FY19 EMEA sales data for Epson business inkjet products demonstrates impact of Heat-Free technology on sustainability and the economy

CO ₂reduction of 17.7 thousand tonnes per year
Annual energy cost reduction of €5.9 million

EMEA sales data for Epson business inkjets sold during financial year 2019 (closed March 2020) helps highlight the positive impact of choosing sustainable technologies and the cost saving role they can play in forthcoming economic recovery.

Combined, the Epson business inkjets sold during this period within EMEA have the potential to reduce power consumption by approximately 50.9 million kWh per year, when compared to the use of comparative laser machines [1]. This in turn enables a CO ₂reduction of around 17.7 thousand tonnes annually – a volume it would take 816 thousand trees a year to absorb ².

And a potential energy cost saving of €5.9 million annually ³helps demonstrate that sustainability can make good business sense.

Epson has been championing the shift from laser printing to business inkjet for a number of years, seeking to support improved business ecology and economies. As we move into the next phase of pandemic management and recovery, embedding sustainability into business plans will help ensure we protect both the planet and long-term business health.

“The ‘stay at home’ measures imposed in many countries have resulted in significant environmental recovery. As we move into the business and economic recovery phase, it’s important that we act in order to maintain the environmental benefits seen,” comments Darren Phelps, vice president, Epson Europe. “Small changes, for example in technology choices, can help do that. And because reducing power consumption not only reduces CO ₂production, but also equates to cost savings, sustainable choices also lead to economic benefit – freeing up resource for businesses to invest into other functions.”

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Average power consumption of a laser device in EMEA calculated at 1.36kWh/week, and directly-competing EPSON business inkjet at 0.32kWh/week, both as outlined at https://www.epson.eu/neop-footnotes.
Average CO ₂generated per kWh electricity = 0.32kg, as outlined at https://www.epson.eu/neop-footnotes.
Average CO ₂absorbed by a tree per year = 21.78kg, as outlined at https://www.epson.eu/neop-footnotes.
Average non-household cost per kWh electricity = €0.117, as outlined at https://www.epson.eu/neop-footnotes.