WSP and Microsoft | 27th Mar 2009
The white paper developed by WSP and Microsoft calculates the business value and environmental benefit of digital software distribution.
Microsoft is committed to supporting a low carbon economy through its products and services. One such initiative includes making its popular Microsoft Office 2007 product suite available for digital download through its online store, MS Office Online.
"Microsoft is committed to making it very easy for customers to purchase and download its software," said Joe Peterson, Corporate Vice President of the Market Expansion Platform Group at Microsoft Corp. Through electronic software distribution, "we can offer our customers on-demand access to our most popular products in a fast and easy way."
The Office 2007 comparative carbon footprint study conducted by WSP Environment & Energy found that digital delivery reduced total tonnes of carbon emissions by 88%. Framed another way, digital delivery of Office 2007 is eight times more carbon efficient than producing and shipping a DVD and its associated packaging through traditional retail distribution channels.
Find out more by downloading our paper or contact Josh Whitney at josh.whitney@wspgroup.com.