CRN Sustainability Hub
How can the channel step up as sustainability takes centre stage over the next decade?

That is the key question we will be tackling this year as we expand our coverage of sustainable technology, culminating on 6 May with our Sustainability Summit.
Some 55 per cent of UK IT decision makers we questioned recently said sustainability is now a top-three consideration in their organisation's technology procurement strategy, with seven per cent ranking it top.
VARs and MSPs who answer this call are set to win big in the 2020s, which is why CRN is ramping up coverage of this important topic this year.
Join us at the inaugural CRN Sustainability Summit to hear from expert keynotes, panel discussions and case studies from organisations that are making strides in sustainability. This event will be a thought-provoking opportunity to network with peers, learn best practices, and start thinking about your shift to sustainable.

Scott Dodds speaks with CRN about becoming more sustainable and recruiting through a pandemic

HP chooses UK as one of pilot countries for Amplify Impact programme
Programme extension expected to be available to all partners worldwide by end of 2021

UK IT asset recovery specialist teams up with global partner
Rotherham-based S2S signs deal with global ITAD Procurri

Microsoft reveals progress on carbon goals: 'This is both a giant leap and a modest step'
Tech giant has reduced carbon emissions by six per cent in the past 12 months

Apple exec bonuses will be 'modified' based on how they perform against ESG values
Executives will see their bonuses either cut or raised by up to 10 per cent depending on how they perform according to the tech titan's core values

New tool launched to help firms buy sustainable IT
TCO Development's new database feature notifies buyers of certified products that meet predefined sustainability parameters

Pure Technology launches new scheme to combat e-waste
Leeds-based VAR partners with IT asset recovery specialist for e-waste reduction scheme

Two years after sinking a datacentre off Orkney, Microsoft shares what it's learned
'We don't see Project Natick replacing land datacentres but being an additional offering, where we can deploy these faster than we can build land datacentres,' Microsoft's Spencer Fowers tells CRN

'What's good for the planet is good for Microsoft' - tech titan to be water positive by 2030
Tech giant amps up sustainability goals with commitment to replenish more water than it consumes within next decade

HP amplifies sustainability with 'first of its kind' partner programme initiative
Vendor hopes 50 per cent of its global partners will join Amplify Impact by 2025

Google to run datacentres on renewable energy by 2030
Tech giant claims industry-first in eradicating lifetime carbon footprint

Zoom In: Former rugby champ Gomarsall on how COVID-has reset the sustainability debate in the channel
The N2S director opens up on acceleration of the circular economy and how the pandemic is proving ITAD's worth to the channel

Brother's Phil Jones: 'Green credentials are now a critical requirement for businesses'
The UK MD talks to CRN on why sustainability is now a business imperative and how going green can help resellers’ frustrations with disrupted supply chains

We've got ten years to tackle sustainability, former rugby ace Gomarsall tells channel
In his new career, Andy Gomarsall is breeding bugs to extract precious metals from printed circuit boards. He and his father, Jack, gave CRN a no-holds-barred tour of their firm, N2S

Flex IT boss: We met our three-year revenue goals in three months because of COVID-19
Dutch distie boss opens up on how the pandemic will mark a 'real change' for the circular economy

Microsoft introduces 'Planetary Computer' as part of sustainability goals
Vendor follows up ‘carbon-negative’ goals with massive machine learning project

'IT has become like the fashion market, which is really bad for sustainability'
Soren Enholm, who heads up tech certification organisation TCO Development, rates the eco efforts of the tech industry and urges channel firms to pursue new business models

How seven tech giants stack up on sustainability
CRN Sustainability Report examines the sustainability endeavours of seven leading tech brands, and finds the majority of end users now see sustainability as a top-three purchasing consideration

Nordics' largest reseller to launch ten-year sustainability plan
Atea reveals it recycled or reused over 450,000 units last year

'We feel a bit like Elon Musk in the early days of Tesla'
Portsmouth-based Circular Computing claims reseller demand for its remanufactured laptops has risen dramatically over the past 12 months

Datacentres 'can and should' be climate-neutral by 2030, EU says
European Commission warns that digital transformation must not come at the cost of the planet

Customers don't understand the difference between certified refurbished and grey market products - distie
Distie’s head of refurbishment division on the importance of circular IT in battling counterfeit goods and why distribution needs to do more around sustainability

Citrix Northern Euro boss: Microsoft's carbon targets are the Ford Model T to the IT industry
Justin Sutton-Parker tells CRN about the competitive advantage that having a green agenda gives partners

Is immersive cooling the answer to greener datacentres?
Datacentre operator Goonhilly tells CRN that the technology - which uses liquid similar to rapeseed oil to cool servers - is 65 per cent more efficient than traditional systems

Tech firms push sustainability on Circular Electronics Day
New initiative urges organisations to consider buying IT kit second hand or repairing it before disposing of it

'Channel yet to grab circular economy opportunity with education sector' - Microsoft's education boss
Chris Rothwell says that education buyers will be placing more of an emphasis on sustainable approaches this year

Microsoft sets out to become 'carbon negative' by 2030
Tech titan reveals ambitious goal to erase its entire carbon footprint by 2050

How to create a sustainable culture in your business
Specialists in the circular economy give tips on sustainability

Execs from Dell, HPE and Atos on why sustainable IT is crucial
Execs from tech giants joined with the WWF and UN to champion Defra's new environmental guide

'Sustainability will become an integral part of tenders' - Dell exec
There are huge opportunities to win by implementing sustainability into business processes, says vendor's corporate sustainability director