Dimension Data, the global ICT solutions and services provider has reached a major milestone in its sustainability ambition of becoming carbon neutral by reducing its carbon emissions to below one million tons, and preventing 4,000 tons of electronic waste from going to landfill.
When Dimension Data announced its sustainability goals in 2014, the company also said that it would also reduce its clients’ carbon by 1.8 million tons more than what the company itself produced by using its skills and technology. Dimension Data worked closely with leading consultancies, Carbon Trust and Carbon Smart, to define the targets and methodology for carbon reduction.
Ruth Rowan, Dimension Data’s Group Executive, Marketing said, “Climate change remains one of the greatest issues facing all of us, and our clients around the world continue to see sustainability as a high priority within their businesses. Technology can – and is – making a positive difference to improve our environment. We believe that we have a responsibility to bring our 33 years of experience to use technology in the smartest way possible to address these challenges.”
Dimension Data also committed to keep its carbon emissions below one million tons for the next five years.
Two key areas where organisations can reduce their environmental impact, costs, and improve productivity
are:
– Reduce energy by moving servers to the Cloud: this could provide an annual saving of 4,000 kWh per server which is moved to the Cloud.
– Reduce travel by using visual communications technology: there’s an average annual savings of 600,000 miles per telepresence unit; 11,818 miles per video conference unit; and 23,636 miles per managed video conference unit.
And for companies planning to expand and grow, it’s vital to ensure that they don’t increase their carbon footprint at the same rate. This can be achieved by not increasing the average carbon produced per person, not increasing the carbon produced per ITaaS equipment rack, and ensuring that data centres are energy efficient.
