Atos expands its decarbonization portfolio to offer clients world’s first certified carbon neutral laptops with Circular Computing

London (United kingdom), Paris (France), November fifteen 2021

Atos these days announces a world wide partnership with Round Computing, a member of its Scaler accelerator method and the world’s top quality remanufacturer of carbon neutral laptop goods as effectively as the world’s initially BSI Kitemark™ accredited laptop remanufacturer. The freshly formed partnership will empower Atos to expand its Net Zero Transformationportfolio with carbon neutral remanufactured laptops to support its customers to achieve their sustainability objectives.

Round Computing makes at-scale, pre-made use of HP, Dell and Lenovo laptops that are equivalent to or much better than new. The BSI Kitemark™ certifies that the Round Remanufacturing Approach provides a laptop that has ‘at least equivalent performance and warranty that is equivalent or much better than that of the freshly made product’. With its ISO9001 accredited processes Round Computing can assure dependable quality of the similar model in substantial volumes, and, with comprehensive cosmetic detailing, each individual laptop is refinished to exacting quality criteria employing Round Computing’s considerable 360 stage, 5+ hour Round Remanufacturing Approach in its goal-built, condition of the artwork manufacturing facility.

Atos originally rolled out the product throughout its personal enterprise to support its Net Zero ambition[1] to make confident it experienced a thorough comprehension of the consumer practical experience and has now broadened this out to its buyers, as section of a electronic workplace featuring related to lowering emissions.

Previously this 12 months, Round Computing was selected in Scaler, Atos’ open up innovation accelerator method for start off-ups and SMEs. Round Computing was selected as it fitted plainly with Atos’ goals to support its customers with options and expert services to minimize their carbon footprint. Today a lot more than 50% of Scaler associates support Atos’ leadership in decarbonized electronic transformation. One particular of the choice conditions to sign up for this accelerator method for the candidates is how they add to a decarbonized electronic environment. Alongside one another with Scaler start off-ups, Atos is concentrated on building new options that make decarbonization a competitive edge.

Jason Warren, VP Head of NetZero Portfolio at Atos said “Circular Computing’s production services, together with shared values and innovative lifestyle made them the great associate for our broader sustainability scope of operate as section of our Net Zero ambition and Net Zero customer portfolio. The business stood out as the great selection for our Scaler method and is a superb companion to our dedication to decarbonized electronic. This partnership will provide tangible discounts not just for our enterprise, but for the planet and our buyers.”

Rod Neale, Founder, Round Computing said “We’re proud to associate with Atos to support them provide on their Net Zero options in the coming decades. The IT channel for decades has tried to legitimately provide product that has been made use of, by calling it refurbished or grade ‘A’, but consumers need to have assurances and consistency which you just do not get from a refurbished product. We established up Round Computing to provide the similar amount of consistency in supply scale and problem as the manufacturer-new channel. In this way we can supply all our buyers with the most sustainable laptop on the planet and provide all their engineering wants, all even though not inquiring them to choose any possibility on the goods cosmetic, technical or warranty performance.”

At Glasgow COP26 very last 7 days, Atos shared its Digital Visions for COP26 together with its net zero electronic tactic, decarbonization abilities, carbon data platforms (Terra² and MyC02Compass) and innovative options to support drive net zero transformation.

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Photo: Nourdine Bihmane, Head of Decarbonization Business enterprise Line at Atos and Steve Haskew, Round Computing’s Head of Sustainability and Social Leadership at “Tech for Local climate Action”, section of COP26, the 26th UN Local climate Improve Convention of the Events in Glasgow where Atos shared its Digital Visions for COP26 together with its net zero electronic tactic, decarbonization abilities, carbon data platforms (Terra2 and MyC02Compass) and innovative options to support drive net zero transformation.

About Atos

Atos is a world wide leader in electronic transformation with 107,000 staff members and once-a-year income of about € 11 billion. European quantity 1 in cybersecurity, cloud and high performance computing, the Group supplies tailor-made stop-to-stop options for all industries in 71 nations. A pioneer in decarbonization expert services and goods, Atos is dedicated to a safe and decarbonized electronic for its customers. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), stated on Euronext Paris and included on the CAC 40 ESG and Subsequent 20 Paris Stock Indexes.

The goal of Atos is to support design and style the potential of the data space. Its abilities and expert services support the enhancement of understanding, education and learning and exploration in a multicultural technique and add to the enhancement of scientific and technological excellence. Throughout the environment, the Group permits its buyers and staff members, and associates of societies at substantial to stay, operate and establish sustainably, in a safe and sound and safe data space.

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About Round Computing™

Round Computing™ is a world wide leader in the remanufacturing of hardware, on a mission to make a a lot more moral, sustainable, and socially responsible way to obtain enterprise grade IT. Round Computing is headquartered in the United kingdom, with world wide functions.

Round Computing’s remanufacturing process is the top quality alternate to ‘refurbished’ and a practical alternate to ‘new’, going higher than and further than a cosmetically enhanced complete to guarantee an intensive aim on performance and trustworthiness.

Acquiring created a condition-of-the-artwork remanufacturing facility and perfected a exceptional BSI Kitemark accredited 360-issue stage remanufacturing process, Round Computing provides HP, Dell and Lenovo laptops that look and complete like new, all even though ensuring carbon-neutral processes and stop-product. Take a look at: www.circularcomputing.com

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[1] minimize the world wide carbon emissions beneath its regulate and influence by 50% by 2025 (scopes 1, two and 3), and to compensate all of its residual emissions by 2028