29/10/2009

Hon Lindsay Tanner presents ACC with ComputersOff.ORG certification

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The Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner and the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Brendan O’Connor today congratulated the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) on becoming the first organisation to become fully Green ICT Certified by Computer’s Off Australia (COA).

Lindsay Tanner said the ACC was a leader in both government and non-government sectors in achieving IT sustainability.

“Sustainable ICT is an important part of the Rudd Government’s ICT Reform Program,” Lindsay Tanner said.

“Across Government, agencies are implementing low cost measure to realise energy efficiency savings. It is very encouraging to see the Australian Crime Commission taking a lead in this area and being recognised for it.”

The ACC has implemented hardware and software solutions to better manage powerconsumption and has adopted server virtualisation by reducing the physical number of servers by 45 per cent. By purchasing carbon offsets, the ACC’s entire IT infrastructure is now carbon neutral.

Minister O’Connor said that in addition to significant energy and cost savings, the ACC’s green initiative included other benefits such as productivity efficiencies, increased security, improved data management and improved service delivery for users, including partner agencies using the Australian Criminal Intelligence Database.

“Every individual and organisation should be taking steps to improve power management and reduce green house gases. Through this achievement, the ACC will now save 435 tonnes of greenhouse gases per annum, which equates to 75 passenger vehicles,” Minister O’Connor said.

“The ACC will also save approximately $80,000 per annum in power and $43 000 per annum inlicensing and maintenance fees,” he said.

Green IT at the ACC is complemented by its wider commitment to environmental sustainability throughout its entire business including energy efficient office fit-outs, office energy consumption, vehicle fleeting management, air travel, water conservation and paper and general waste management.

Computers Off Australia (COA) is a not-for-profit educational and awareness campaign aiming to help raise awareness of the amount of power used when computers are left on or idle. It aims to enable consumer’s and businesses’ power management to make significant savings in green house gases and money and has developed a three-tick labelling system that identifies individuals and organisations who are using power saving devices with their home and work PCs.

The labelling scheme certifies organisations using three colour-coded ticks that represent Power Management (Green), Virtualisation (Blue) and Carbon Neutral (Gold).

The Hon Lindsay Tanner presenting John Lawler, Chief Executive Officer of ACC their Power management Certification award.

Honourable Brendan O’Connor

The certification awards



Minister O’Connor contact: Senior Policy Adviser, Brian Humphreys 0438 595 567
Minister Tanner contact: Tim Naughtin 0438 265 065
ACC media contact: Alice Thompson, 6243 6843 or 0409 603 637
ComputersOff.ORG: Mark Winter, 0405 335 354

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