By 2020, Dell will reduce the power consumption of all the products 80%! Bashny.Net

Dell announces new achievements in the field of corporate social responsibility, which can be found in the report for fiscal year 2014 (Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Corporate Responsibility Report). The report talks about the first achievement that the company made on the way to the guidelines indicated by the company last fall in the long program 2020 Legacy of Good. Through this program, Dell intends to make a sustainable contribution to environmental protection, to improve the quality of life of people around the world and contribute to the prosperity of their clients.





The program includes a promising long-term plans to release new products Dell, the development of new technologies and development of society. Under the program, Dell assesses the contribution that its customers contribute to environmental protection. The program comprises 21 purpose, which Dell intends to achieve by 2020. The key objectives included: reducing the energy consumption of all Dell products at 80% compared to current performance; the transition to environmentally friendly packaging made from 100% recyclable materials; use of its technologies and expertise to equip with modern technologies the three million children in developing countries.

"The entrepreneurial spirit and the courage of the company in the formulation of the major goals for the long term force us to look for innovative ways to solve problems and make positive changes, commented Tricia Thompson (Trisa Thompson), Vice President of Dell's corporate social responsibility. — I am proud of our first achievements towards the implementation of plan 2020 Legacy of Good and those positive results that were able to get our customers, employees and communities worldwide, as well as our contribution to environmental protection".

Major achievements of the company to Dell in the framework of the 2020 Legacy of Good

• In the last 2 years, the power consumption of Dell products decreased by 23.2% and servers by about 50%. Customers who have purchased Dell products in the 2014 financial year, have the opportunity to save 449 million dollars at the expense of more economical energy consumption of products during their full life cycle as compared to those who have purchased similar products in 2012. The goal of the company — by the end of 2020 to cut energy consumption of its products by 80%.

• The Connected Workplace program helped Dell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last year to 6,700 tons, which is equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions of the car, hitched a ride with a length of 25 744 000 km. Various options for flexible working, developed in the framework of this program, increasing productivity of employees and will help Dell to save 12 million dollars this year. In the Connected Workplace program officially involved approximately 20,000 employees, or about 20% of total staff Dell. Thus, the task of attracting for participation in the program every second Dell employee by 2020 almost half done. Another 20% of employees either use the tools or participate in informal or irregular participation. Opportunities for employees has allowed Dell to take third place in the ranking of employers Top 100 Companies Offering Flexible Jobs In 20142 Forbes magazine.

• Dell has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of their factories and in the conduct of logistics operations by 8%. To recycle these, eight percent carbon dioxide, people would have to plant 1.9 million trees — that's about 73 times more compared with the number of trees in Central Park in new York. This was achieved through the use of more environmentally friendly packaging, more environmentally friendly modes of transport (sea vessels) and increased purchases of renewable energy, which formed 35% of the total electrical energy consumed Dell (last year the volume of purchased renewable energy amounted to 23% of the total). By 2020, Dell plans to reduce by 50% the greenhouse gas emissions of factories and conducting logistics operations.

• Dell is a leader of programs to diversify suppliers. In the 2014 fiscal year, Dell increased the amount of purchases from companies that are participants in such programs to 4.1 billion US dollars (up from 3.44 billion in fiscal year 2013). Dell continues to be part of the initiative of the Billion Dollar Roundtable and to enter into contracts with supplying companies owned by women and minorities.

• Dell helps the children that provides them with the latest technology and knowledge, and provides financial support in areas in which the company is most competent. Last year only through programs of child development and the fight against cancer Dell has assisted 590 thousand children. Dell is committed to helping people living without permanent electricity supply. So, in 2013, Dell, together with partners, first launched in Africa two computer labs on the basis of solar energy, are equipped with energy-efficient workstation Dell Wyse. These classes provide African children access to modern technology and educational materials. Data computer classes only serve 434 student and over 50 teachers; thousands of other people also have

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