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Why sustainability matters
This article is part of the MicroScope issue of May-June 2024
Sustainability is the great challenge of our time. The planet is facing severe climate pressures, and all of us have to do our part to reduce carbon emissions and save the world for future generations. What meeting that challenge looks like from a channel perspective is introducing measures to reduce emissions, invigorating staff to embrace positive change and making sure the lessons learnt on that journey can be shared across the ecosystem. The risks of sitting on your hands include not only losing business, but disappointing staff and failing to take advantage of emerging revenue opportunities in guiding customers through their own net-zero journeys. There are technology evangelists across the industry – some even have that title on their business cards – but when it comes to saving the planet, it’s different. The issue is one of personal conviction, and on the most basic level, the issue matters because individuals across the channel recognise climate change and are determined to use what influence they have to counter it. ...
Features in this issue
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Channel explainer: Why sustainability matters
Why is it important to have a strong green story? Where do you start, and who is going to help you? This explainer tackles those questions
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Remanufactured bridging the gap between used and new tech
The CEO of Circular Computing explains how he got to the stage where he was operating a sizeable factory offering a fresh life to hardware