ARNnet – From the Top: Toshiba’s Mark Whittard – Mobile trends and green computing
Green computing is becoming a major industry concern. What is Toshiba doing to improve its carbon footprint?
MW: A lot of the government-based reports have been rightly focused on the trade-in and deployment end of the cycle. What they’re becoming more aware of, and where our focus is, is the entire lifecycle and there are five elements here. The first thing is component procurement and where materials for those come from. Toshiba is one of the few vendors that publishes strict green procurement guidelines. Additionally, we were the first to launch a fully Restriction of Hazardous Substances [RoHS] compliant computer in 2004.