Ever wondered what a place would look like if it contained all the different species of animal, bird and plant life we find across the world today? Well, in Ecuador you will find 65% of them! I recently accompanied an educational trip of school...
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Time for electric vehicles to go mainstream? (A Guest blog by Phil Clarke)
Last night I drove the 30 miles home in a family car, on the motorway using precisely no diesel or petrol and in theory had zero CO2 emissions. How did I do it? I was in a Vauxhall Ampera, a new type of electric vehicle, known as an Extended-Range...
Read moreEnergy Efficient Businesses Out Perform "Less Efficient Rivals"
Capgemini Sustainability Blog Home > The Hard Business Case for Resource Efficiency"By Max Tau, Capgemini NetherlandsMaking the business case for structurally sound and resource efficient practices has never been more clear. According to data...
Read moreAllison Kemper and Roger Martin Bring Climate Change Realities to the Supply Chain
Capgemini Sustainability Blog Home > Climate Change Realities to Supply Chain ActivitiesBy Max Tau, Capgemini Netherlands Writing for the Guardian Sustainability Blog last week, Professor Allison Kemper, of York University, and Roger Martin,...
Read moreWhat Elections Mean to Sustainability: Meeting Regulations, Structurally Sound
By Max Tau, Capgemini NetherlandsElections matter to sustainability, for obvious reasons. Making the profit case of achieving compliance, or forecasting the added costs. A global shift of political power and a call for serious transparency are...
Read moreDr. Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer at SAP, Lays Out Strategy Through Leadership
By Max Tau, Capgemini Netherlands Dr. Peter Graf, the Chief Sustainability Officer at SAP globally, recently spoke at the TEDx Presido event. View Peter Graf's TedTalk here. Next to Peter on the list of speakers Was Chade-Meng...
Read moreWhat’s in a name? (A guest blog by Jonathan Tapp)
Up until now, I have to say I haven’t got too excited by the debate around the correct terminology to be used in the “Sustainability” world. However, I’m beginning to wonder if this isn’t taking on a new importance.There are a number...
Read moreCreating Operational Dedication Towards Sustainability
Reading through annual reports has become a hobby of mine in recent weeks. Capgemini's clients are experiencing challenges and triumphs that seem to work in concert towards a promising end to the sluggish crisis period. What has become apparent to...
Read moreDunking servers in mineral oil – a new viable cooling option?
Forget about smart use of air (hot-cold isles) or water (airco) for cooling down your intensively used servers. Just dunk them in a bath of mineral oil and you’re good to go! At first glance, that seems to be a possible conclusion after a...
Read moreTea bags and jet fuel…
I came across a curious fact in an article about aircraft weights in this month's British Airways in-flight magazine ...“… and unplanned weight has its own fuel cost implication. Were you to – and please don’t – secrete a tea bag on board a...
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