Discover how IT can change the environmental impact of businesses for the better

Explore Intel vPro | Subscribe In today's climate-conscious world, sustainability is more than a buzzword—it's a business imperative. In fact, 86% of workers1 who have access to their employer's ESG goals say it makes them proud and want to stay with the company longer. The issue is top-of-mind for IT decision-makers (ITDMs) as well. Nearly two-thirds of respondents2 to a recent Forrester Consulting survey of IT leaders responded that expanding sustainability initiatives is a critical or high-priority goal. The business advantage of going green From company reputation to customer loyalty, making business decisions based on sustainability goes beyond environmental impact and helps improve the bottom line. And while sustainability can have an upfront cost in time or money, pursuing it can result in better performance in the long run. Intel is a prime example, with the winners of Intel's Environmental Excellence Awards, which recognizes innovative employee efforts to foster sustainability, saving an estimated $126 million3 since 2010. Making technology decisions that impact sustainability For ITDMs, the increased emphasis on sustainability represents an opportunity and a challenge. They have a pivotal role to play in helping their organizations meet targets and reduce their carbon footprint. The technology choices made, from desktop PC and laptop procurement to data centers and the cloud, can significantly impact energy consumption, e-waste and greenhouse gas emissions, helping future-proof businesses and drive sustainability. IT powered sustainability: A three-pronged strategy So how can IT evolve its practices and embrace sustainability? Here are three key ways to make it happen. 1. Bring it full circle Embracing a circular economy model for IT operations can help reduce costs while increasing revenues, maximizing the value of existing resources, reducing emissions and virtually eliminating waste. Intel's own reuse and recycling initiatives have recovered over 130,000 metric tons of manufacturing waste while generating $100 million in new income and achieving cost savings exceeding $1 billion4 annually. 2. Optimize energy efficiency Advances in PC processors have dramatically improved energy efficiency over the past decade. Undertaking a PC refresh to ensure your fleet can handle modern workloads not only promotes productivity but also improves power consumption. Using a hybrid architecture increases core efficiency and optimizes workloads by integrating efficient cores (E-cores) into a single die with performance cores (P-cores) helps deliver efficient, powerful performance. 3. Enable comprehensive remote management Supporting a dispersed, hybrid workforce means IT must reduce technician dispatches and user commutes as much as possible. That takes a platform that can handle most system updates, security patching and diagnostics remotely and securely. "What we do from a business client perspective is really think about how we can provide tools that can help with sustainable IT operations…We calculated that a single unplanned round trip to repair a laptop is the equivalent of two years of energy use for that same laptop in terms of greenhouse gas emission." Roberta Zouian, Sustainability Lead for Client Segments at Intel5 Empowering ITDMs to drive sustainability As efforts to implement sustainable practices become standard and organizations must adhere more and more to regulations, Intel vPro® steps up to meet these needs during every stage of the PC lifecycle. With performance boosts, hardened security, remote manageability and optimized efficiency, Intel vPro delivers beyond sustainability and business PC standards. For ITDMs, it's a forward-thinking solution that future-proofs your tech investments while helping drive green initiatives — a twin-win for enterprises and the planet. Designed specifically for today's hybrid workforce environments, vPro-based devices offer several key advantages: Improve the bottom line with modern management tools like Intel® Active Management Technology, which allows IT to access devices out-of-band from virtually anywhere, reducing the need for costly deskside visits or asset shipments. Remote manageability on Intel vPro® can help a mid-market organization avoid up to 368,000kgs of carbon emissions6 over three years. Enhance efficiency thanks to Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology, which features tools like Intel® Energy Performance Optimizer, designed to improve Performance per Watt to deliver extended battery life without the need for any customer tuning.7 Safeguard a hybrid workforce with hardware-enabled security on Intel vPro helping reduce material security breaches by up to 23%.8 Looking ahead: Partnering for a greener future While sustainable IT is a foundational step, true environmental leadership requires a cohesive, organization-wide ESG program. Wipro and Intel have partnered to pioneer sustainable solutions spanning PC lifecycle management, infrastructure optimization, renewable energy transition and more. The shared goal? Enabling enterprises to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 while unlocking new business value from sustainability initiatives. Take a deeper dive with our e-book," Towards a Sustainable Future: How Technology Plays a Role in Corporate Social Responsibility" Discover how Intel vPro® can boost your business with powerful, efficient AI performance, hardware-based AI-powered security and out-of-band remote manageability features. 1Society for Human Resource Management. 'ESG Strategies Rank High with Gen Z, Millennials.' March 21, 2023. https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/survey-esg-strategies-rank-high-gen-z-millennials. 2Forrester Thought Leadership Paper, "Sustainability Priorities Resonate Throughout Corporate IT Strategy, Operations, and Purchasing," https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/business/enterprise-computers/resources/teaser-forrester-sustainability-priorities.html 3Barrett C. R. & Niekerk, G. (2013). Sustainable business: A Fortune 500 corporate perspective. In A. H. Huffman, & S. R. Klein (Eds.), Green organizations: Driving change with I-O psychology (pp. 251-272). New York, NY: Routledge. 4Intel, "Corporate Responsibility Report 2022-23." Intel prepared this report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Comprehensive option. A GRI Content Index is provided on its Report Builder website. Intel also uses other recognized frameworks to inform the content of this report, including the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and the IFRS Foundation. 5New Statesman. "Make It: Industry to Sustainability - Silicon Retirement." New Statesman Spotlight on Sustainability. https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/2023/08/make-it-industry-sustainable-silicon-retirement. 6Based on "The Total Economic Impact™ of the Intel vPro Platform," an Intel-commissioned study by Forrester Consulting, January 2024, which surveyed 500 ITDMs at enterprises across the world using Intel vPro®, including US, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Australia, China, India, and Japan. For the study's findings, Forrester aggregated the data and experiences from the interviewees into a composite organization with an assumed revenue of $1 billion per year and 10,000 employees. 7Intel® EPO enabled on U-Series and P-Series processors only. 8Based on "The Total Economic Impact™ of the Intel vPro Platform," an Intel-commissioned study by Forrester Consulting, January 2024, which surveyed 500 ITDMs at enterprises across the world using Intel vPro®, including US, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Australia, China, India, and Japan. For the study's findings, Forrester aggregated the data and experiences from the interviewees into a composite organization with an assumed revenue of $1 billion per year and 10,000 employees. All versions of the Intel vPro® platform require an eligible Intel® Core™ processor, a supported operating system, Intel LAN and/or WLAN silicon, firmware enhancements, and other hardware and software necessary to deliver the manageability use cases, security features, system performance, and stability that define the platform. See www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex/vPro for details. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel vPro and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. View in browser. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. 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