01/09/2009

By Scott Thompson

Tesco has selected CA ecoSoftware as part of its commitment to drive down carbon emissions across its global operations.

"When we announced our plan two years ago to reduce our carbon footprint by 50 per cent across all of our global operations, we knew we were taking on a big task," says Mike Yorwerth, IT director at Tesco. "Since that time a number of people across the business have been involved in measuring, documenting and reporting on our emissions - a time-consuming, largely manual task. We're also overseeing hundreds of projects around the world designed to reduce our carbon footprint, all of which need to be prioritised and measured. With CA ecoSoftware, we expect to streamline the process of data management, helping to reduce errors and operational expenses, and improve our ability to communicate major milestones."

The software offers visual tools designed for evaluating sustainability initiatives, such as projects to reduce carbon emissions or energy consumption, as well as program and project management capabilities, automated assessments for use internally and externally (for suppliers or other third parties), and direct energy metering able to capture information from devices within the datacentre and facilities across the enterprise.