Latest News from P2zero

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12th May 2025

P2zero were engaged by innovative technology company Green Cloud Computing (https://www.greencloudcomputing.io/) to evaluate the sustainability and business case metrics for their new cloud proposition.  

Our study compared two use cases for the Green Cloud technology (using "crowd-sourced" compute powered by renewable energy and using "idle" capacity within the organisation) with using public cloud services or purchasing new data centre capacity.  

Our results will be published soon in a new case study.

9th May 2025

Does the new generation of Apple devices offer significant sustainability benefits over the main competition?  

That was the question posed to P2zero by technology specialists Academia, who commissioned an independent study of the credentials of a selection of makes and models of laptops, mobile workstations, desktops and integrated devices.

The results will help Academia to offer their customers advice on how to make more sustainable product choices .

22nd April 2025

Every year Defra issues a "Greening Government ICT" report detailing emissions from digital infrastructure and services used by 630,000 staff working in UK departments and agencies.

In our GDSA role on the Scope 3 Working Group P2zero reviewed the reporting process and metrics to determine whether more specific and granular data could be sourced and used in the report to improve its usability as a baseline for and action area for carbon reduction plans.

You can read more about the GDSA and our involvement here.

20th March 2025

Our latest case study showcases sustainable innovation by Teesside University and AWS.  

"P2zero were a pleasure to work with and gave us valuable insights into the outliers and practices of parts of our hardware estate, of which we were simply not aware"  

Calculating the sustainability and cost benefits of Teesside's approach to delivering high performance computing for students the study found up to 78% emissions reduction and 28% cost savings. You can read the full case study here. 

4th March 2025

P2zero were invited to close out the EUC Forum's Spring meeting with a presentation on "Digital Sustainability" - a session  described as "Fascinating and sobering"  by one delegate!

The EUC Forum is the home of end user computing topics and presentations, providing an open forum for listening and learning with events organised by the community, for the community.  You can read more about the event here and find out more about the EUC Forum via their LinkedIn page here. 

12th February 2025 

DEFRA organised an all day GDSA workshop at Cap Gemini's ASE facility in central London to discuss the UK government's sustainable ICT strategy for 2025 - 2030.

The excellent event brought together government representatives from across multiple  departments, Crown Commercial Services and working party members from across the GDSA and helped to better inform the attendees about government ICT and sustainability strategy and shape objectives for 2025 and beyond. 

You can read more about the GDSA and our involvement here.

17th January 2025

The UK Government Sustainable ICT blog this month features interviews with the two newly appointed chairs of GDSA working parties. 

Gerry Hackett of Computacenter (Circular Economy Group) and Ewen Anderson of P2zero (Scope 3 / Supply Chain Group) discuss why they accepted the roles, their career journeys to date and their ideas for big opportunities to make a difference,

You can read the DEFRA Sustainable ICT blog here and find out more about DEFRA's digital sustainability activities via their LinkedIn page here. 

15th January 2025

 The QS Sustainability Rankings for 2025 has placed Imperial as joint seventh in the world, joint fourth in Europe, and joint second in the UK, recognising the university’s commitment to putting sustainability at the heart of its work and playing a leading role in the global fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.     The ranking looks at three categories – Environmental Impact, Social Impact, and Governance – to analyse the sustainability work of more than 1,500 higher education institutions globally, including around 100 institutions in the UK.  Read more about the news here and our case study with Imperial here.

14th January 2025

At the start of the new year P2zero's CEO Ewen Anderson has been asked to take on the chair role for the Scope 3 Working Party of the UK Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA).  The working party is assisting DEFRA and sustainability leads across government to look at the digital  supply chain emissions of over 600,000 UK government and agency employees  Chris Howes (Chief Digital and Information Officer at DEFRA) shares his views on the role and importance of the GDSA here. 

27th November 2024

" P2zero were a pleasure to work with, and this valuable analysis will enable us to inform and progress the sustainability and environmental agendas at Teesside. Their analysis and attention to detail is both robust and fiercely objective."  

Maybe we'll adopt fiercely objective as our new company tagline!  Many thanks to Teesside University for their feedback on our recent project.  Full case study coming soon.

15th November 2024

2024 has seen P2zero expand from project services into multi-year managed service contracts.  We now have over 350,000 devices under contract with clients including central government, retail banking, technology and international accountancy / financial services.

Our team provide dashboards and reporting on KPIs and trends, helping these organisations track their progress in decarbonising their digital estates.  More about our managed services here.

8th November 2024

As part of P2zero's work with the UK Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) we are conducting a survey of sustainability leads across all government departments into "scope 3".  

The confidential results will help the working party and DEFRA understand the government reporting "landscape" and identify where the Alliance can offer practical support including insights, case studies and best practice.  More information about the GDSA is available here. 

1st  November 2024

To assist organisations with their sustainability and ESG commitments we have launched our P2zero Sustainability Index rating service (PSI).  

The first two modules focus on profiling current sustainability strategy and making more sustainable device choices.  PSI is designed to provide a highly cost-effective way to visualise and compare complex, customer-specific data to assist with decision making.  More information about our PSI services is available here. 

31st October 2024

The British Computer Society invited Ewen Anderson of P2zero to present a session on "Beyond the Baseline - Using Data to Drive Measurable Carbon Reduction" at this years' Green IT Specialist Group AGM.

The evening session was held at the BCS offices in central London with a webinar option available for remote members of the Institute.   More information about the BCS is available here. 

10th October 2024

P2zero were pleased to provide a sustainability briefing workshop for one of the largest UK government departments at the impressive Computacenter Circular Services facility at Braintree.  As well as a tour, (showcasing how devices are reclaimed, re-used and responsibly recycled) delegates could also donate personal IT equipment that was beyond its useful life.   Very important work to reduce demand for rare earth materials and emissions from manufacturing. 

9th October 2024

We are very proud to be welcomed as a member of Tech Zero, the climate action group powered by Octopus Energy and Tech Nation.  Tech Zero is an association of tech companies who have committed to fighting the climate crisis. 

Members must annually measure and publish all their scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions as well as a net zero plan detailing how they will reach net zero by their target date - in our case by 2030.  More details available here: https://techzero.io/ 

4th October 2024

The initial report for our project looking into the delivery of lab software via AWS AppStream at Teesside University was delivered today.

The study has examined the "cost and carbon" of scenarios at the London and Middleborough campus sites, modelling the energy and embodied carbon of physical device and cloud-based labs.  The study also examined the purchase, running and energy costs of each scenario, with full results expected soon.

26th September 2024

P2zero were very pleased to be invited to join other key partners of Computacenter's public sector team at their Hatfield HQ for a workshop on IT sustainability.  

Philip Pearson (Sector Director at Computacenter) noted "P2zero's ground breaking, environmental consultancy business is already deeply rooted within multiple government initiatives and we are truly proud to be their largest UK partner".  

16th August 2024

Defra today announced P2zero as one of the latest members of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance.  " I am sure that the additional support will enable us to be brilliant and meet our refreshed goals...supporting the Secretary of State deliver his five key priorities, including a circular economy, decarbonisation and nature recovery, which I know our GDSA working groups are all committed to."  Chris Howes, Defra Chief Digital and Information, Senior Responsible Owner for Government Digital Sustainability 

9th August 2024

Last month saw P2zero process a record number of assessments.  In July we reported on the scope 2 and 3 emissions of over 400,000 devices, including laptops, desktops, monitors, servers, networking devices, smartphones and printers.

The projects were undertaken across the private and public sector as well as in Higher Education, reflecting the increased focus on baselines, carbon reduction plans and sustainable procurement.

8th August 2024

Our latest case study features Imperial College 

"We now have the data to put a carbon footprint figure against the devices we provide to our staff and students, as well as getting a better understanding of the impact of our refresh cycles. We’ve been able to use the data provided to enhance our understanding of the estate and its sustainability impact."

Read the full study here. 

8th July 2024

Very pleased to receive feedback from Academia following the delivery of their updated assessment & carbon reduction plan: "As a business who actively strives to align with the sustainability goals of our customers, being able to call on Ewen & P2zero's expertise has been incredibly beneficial as we continue to grow and diversify our service portfolio". 

12th June 2024

As sustainability becomes ever more important in financial and professional services we completed sustainability analysis projects for two of the world's "big four" accountancy firms.  P2zero were engaged to look at their options around procurement of new devices including laptops, servers, printers and displays.

10th May 2024

This month we delivered our sustainability analysis, company report and SECR (Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting) assessment for ACER UK including an updated Carbon Reduction plan and analysis against three previous years figures as a baseline.

2nd May 2024

Very pleased to be given the opportunity to meet the enterprise team at AWS HQ and update them on the importance of sustainability reporting and benchmarking for their customers.  P2zero®  are listed on AWS IQ marketplace making it easy for customers to purchase our services without complex procurement processes.

