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Our Commitment
NEC Laboratories Europe is committed to using
energy and resources efficienty.
As a part of the NEC 2030VISION for a sustainable global environment, we introduced environmentally friendly measures at our head office in Heidelberg, Germany.
Our green initiatives include:
Energy
- Switching to hydropower for 100% green energy
- Monitoring of power consumption through intelligent electricity meters
- LED lighting in all offices
Transport
- Subsidies for staff who use public transportation
- Bike leasing
- Preferred use of lower emission-emitting and electric company vehicles
Recycling
- Recycling of electronic material
- Reduction in hardware disposal
Awareness and compliance
- Environmental compliance program
- Environmental training
- Guidelines on how to save energy and resources
Sustainability
- Switch to plastic-free office suppliesy
- Use of environmentally friendly cleaning agents
Energy use and e-waste snapshot
According to the International Energy Agency, data centers and data transmission networks each accounted for 1% to 1.5% of global electricity use in 2021, while the European Environment Agency reported that for 2022 road transportation constituted 77% of overall EU transportation emissions.1,2
In 2021, the European Parliament identified electronics and electrical waste (e-waste) as the fastest growing waste stream in the EU, with less than 40% being recycled.3
References
1. IEA (2022), Data Centres and Data Transmission Networks, IEA, Paris https://iea.org/reports/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks, License: CC BY 4.0.
2. European Environment Agency (2022), Indicator: Greenhouse gas emissions from transport in Europe; URL: https://eea.europa.eu/ims/greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-transport.
3. European Parliament (2022), E-Waste in the EU: facts and figures (infographic); URL: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20201208STO93325/e-waste-in-the-eu-facts-and-figures-infographic.