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Macquarie Equipment Finance» Environmental awareness» Carbon offset program

Environmental awareness

Carbon offset program

About MEF's Equipment Carbon Offset Program (ECO Program)

* Program currently only available in Australia

Emissions from ICT equipment are becoming a major concern for office-oriented environments, with many organisations now looking for ways in which they can do more to reduce their carbon footprint.

A recent report by McKinsey & Company noted:

"The rapidly growing carbon footprint associated with information and communications technologies, including laptops and PCs... could make them among the biggest greenhouse gas emitters by 2020... These technologies now account for 0.86 metric gigatons of emissions a year, or about 2 percent of the emissions added to the atmosphere globally." ¹

McKinsey estimates that the world's increasing need for computation, data storage and communications is driving such rapid growth in the emissions associated with these technologies, that by 2020, "...they will account for about 3 percent of all emissions: 1.54 metric gigatons, or twice what the United Kingdom produces today." ²

As part of our complete technology lifecycle solution, we have recognised these issues surrounding carbon emissions and ICT's impact on the environment.

In response, Macquarie Equipment Finance has established the Equipment Carbon Offset Program (ECO Program), designed to offer you access to a range of sustainable ICT solutions that will help your organisation reduce its carbon footprint.

The ECO Program includes:

Funding
ECO Lease
Services for leased equipment
Services for owned equipment, including recycling and disposal.

To find out more about how Macquarie's ECO Program can benefit your organisation, contact Macquarie Equipment Finance today.

Macquarie's Equipment Carbon Offset Program. Because the time for action is now.

Contact Macquarie today to find out more:

Sydney office
Ph: +61 2 8232 7769
Email: assetfinance@macquarie.com

¹ 'How IT can cut carbon emissions', The McKinsey Quarterly, October 2008

² Ibid

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