When assessing the carbon impact of the user platform, we consider the entire product life cycle — from manufacture and packaging, all the way through to lifespan extension and, ultimately, disposal.

The deployment of virtualization technology, combined with the potential to deploy lower-function, less resource-hungry devices in place of conventional PCs, enables the user IT estate to be delivered much more energy efficiently than previously possible. Leveraged in conjunction with Capgemini’s global network of energy-efficient data center infrastructures, Intelligent Workplace promises to deliver reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions of greater than 50 percent.