Responsible Disposal of Lithium-ion Batteries.
The technology manufacturer’s battery of choice, the lithium-ion (or li-ion) is the most commonly used battery in the world. It powers everything from our smartphones and electric vehicles (EV’s) to renewable energy farms. It has revolutionised our tech and been...
What Really Happens When You Hit Delete?
Our devices are an integral part of our everyday daily lives and as such, their use has become second nature. Every day we hit our computers delete button, sending it temporarily to the recycle bin, where it remains until we get around to methodically taking the...
Meeting the Challenges of a Hybrid Digital Infrastructure.
The rapid digital transformation of businesses has been the dominant IT trend of recent times. It provided companies across the globe with the necessary flexibility and agility they urgently needed to remain resilient in the face of persistent disruption. CISO’s put...
We’ve Left the EU. Does GDPR Still Apply?
Untangling data protection policy, post-Brexit. The General Data Protection Regulation was the result of the biggest overhaul in European data protection legislation in 20 years. GDPR sought to standardise data privacy across all EU member states along with those...
Can WEEE Legislation Help Businesses Solve the E-waste Crisis?
71% of the world’s population is governed by e-waste legislation, yet the latest figures from the UN report that globally, only 17% of our electrical and electronic devices were recycled in 2019. At June’s G7 summit, world leaders were met by Mount Recyclemore. A vast...
Should Your Fridge Form Part of Your Cybersecurity Strategy?
Meeting the new challenges presented by the Internet of Things. It wasn’t so long ago that ‘personal data security’ meant shredding financial information and memorising your PIN. Fast-forward a decade and it has become necessary to share our sensitive data far and...
Can the Circular Economy Reboot the Technology Industry?
The environmental, social & economic benefits of reducing our e-waste. In 2020, the world generated a record 53.6 million metric tonnes (mT) of e-waste – in just 12 months. Weighing more than all the commercial airliners ever built, that waste had an...
Responding to the Global Computer Chip Shortage.
How Green IT can help beat rising costs and supply issues. Our digital devices are a central part of life, even more so in the last year. They’ve kept us connected and helped millions of businesses diversify their operations to stay afloat. Most would agree that our...