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Accenture Green Technology Suite—

Workplace Estimator

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Design and execute an environment- portion of the IT department’s carbon emissions.


friendly strategy for the workplace— This state of affairs may be attributed to the fact
one that delivers bottom-line benefits that energy-saving policies are seldom applied to
and enables high performance. personal computer equipment. In addition, few IT
The environment has moved right to the top of the departments have plans to move to more energy-
corporate agenda. Going green is a matter of the efficient personal computing paradigms.1 Reversing
planet’s survival, and for companies in pursuit of this trend could have bottom-line benefits in terms
high performance, it also makes sound business of reduced energy costs and help companies com-
sense. IT is pervasive in today’s business environ- ply with environmental regulations applicable in
ment, and can contribute significantly to a company’s the areas in which they operate.
carbon footprint. Accenture recently launched the
Data Center Estimator, a key tool in the Accenture In addition, there are a number of cultural behavior
Green Technology Suite, which provides clients with patterns that contribute substantially to the neg-
a way to craft a comprehensive strategy for mak- ative impact the workplace can make on the
ing data centers more environment-friendly. Now, environment:
the Workplace Estimator, another component of
the Accenture Green Technology Suite, provides ™Meetings are routinely conducted in person
users with a way to apply the same principles to rather than virtually.
the workplace. ™ Supervision is interpreted physically, meaning
that even those who can work remotely need to
Challenges and opportunities travel to work.
The workplace presents some interesting challenges ™Computers and monitors are left on overnight
to a company’s green agenda. Personal computers and over weekends.
and monitors currently contribute a substantial
There is a clear imperative for businesses client and models optimization scenarios Working closely with Accenture’s global
to create effective strategies to make such as thin clients, telepresence and network of specialists, Accenture Technol-
their IT more environment-friendly, and to equipment refreshes. Users are able to ogy Labs helps clients innovate to achieve
invest in IT infrastructure that will enable view results based on different scenarios high performance. The Labs are located
virtual collaboration more effectively. In and alter strategy plans as circumstances in San Jose, California; Chicago, Illinois;
this way, environment-friendly practices change. Sophia Antipolis, France; and Bangalore,
can become a catalyst for high perfor- India. For more information, please visit
mance. For example, enabling a mobile It then helps to create a detailed strategy our website at www.accenture.com/
workforce would mean creating an IT with an intelligent road map that spec- accenturetechlabs.
infrastructure that would support com- ifies not only what should be done, but
munication between different types of when. Users do not need to fly blind, but About Accenture
devices, for example personal digital can use the tool to understand the likely Accenture is a global management
assistants, laptops and mobile phones. impact of planned changes (from a consulting, technology services and
A workforce that can work wherever it financial, behavioral and environmental outsourcing company. Combining
needs to consumes less energy in travel— perspective). Some of the potential areas unparalleled experience, comprehensive
a green benefit—but it can also be 22 of savings are seen in the form of a reduc- capabilities across all industries and
percent more productive2—a clear busi- tion in travel and energy usage and lowered business functions, and extensive research
ness benefit. Added incentives come from carbon emissions. The Workplace Esti- on the world’s most successful compa-
the reputational benefits associated with mator also provides solid reasons for nies, Accenture collaborates with clients
environment-friendly practices. Apart businesses to move forward toward ISO to help them become high-performance
from an expected increase in government 14001 environmental certification. businesses and governments. With more
regulation to enforce these practices, it than 180,000 people in 49 countries, the
is already clear that a growing number 1 Energy-saving computer paradigms would include company generated net revenues of
of clients and investors are prepared to the thin client architecture, where most process- US $19.70 billion for the fiscal year ended
reward green companies with loyalty and ing takes place on the central servers, with the August 31, 2007. Its home page is
investment. minimum occurring on the personal computer www.accenture.com.
itself.
How it works 2 NOP World—Technology report, “Wireless LAN To find out more, please contact:
The Workplace Estimator, developed by Benefits Study,” 2001.
Accenture Technology Labs, helps com- andre.guerreiro@accenture.com
panies build green technology strategies About Accenture +1 312 693 2991
and environment-friendly IT practices as Technology Labs
part of a journey toward high performance. Accenture Technology Labs, the dedicated serena.t.cheng@accenture.com
technology research and development +1 408 817 2398
Using a Web-based interface, the (R&D) organization within Accenture, has
Workplace Estimator provides rapid been turning technology innovation into Copyright © 2008 Accenture
environmental and financial assessments business results for 20 years. The Labs All rights reserved.
of workplace initiatives. The tool exam- create a vision of how technology will
ines the workplace IT footprint of the shape the future and invent the next Accenture, its logo, and
wave of cutting-edge business solutions. High Performance Delivered
are trademarks of Accenture.

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