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network of physical servers , most of them located in data centres .
Fewer still have any idea what data centres are or even where they are : certainly not the amount of power they use . Ten years ago , they used an imperceptible proportion of electricity consumption : today they account for some three percent of global electricity supply and two percent of total greenhouse gas emissions . Ten years from now that is expected to reach ten percent .
Advice and consultation Lee Stewart has been
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leading Fujitsu ’ s strategy to make sustainability a part of its DNA for the last five years . As Head of Sustainability for the Oceania region , he is part of a large sustainability team within the global company . He does a lot of consultancy work with Fujitsu ’ s clients , which include large swathes
I find that even companies that profess to be green , and committed to 100 percent renewable power are missing out on many opportunities to do better
of Australia ’ s public sector , financial services , retail ( it ’ s Fujitsu that keeps the point of sale services going for some of Australia ’ s major retailers ) and the national airline Qantas .
With that hat on he supports these clients ’ environmental performance targets . “ When doing consulting work we benchmark to see
“ where they stand , and look for the quick wins first ,” he says . “ Sometimes that ’ s just a policy change or putting in a power meter . Or checking the actual power consumption of equipment like laptops against the manufacturer ’ s claim before purchasing .
“ I find that even companies that profess to be green , and committed to 100 percent renewable power are missing out on many opportunities to do better .” When you consider that for a bank , 70 percent of its energy costs are associated with
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