Wincor Nixdorf: Life Cycle Assessment moves Green IT into the future.
The successful Life Cycle Assessment pilot study moves Wincor
solutions, customers can use resources more efficiently. At
Nixdorf’s Green IT program forward. The study builds the
the same time, Green IT and sustainably con-figured system
lower energy consumption and reduced emissions, and contri-
reality which sets the company apart from the competition in
foundation for the pioneering concept of the green ATM, with
butes to the company’s eco-design guideline optimization. Wincor Nixdorf can now declare a valid environmental impact of their products.
The Challenge Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world’s leading IT
Solutions and Service providers for retail banks and retailers. The portfolio is designed to optimize these companies’ pro-
cesses and provide the end customers with the highest userfriendly experience possible. Green IT product development
at Wincor Nixdorf is growing due to rising demand, because
with the help of sustainable and environmentally-friendly IT
landscapes developed from being a »nice to have« feature to a terms of communication with customers and end users.
The Solution PE INTERNATIONAL collaborated with Wincor Nixdorf, developing and improving upon their initial LCA, to
produce what became the very first, internally-generated LCA
for an ATM. The data from the existing LCA were examined, expanded upon and, in some places, improved. The data quality is now uniform and consistent, and ready for subsequent
verification. The results evaluation determined the ATM’s standby mode to be the largest electricity consumer.