Sustainability & CSRD

94% of the CO2 is already in that one device.

of a laptop's CO2 emissions sit in production. Every device you use longer or reuse prevents those emissions from happening again.

Source: ACS Publications, Embodied GHG Emissions of Computing Products

Lifecycle management extends lifespan, drives reuse, and delivers the data you need for your CSRD report.

94% embodied CO2 per device

kg CO2 emissions per laptop

New device
~300
Reused
~55

Sound familiar?

CSRD requires data you don't have

81% of companies find Scope 3 reporting difficult

83% call data access the biggest obstacle. IT hardware falls under Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods). Without per-device lifecycle data, reporting is estimating instead of measuring.

Source: WRI / TCFD, Scope 3 Reporting Trends (2022)

76% of retired laptops are still usable

Only 12.3% of devices that get disposed of are actually defective

Atos analysed 28.5 million devices. The conclusion: nearly 9 in 10 retired devices still function. Organisations throw value away by replacing too early without a condition assessment.

Source: Atos, Sustainable Workplace Report (November 2024)

One extra year of use saves 23.5% CO2 per device

At a 3-year-old laptop, 94% of the CO2 footprint is already emitted before you turn it on

TCO Certified calculated that extending from 3 to 4 years cuts the annual CO2 emissions per laptop by nearly a quarter. Every extra year counts, because the production emissions are already paid.

Source: TCO Certified, Extend Notebook Life, Cut Emissions (October 2025)

ESRS E5 mandates reporting on the circular economy

EU WEEE collection reaches only 37.5% of the required 65%

ESRS E5 requires reporting on resource inflows, outflows, lifespan, repairability and waste processing. Per product category. In November 2025, critical raw materials were added, directly relevant for laptops with lithium and cobalt.

Source: Eurostat (2023) / EFRAG ESRS E5

How lifecycle management solves this

Order · Sustainable purchasing criteria
Configuration · Energy-efficient configuration
Delivery · Transport CO2
In use · Extend lifespan
Maintenance · Repair over replacement
Return · Circular processing
Second life · Reuse or recycling
Cycle repeats
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Data for your CSRD report

The platform records per device: days in use per employee, per department, which supplier delivered it, and what happened at end of life. That delivers the input your reporting team needs for ESRS E1 (climate) and E5 (circular economy).

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Lifespan extension as default

Lifecycle management actively steers toward repair over replacement, preventive maintenance, and optimal reuse of devices inside the organisation. Less new purchasing, less stock, less waste. The platform makes the repair-or-replace choice data-driven.

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Circular chain, logged per device

Every device has a disposal log: from intake to processing. A and B grade devices get a second life. What can't be reused goes through certified processing. Demonstrable per serial number.

4

Reuse and processing rates

The platform reports per period how many devices were reused, repaired, or processed. Those rates are directly usable for ESRS E5 reporting: resource outflows, circularity rates, and waste processing. No estimates, measurable data from the process itself.

Sustainability touches the whole organisation

CSRD reporting needs data from IT processes, budgets from finance, and policy from management. Lifecycle management connects those worlds.

1

Conversation

We discuss your situation, current challenges, and what lifecycle management can deliver.

2

Setup

The platform is configured for your organisation. Device policy, integrations, and processes.

3

Operational

From day 1, orders, returns, repairs and replacements are processed automatically.

See also: CFO | HR | IT | CIO |Sustainability

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