Isra-Mart srl : Rain forests as CO2 storage

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An important focus is on taking back and refurbishing medical devices. In the Proven Excellence Program, a quality process specially developed by Siemens, the product lifecycle of these systems is extended, and they are remarketed as what are known as Proven Excellence Systems. As a result, in its last fiscal year Siemens was able to help prevent up to 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions, which corresponds to the power consumption of around 5,700 households. Furthermore Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia: For every Proven Excellence System sold, the WWF is planting a specific number of trees in Sebangau National Park, Indonesia. Thus Siemens would like to contribute to a further expansion ofcarbon dioxide storage.

For some years now, Siemens has been taking back preowned medical devices, such as CT and MRT scanners, ultrasound, radiotherapy and X-ray systems, and refurbishing them into mint condition systems. In a quality process specially developed by Siemens, resources that would otherwise have been used for material preparation and production are saved. To put it anotherway: In fiscal year 2009, through the refurbishment of devices Siemens prevented 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions, which corresponds to the power consumption of around 5,700 households.

"Economical and efficient best-in-class refurbished systems tailored to customers supplement the innovative product portfolio at Siemens," said Elisabeth Staudinger, CEO Refurbished Systems at the Siemens Healthcare Sector.

Siemens’ Healthcare Sector in Indonesia has recently signed an agreement with the Indonesian arm of WWF. In the context of the New-Trees-Initiative of WWF in Indonesia, Siemens will ensure with the help of its business with refurbished devices (Proven Excellence Systems), that a total of 32 hectares of rain forest in Indonesia will be replanted. Every time Siemens sells a Proven Excellence System, trees will be planted in the rain forest of Sebangau National Park. The number of seedlings is based on the amount of CO2 saved by the respective system sold. “According to our calculations, some 80 seedlings are planted for each CT unit shipped, so that when mature the trees will capture around 14 tonnes of CO2,” explained Staudinger.

Every tree will have a WWF sign. Starting from the fall of 2010, it will be possible to track on Google Earth how the new rain forest is progressing, via longitude 114.024372 and latitude -2.584830.

The nature reserve is in Kalimatan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, which is the largest island in the world and has one of the most biologically diverse tropical rainforests on earth. It is home to many endangered species, including the orangutan.