{"id":189,"date":"2007-06-13T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-13T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/2007\/06\/13\/dell-sets-goal-of-becoming-greenest-technology-company\/"},"modified":"2007-06-13T06:22:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-13T11:22:00","slug":"dell-sets-goal-of-becoming-greenest-technology-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/dell-sets-goal-of-becoming-greenest-technology-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Dell Sets Goal Of Becoming Greenest Technology Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"para\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dell.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dell<\/a> today launched a long-term, global effort to partner with its customers to become the greenest technology company on Earth for the long-term. The new Zero Carbon Initiative will continue to maximize the energy efficiency of Dell products and over time offset their carbon impact. The initiative includes the efforts of Dell, its employees and its suppliers and will reflect the direct feedback of its customers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">The company also committed to reduce the carbon intensity of its global operations by 15 percent by 2012 and extended its &quot; Plant a Tree for Me&quot; program to Europe, allowing computer users to offset the emissions associated with the electricity their computers use. <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">&quot; We often characterize a certain age group as typifying a generation, like the \u2018Me Generation,\u2019 \u2018Gen X\u2019 or \u2018Gen Y,\u2019 but it\u2019s clear today that we\u2019re living in the \u2018Re-Generation,\u2019 which includes people of all ages throughout the world who want to make a difference in improving the Earth we all share,&quot; said Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell in comments marking World Environment Day. &quot; Our goal is simple and clear. We\u2019ll take the lead in setting an environmental standard for our industry that will reflect our partnership with, and direct feedback from, our customers, suppliers and stakeholders, and we intend to maintain that leadership.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">In his remarks Mr. Dell also announced that Dell is asking customers for their ideas in building the &quot; greenest PC on the planet.&quot; Dell\u2019s call for ideas and more information is on its IdeaStorm site (www.ideastorm.com) today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">The zero-carbon initiative will include IT lifecycle assessments, management of Dell\u2019s direct and indirect climate impacts, reduction of the company\u2019s carbon intensity and partnership with customers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">\u201cOur effort to drive IT simplification from desktop to data center will identify efficiencies that help reduce the carbon impact of our products,\u201d Mr. Dell added. \u201cDell will do its part to protect the Earth\u2019s climate, from providing energy-efficient IT products, to using environmentally responsible practices we hope others will embrace.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\">The efforts are a part of Dell\u2019s drive to reduce complexity for customers and partner with them to protect the environment. Dell will undertake a lifecycle assessment of the carbon impact of an IT product through its supply chain and with input from environmental stakeholders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"para\"><em>Via: (<span class=\"para\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dell<\/a>)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dell today launched a long-term, global effort to partner with its customers to become the greenest technology company on Earth for the long-term. The new Zero Carbon Initiative will continue to maximize the energy efficiency of Dell products and over time offset their carbon impact. 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