The importance of devices
Most employees will be equipped with at least one company device, whether they’re a desk-based worker with a laptop or out in the field with a ruggedized tablet. In a large organization, this means thousands of devices in regular use every day.
And while the carbon footprint of each of these devices maybe small, they have a substantial collective impacton emissions.
As a device moves through the cycle from manufacturing to usage to decommissioning, it contributes to Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions in various ways. As it shifts from OEMs to IT teams to employees, its role in the company’s footprint changes, and so do the best practices formanaging its emissions.
Minimizing the carbon impact of devices requires a holistic view and a collective effort from the business – beginning at initial procurement.
