With rising environmental concerns, there’s mounting pressure on firms to provide clear evidence of the benefits of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. Adopting VDIPOD (virtual desktop infrastructure) is a practical step to accelerate ESG aims.

How VDIPOD supports ESG goals

Supporting Environmental Goals

• Significantly lower power usage and carbon emissions than traditional PCs
• Hosted from data centres operating on 100% clean, renewable energy with optimised power usage effectiveness
• Supports journey to net zero, by replacing inefficient legacy IT infrastructure
• Enables firms to consolidate data centres to reduce power consumption and emissions
• Requires less processing power on individual machines, prolonging life and reducing electronic waste

Supporting Social Goals

• Supports a diverse and inclusive workforce by enabling work from anywhere, any time
• Promotes digital inclusion, ensuring all staff can access resources on any device
• Enhances wellbeing by enabling remote working and reducing need to commute
• Maintains business continuity and employee health where infection control is required
• Facilitates responsible supply chain partnerships using sustainable IT infrastructure to reduce environmental impact

Supporting Governance Goals

• Efficient use of resources tailored to meet users’ needs
• Scalability to meet business needs providing financial value
• Centralises data storage, access and security updates reducing risk of data loss
• Enables secure collaboration across partnerships and JVs
• Complies with data sovereignty and protection regulations
• More robust disaster recovery to ensure business continuity
• Provides firms with metrics and an audit trail to simplify ESG reporting

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