Basic Concepts for Evaluations

As a condition of Green Product certification of software and services, there shall be an expected overall reduction in CO2 after calculating the increased and decreased environmental loads (CO2) after introduction of the software and services.
For example, sharing documents on the internet may increase CO2 because of the power and communication required when using new devices.
At the same time, a CO2 decrease significantly greater than this increase is expected because paper and the transportation of people and goods are no longer required.

Items Used to Evaluate Changes in CO2

1) Usage and consumption of materials	Paper, CDs, consumables
2) Transportation of goods	Transportation by vehicles like trucks
3) Storage	Storage of drawings, documents, and devices
4) Transportation of people	Transportation by cars, trains, and buses
5) Office space	Space for people and devices
6) Power consumption of devices	Power consumed by PCs, printers, and servers
7) Network use	Volume of data communication
8) Miscellaneous	Other items for which changes in the amount of CO2 are anticipated

Criteria for Green Products

A reduction in overall CO2 after calculating changes in the amount of CO2 of each evaluation item is a requirement.
The Green-Product certification is judged after considering system scale and reduction effectiveness as a whole.