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PolskiEnvironmentally friendly office IT equipment in Stockholm
Stockholm County Council has had a detailed environmental policy in place since the early 1990s. The Council is currently implementing its fifth set of environmental policies entitled “Environment Step 5”. The areas of focus are climate change and the reduction or elimination of hazardous substances in products purchase.
2010
Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
Description of the Green Initiative
Employees
Skåne’s Regional Counci healthcare sector was one of the biggest contributors of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – in fact 40% of the region’s total CO2 emissions, so l decided to change their purchasing approach for protective disposable aprons to one which results in a purchase of a more environmentally-friendly product alternative
In 2010, Stockholm County Council introduced stringent new environmental requirements for purchasing computers. The new stipulations include low energy consumption, the use of recycled plastic in new products and eliminating lead, mercury, and halogenated flame retardants from new computers. The County Council owns about 40,000 desktop and laptop computers. It will be one of the first major Swedish enterprises to have mercury-free displays in both laptops and desktop computers.
- All equipment must meet the latest Energy Star standards for energy performance;
- Computers are free of lead, mercury, PVC and halogenated flame retardants, and comply with the RoHS Directive, 2002/95/EC;
- Computers must have a 20% better Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) than the Energy Star criteria and contain at least 10% recycled plastics ;
- All monitors must comply with the latest environmental and usability criteria under the TCO Development certification scheme (TCO Displays 5) or equivalent.
All suppliers were able to meet the requirement to provide, on request, desktop computers without cables in order to reduce the amount of electronic waste associated with the contract. The supplier that won the contract met all the requirements. In addition to the numerous environmental benefits, Stockholm County Council will save hundreds of thousands of Euros in the coming years, due to improved energy efficiency and reduced equipment costs.
Limit the use of potentially harmful substances, such as lead, cadmium, and mercury.
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