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Basel Convention on the Control of business intelligence (BI) tools, 258
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous business modeling, CRM, 262
Wastes and Their Disposal, 24–26 business-oriented program, Dell, 175–176
applying, 24–25 business process improvement (BPI), Dell,
controversy regarding, 25–26 180–181
overview and origins of, 24 business processes, changing, 260
Policy and Legislation task force, 21 buy back programs
regulating shipment of e-waste, 9 selling back power to utility
baselines companies, 51–52
carbon footprint, 11 at UWRF, 202–203
staying green, 283 buying
batteries just-in-time buying, 266
California legislation regarding vs. leasing, 137–138
takeback and recycling, 29 Byteback program, Australia, 34
managing pollutants, 92
beacon packets, WiFi, 61 C
benchmarks, staying green, 283 cable management
best practices airflow optimization, 71–72
server virtualization, 235–236 bandwidth and, 227–228
storage virtualization, 245–246 cost savings, 228
BI (business intelligence) tools, 258 datacenter design, 226–227
billing LEED and, 228–229
ecological and cost saving approach routing cables, 227
to, 262–263 TIA-942 standard, 226
paperless office and, 112–113 cadmium, hazardous materials in
biodegradability recycling, 130
food products, 89 calculating cooling needs, 65–67
Wal-Mart’s product initiatives, 212 calculators, monitoring power
blade servers consumption, 48
benefits of, 160–161 California regulations, 28–29
companies offering, 162 Canada standards/initiatives, 31–33
features of, 161 Capacity Building task force, StEP (Solving
reducing power consumption, 55 the E-waste Problem), 23
types of, 161 Carbon Disclosure Program, Wal-Mart,
bluetooth, power reduction with, 62 208–209
Boot from SAN solution, Compellent carbon footprint
Storage Center, 250–251 Dell’s green initiatives, 174
BPI (business process improvement), Dell, GHG Protocol Initiative and, 12–13
180–181 measuring, 10–13
brominated flame overview of, 9–10
retardants, hazardous materials in reasons for measuring/managing, 13
recycling, 130 Wal-Mart’s green initiatives, 208–209
Bubba, Excito, 54 carpets, managing pollutants, 91
buffers, power saving and, 57 case studies
buildings Dell. See Dell case study
UWRF’s green University Center, Hewlett Packard. See HP (Hewlett
199–201 Packard) case study
Wal-Mart’s experimental stores, 209–211 Rackspace. See Rackspace case study