Blancco and CO2Neutral Launch New Carbon Credit Calculator for Sanitized IT Assets

Online tool promotes sustainability and supports corporate responsibility initiatives while helping organizations generate revenues from retired IT equipment

Austin, TEXAS– May 12, 2020 – Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG), the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, and Carbon Neutral Technology Corp (CO2Neutral), an IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) company focused on sustainability, today announced a new jointly developed calculator that determines both carbon credit and cash values for End-of-First-Life™ IT equipment. The new Data Erasure Carbon Credits Calculator is designed to help organizations in the United States and Canada securely dispose of old laptops, desktop computers, mobile phones and servers in an environmentally responsible way.

Organizations enter details about their equipment into the online calculator and are provided an approximate monetary value and estimated number of carbon credits they would receive should they sell the assets for reuse rather than simply destroying them. Depending on the assessed value of the old equipment, cash credits earned by reselling the equipment are used to help decrease or entirely eliminate the cost of securely erasing all data, which is completed prior to the refurbishment and resale process. After the erasure process, the organization then receives carbon credits, which can be used to offset other carbon emissions that a company is generating and helps the organization become carbon neutral, demonstrating its dedication to environmental sustainability.

Alan Bentley, President, Global Sales and Marketing for Blancco, said the CO2Neutral partnership will encourage more companies to consider supporting reuse and responsible recycling of their old IT assets rather than adding them to landfills. This will contribute to building a more “circular economy” where products, equipment and infrastructure are given a second life rather than disposed. The goal is to improve the productivity of these resources and decrease waste, pollution and carbon emissions.

“Both Blancco and CO2Neutral are committed to promoting environmental sustainability best practices, so it made perfect sense that we work together to develop this unique program, and the calculator is a result of that,” Bentley said. “By providing companies with visibility into the real value of their outdated, unused IT assets, we believe more organizations will be willing to work with ITAD refurbishers like CO2Neutral rather than destroy and dispose. They not only gain the financial rewards that come from a reuse and recycling program but also improve their reputations as good corporate citizens who are working to protect our increasingly fragile environment.”

Once an organization’s end-of-life equipment is fully evaluated and its value is determined by CO2Neutral, the company uses Blancco’s data sanitization technology to permanently erase sensitive data from the machines’ storage devices. A Certificate of Erasure is provided for each device that is processed, creating an audit trail to prove compliance with data retention and sanitization regulations. CO2Neutral, the first ITAD to offer carbon credits as well as cash to offset or eliminate the cost of secure data erasure, then refurbishes and resells the assets on secondary markets.

Jeff Glover, Manager of Partner Programs for CO2Neutral, said, “This joint effort with Blancco fits in perfectly with our goals to promote environmental sustainability and climate protection efforts. The calculator we developed will help ensure businesses receive top dollar value for trading in old IT assets for reuse and give them the ability to earn verified carbon credits — all while helping them realize the massive reputational benefits that come from acting as good corporate citizens. Recycling and reusing end-of-life IT equipment is a win for our customers and the environment.”

The Data Erasure Carbon Credits Calculator is now available online. To find out how much your used IT equipment is worth, please visit: https://www.blancco.com/carbon-credits/

About Blancco Technology Group
Blancco is the industry standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics software. Blancco data erasure solutions provide thousands of organizations with the tools they need to add an additional layer of security to their endpoint security policies through secure erasure of IT assets. All erasures are verified and certified through a tamper-proof audit trail.

Blancco data erasure solutions have been tested, certified, approved and recommended by 15+ governing bodies and leading organizations around the world. No other data erasure software can boast this level of compliance with the rigorous requirements set by government agencies, legal authorities and independent testing laboratories.

With Blancco Mobile Insurance, Blancco Mobile Buy-back/Trade-in and Blancco Mobile Retail solutions, organizations can achieve real-time valuation for mobile devices with a simple solution that enables consistent, accurate and measurable testing, including market-leading cracked-glass detection.

Additionally, mobile processors can achieve operational excellence while maximizing profits with Blancco Mobile Diagnostics & Erasure—a purpose-built solution that features our industry-leading Blancco Mobile Workflows for key processing insights across the entire mobile device lifecycle.

About Carbon Neutral Technology Corp
CO2Neutral is the first IT asset disposition provider globally to provide carbon credits through the refurbishment of technology. CO2Neutral helps businesses reduce their environmental impact and carbon footprint when it comes to managing End-of-First-Life™ devices while generating cash and carbon credits.

CONTACTS
CCgroup for Blancco Technology Group (International)
Florie Lhuillier / Adam Millar
T: +44 (0) 20 3824 9214
E: blancco@ccgrouppr.com

CCgroup for Blancco Technology Group (North America)
Lori Scribner
T: +1 619 798 0043
E: blancco@ccgrouppr.com

Blancco Technology Group
Liz Adams, Global Marketing Director
T: +44 (0) 7762 446179

Carbon Neutral Technology Corp / CO2Neutral
Jeff Glover, Manager, Partner Programs
E: jglover@co2neutral.ca

Source: RealWire