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This series is where analysts publish their research and share their latest understanding of market conditions affecting sustainability, the ITAD sector, compliance, data security, product design and much more.
Sector Pulse Syndicated Research has two components:
1- The first is a set of analyst reports that address a specific topic relevant to the sector and your company growth and compliance. These are in-depth analyses that could benefit your company’s strategic positioning, competitive analysis, marketing/sales, technology adoption, etc. We produce between two to five reports per month, and in busy months, the document count may increase. Here is a sample.
2- IntelliTAD is a weekly report that looks at the latest from the sector and from adjacent industries that have a direct or indirect impact on the sector’s performance. We track and report on industry news, technology developments, economic events, corporate earnings, AI and sustainability movements, etc. While we work hard to produce IntelliTAD on the weekly basis, sometime we pause when industry events are on pause, such as during holidays. Here are two samples: Sample 1. Sample 2.
Our purpose is to help industry executives stay abreast of issues affecting their business. A quarterly Zoom conference call is also held for subscribing clients. Topics include industry developments, economic trends, general IT sector developments and much more.
Analysts will also share proprietary data when it is appropriate within a publish document. Data comes from CS’ primary research, and/or from open source secondary research.
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The Latest Research & Analysis from CS:
Advisory Note: Tariffs, Supply Security, and Enterprise Caution Set the Operating Context for ITAD and Secondary Materials Recovery in 2026
Recent policy signals from the U.S. administration indicate a period of heightened tension, driven by trade uncertainty, industrial policy intervention, and geopolitical leverage affecting technology, materials, and cross-border supply chains. This posture has become...
The Sage Client Survey: Secondary Market Dynamics and ITAM Strategy Shifts: 2026 Outlook
Sage Sustainable Electronics' 2026 benchmarking report reveals a secondary IT market in transition, driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure demand and constrained semiconductor supply chains. Server resale values have reached historic highs—approximately 2.5...
Takeways: Mitsubishi Materials investment in Elemental’s US e-scrap platform
Recent announcements indicate that Mitsubishi Materials has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Elemental Group’s US e-waste platform, which operates through Colt Recycling. The transaction reflects a broader trend in which large metals and materials groups are seeking closer integration with upstream electronics recycling and pre-processing operations as part of their circular-economy strategies. A more detailed assessment of the strategic implications, execution risks, and what this transaction signals for the evolving relationship between IT asset disposition and metals recovery is available to subscribers.
Part 1: 2025 in Retrospect: Redefined ‘Serious’ ITAD
2025 marked a transition point for IT Asset Disposition and electronics recycling. Multiple forces that had been building over several years converged within a single operating cycle, changing not only volumes and asset flows, but the fundamental expectations placed on ITAD providers.
Part 2: 2026 Predictions for ITAD and Electronics Recycling: Differentiation, Indigestion, and the End of Commodity Assumptions
As the ITAD and electronics recycling sectors move into 2026, the outlook is about how structural change will be uneven and how its consequences will be absorbed. In continuation with 2025, elevated asset volumes continue to move through the system, yet the conditions...
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