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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (9/16-9/19)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including vITAD as a one-stop solution for data center services, how ITAD includes mobile asset management services, the top three challenges ITAD companies face with ESG reporting, and details about HOBI’s president speaking at SERI’s 2024 Electronics Sustainability Summit. 

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HOBI’s President to Speak at the SERI Sustainability Summit

Formerly the E-Reuse Conference, the SERI Electronics Sustainability Summit will take place October 22-24 in Austin, TX, where industry leaders will gather at the premiere electronics recycling and sustainability event to gain valuable knowledge, network with experts, and explore the latest trends shaping the future of electronics reuse. Among the many industry experts scheduled to speak, HOBI’s president, Craig Boswell, will chair a session on the evolving reuse market for mobile devices. 

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Top Three Challenges ITAD Companies Face with ESG Reporting

In today’s business environment, ESG compliance is a crucial priority for organizations, including ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) companies. While the demand for transparency in sustainability grows, many ITAD firms struggle with the complexities of ESG reporting. Here, we delve into the top three challenges ITAD companies face in ESG reporting and how they can effectively address them.

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ITAD Includes Mobile Asset Management Services

IT asset disposition covers more than just disposing of old IT equipment. ITAD providers also offer mobile asset management services that maximize the value of retired mobile IT assets like phones, laptops, tablets, monitors, printers, and more. Partnering with an ITAD provider offers a chance to responsibly and dispose of retired IT assets and support the circular economy through reuse. 

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Data Center Services

vITAD: A One-Stop Solution for Data Center Services 

There are many things to consider when retiring equipment, such as data centers, data security, secure transport if relocation is needed, and a disposition method that won’t harm the environment. ITAD providers are a one stop solution for all data center needs, with services like data destruction to mitigate data leaks, decommissioning, relocation, reverse logistics, and electronics recycling. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (9/9-9/12)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including how ITAD services protect and repair IT assets from power surges, how to help reduce e-waste with an IT asset disposition provider, value-added ITAD solutions that benefit your enterprise, and meeting ITAD standards in a changing industry landscape. 

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Meeting ITAD Standards in a Changing Industry Landscape

Value-added ITAD services are new facets of the business in addition to the traditional core ITAD service offerings that work as tools to help providers navigate the evolving landscape. These changes have been underway for several years but are still confusing and overwhelming for many companies trying to get on the vITAD bandwagon. Below is a breakdown of several value-added services that will help ITAD providers meet the new industry standards. 

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Value-Added ITAD: Solutions That Benefit Your Enterprise

IT asset disposition covers a range of end-of-use services and goes beyond discarding retired IT assets. Partnering with a vITAD provider includes value-added services that benefit your enterprise by protecting data, protecting the environment, and providing more transparency regarding how much energy a company saves.

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Help Reduce E-Waste with an IT Asset Disposition Provider 

The growth of online culture, such as content creation, reels, and even remote working, necessitates multiple forms of technological equipment like cameras, laptops, and other mobile devices, increasing device turnaround times and the demand for device manufacturing. Electronics have become so disposable that the amount of global e-waste generated rises every year, creating a nationwide e-waste crisis due mainly to irresponsible disposal of IT assets. 

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ITAD Solutions Protect & Repair IT Assets from Power Surges

With large amounts of data stored in digital centers, preventing damage to IT assets is critical for data safety. In addition to surge protection, a comprehensive IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) strategy is essential to managing and safely disposing of damaged or retired equipment, ensuring environmental responsibility and data security.

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (9/3-9/5)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including details regarding the SERI Electronics Sustainability Summit, environmental benefits of responsible IT asset disposition, and achieving ESG governance criteria via ITAD Compliance. 

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Join Craig Boswell at the Electronics Sustainability Summit

Formerly the E-Reuse Conference, the SERI Electronics Sustainability Summit will take place October 22-24 in Austin, TX, where industry leaders will gather at the premiere electronics recycling and sustainability event to gain valuable knowledge, network with experts, and explore the latest trends shaping the future of electronics reuse. Among the many industry experts scheduled to speak, HOBI’s president, Craig Boswell, will chair a session on the evolving reuse market for mobile devices. 

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Achieving ESG Governance Criteria Via ITAD Compliance

As a new industry standard in the business world, ESG reporting encompasses a range of policies on how a company reacts to environmental, social, and governance issues. Governance is a critical ESG focus area that helps keep a business running smoothly. Many companies focus on accounting methods and records, but for ITAD processing facilities, compliance is the key to achieving governance ESG goals. 

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Environmental Benefits of Responsible IT Asset Disposition 

According to a recent United Nations report, the world produced over 137 billion pounds of e-waste in 2023, the equivalent of over 685 fully loaded Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Less than a quarter of  documented e-waste was disposed of properly. The e-waste crisis is increasing exponentially due to rapid technological advancement, and responsible IT asset management and disposition are more critical than ever to protect the environment from hazardous waste. 

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HOBI Weekly Blog Recap (8/26-8/29)

Below is a recap of this week’s blog posts including Right to Repair safety regulations considered by industry experts, comprehensive ITAD services including secure and sustainable solutions, social ESG goals with repair and remarketing ITAD services, and data center decommissioning and ITAD solutions by experts. 

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