The Record - Issue 20: Spring 2021

46 www. t e c h n o l o g y r e c o r d . c om COV E R S TOR Y Özkan Erener CEO of VeriPark “Green is the new black. As an environmentally responsible company, VeriPark is not only working for the present, it is also investing in the future. The company makes a positive difference in the world by helping its customers to become more sustainable banks. Through its digital, internet and mobile banking solutions, VeriPark helps banks to reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impact of serving their customers. By collaborating with VeriPark, banks take a step forward in creating a healthy and sustainable world. Thanks to VeriPark’s innovative digital solutions, banking customers carry out many transactions using digital channels anytime, anywhere. Therefore, they avoid unnecessary trips to branches and reduce transportation-related environmental footprints. They also empower their customers to extend green living to the way they bank through reduced paper consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.” Corey Hynes CEO of Learn on Demand Systems “Our business runs on Azure and we were inspired by Microsoft’s commitment to sustainability to make our own commitment to carbon neutrality. We achieved that goal in 2019 through the carbon offset programme run by Terrapass, a champion in helping organisations understand and take responsibility for their climate impact. We purchased credits with Terrapass to offset 233 metric tons of carbon dioxide. In 2020, our credit purchase offset 302 metric tons, an increase due to our data centre expansion around the world to support our customers’ needs and their significant increase in online learning related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These purchases have now supported emissions reduction projects in communities around the world. The ability to positively impact our environment while supporting our customers enables us to expand our impact while continuing to reduce our footprint.” Chris Parker Senior Product Manager for Visual Solutions at Sharp Europe “Sharp is committed to promoting sustainable practices and tackling climate change – the Windows collaboration display from Sharp delivers a Microsoft certified standard, meaning those working from home experience a meeting as though it is happening in person. This reduces the pressure on employees who want to work from home and shrink their carbon footprint without losing productivity from not being physically present in meetings. As well as being compliant with the latest ‘Energy Related Product’ European directive, fulfilling the required standards for energy efficiency, the Windows collaboration display features an IoT sensor hub to help monitor environmental conditions. The sensors feed data back to the Azure Digital Twins platform to help managers monitor air quality levels, ambient light, room occupancy and temperature. This can help organisations to realise the vision of a truly smart building which can intelligently manage environmental conditions, for example, by knowing when to turn off lights and air conditioning when a meeting room is not being used, helping to reduce costs and save energy.”