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Carbon Footprint Analysis

Green IT, or green technology, is an approach that seeks to minimize the environmental impact of information and communication technologies. One of the areas where you can make a significant difference is in the management and optimization of resource use, such as energy and paper.

This option of Analyzer presents a series of metrics and data related to paper printing and the electrical consumption of devices and their peripherals, which are essential for understanding and improving energy efficiency and sustainability in the work environment.

Interface​

This dashboard view is divided into three tabs:

  • Overview (overview): where the unified data of the entire carbon footprint generated is presented.
  • Printed copies: provides information on the monthly printings within the organization, in black and white or color; metrics of the users and printers that generate the most prints.
  • Energy: provides information on the energy consumption generated by the use of the devices and their peripherals, as well as data on radioactive waste resulting from energy generation.

Important: carbon footprint data for electrical consumption and printings are recorded only for physical devices, not for virtual machines.

Overview​

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The overview view groups the collected data at both energy consumption and printing levels to display monthly information.

Data contained in the view (current month):

  • Total generated carbon footprint
  • Carbon footprint generated by printings
  • Carbon footprint generated by electrical consumption
  • Amount of radioactive waste generated in the current month
  • Graphical view of the monthly evolution of the carbon footprint generated

Printed copies​

The adoption of Green IT practices for managing and optimizing resource use in printing involves taking measures that lead to reducing paper and energy consumption, as well as the carbon footprint associated with printing devices.

This section presents a dashboard-type view with information on the printings performed and the carbon footprint generated by this activity.

The carbon footprint of printed copies is calculated using the following estimates:

  • 10 g of CO2e per black and white A4 copy
  • 15 g of CO2e per A4 color copy

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  • Total printed copies in [current month] (Number of prints in the current month): shows short-term paper usage trends. Helps identify areas of intensive use, as well as opportunities to reduce the amount of printing or promote the use of double-sided printing.
  • Equivalent carbon footprint (Total carbon footprint generated in the current month): offers a direct idea of the environmental impact of printing activities. It can motivate the adoption of policies to reduce the carbon footprint, such as digitalizing documents and implementing paperless initiatives.
  • Top printed copies by printer (Top prints by printers): view of the printers, ordered by the number of prints in the current month.
  • Printed copies in [Current year]: view of the total black and white and color prints made, month by month, during the current year.
  • Average copies per user: average number of prints per user in the current month.
  • Top printed copies by user (Top prints by user): list of users, ordered by the number of prints during the current month.

Energy​

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The carbon footprint of energy consumption is calculated by multiplying the energy consumption of the device and showing the average kgCO2e per kWh in Spain, which is 0.1 kgCO2e/kWh.

The radioactive material from energy is calculated by multiplying the energy consumption of the device and shown with the average kgCO2e per kWh in Spain, which is 0.512 g/kWh.

This section presents a dashboard-type view with information on the carbon footprint and radioactive waste generated by the electrical consumption of the devices.

Using the selector at the top right, it is possible to select the view of radioactive material or generated carbon footprint.

Radioactive material​

  • Total energy radioactive material in [Current month]: shows the total in grams of radioactive material generated during the current month.
  • Average radioactive material per workspace in [Current month]: shows the average radioactive material per workspace in the current month.
  • Radioactive material per day in [Current month]: estimation chart of grams generated of radioactive waste in the current month.
  • Top workspaces by uptime: top 10 devices by power-on time in the current month.
  • Top workspaces by inactive time: top 10 devices by inactive time in the current month.
  • Top workspaces by radioactive material generated: top 10 devices that generate the most radioactive material. The radioactive material calculations are made using average consumption of the CPU and screen by the average radioactive material generated per kWh in Spain (0.512 g).
  • Top workspaces by inactive time and radioactive material generated: top 10 devices that generate the most radioactive material while inactive. Calculated using the average CPU and screen by the average radioactive material generated per kWh in Spain (0.512 g).