Meeting room technology vendor Barco announced that it took a next step in ClickShare’s path toward becoming a full carbon-neutral offering for meeting collaboration. The ClickShare Bar has been granted the carbon-neutral label by climate advisory organization CO2logic, a South Pole company. It is the second ClickShare product to receive the carbon-neutral label.
With this recognition, Barco reinforces its commitment to design with sustainability in mind, as the ClickShare Bar is the first carbon-neutral video bar for wireless conferencing on the market.
Reducing the environmental footprint of its products has always been part of Barco’s DNA. The Barco Eco scoring is a transparent methodology to grade its products’ ecodesign performance based on material use, energy efficiency, packaging and logistics, and lifecycle. Throughout the entire product lifecycle of the ClickShare devices, Barco reduced CO2 emissions. ClickShare takes its sustainability endeavors a step further with the carbon-neutral certification for the ClickShare Bar range, which implies the remaining amount of CO2 is offset to guarantee real climate action.
Of note:
- The ClickShare Bar contains 35 percent next-life, recycled plastics.
- Packaging is made of 86 percent recycled and 98 percent recyclable materials.
- 100 percent waste reduction between suppliers: packaging is completely re-used for shipments to and from main suppliers.
- Power savings outperform extended producer pesponsibility legislation requirements for standby mode by 2X, and it is 30 percent more energy efficient than competition in BYOD mode.
- The ClickShare Bar emits 299,2 kg of CO2 in a 5-year lifecycle.
“We recognize businesses must fundamentally reassess their environmental footprint,” said Barco EVP meeting experience, Jan van Houtte. “ClickShare takes a proactive, innovative approach and helps customers achieve their carbon-neutral targets for a greener future in the meeting room. With the first carbon-neutral video bar for wireless conferencing, we solidify our position as green pioneer in the collaboration market.”
