved from https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/servers-storage/servers/high-density/thinksystem-sd650-v3/len21ts0014
2 Lenovo. (2023, May 26). Lenovo™ Announces Breakthrough, Innovative PC Manufacturing Process. Retrieved from https://www2.inso.ca/lenovo-announces-breakthrough-innovative-pc-manufacturing-process/
