Global IT Provider, Techbuyer Wins IEMA Circular Economy Award

As a refurbishment specialist, at Techbuyer we know that adopting a circular economy is the best way to create sustainable employment and production, whilst protecting the environment. Seeing this commitment recognised with a ‘Circular Economy Business of the Year’ award at the IEMA Sustainability Impact Awards was a special moment for our global team.

The Data Centre Alliance (DCA) shares the latest news across the data centre industry, from the latest trends, to circular practices, and new IT services. Techbuyer has featured in a number of articles over the years, including our latest award win. Read the full IEMA award news on their website.

Article summary:

  • Circularity is at Techbuyer’s core – from repairing IT equipment, to contributing to the UN Global Goals, and improving packaging… Every single person in the business contributes daily to our sustainable vision, where the life of products is extended as far as possible.
  • Techbuyer leads a Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) with the University of East London, which is developing an energy optimisation tool to further improve the sustainability of data centres. Check out our video below for more information about the performance of refurbished servers, and how CPU performance has changed over time.

  • Techbuyer is also an associate partner of the Circular Economy in the Data Centre Industry (CEDaCI) project by London South Bank University, where the team provides insight into the material makeup of data centre equipment. The project aims to aid product life extension and reduce the environmental impact of the IT industry.
  • Sarah Mukherjee, CEO of IEMA, stated: “Techbuyer and all the winners can be proud of their achievements – action to tackle the climate and environmental crises that we face requires businesses, industries, civil society and our politicians to step up and lead the transformation and change needed’.

Techbuyer is a sustainable IT solutions provider with seven sites across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. Our market-leading services, including configure-to-order servers, IT rentals and laptop refresh upgrades, maximise IT budgets worldwide. Find out how we can help your business today.