Life Cycle Assessment moves Green IT into the future
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Wincor Nixdorf: Life Cycle Assessment moves Green IT into the future. solutions, customers can use resources more efficiently. At the same time, Green IT and sustainably con-figured system landscapes developed from being a »nice to have« feature to a reality which sets the company apart from the competition in terms of communication with customers and end users. The Solution PE INTERNATIONAL collaborated with Wincor Nixdorf, developing and improving upon their initial LCA, to produce what became the very first, internally-generated LCA for an ATM. The data from the existing LCA were examined, expanded upon and, in some places, improved. The data quality is now uniform and consistent, and ready for subsequent verification. The results evaluation determined the ATM’s standby mode to be the largest electricity consumer. The successful Life Cycle Assessment pilot study moves Wincor Nixdorf’s Green IT program forward. The study builds the foundation for the pioneering concept of the green ATM, with lower energy consumption and reduced emissions, and contri- butes to the company’s eco-design guideline optimization. Wincor Nixdorf can now declare a valid environmental impact of their products. The Challenge Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world’s leading IT Solutions and Service providers for retail banks and retailers. The portfolio is designed to optimize these companies’ pro- cesses and provide the end customers with the highest user- friendly experience possible. Green IT product development at Wincor Nixdorf is growing due to rising demand, because with the help of sustainable and environmentally-friendly IT
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The successful Life Cycle Assessment pilot study moves Wincor Nixdorf’s Green IT program forward. The study builds the foundation for the pioneering concept of the green ATM, with lower energy consumption and reduced emissions, and contributes to the company’s eco-design guideline optimization. Wincor Nixdorf can now declare a valid environmental impact of their products.
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Wincor Nixdorf: Life Cycle Assessment moves Green IT into the future.
solutions, customers can use resources more efficiently. At the same time, Green IT and sustainably con-figured system landscapes developed from being a »nice to have« feature to a reality which sets the company apart from the competition in terms of communication with customers and end users.
The Solution PE INTERNATIONAL collaborated with Wincor Nixdorf, developing and improving upon their initial LCA, to produce what became the very first, internally-generated LCA for an ATM. The data from the existing LCA were examined, expanded upon and, in some places, improved. The data quality is now uniform and consistent, and ready for subsequent verification. The results evaluation determined the ATM’s standby mode to be the largest electricity consumer.
The successful Life Cycle Assessment pilot study moves Wincor Nixdorf’s Green IT program forward. The study builds the foundation for the pioneering concept of the green ATM, with lower energy consumption and reduced emissions, and contri-butes to the company’s eco-design guideline optimization. Wincor Nixdorf can now declare a valid environmental impact of their products.
The Challenge Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world’s leading IT Solutions and Service providers for retail banks and retailers. The portfolio is designed to optimize these companies’ pro-cesses and provide the end customers with the highest user-friendly experience possible. Green IT product development at Wincor Nixdorf is growing due to rising demand, because with the help of sustainable and environmentally-friendly IT
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The Result PE INTERNATIONAL created a report for Wincor Nixdorf, which essentially corresponds to an EPD* and doc-uments the environmental impacts of Wincor Nixdorf’s ATM. With this new information Wincor Nixdorf developed the new ProCash 8xx0 series and the new CINEO system family, whose energy consumption during the use phase is reduced by 20 to 30 %, depending on the model, while at the same time being fully functional for the customer.
Benefit to the Customer Wincor Nixdorf has reaffirmed their commitment to Green IT through sustainable product develop-ment and optimization (Ecodesign). Their customers benefit from this modern technology and at the same time, the company is complying with the demands that arise from being a sustainability company. The study raises awareness of sus-tainability and contributes to building a central knowledge base for future projects. The findings will be used in internal and external communications. The high transparency of the validated data can be used by Wincor Nixdorf for customer inquiries, offers or participation in tenders for banking and commerce.
* What is an EPD? »An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a Type III environmental declaration, the quantified environmental information com-prising the life cycle of a product or service. An EPD is based on independently verified data from a Life Cycle Assessment, life cycle inventories or information modules, and is compliant with the ISO 14040 standard. There are currently no guidelines available for the creation of an EPD for ATMs, which is why we created an EPD-like document for Wincor Nixdorf.« Dr. Constantin Herrmann, Principal Consultant, PE INTERNATIONAL
»The project with PE INTERNATIONAL was a resounding success: Speedy implementation, years of experience and relevant exper-tise in electronics have more than paid off for us. The experts at PE INTERNATIONAL get us on the right track with Green IT and Sustainability.« Uwe Krause, Vice President Banking Division, Wincor Nixdorf
During the Wincor World Fair, the results were presented to approximately 8,000 participants. The positive response from the customers and the expected savings during the use phase have led Wincor Nixdorf to adapt their internal development guidelines according to the newly discovered insights, and to further optimize their Ecodesign process.
Wincor Nixdorf – Solution at a glance:
Industry and Headquarters: IT, Germany Scope: Quality assurance, validation and verification of a Life Cycle Assessment study for ATMs Products and Services: Life Cycle Assessment study and creation of an EPD*
Advantages:
> External communications, use by sales and marketing for inquiries and tenders, active contribution to image-building and stakeholder dialogue
> Internal sustainability awareness, building of a knowledge base
> Optimization of internal Ecodesign guidelines
