Capgemini UK Wins Top Environmental Award

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An outstanding and independently verified Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.2
A sophisticated climate control system which continuously monitors hot and cold air flows to enable constant peak operational efficiency at minimum energy usage
The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics at design stage to plan and control every aspect of the air path
Three-Stage Air Optimisers using primary fresh-air cooling, second-stage evaporative cooling and third-stage Direct Expansion cooling
Modular construction to give a lower carbon footprint and permit fast and simple scalability with negligible environmental impact.

Chris Howes, Head of Corporate Information Services at the Environment Agency, said: ‘As official endorsers of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres, we’d like to congratulate Paul Soutter and his team in Capgemini on achieving this recognition. We’re proud to be associated with the Merlin data centre, where a growing number of our own services are sustainably and securely hosted. Energy efficient data centres are a vital part of mitigating the carbon cost of IT.  Capgemini’s success is a great example, to anyone providing IT services, of how to improve the energy efficiency of data centres.’
 
Merlin technology is now being applied to new, and retrofitted to existing, Capgemini data centres in the UK and globally in order to spread the environmental and efficiency benefits of Merlin on a worldwide scale.
 
Capgemini UK’s existing environmental credentials include ISO-14001 certification for its Environmental Management System, a listing for three years running in the Sunday Times Best 60 Green Companies, and platinum status in the Corporate Responsibility Index published by Business in the Community. Capgemini UK is the only company in the UK IT sector to hold European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) registration. EMAS goes beyond the requirements of ISO 14001 and promotes excellence in environmental management.
 
Capgemini UK publishes an annual Environmental Statement which can be found at:
www.uk.capgemini.com/about-us/csr_sustainability/environment/our_performance/ -ENDS-

About Capgemini
With more than 125,000 people in 44 countries, Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2012 global revenues of EUR 10.3 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience^TM, and draws on Rightshore ^®, its worldwide delivery model.
Learn more about us at www.capgemini.com.
 
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