BoQ tries on carbon conscience
(11 August 2008 – Australia) Bank of Queensland (BoQ) will trial a new service that calculates energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
The new service, from tech vendor EDS, will help companies calculate energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions generated by their IT infrastructures.
EDS said that the carbon impact assessment service will establish a verifiable baseline for a business to measure, monitor and benchmark carbon efficiency.
EDS has had a long term outsourcing contract for IT with the bank and has extended the relationship to BoQ being the first to trial the new service.
David Liddy, managing director for BoQ said that the system will help BoQ to meet the energy targets and compliance standards introduced by the government's National Greenhouse Emissions Reporting (NGER) Act.
Neil Emerson, managing director, EDS Australia and New Zealand said that the service is designed to help clients simplify and improve their carbon emissions management at the same time as they're facing environmental, regulatory and shareholder obligations to do so.
The IT firm said that its C-Counter application captures energy and emissions data in real time over an eight week period, providing accurate mapping and calculations of emissions from each business unit, IT application and asset.
EDS claims will enable businesses to reduce IT related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 percent and the total cost of ownership of technology assets by up to 30 percent.
The service is based on Australian and international greenhouse gas accounting guidelines and protocols, with PricewaterhouseCoopers providing optional third-party assurance.
EDS said that the carbon impact assessment service will establish a verifiable baseline for a business to measure, monitor and benchmark carbon efficiency.
EDS has had a long term outsourcing contract for IT with the bank and has extended the relationship to BoQ being the first to trial the new service.
David Liddy, managing director for BoQ said that the system will help BoQ to meet the energy targets and compliance standards introduced by the government's National Greenhouse Emissions Reporting (NGER) Act.
Neil Emerson, managing director, EDS Australia and New Zealand said that the service is designed to help clients simplify and improve their carbon emissions management at the same time as they're facing environmental, regulatory and shareholder obligations to do so.
The IT firm said that its C-Counter application captures energy and emissions data in real time over an eight week period, providing accurate mapping and calculations of emissions from each business unit, IT application and asset.
EDS claims will enable businesses to reduce IT related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 percent and the total cost of ownership of technology assets by up to 30 percent.
The service is based on Australian and international greenhouse gas accounting guidelines and protocols, with PricewaterhouseCoopers providing optional third-party assurance.
Subscribe