Our customers talk about “going green” and demand products that use less power, lower cooling costs and reduce cable counts. And, there are increasingly more and more regulatory requirements to which we must comply. However, our plans for green technology go further than that. We have a four-point plan for thinking and executing on “going green:”
1. Product Design
2. Customer and Regulatory Demands
3. Materials Reduction
4. Supply Chain Optimization
Emulex is committed to improving the environmental attributes of its products, because it is good for business, good for our partners, good for the planet and the right thing to do. In most cases, “going green” in the IT world has been focused on the consumption of watts and British Thermal Units (BTUs) and getting more Central Processing Units (CPUs) or Terabyte per square foot. These are important green technology goals, but using less materials and fully recyclable materials are also just as important for the supply chain, our Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and our own cost management. At Emulex, we are committed to using the right materials that not only meet or exceed the requirements of our customer and regulatory demands, but also provide a competitive advantage in the market. One of the key materials in our product is packaging, and we have been working on making our delivery greener in three ways: using less packaging, lowering fuel costs and using fully recyclable materials.
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