Fuji Xerox Introduces Carbon Calculator to Help Australian Businesses Measure Environmental Efficiency
Announcement posted by Just Go Write 03 Jul 2008
New Tool Empowers Companies to Assess Office Equipment Carbon Emissions
Sydney, July 01, 2008— Fuji Xerox Australia today launched its new Carbon Calculator designed to help Australian customers identify opportunities to reduce greenhouse gases and streamline their document systems.
The proprietary tool is an Australian first in its industry sector, and estimates the carbon emissions from energy consumed during the operation of document equipment, including printers, copiers and multifunction devices. The calculator also models potential carbon emission reductions that could be realised with changes to the document infrastructure via consolidation or equipment upgrade.
The Carbon Calculator was created expressly for the Australian market and incorporates benchmark data reflecting various office environments typically found in different business and industry sectors.
"Australian business leaders are increasingly motivated toward corporate responsibility and sustainable practices," said Nick Kugenthiran, General Manager, Fuji Xerox Australia. "The Carbon Calculator gives organisations a practical tool to estimate their current carbon emissions from the electricity used in the operation of devices and the potential carbon benefits of improving their document infrastructure."
A demonstration of the comprehensive Carbon Calculator is now available online at http://www.fujixerox.com.au/customer_sustainability/carbon_calculator.jsp
On the website a business can also request:
• An assessment of its current carbon emissions generated from document devices
• A proposal to optimise its document infrastructure in line with its carbon reduction goals and broader business needs
"It is possible and realistic for companies to reduce energy consumption in virtually every aspect of the office environment," said Cheryl Bowler, Principal Consultant at Energetics, a leading energy and environmental management consultancy responsible for validating the calculator. "The Carbon Calculator makes it easier to quickly evaluate emissions from document devices and take immediate action to reduce the impact."
For the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales, the Carbon Calculator was able to demonstrate a 25 percent reduction in energy consumption associated with its document print devices after the organisation recently moved to a more efficient printing and document management system.
"The savings in energy represent a reduction of approximately 13 tonnes of carbon emissions per month," said David Ebert, Group General Manager of Business Services for the Roads and Traffic Authority.
The organisation had more than 2,100 printers, facsimile machines and photocopiers prior to working with Fuji Xerox - which rationalised the office to less than 715 multifunction devices whilst providing additional functionality to meet business user needs.
"The Carbon Calculator provides us with the evidence we have achieved carbon reductions in this area. We have now realised cost-savings and efficiency gains that come with an optimised office environment,” said David.
How it Works
The Carbon Calculator is a proprietary tool and uses Australian market data to assess and estimate the energy used and carbon emissions generated from a company's fleet of office equipment including copiers, printers and multifunction devices. The Carbon Calculator can also provide a comparison of the company's emissions from its current devices versus an optimised fleet solution, estimating the potential savings.
Customers without a clear picture of their company's current fleet profile can also receive an evaluation using expert Office Document Assessment data and improvement recommendations collected over almost ten years by Fuji Xerox.
The data provides the customer with a hypothetical fleet baseline related to their industry sector, the size of the organisation and its asset depreciation policy.
After initial evaluation, Fuji Xerox can propose an energy-saving print environment that will both reduce carbon emissions associated with electricity usage and deliver additional functionality. Solutions are varied and can be as simple as replacing single-function or personal products with multifunction equipment. Fuji Xerox can also use its experience optimising print infrastructure to model a streamlined, advanced document solution that can reduce total cost of ownership and enable more efficient document processes including solutions that move customers away from hard copy documents.
“We paired our longstanding leadership in sustainability with our expertise in the office environment,” said Kugenthiran. “The goal for the Fuji Xerox Carbon Calculator is to point customers in the right direction, to identify opportunities where the reduced impact to the environment via an optimised document infrastructure can be balanced with other organisational needs to impact positively on the triple bottom line of sustainability.”
