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Air Pollution Hurts Computers, Intel Says

October 22, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Intel says Asia’s industrial pollution is harming electronics, The Oregonian reports. In addition to shortening human lifespans, air pollution in China and India makes computer failure “multiple” times more likely, Intell tells the newspaper. Sulfur corrodes the copper circuitry that provides neural networks for PCs and servers and wrecks the ... Read more »

Dell Sets 2020 Environmental Goals

October 15, 2013October 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Dell plans to divert from landfills 90 percent of waste generated in its buildings and ensure 100 percent of its product packaging is sourced from sustainable materials such as straw, mushrooms and bamboo by 2020. These are two of the 12 environmental goals Dell announced today in its 2020 Legacy ... Read more »

TSO Blends Power Management with Intel’s DCM; Enmetric Raises $1.5M

October 1, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

TSO Logic, a developer of energy efficiency software for data centers, formed a relationship with Intel to provide data centers with more visibility into server power costs and usage. TSO Logic’s Application-Aware Power Management will incorporate Intel’s Data Center Manager (DCM) software to communicate with hardware manufacturers, such as IBM ... Read more »

Intel, Apple, Kohl’s Win EPA Green Power Leadership Awards

September 25, 2013September 24, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple, Intel, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Kohl’s, Dell and The North Face were among 24 organizations that won the EPA’s 13th annual Green Power Leadership awards for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. The EPA says the winners are moving closer to President Obama’s climate change action plan ... Read more »

Intel, Apple, Kohl’s Win EPA Green Power Leadership Awards

September 24, 2013 by Environmental Leader

Apple, Intel, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Kohl’s, Dell and The North Face were among 24 organizations that won the EPA’s 13th annual Green Power Leadership awards, for their achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable electricity market. The EPA says the winners are moving closer to President Obama’s climate change action plan ... Read more »

BNY Mellon, Cisco, Entergy Top CDP’s S&P 500 Rankings

September 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BNY Mellon, Cisco Systems and Entergy top the CDP’s annual carbon performance and disclosure ratings for the S&P 500, released today. All three companies received a disclosure score of 100 — calculated to reflect each company’s transparency on climate change — and A performance ratings, which rank companies according to ... Read more »

Consumer Electronics Companies Green Up Industry

September 5, 2013September 11, 2013 by Leon Walker

Sony’s development of SoRPlas — its proprietary recycled plastic — is just one example of how consumer electronics companies are becoming more environmentally friendly, according to the Consumer Electronics Association‘s latest sustainability report. Plastic scrap from leftover optical discs, transparent sheets and used water bottles is crushed, washed and converted ... Read more »

Dell Makes 75% of Packaging Material Compostable, Recyclable

July 15, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

In its 2013 corporate sustainability report, Dell announced that it achieved one of its key sustainability goals: to make more than 75% of its desktop and notebook packaging material either compostable or recyclable. With more than 75% of its packaging material recyclable at curbside, it is easier for customers to ... Read more »

eRecyclingCorps Sets Device Collection Record

June 25, 2013June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

eRecyclingCorps, a wireless device trade-in provider that partners with Sprint, Verizon, TELUS and other major wireless carriers, says it exceeded 1.1 million trade-in devices in May, setting a new record for device collection in one month and diverting more than 450,000 pounds of e-waste from landfills. Each device trade-in offers ... Read more »

Dell Pledges Waste-Free Packaging by 2020

June 6, 2013June 13, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Dell announced sustainable packaging initiatives including goals for a waste-free packaging stream by 2020 and a new wheat straw material (pictured) that turns agricultural waste into boxes. The company says it will achieve its waste-free packaging goals by: Ensuring that 100 percent of Dell packaging is sourced from sustainable materials, ... Read more »

Dell’s Devil in the Details

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

We’re looking forward to hearing the details of Dell’s intriguing new packaging goal. The company has been at the forefront of sustainable packaging innovation, such as its use of cushioning material made from mushrooms, developed by a start-up called Ecovative. So when the company says that its packaging stream will ... Read more »

Dell, eBay Team for Data Center Efficiency

June 4, 2013June 3, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Dell will work with eBay to solve hyperscale data center problems at Dell’s new Evergreen Innovation Center at the company’s Austin campus. The innovation center has servers and other data center components running for live testing and development, according to a Dell spokeswoman. The new center will enable Dell to further ... Read more »

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