Report: Checklist for Compliant and Cost-Effective Enterprise Hardware Recycling Using IDC G.R.A.D.E. Certification Standards TOC

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
Corporate Sustainability and Environmental or Green Policy
Environmental Metrics in Procurement, Utilization, and Retirement of IT Equipment

Inventory of IT Hardware and Devices Equipped with Storage That Will Reach End of Life in the Next 12 Months
Awareness of Data Security and Privacy Laws Relative to Customer, Health, Financial, and Employee Data
Policy and Standardized Approach to Data Wiping of All Storage-Bearing Assets Prior to Retirement
Physical Destruction of Hard Drive and Other Storage Devices upon Retirement
Use of Own Staff to Perform Data Wiping
Use of Accepted Norms of Data Erasure Techniques
Use of Third-Party Professionals to Perform Advanced Data Erasure
Data Erasure Certification from the Provider
Data Erasure Performed in Your Facilities
Data Erasure Performed at Your Service Provider Facilities
Auditing of Your Data Security Provider' s Sites and Operations
Inclusion of Data Security Reporting in the Organization' s Information System
Legal Compliance Officer Monitoring of Data Security Procedures
Awareness of the Security Procedures Used by the Vendor That Transports Retired Assets
Awareness of Where the Storage Devices End Up Going After They Leave the Facilities of Your Data Wiping or ITAD Provider
Paying or Willingness to Pay for Full-Proof Data Erasure Services

Full Accounting of IT Hardware Profiles for CRTs, Desktops, and Other Equipment
Environmental Assessment of the Assets to Be Retired, with Metrics Like Energy Consumption Profile, Weight, and Toxic Components
Awareness of Various Disposition Options, from Remarketing to Recycling, That Would Impact Your Environmental Footprint
Asset Management Practice to Identify Optimum Route to Carbon Emission Reduction
Asset Tag Removal in Retirement Phase
Use of Specific Reverse Logistics Security and Safety Guidelines
Requirement for Logistics Vendors to Train Drivers and Other Agents
Availability of an Inventory Reconciliation Report to Match the Number of Assets Retired to Those Received by the ITAD Processor
Unrestricted Auditing of the IT Asset Disposal Partner
Knowing Your ITAD Vendor' s Partners
Knowing the Actual Recycler of Your Retired Assets
Outcome of Recycling Report
Full Accounting of Hardware Disposition in Form of eWaste, Toxins, and Export Avoidance

Awareness of the Various Remarketing Options Available for Systems and Parts
Conduct of Fair Value Analysis of the Assets to Be Retired
Conducting an Accounting and Financial Analysis of All Various Retirement Scenarios
Use Professional Marketer or Broker to Manage Remarketing of Assets

Use Green IT Metrics in Product Procurement
Use ENERGY STAR 4.0 or Later as Standard for PCs and Monitors
Use 80 PLUS Power-Saving Standard
Use EPEAT Certification for Green PCs and Display Systems
Use IDC' s G.R.A.D.E. Certification When Selecting an IT Asset Disposition Vendor
Use Third-Party Software to Monitor Energy Consumption of the PC Installed Base
Use Products That Are Designed for Recycling
Use Products That Are Designed for the Environment

Figure: Defining Green in a Wider Enterprise Context
Figure: Awareness on Nonenergy Green Attributes on the Rise
Figure: Traditional PC Life-Cycle Management: Not so Green
Figure: Environmental Metrics in PC Life Cycle
Figure: The Seven Areas of Focus in IT Hardware Decommissioning
Figure: Corporate Functions That Are Stakeholders in IT Hardware Decommissioning

Checklist for Compliant and Cost-Effective Enterprise Hardware Recycling Using IDC G.R.A.D.E. Certification Standards