For Further Information, contact:
Amanda Keogh
Environment and Sustainability Manager
Fuji Xerox Australia
Ph: 02 9856 5736
E: amanda.keogh@aus.fujixerox.com.au
Philippa Lowe
Just Go Write – Signature Public Relations
Ph: 02 9528 8784
E: pjl@justgowrite.com.au
Sydney, July 01, 2008— Fuji Xerox Australia today launched its new Carbon Calculator designed to help Australian customers identify opportunities to reduce greenhouse gases and streamline their document systems.
The proprietary tool is an Australian first in its industry sector, and estimates the carbon emissions from energy consumed during the operation of document equipment, including printers, copiers and multifunction devices. The calculator also models potential carbon emission reductions that could be realised with changes to the document infrastructure via consolidation or equipment upgrade.
The Carbon Calculator was created expressly for the Australian market and incorporates benchmark data reflecting various office environments typically found in different business and industry sectors.
"Australian business leaders are increasingly motivated toward corporate responsibility and sustainable practices," said Nick Kugenthiran, General Manager, Fuji Xerox Australia. "The Carbon Calculator gives organisations a practical tool to estimate their current carbon emissions from the electricity used in the operation of devices and the potential carbon benefits of improving their document infrastructure."
A demonstration of the comprehensive Carbon Calculator is now available online at http://www.fujixerox.com.au/customer_sustainability/carbon_calculator.jsp
On the website a business can also request:
• An assessment of its current carbon emissions generated from document devices
• A proposal to optimise its document infrastructure in line with its carbon reduction goals and broader business needs
"It is possible and realistic for companies to reduce energy consumption in virtually every aspect of the office environment," said Cheryl Bowler, Principal Consultant at Energetics, a leading energy and environmental management consultancy responsible for validating the calculator. "The Carbon Calculator makes it easier to quickly evaluate emissions from document devices and take immediate action to reduce the impact."
For the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales, the Carbon Calculator was able to demonstrate a 25 percent reduction in energy consumption associated with its document print devices after the organisation recently moved to a more efficient printing and document management system.
"The savings in energy represent a reduction of approximately 13 tonnes of carbon emissions per month," said David Ebert, Group General Manager of Business Services for the Roads and Traffic Authority.
The organisation had more than 2,100 printers, facsimile machines and photocopiers prior to working with Fuji Xerox - which rationalised the office to less than 715 multifunction devices whilst providing additional functionality to meet business user needs.
"The Carbon Calculator provides us with the evidence we have achieved carbon reductions in this area. We have now realised cost-savings and efficiency gains that come with an optimised office environment,” said David.
How it Works
The Carbon Calculator is a proprietary tool and uses Australian market data to assess and estimate the energy used and carbon emissions generated from a company's fleet of office equipment including copiers, printers and multifunction devices. The Carbon Calculator can also provide a comparison of the company's emissions from its current devices versus an optimised fleet solution, estimating the potential savings.
Customers without a clear picture of their company's current fleet profile can also receive an evaluation using expert Office Document Assessment data and improvement recommendations collected over almost ten years by Fuji Xerox.
The data provides the customer with a hypothetical fleet baseline related to their industry sector, the size of the organisation and its asset depreciation policy.
After initial evaluation, Fuji Xerox can propose an energy-saving print environment that will both reduce carbon emissions associated with electricity usage and deliver additional functionality. Solutions are varied and can be as simple as replacing single-function or personal products with multifunction equipment. Fuji Xerox can also use its experience optimising print infrastructure to model a streamlined, advanced document solution that can reduce total cost of ownership and enable more efficient document processes including solutions that move customers away from hard copy documents.
“We paired our longstanding leadership in sustainability with our expertise in the office environment,” said Kugenthiran. “The goal for the Fuji Xerox Carbon Calculator is to point customers in the right direction, to identify opportunities where the reduced impact to the environment via an optimised document infrastructure can be balanced with other organisational needs to impact positively on the triple bottom line of sustainability.”
For Further Information, contact:
Amanda Keogh
Environment and Sustainability Manager
Fuji Xerox Australia
Ph: 02 9856 5736
E: amanda.keogh@aus.fujixerox.com.au
Philippa Lowe
Just Go Write – Signature Public Relations
Ph: 02 9528 8784
E: pjl@justgowrite.com.au