SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced its inclusion in an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report that recognizes innovations in environmental efficiency that also benefit the bottom line. In “Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual,” EDF acknowledged Sun’s Open Work program, which utilizes innovative technologies, collaboration tools and support so that employees can work anywhere, anytime. In 2007, Sun’s Open Work program prevented an estimated 29,000 metric tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere while saving the company nearly $68 million in real estate costs. Sun’s inclusion in the report was announced today in San Francisco at an EDF event with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz also participated.
Innovation is at the core of Sun’s values and environmental efforts. The company continues to reduce its own CO2 emissions and computing’s impact on the planet through innovation in workplace practices, energy efficient products and datacenter design.
“Innovators at Sun have a passion for changing the world,” said Jonathan Schwartz, CEO and President, Sun Microsystems. “For Sun, eco- innovation is as much about optimizing datacenter economics as it is minimizing the impact Sun and our customers have on the environment. With innovation and creativity, we’ve proven we can achieve both.”
Well done to Sun for this recognition. Continuing to innovate not only our products and services, but looking at what changes in process, in the way we can do business might not only reduce our operational costs (bringing return on investment) but be more environmentally efficient, has to be the way forward.
