Making PC Procurement Part of Your Sustainability Strategy
Enterprises around the world are adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, and many are assigning strategic importance to these initiatives. Sustainable technology is an important part of this trend.
Sustainability: The New Imperative for Enterprise PC Procurement
Intel commissioned Forrester Consulting to explore the current state of sustainability initiatives at organizations across the globe. Forrester’s research findings, based on a survey of more than 600 ITDMs,1 identified PC purchasing and vendor selection as especially important factors for IT sustainability. The research also shows that organizations with the most successful sustainability programs tend to follow a similar set of best practices for purchasing and managing PC devices. In this guide commissioned by Intel, learn why aligning a company’s PC device investments—and its PC vendor relationships—with its sustainability goals is important. Discover the best practices you should consider before launching or optimizing your own sustainability efforts. The guide also looks at how Intel is laying the groundwork to help customers meet their goal and get value from their sustainable technology investments.
PC investment practices can have a big impact on IT sustainability. Organizations with strong sustainability track records are changing their approach to buying, managing, and disposing of PC inventory.
95% of the organizations surveyed by Forrester had sustainability criteria for purchasing end-user devices, and more than half say their end-user device procurement teams play a vital role in meeting enterprise sustainability targets.1
According to Forrester, nearly 60% of the ITDMs tasked with PC procurement are also responsible for evaluating the sustainability track records of potential vendors.1
60% of ITDMs involved in PC procurement say they’ll require better device durability from their vendors by 2030—pushing back against the need to constantly replace broken devices.
55% of ITDMs expect PC vendors to step up with system components that are easier to recycle, and 53% want systems with components that are easier to reuse and repurpose.
4 Key Takeaways
Make PC technology vendor and OEM choices that can support and accelerate your own organization’s sustainability initiatives.
Rely on industry sustainability standards and benchmarks to select PC vendors and assess your technology investment options.
“Walk the walk” on sustainability by rethinking the enterprise PC hardware life cycle.
Keep sustainable packaging front and center in your approach to PC sustainability.
“In a Forrester survey of IT decision makers (ITDMs) sponsored by Intel, 64% said their organizations were expanding and prioritizing sustainability initiatives to address ESG goals.”
Forrester Consulting, “ Sustainability Priorities Resonate Throughout Corporate IT Strategy, Operations, and Purchasing”
“Barron’s recognized Intel as the No. 1 most sustainable company in 2022, and more than 40 other organizations and publications cited Intel’s industry leadership in sustainability and other ESG activities.”
Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies | Barron's (barrons.com)