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Data centres – where all the serious number crunching for banks takes place – are huge consumers of energy. Recognizing this, many banks have taken steps to outsource data processing to energy-efficient third parties. Citi, which aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 10% by 2011, has kicked off a programme whereby new data centres, office buildings and operations centres will be built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) certification standards.

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