Tag: sustainability

A topic on everyone’s minds is, of course, the environment and how as a business, we can ensure sustainability. With the increasing need for organisations to have the latest software, IT hardware, and network solutions, it’s more important than ever to have an effective, sustainable, and secure infrastructure that will grow with the business. ...

From PlayStations to washing machines semiconductor chips are an essential part of modern technology, and the current shortage has brought chaos to the industry. Be it vendors, hardware consumers, or investors – everyone has been affected in some way by the disruptions to the supply chain.  The multifaceted issue began in 2020, and research...

Leaders from around the world are now settled in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit. We all know how hard it can be sometimes to find an agreement when we work on common projects with different teams in our companies - so, imagine how hard it can be to find an agreement among different countries with ...

You never realise how fragile a supply chain can be until the links begin cracking. The last 18 months have been rocky to say the least, between COVID-19, the Suez Canal blockage, Brexit, and so many other ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ world events taking place in such a short amount of time the subsequent impact on the supply chain has caused major ...

Cisco has warned its customers that the cost of hardware is set to rise between 7 and 20% from the start of November due to the "ongoing industry-wide global supply chain challenges". This has come after an extensive period of supply chain issues and shortages severely affecting the technology hardware sector. Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins stated back in...

Sustainability is quickly becoming the talk of the business world, with companies striving to decrease their carbon emissions and actively engage in ethical and sustainable business practices throughout the business model, from product creation to consumer. But behind this greener outlook is a trail of less-than-legitimate ‘green’ businesses, ...

Every year Earth Overshoot Day marks the date where the annual global demand for resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate that year. The exact date is calculated by dividing the number of natural resources generated by the earth that year (biocapacity) by the humanities consumption of Earths natural resources (ecological footprint) and ...

After being postponed due to COVID-19, the COP26 (Conference of Parties) climate discussion is due to take place between October 31st and November 12th 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. 30,000 UN leaders and decision-makers will gather at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) to set goals surrounding the global fight against climate change. COP26 will be the ...

A recent survey conducted by Suez in collaboration with the British Chambers of Commerce has found that 64% of businesses lack a ‘’environmental sustainability policy’’. This number directly contradicts the current buyer behaviour, with US-based company Deloitte discovering that 32% of consumers are actively engaged in adopting a more ...

Current projections indicate that the Unites States alone could reach up to 4,807 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2050 and although individuals are being encouraged to pursue more sustainable living methods, without the joint efforts of businesses worldwide there can be no real improvement on these projections. Sustainability isn’t ...