More than 90% of CO2 emissions associated with NTT Group business activities are attributed to the use of electricity for powering the company's offices and equipment. In order to effectively roll back its CO2 emissions, it is imperative for the NTT Group to develop and procure equipment for group power systems that deliver high energy-efficient performance.

The NTT Group Energy Efficiency Guidelines [PDF: 116KB] provide basic policies and define performance targets for various categories of ICT equipment routers, servers, and so on to be developed or procured for internal use by NTT.

Initiatives under the Guidelines

Under the Guidelines, the NTT Group will exercise consideration for energy efficiency in addition to function, performance and cost in developing and procuring ICT equipment for internal use by NTT.

Formulating the Guidelines

The Guidelines were modeled after the Ecology Guideline for the ICT Industry ("Eco Council Guideline") set forth by the ICT Ecology Guideline Council.

Overview of the Guidelines

(1) Basic approach to equipment development and procurement

On the basis of the normative reference of the Eco Council Guideline, the NTT Group will develop and procure equipment with as high a rank (number of stars) as possible. In developing and procuring ICT equipment, a comprehensive assessment will be made with consideration to environmental added value and operational costs including air conditioning and electric supply in addition to function, performance, and the cost of the product.

(2) Group targets for each type of equipment

Energy efficiency targets are specified for each type of ICT equipment, to be employed group-wide by the NTT Group companies in developing or procuring ICT devices. Target values for each type of equipment are the normative references specified in the ICT Ecology Guideline. Note that older types of equipment dating from before the "approximate date for achieving normative references" are not restricted by these target values.

Applicable NTT Group companies

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