Title :
Carbon footprinting of information technology products based on ISO standards
Author :
Bottner, H. ; Schischke, K. ; Nissen, Nils F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Corp. Quality, Fujitsu Technol. Solutions, Augsburg, Germany
Abstract :
When it wanted to gain a comprehensive overview of the environmental impact of typical products within its comprehensive portfolio, Fujitsu turned to ISO standards to establish measurement criteria for its “Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)” initiative.
Keywords :
ISO standards; air pollution; information technology; microcomputers; Fujitsu; ISO standards; carbon footprinting; climate change; comprehensive portfolio; desktop computers; environmental impact; information technology products; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Global warming; ISO standards; Recycling; Servers; CO2-equivalents; Global Warming Potential; Life Cycle Assessment; desktop computers; servers;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics - Berlin (ICCE-Berlin), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0233-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE-Berlin.2011.6031836