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Samsung Electronics has joined the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) as a board member alongside Cisco, Emerson, F5 Networks, Google, Intel, Juniper Networks, Microsoft andWorldWildlife Fund.

CSCI is a global consortium committed to reducing energy consumption across all aspects of computing including PCs, servers, networking equipment and connected devices such as smartphones and tablets. As CSCI members, computer and component manufacturers commit to producing products that meet specifed power effciency targets. Corporate participants commit to purchasing energy effcient computing products, making it easier and faster for organisations in every sector to meet sustainability goals

Last year, a study conducted by Natural Logic to assess the progress that CO2 em equipment h 32-36 millio worldwide, r than $2 billi energy savin the use of c managemen increased adoption of energy ef computing equipment.

Premier Paper Group is targeting designers with the new Evolution range of recycled papers for digital and litho printing. To raise awareness, it is sponsoring the Evolution Green Design Award for creative work printed on recycled paper as a new category in the graphic design industry’s long-running Fresh Awards. The winner is due to be announced on September 29.

MUIR Group Housing Association as invested £55,000 in thin client echnology for its six regional offces n Helsby, Chester,Winsford, Blackpool, Huntingdon and Burnley. The tiny, monitor-mounted thin clients will eplace large PC workstations, saving pace and energy. Each thin client uses ust 7 watts of power compared to 40 watts for a PC, with all processing ndertaken by servers located in the Muir data centre. As well as being more energy-effcient, the thin clients are more reliable because there are no moving parts and quick to start.

Much is made of the potential of conferencing and collaboration technologies to reduce carbon emissions. Yet, according to a new study by Polycom, business travel continues to grow even as collaboration technologies proliferate and become easier to use.

The videoconferencing specialist surveyed 400 executives of European organisations with more than 1,000 employees and found that in 2010 European business executives, on average, spent the equivalent of 13 days on short-haul fights, with an average journey time of six hours including delays and travel to and from the airport.

One quarter of respondents said they expected to increase the amount of business travel undertaken in 2011. Half (51%) of all short-haul domestic fights were made to attend ‘regular’ meetings, which according to Polycom, could just as well be conducted by video, saving time, money and inconvenience. Overall, about one third of respondents said that many of the meetings they attend could be undertaken by video conference and nearly half (45%) said that their business could save a lot of money by video conferencing.

Yet, four out of 10 companies have still not invested in videoconferencing technology.

Ricoh has brought its sustainable billboard concept to Hounslow on the outskirts of London with the erection of a wind and solar-powered eco-board on the M4 between London and Heathrow airport. The board advertising Ricoh Managed

Document Services is powered exclusively by 96 solar panels and fve wind turbines and only lights up when suffcient energy has been generated by these sources. Last year, Ricoh installed a solar-powered billboard in Times Square, New York. www.ricoh.co.uk/eco-board

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