Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including data protection with an all-inclusive ITAD provider, reducing e-waste with ITAD by donating retired IT assets, achieving ESG goals with a value-added ITAD provider, and details of the webinar hosted by BAN and SERI discussing the Basel Convention amendments.
Data Protection with an All-Inclusive ITAD Provider
Data is crucial for any business, but it is often left vulnerable when IT assets are retired. Most business is conducted digitally, and IT equipment like phones, computers, tablets, and laptops are in high demand. IT assets are typically upgraded every one to two years to ensure they continue functioning properly, and retired assets often become an afterthought. Many are left in storage or piled in supply closets until a disposition plan can be made. The problem is that data is left vulnerable even after retirement, and data protection is critical in a digital age. All-inclusive IT asset disposition providers offer a range of services for end-of-use assets, including data erasure and security.
Reduce E-Waste with ITAD by Donating Retired IT Assets
Electronics have been in high demand over the past decade as the world moved into a digital age, which created the growing e-waste crisis that continues to plague the environment. The business world is almost entirely digital, and the turnaround rate for IT equipment is high. Office assets like phones, laptops, computers, tablets, and desktops are often upgraded and discarded in favor of newer models. However, a primary reason for the e-waste crisis is poor e-waste management. However, partnering with an ITAD provider to donate retired IT assets will help protect the environment by preventing used electronics from entering the waste stream.
Achieve ESG Goals with a Value-Added ITAD Provider
Value-added IT asset disposition (vITAD) is a term pioneered by HOBI to describe the change in waste industry standards. It includes new service offerings that augment the traditional role of ITAD. These new facets of the industry redefine traditional IT asset disposition and offer ERP integration, portal ERP integration, asset redeployment, re-imaging, remote management, and ESG reporting. Partnering with a vITAD enterprise like HOBI provides multiple avenues for ESG growth, including diversification, data security, e-recycling, device value maximization through repair and remarketing, and helping to bridge the digital divide with donation programs.
BAN & SERI Host Basel Convention Amendments Webinar
The Basel Action Network (BAN) recently teamed up with SERI for a webinar to discuss the Basel Convention amendments and to help those in the industry understand what the changes mean for electronics processors. Adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland, on March 22, 1989, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal is an international treaty that controls the management and trade of waste worldwide.