Disclaimer: I am not a big data specialist. Not even close. So please do not use this blog as a source for understanding big data or big data analytics.
What I am, though, is a big data aficionada. And you can use this blog as a source for understanding how pumped anyone can get about big data!
We believe in the importance of considering Scope 3 emissions.*
EMC was a sponsor of the WRI/WBCSD Scope 3 work. We have been reporting on emissions from business travel for six years, we have been collecting and examining emissions data from tier 1 suppliers for three years, we have been calculating emissions from the electricity to run our products for two years (and estimate it to be on the order of 8x our operational emissions including losses from power and cooling). We even made a conscious decision to *increase* our Scope 2 emissions from electricity to power a hybrid cooling system for our environmental chambers because of the much bigger reduction in the Scope 3 emissions from the production of LN2. It doesn't help our metrics, but it's the right thing to do.
We believe in the importance of considering Scope 3 emissions.
Kathrin ("Kate") Winkler is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at EMC Corporation, where she has a history of taking on entirely new roles in which she has to fill in the interstices between more traditional functions. She and her husband Angus live in Massachusetts, though they prefer to be 50 feet below the surface of tropical waters.
I took on the full-time sustainability position in July of 2008, and am using this blog to document my personal and professional journey. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), these views are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. Content published here is not read or approved in advance by EMC and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of EMC or any other employees of EMC.
