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ICT - Networking and Communications
NEC’s Green Vision for a sustainable
information society
A
ccording to a study by market research institute More and more NEC products will come
Gartner, commercial IT is responsible for 2 per equipped with eco-features as standard. These
cent of the world’s CO2 emissions – around the same include an Ambient Light Sensor, which measures
volume as global air travel. In Europe, around 25 per ambient light levels and automatically adjusts the
cent of electronic waste is currently recycled, which screen brightness. An easy to adopt Eco Mode gives
will increase as legal regulations are increasingly the user the option of operating the equipment
implemented. In view of the large quantities of with reduced power consumption at a single touch
generated waste material, manufacturers have a of a button. A Carbon Savings Meter calculates and
responsibility to make recycling as easy as possible. totals the quantity of CO2 saved by operating the
NEC Display Solutions has long recognized its desktop display, large format display or projector in
corporate responsibilities and is basing its Green Eco Mode. CO2 is the simplest measure of
Vision campaign on the two pillars of Green environmental impact. In the supplied manual, NEC
Productivity and Green Sustainability. provides information about the quantity of emitted
Green Productivity is NEC’s commitment to more CO2 of the particular product in production and
efficiency with less consumption and is based on the operation. At the same time, for desktop monitors,
use of reliable, leading edge technology. This compliance with the latest environmental standards
guarantees an exceptionally long service life with such as TCO 5.0, Energy Star 5.0 or EPEAT is
subsequent life-cycle cost-effectiveness of the documented.
materials will also relieve the burden on the
equipment. The standard and short-throw projectors Green Sustainability is NEC’s commitment to
environment.
recently unveiled, for instance, exhibit a lamp life of responsible innovation and production and involves
As part of the Green Vision campaign, NEC
up to 1,000 hours more than their predecessor materials management as well as packaging and
Display Solutions will unveil numerous new products
models. Technical developments allow the reduction transport. The use of environmentally hazardous
and solutions by the end of 2009 in which innovative
in the demand for energy. One example of this is the substances such as heavy metals and carcinogens is
eco-friendly features are standardised and new
development of the MultiSync
®
EA display series, in increasingly banned in the manufacture of products.
developments presented.
which the number of CCFL backlights per screen has More bio-plastics, along with recycled metal and
been halved on the MultiSync
®
EA221WMe from plastic, are being used. By reducing packaging sizes
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four to two. Additionally the MultiSync
®
and weights through the removal of the stand feet
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EA222WMe, which is set to come onto the market (it becomes an option) on public displays or creating
at the end of this year, will be the first NEC monitor narrower display designs, packaging materials can be
with white LED backlights which use up to 50 per saved and transport efficiency improved. The
cent less energy than conventional backlights. increasing use of completely recyclable packaging
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