Walking our eco talk
Tuesday Jan 09, 2007
I'm delighted Sun is taking a leading position and setting a good example:
The notion of sustainable computing had been quietly brewing at Sun for several years, but in 2006, Sun embraced it as a company priority. This year, Sun complied with the European Union's Reduction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), ramped sales of the UltraSPARC T1 processor, named a vice president of eco responsibility, and unveiled Project Blackbox.
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- Sun Ray 2: next-generation thin client consumes as little as four watts of energy — the energy of a nightlight — and has a much longer lifespan than a PC
- Global product take-back program: Sun's commitment to reclaiming, then recycling, reusing, or disposing of more than 95 percent of Sun's products in an eco-responsible way.
- Open Work program: encourages Sun employees to telecommute, rather than drive, to work. More than 20,000 employees currently work from home.
- RoHS compliance: includes plans to quickly comply with future regulations. Sun encourages harmonization across U.S. states and countries.
You can't dispute these are great steps towards a more responsible industry. I'm looking forward to getting my new Sun Ray at home very soon.
For more information on Sun Eco responsibility take a look at: sun.com/aboutsun/environment/
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