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Meet Environmental ESG Criteria with Electronics Recycling 

Environmental awareness is spreading, and many enterprises strive to be more environmentally conscious. As a value-added ITAD service, ESG reporting enables companies to set environmental goals, and partnering with an IT asset disposition provider will help achieve these goals. 

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vITAD

Value-Added ITAD: An Advancing Industry in a Digital Era 

IT asset disposition is among the few things many might believe would never change, but as the world changes, so does the ITAD industry. Doing business in a digital era has significantly increased the use of technology over the past decade, making IT asset disposition a crucial industry to protect the environment. As technology has evolved, so has ITAD, which now includes several new facets of the industry and its core service offerings. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (5/13-5/16)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including Electrical safety measures with proper IT asset management, the global impact of logistics obstacles in the ITAD industry, donating classroom electronics with proper It asset management, and advancing diversity goals with HOBI’s vITAD solutions.

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Advance Diversity Goals with HOBI’s vITAD Solutions 

Value-added IT asset disposition services augment traditional core ITAD service offerings and include additional services such as remote management, ESG reporting, ERP integration, re-imaging and redeployment, and diversity. Diversity falls under the ESG umbrella as part of an enterprise’s social initiatives, and one way to achieve diversity is by partnering with a WBE-certified vITAD provider. 

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Logistics
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Global Impact of Logistics Obstacles in the ITAD Industry 

Reverse logistics is a crucial step to asset recovery in ITAD, but several obstacles in the industry affect the economy and the global logistics supply chain as well. Device reuse and asset redeployment are key factors in logistics operations, and recent shifts in the industry, such as Basel Convention changes, will significantly impact asset recovery and e-scrap shipments when the changes go into effect in 2025. 

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IT Asset Management

Electrical Safety Measures with Proper IT Asset Management  

A cornerstone of a successful business is the ability to acquire and maintain enterprise, employee, and client data; data loss can significantly impact business growth and performance. One of the leading causes of data loss is a power outage or a power surge, and 94 percent of companies that experience severe data loss never recover. This month is Electrical Safety Month, and HOBI has gathered some tips for protecting important data with proper IT asset management. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (5/6-5/9)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including how to enhance data security with responsible IT asset disposition, the social ESG benefits of ITAD with mobility managed services, ITAD’s Enhanced Impact, and data security with IT asset management in a digital world. 

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ITAD

ITAD’s Enhanced Impact: Value-Added IT Asset Disposition

Clients’ needs have evolved, and these new facets help traditional ITAD vendors adapt to a more sophisticated industry landscape. As an augmentation of core ITAD service offerings, these value-added IT asset disposition services mark a significant change in industry standards, in a term HOBI pioneered as vITAD. 

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Social ESG Benefits of ITAD with Mobility-Managed Services 

Proper IT asset disposition is a necessity today, and ITAD providers like HOBI offer mobile asset management services such as repair and refurbishment, remarketing opportunities, and donations programs that maximize device value and can help enterprises achieve social ESG goals. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (4/29-5/2)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts, including how ITAD and ESG are pioneering data center sustainability, finding an all-inclusive ITAD provider, using an ITAD provider to dispose of IT assets responsibly, and how ITAD providers close the loop in the circular economy. 

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Circular economy
ITAD

ITAD Providers Close the Loop in the Circular Economy

As the most environmentally friendly method of e-waste disposal, IT asset disposition plays a crucial role in closing the loop in the circular economy with electronics recycling. As technology evolves, the e-waste crisis continues to grow. ITAD providers help keep e-waste out of landfills by recycling retired IT assets or preparing them for reuse via asset redeployment rather than throwing them away and creating more waste. 

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