Sun is making a more efficient workday for 19,000 of its employees around the world. An in-depth study recently conducted on 100 participants of Sun's Open Work program, Sun workers' savings in time, money and their individual carbon output were reported.

The Open Measurement Project found:

• Employees saved more than $1,700 per year in gasoline and wear and tear on their vehicles by working at home an average of 2.5 days a week.

• Office equipment energy consumption rate at a Sun office was two times that of home office equipment energy consumption, from approximately 64 watts per hour at home to 130 watts per hour at a Sun office.

• Commuting was more than 98 percent of each employee's carbon footprint for work, compared to less than 1.7 percent of total carbon emissions to power office equipment.

• By eliminating commuting just 2.5 days per week, an employee reduces energy used for work by the equivalent of 5,400 Kilowatt hours/year.

• Working from home 2.5 days per week saved the employees in the study an average of 2.5 weeks of commute time

By comparing the above home and work energy use differences, Sun’s sustainable computing team has determined that its Open Work Program in fact does save energy. The study found that employees working at home 2.5 days a week were more conservative in their energy consumption.

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For more insight into Sun's Open Work Program, tune in to San Francisco-based ABC 7 News article and video report on the topic.

Find out more about Sun's corporate role in its eco-friendly efforts and workplace responsibility. Also visit the Sun Web site for more on its Open Work Program. [...read more...]

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