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Here at TD SYNNEX, we recognise that a healthy and sustainable environment is critical to our society, economy, business and people.
That’s why we’ve committed to being net zero by 2045, and why we’re focused on being the leader in developing best practices in this area for the technology distribution market.
Why is sustainability important and what are the biggest players doing about it?
The IT market is a significant contributor to global emissions, partly due to the manufacturing and logistical implications frequently replaced devices and the water and electricity use of data centres.
Studies have even claimed the IT industry’s a bigger carbon emitter than the airline industry, leading to governments placing stringent conditions on public cloud providers.
The robust response from large IT vendors indicates how seriously they’re taking this, with huge investments in solar, wind and even forward contracts on nuclear fusion.
has committed to carbon negativity and zero waste by 2030, as well as aiming to remove all historic emissions from the environment by 2050.
has pledged to use 100% renewable energy by 2025.
is carbon neutral for current operations with a goal to use carbon-free energy in all operations by 2030.
All three promise to be water positive by 2030, with Google stating a figure of 120%.
It’s good to know the large vendors have plans in place, but what can we do to measure and manage our own emissions? Here’s our recommended four-step process:
We suggest starting with an industry recognised framework for measuring and managing your sustainability targets. The greenhouse gas protocol (GHG) is a good one.
GHG breaks down emissions into three focus areas or scopes: