SUSTAINABILITY
CO2
has been identified in information
technology. A combination of many measures contributes to the ecologically responsible operation of the infrastructure: l Environmental aspects such as energy efficiency, ecological footprint during production, materials used, etc. are taken into account when purchasing products.
l Ongoing measurements of the energy consumption of the equipment in the server room of the data centre, in terms of utilisation or temperature, show possible reduction potential.
l Eco-friendly disposal of old appliances. l Reducing the amount of data in the active system environments by deleting and archiving data in order to be able to reduce hardware requirements.
l Determining the necessary availability of applications and services in order to be able to define possible periods of non-operation/shutdown of systems.
l Systems with rotating spindles (hard disks) are no longer allowed, only systems with SSDs are purchased. Currently, 90 per cent of the clients have already been converted to SSDs. (SSDs in clients require only 25 per cent of the energy of hard disks.)
l Physical servers were migrated to virtual environments as far as possible in order to minimise the need for hardware servers or to realise synergies.
l All systems are regularly checked, maintained, and replaced when necessary to achieve the best possible efficiency.
Sustainable issues and goals are the order of the day The focus of all activities is always on the persons cared for and the mission to “cultivate and tend the Garden of Eden.” In concrete terms, the Brothers of Saint John of God are guided by Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato si’. This creates the best possible framework conditions for employees to carry out their daily work. For the topic of sustainability, the essential topics and goals can be summarised as follows: l Socio-cultural and functional quality (ensuring health and well-being in the building, humane environment).
l Economic quality (reduction of life cycle costs, preservation of economic values through space and energy efficiency).
l Ecological quality (protection of the environment, conservation of natural resources).
Significant changes in the global energy market make the issue of energy a future topic of particular importance for the Brothers of Saint John of God. In addition, the reduction of energy use is an essential factor for effective environmental protection. To ensure that we do not meet our
present needs at the expense of future generations, the Hospitaller Brothers of Saint John of God are constantly working on innovative and sustainable environmental projects.
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References 1
https://noharm-global.org/sites/default/ files/documents-files/5961/ HealthCaresClimateFootprint_092319.pdf p 4.
2
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/ index_en.htm.
3 Charter of Hospitality, Rome 2000, Ch 4.2.6.
www.ohsjd.org/Resource/2021- settCartadiIdentitINGDeftotal.pdf.
4 Encyclical Letter Laudato si’, Vatican 2015 Ch 26. (
https://www.vatican.va/content/ francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa- francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-
si.html.)
5 These targets are currently based on Scope 1 and 2. The implementation of Scope 3 is being planned.
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