Circular IT Reporting
Know The Benefits of Circluar Economy By Getting Statistics On What You Are Saving
The Facts About IT & Sustainablity
- IT contributes between 5-20% of an organisation’s scope 3 emissions and this number is growing.
- A recent World Health Organisation report states that the amount of e-waste generated in 2019 was approximately 53.6 million metric tons (Mt), which is expected to reach 74Mt by 2030.
- According to leading analyst Gartner 79% of organisations that were surveyed replaced their networks every 3 to 5 years.
- Cisco, a leading OEM of networking hardware estimated that in 2023 only 14% of the hardware that they took back from clients was put back into the supply chain.
The Best Approach To Sustainability - Delay Where Possible
Its quite clear that if the partners that want to sell new hardware cannot be the same partners that will help you decide on what to keep and what to replace.
In order to really achieve some benefits in knowing what to change you have to look at what you have differently. At RecircIT we like to follow the Gartner methodlogy of understanding what to replace. Some examples are:
- Where Does It Sit in the networking/compute?
- Is it exposed to the Internet?
- Does it have redundancy?
These are just questions we would ask to help you ascertain what models to replace and what to keep. If you get to delay your new hardware you are facilitating the best approach to the planet.
The Next Best Step
So you do have to replace then what can you try and do to incorporate parts of your sustainability goals whilst still complying with security standards.
According to the UN Sustainability Goal No.12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, they state:
"Buying and selling second-hand is one of the easiest ways you can contribute to the UN's sustainable development goals"
Share your bill of materials with us and we will be able to find ways to incorporate at least 20% of the materials as preowned. Alongside this you can also enjoy capital savings.
RecircIT's Sustainability Reporting
Reporting has become an integral aspect of meeting sustainability metrics. While, as of 2024, organizations haven't shown a strong inclination to delve into specifics, we aim to stay ahead of the curve by offering comprehensive reporting tools. Our goal is to provide organizations with an overview of their environmental contributions, empowering them to understand and enhance their impact on the planet
How Can We Be More Sustainable?
Pre-owned Hardware
If the technology has already been manufactured then you are reducing your carbon footprint.
Extend the life of IT Assets
Delay the onsite of uneccesary replacements by considering extending the life of assets.
ITAD & E-Waste
Make sure that the assets you no longer require can make their way back into the supply chain. Either as whole units or their raw materials