FREE REPORT: SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT OF IT HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES: CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS
Multinational companies face numerous, complex challenges in the area of sustainable IT procurement.
This comprehensive report from Markit breaks down and details those challenges and proposes strategic solutions for companies to consider.
It also describes how Markit, a highly developed and dynamic IT marketplace, helps reduce the environmental impact of IT hardware and accessory purchasing and support its clients’ sustainable procurement goals.
Content covers the following:
CHALLENGES IN SUSTAINABLE IT PROCUREMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS
- CARBON FOOTPRINT AND E-WASTE
- CARBON FOOTPRINT IN IT EQUIPMENT
- ELECTRONIC WASTE (E-WASTE) MANAGEMENT
- RAW MATERIAL EXTRACTION
- MANUFACTURING PROCESS
- PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION
- REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
- NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUES
- BREACH OF AGREEMENTS OR COMMITMENTS
- SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
- GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY AND VENDOR NETWORKS
- SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
- SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY
- RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE
- COLLABORATION AND SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT
- SUSTAINABLE / ECO-LABELLED PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
- CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND STRINGENT CRITERIA
- MARKET DEMAND AND SUPPLY DYNAMICS
- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES
- AWARENESS AND ADOPTION CHALLENGES
SOLVING SUSTAINABLE IT PROCUREMENT CHALLENGES
HOW MARKIT SUPPORTS CLIENTS’ SUSTAINABLE IT PROCUREMENT GOALS
- CHOOSING ECO-LABELLED PRODUCTS
- LAST MILE OPTIMISATION: LESS MILES = LESS CO2
- CO2 SAVINGS REPORT
- ASSET UPGRADES AND MODERNISATION