You completed your selection process, RFPs are reviewed, and the best scoring vendor has been selected. The stakeholders in your organization are satisfied and all the hoops jumped through. The contract is signed, sealed and delivered. For many, onboarding new vendors and transitioning from one vendor to another sounds complicated and time-consuming. However, it does…
The global airline industry has continued to grow over recent years, which inherently brings an increase in data threats. A global airline CEO survey disclosed that 85 percent of airline CEO’s view airline cybersecurity as a significant risk, likely reflecting the highly sensitive nature of flight systems and passenger data. It can also take as…
The results of these negotiations could have far-reaching impacts on U.S. plastics waste and scrap trade.
As data trends could have predicted, 2019 was not a great year for data security. In fact, it has been deemed the worst. Recent studies claim there is a new identity theft victim every two seconds in the United States alone. Globally the average cost of a data breach rose 12 percent over the past…
The WeCare Program aims to increase computer literacy by making inexpensive used IT technology available to communities and disadvantaged schools.
The new collaboration between SRS and Trees for All consists of planting 1,000 trees in Europe (The Netherlands) and 1,000 trees in Uganda as part of a “1-2-Tree” project before the end of the 2019 calendar year.
Marine plastic pollution is an emerging issue within the international community and is widely covered by the media. Plastic debris is the main source of shoreline pollution. A large percentage of plastic materials are found near popular tourist destinations and densely populated areas, especially within developing countries lacking waste management capacity and infrastructure. However, plastics…
By 2025, data centers are expected to be the largest global energy users at 4.5 percent, an increase from just 0.9 percent in 2015. Currently 43 percent of companies do not have an existing environmental policy and half of those companies do not plan on developing one. Some of the reasons for avoiding environmental efforts include…
In many countries, producers of electronic or electrical equipment are also responsible for offering a takeback system for consumer electronics at end-of-life. To measure the performance of these systems, manufacturers and importers are obliged to report to the local government. Measurement is often based on a percentage of the collected weight versus the weight placed…
Written by Patricia Whiting, Sr. International Policy Analyst for Sims Recycling Solutions Over the past decade or so, policy makers have promoted a move away from the historic linear economic model of “take-make-waste” that grew out of the industrial revolution. This shift has led us toward a circular economic model emphasizing sustainability and accompanied by…