By using IT products in a circular way, you can reduce climate impact, e-waste levels and resource consumption. It can also save significant costs. Our new guide How to procure IT products for the circular economy explains what to think about and offers practical tips from our purchasing experts.
Circular IT includes a broad range of measures focused on prolonging the lifespan of products and ensuring that their components and materials are reused and recycled. To succeed, you need durable, repairable products, as well as policies, strategies and collaborations that support your circular agenda.
Getting circularity right
The guide How to procure IT products for the circular economy provides a comprehensive overview of the circular purchasing process, including:
- valuable tips on how to select the right supplier
- a list of circular criteria to plug into policies and procurement documents
- advice for buying and selling used products
- suggestions on KPIs that help you measure climate impact and e-waste.
Effects of circular IT
Adopting a circular approach to electronics can help us tackle many of today’s sustainability challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, toxic pollution, and e-waste. It’s also a positive factor for social sustainability. Using TCO Certified makes circular procurement easier and allows you to create customized IT product sustainability reports in Report Generator.
Download How to procure IT products for the circular economy here, free of charge.
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