January 16, 2014
At SR Inc’s Q4 Executive Symposium on Sustainable Optimization and Innovation: Advanced Sustainability Strategy held at Member-Client Nokia’s campus in San Diego, Oracle was recognized as “Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable’s Outstanding Corporate Leader 2013” for its outstanding leadership in the move to sustainable high-performance portfolio-wide, particularly regarding reductions in energy, water, and waste; prioritizing data centers for the implementation of energy efficiency projects; and focusing on employee engagement to further their sustainability initiatives.
SR Inc chose Oracle as Outstanding Corporate Leader 2013 due to its multi-faceted approach to sustainability, specifically, the company’s leadership in developing and driving optimization throughout its global facilities, data centers, and for setting ambitious goals through 2016. This past year, sustainability highlights within the Oracle organization include:
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An implementation of a facility-wide Environmental Accounting and Reporting (EA&R) module to reduce environmental impact and comply with associated regulations
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Oracle’s newest Utah Compute Facility (UCF), one of the most energy efficient data centers in the industry, uses a very innovative cooling solution that combines cold outdoor air with free humidification from IT equipment waste heat, xeriscape landscaping which nearly eliminates the need for irrigation, and a 20% reduction of the copper needed for power cables by employing higher voltage power
Oracle’s sustainability goals for 2016 include a 10% reduction in energy use per employee, a 6% improvement in power usage effectiveness in production data centers, a 15% reduction in potable water use per employee, and a 15% reduction in waste to landfill per employee.
“Oracle has emerged as a global leader in more sustainable real estate and facilities in 2013.” Noted SR Inc. President and CEO Jim Boyle. “In 2010 Oracle began developing a multi-year strategy to move to more sustainable high-performance in real estate and facilities globally and the success it is driving in 2013 is impressive. Oracle is saving money even as it develops and deploys relevant new solutions for itself and the market; this is what sustainable leadership is all about.”
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