Atos Origin’s carbon neutral hosting services are the result of three key actions. Firstly, addressing its Power Usage Efficiency (PUE); secondly applying global Carbon Audit program applied to all its data centers worldwide and thirdly engaging The Carbon-Neutral Company- recently named Best Offset Retailer[1], to help compensate the carbon footprint produced by its datacenters - 117,000t CO2 through investment in a windmill turbine project in the Thar Desert, India.
Thierry Breton, Chairman & CEO of Atos Origin at Atos Origin said: “Sustainability is at the core of our corporate strategy and we are delighted to be the first IT provider to offer carbon neutral hosting services. We fully understand the importance of technology in reducing the carbon footprint of our own organization and those of our clients, which is why we have developed our Green IT solutions portfolio to support our clients on their journey to a more sustainable business.”
Social responsibility – windmill turbine project in India
Atos Origin has selected a windmill turbine project in the Thar Desert in India because, in addition to enabling the use of renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions, the project has made a significant contribution to the local community. This contribution includes the provision of clean water supply to local villages, the facilitation of a vaccination program and the reconstruction of a village school.
The project has been validated to the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS). The credits have been verified and registered on the Voluntary Carbon Standard Gold Standard registry, hosted by APX, available for sale, transfer, delivery and retirement.
Transforming towards the Firm of the Future
Under the umbrella of the Firm of the Future, Atos Origin works in partnership with clients to create more sustainable business operations. Its Ambition Carbon Neutral approach supports clients in their actions to reduce their footprint and create a more sustainable IT infrastructure.
Based on four simple steps – measure, reduce, report and offset - the program includes a detailed carbon audit, a roadmap and solutions for improvements and finally a performance management dashboard to measure progress. This strategy helps clients transform to a sustainable, collaborative and adaptive organization addressing both strategic and operational levels and the supporting infrastructure.
In 2010, the Group published its first Corporate Responsibility report according to the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines and later in the year became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
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About Atos Origin
Atos Origin is a leading international information technology (IT) services company, providing hi-tech transactional services, consulting, systems integration and managed operations to deliver business outcomes globally. The company's annual revenues are EUR 5.0 billion and it employs 49,000 people. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting. For further information, please visit: http://www.atosorigin.com/
About The Carbon-Neutral Company
The Carbon-Neutral Company (www.carbonneutral.com) is a world leading provider of carbon reduction solutions. It works with more than 500 companies in 32 countries to develop offset-inclusive carbon reduction programmes and since 1997 it has purchased carbon credits from approximately 200 projects in 24 countries.
With more than a decade’s experience working with an unrivalled client list, The Carbon-Neutral Company has developed a track record of innovation and quality in providing carbon solutions that deliver business value and meet the rapidly changing needs of its clients. Through its offices in New York, London and Singapore, its global team combines experience working in international B2B corporations, carbon markets and trading, carbon project development, engineering, marketing communications, consulting and sustainable energy management with the United Nations. CarbonNeutral® is the registered trademark of The Carbon-Neutral Company and is the global standard to certify that businesses have measured and reduced their CO2 emissions to net zero for their company, products, operations or services.
