Every year, RLA recognizes a company demonstrating leadership and measurable results in sustainably managing reverse logistics with their Green Reverse Logistics Award. This year, SLS received the RLA Green Reverse Logistics Award for the development of our Sustainability Calculator. We are absolutely delighted to have been recognized by the RLA for our efforts. Previous Image…
Earlier this year, 25 companies, including hyperscale data center providers Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS), signed the new Climate Neutral Data Center Pact. It marked another significant milestone in the cloud services industry’s commitment to sustainability. These signatories, who also include CyrusOne, Equinix and NTT, have all pledged to make proactive efforts to contribute toward the transition to a climate neutral economy. The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact supports…
We’ve all heard the phrase, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Everyone at Sims Lifecyle Services (SLS) lives this each day. We are proud to be part of the Sims Limited family where, together, we play an important role in the circular economy by making valuable resources available for future use. Our company’s purpose, create a world without waste to preserve our planet, drives our…
Last week some of our colleagues in Europe joined events in Glasgow relating to COP26. We were delighted to attend techUk’s Glasgow reception which brought together 200 stakeholders on the frontline of the intersection of digital and climate for informal networking and discussions. The event, co-sponsored by Cisco and Oracle and introduced by Julian David, also marked the launch of a new techUK report highlighting thought leaders’…
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing domestic waste stream. The amount of electric and electronic equipment used globally is increasing every year by 2.5 million tonnes, and only 17 percent of e-waste in 2019 was formally collected and recycled. Over time this has become a global environmental issue in need of attention. Enter Circular…
With a population of 1.3 billion and the presence of 75 percent of with world’s IT companies – including Amazon, LG, Microsoft, Panasonic and Samsung – India’s immense size provides great opportunities as well as challenges. It makes perfect sense that the IT service industry in India is rapidly expanding. According to research group McKinsey,…
Patricia Whiting, senior international policy analyst and Jan-Hein Stiens, global plastics manager presented and exchanged views on a panel hosted by the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) Plastics Committee during its annual World Recycling Convention Week, Oct. 12-16, 2020. BIR conducted the Convention virtually due to COVID-19. The virtual event consisted of cross-commodity sessions of…
Written By: Patricia Whiting, Sr. International Policy Analyst for Sims Lifecycle Services U.S. Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Relations, and Special Projects holds Hearing to review U.S. Efforts to Address Ocean Plastic Pollution Background Plastic ocean pollution is an emerging issue, widely covered by the media and increasingly the focus of public policy initiatives aimed…
As experts in resource management and materials recovery, Sims Lifecycle Services put together a list of basic best practices for designing products for sustainability.
The process of changing to a new vendor can be intimidating, however appropriately resourcing vendor-to-vendor transitions minimizes risk and adds value. You completed your selection process, RFPs are reviewed, and the best scoring vendor has been selected. The stakeholders in your organization are satisfied and all the hoops jumped through. The contract is signed, sealed…