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Corporate Sustainability Brief: Samsung Electronics

I recently moderated a session at REMA 2025 in San Diego with Samsung Electronics' sustainability leaders, Daniel Araujo and Jenni Chun. It was a great conversation about what one of the world’s biggest technology companies is doing to make sustainability real—not...

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Deep Dive into the ITAD and Recycling Certification Landscape, with Rike Sandlin

In this lecture and discussion, Rike Sandlin from Rivervista LLC delves into the certification landscape that oversee the IT asset disposition sector (ITAD), electronic recycling and eWaste. In a discussion with David Daoud of the ITAD.Academy and Compliance Standards LLC, we look at how certifications like eStewards, R2, NAID, ADISA, ISOs and others are deployed inside ITAD companies and influencing the sector.

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End-User Research: Getting to Know your ITAD Vendor: SHI International

Client Services: Established in 1989, Somerset, NJ-based SHI International calls itself as “a personal technology concierge.”  With gross sales of $14 billion in 2022 and with 6,000 employees, SHI sells IT hardware, software, and solutions to thousands of customers worldwide. While it offers IT asset disposition services, ITAD is a tiny portion of the company’s business, and is insignificant compared to its various core businesses.

AI PCs vs. Refurbished Systems: Diverging Trajectories in a Saturated Market

AI PCs vs. Refurbished Systems: Diverging Trajectories in a Saturated Market

Despite big leaps in technology—AI chips, smarter performance, better battery life—consumers remain distant from AI PCs. Sales from major brands like Dell and HP continue to stall, and it’s becoming clear that the average buyer isn’t convinced the latest features are worth the upgrade. Meanwhile, refurbished PCs are experiencing strong uptake,...

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Corporate Sustainability Brief: Samsung Electronics

Corporate Sustainability Brief: Samsung Electronics

I recently moderated a session at REMA 2025 in San Diego with Samsung Electronics' sustainability leaders, Daniel Araujo and Jenni Chun. It was a great conversation about what one of the world’s biggest technology companies is doing to make sustainability real—not just in statements, but in action.View the podcast here or login below to read the...

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Sustainability in Practice: Reviewing Hitachi Digital Services’ Strategy

Sustainability in Practice: Reviewing Hitachi Digital Services’ Strategy

So I spent some time researching how Hitachi Digital Services runs its business—specifically through the lens of sustainability—and I have to say, I came away impressed with what the company does and how it does it. Sustainability shows up in the work itself: in the way they approach energy systems, rethink manufacturing, and build digital...

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Rethinking Data Security in the New Generation of Enterprise AI Devices

Rethinking Data Security in the New Generation of Enterprise AI Devices

By David Daoud: We spent some time looking at the latest generation of computing devices and how the embedding of AI could drastically reshape the risk profile of corporate IT departments. The new systems that are about to replace the PCs, systems that we’ve known for decades, not only push the performance of these systems and their power...

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