On November 1, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) made it mandatory for businesses to report any breaches of personal information that risks significant harm, to the federal government. After a year of reporting the OPC has released a report with their findings. Here are some of the highlights: In one …
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Switching Focus to Renewable Resources
At Lifespan, one of our main priorities is ensuring the protection of our environment; among some of the ways we do this is through responsible technology reuse and recycling and our commitment to encouraging other companies to do the same. With the catastrophic destruction of the Amazon rainforest this past year, it is now more …
Sustainability
At Lifespan, we recognize environmental stewardship as an important component of our business. We are committed to implementing sustainable practices at every point of our process with the end goal of helping to minimize corporate pollution and contribute to a greener future. We take pride in being a leader in responsible I.T. recycling, and creating …
Prevent Cybercrime
In today’s digital world, cybercrime has become a very real threat for businesses and consumers alike. It not only poses a legitimate risk to your security, but restoration can bear a costly expense in terms of lost time and revenue. Albeit cybercrime carries the potential for great harm, cybersecurity still tends to be of low …
Apple Shifts Towards ‘Right to Repair’
In recent news, Apple has announced that they are taking steps towards “Right to Repair,” granting select independent repair shops the ability to repair iPhones by supplying authentic parts and diagnostics. As it currently stands, Right to Repair teams are being formed for 2020 to meet with state legislators and discuss the state of affairs …
Are You Protected? Top Data Breach Trends of 2019
Hacking into sensitive data and information is a cyber criminal activity that can be detrimental to an organization, which is why ensuring you’re up to date with the latest data breach trends will keep you ahead of the fight against data breach and hacks. Some prevalent cyber security breach trends in the last year include …
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IT Asset Disposition and Co2 Avoidance
E-waste is the fastest growing stream of waste across the world currently. Whether you’re moving to the cloud, refreshing your entire environment or consolidating your tech, simply disposing your current IT assets as waste should never be an option. Retired hardware can often be made workable again through the efforts of ITAD organizations that are …
Learn why Lifespan ITAD is truly a single source vendor with a Global Footprint
Working with a single source ITAD partner, such as Lifespan has multiple benefits, Lifespan has established a global footprint through a robust partnership network which, we both clearly understand and execute unique strategies that are custom created to the organizational needs of our clients. Giving us a competitive advantage to assist our clients on a …
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How to profitably transition to Circular Economy?
Up until now, our economy has been ‘linear’. Organizations adopted this system to manage all their resources, and not just their IT assets alone. In a Linear Economy, goods are manufactured from raw materials, sold, used, and then discarded as waste. The Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) reported in January 2019 that each year, approximately …
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A Deep Dive into Value Recovery in ITAD
Often management of IT assets throughout its lifecycle has been recognized as one major contributing factor to the economic sustainability of enterprises while also being widely recognized as a challenge to organizations. Partnering with a right ITAD Service provider is necessary to maximize value of retired technology assets. The cradle-to-grave journey of green IT measures …
