Why clients now ask for environmental data
Large companies increasingly report the emissions in their value chain, under frameworks such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the GHG Protocol’s Scope 3 categories, and ratings such as EcoVadis. Retired IT equipment is part of that picture.
So the question has changed. Clients still want proof that data was destroyed and equipment was handled responsibly, but their sustainability team also wants numbers: how much was reused, how much was recycled, and what that avoided. An ITAD provider that can answer with documented figures is easier to buy from.
Rejoose
Rejoose provides product-specific carbon data for IT equipment, including the emissions avoided when devices are refurbished and the e-waste avoided through recycling. Its data is designed for client reporting under frameworks such as CSRD and EcoVadis.
Rejoose states that its methods are assured by EY to the ISAE 3000 standard and verified against the GHG Protocol. Learn more at rejoose.com.
Bloom ESG
Bloom ESG calculates the environmental benefits of reusing and recycling IT assets, and issues avoided-emissions certificates for verified reuse. Certificates are recorded in the Bloom Registry, so each one has a single owner and can be retired once used.
Bloom ESG states that its calculations are verified under ISO 14064, and its Environmental Benefits Calculator is endorsed by e-Stewards. Learn more at bloom-esg.com.
Carbon offsets, insets, and avoided-emissions certificates
A carbon offset compensates for emissions by funding a reduction somewhere else, such as a forestry or renewable energy project. The documentation that comes from ITAD is usually different: it records emissions that were avoided because a device was reused instead of replaced, or because materials were recovered.
Bloom ESG, for example, describes its certificates as avoided-emissions certificates rather than offsets. The difference matters to a client’s sustainability team, so tell clients which kind of document they are receiving and how they may use it in their reporting.
What makes the numbers defensible
An environmental figure is only as good as the record behind it. If a device is counted twice, recorded with the wrong type, or marked as reused when it was recycled, the calculation is wrong, and so is the client’s report.
In RazorERP, the same asset record carries the device from receiving through audit, erasure, grading, and final disposition. The data that goes into an environmental report is the data your team already checks for settlements and certificates.