12th April 2024

We are delighted with feedback from NatWest following recent project work: "With the increased focus on sustainability and carbon reduction, the knowledge and information that P2zero has provided us has taken our understanding to a new level - the team are industry leaders in their field and a pleasure to work with.” 

4th April 2024

Continuing our collaboration with Imperial, P2zero and partners Carbon3IT  ran a data centre workshop for the Imperial College data centre team.  We covered a wide range of topics from compliance, legislation and best practice to bench marking and reporting, including lessons learned from other Higher Education customers.

P2zero lead consultant Tony Sudworth has been selected as the Green Party candidate for Gosport with 83% of the vote.

Tony is an active campaigner for the Green Party and Greenpeace and we wish him every success in representing the citizens of Gosport in the upcoming general election.

20th March 2024

We were delighted to hold a sustainability workshop for IT staff at UCB in Belgium following the kick-off of our project for the leading multi-national pharmaceuticals company.  UCB  employs around 9,000 people from its headquarters in Belgium and across nearly 40 countries worldwide. 

20th March 2024

P2zero were very pleased to be invited to the Science Museum in London to participate in the inaugural Government Digital Sustainability Alliance summit.

The event brought together a very diverse set of government suppliers and advisors from large-scale SIs to specialist consultancies.  

 15th February 2024

Our new look P2zero logo (designed by Suzanne Taylor), identity and website were launched this week, reflecting our focus on helping organisations deliver against their sustainability and Net Zero commitments.  

We also received confirmation that we have sole rights to use P2zero having registered the name as our trade mark. 

 15th February 2024

Following on from our recent benchmarking project P2zero were invited to present a sustainability "lunch and learn" session for the ICT team at Imperial College London.  As well as P2zero's CEO Ewen Anderson the session featured Imperial's Harriet Wallace (Director of Sustainability Strategy) and Tim Green (Academic Lead for Sustainability and Professor of Electrical Power Engineering). 

 15th February 2024

Our ongoing engagement with specialist IT solution provider Academia was reviewed in a session with the senior management team.  

P2zero presented the results of our supply chain sustainability analysis and commuting survey, together with an update on the overall carbon footprint analysis and carbon reduction plan. 

16th February 2024

Our "cost and carbon" pathways project for Travis Perkins came to a conclusion with a presentation of the findings to a workshop of the senior IT leadership team.  The project examined a number of strategic options for the organisation's workplace strategy from both a business case and a sustainability perspective.

15th February 2024

We are delighted to announce that P2zero has been invited to apply to join DEFRA's Government Digital Sustainability Alliance.  Participation in this programme will help to establish and share best practice and promote sustainability across the public sector.

15th February 2024

We are very pleased to have been engaged by ACER UK to assess their scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions for last year and to help them update their carbon reduction plan for 2024.  The project will include analysis of the emissions from ICT, business travel, commuting, premises and waste. 

1st February 2024

Recognising the close ties with Warwick University we were excited to attend the alumni event for entrepreneurs who have been supported by the University of Warwick Science Park's "Ignite" programme.  The events encourage businesses who have had their start-up at the university to share knowledge and experiences.

8th December 2023

We were very pleased to support Computacenter in delivering the sustainability section of an end user computing strategy session for the London Borough of Brent.  As well as showcasing different devices the workshop examined some of the sustainability challenges facing local government in the transition to Net Zero.

28th November 2023

P2zero's Ewen Anderson and Tony Sudworth ran a series of sustainability workshops for systems integrator Telefonica Tech in London.  These included an "all hands" overview on sustainability and specific workshops on customer issues and data centres.

27th November 2023

Imperial College, ranked 7th place in the world university ranking and 3rd place in the UK has engaged P2zero to provide a carbon footprint assessment of their workplace devices and printing.  The project, which will conclude in 2024 will include evaluation of scope 2 and 3 emissions  plus assessment of options for future carbon reduction as part of their Net Zero strategy.

22nd November 2023

We were delighted to have the opportunity to present an update on IT sustainability to the Sales Campaigns and Frameworks team at Computacenter.  The team helps many UK organisations with their technology selection so this was a great opportunity to refresh the importance of making sustainability part of the criteria.

13th November 2023

Many organisations are planning their move to Windows 11, so it was great to be invited by Computacenter to provide the sustainability context as part of their series of on-line customer events on Windows 11 hosted by Computacenter Workplace CTO Ashley Richardson.