The emphasis on corporate sustainability has created a sizable challenge for Telecom executives who must balance expectations for more eco-friendly business practices with the pressures of an increasingly competitive marketplace. Efforts across the industry to develop greener products and formalized programs that factor environmental considerations into buying decisions are exciting steps in the right direction.
But ecology management is about more than just how a piece of Telecom equipment is manufactured or purchased, which is why these types of initiatives only address half of the green equation.
No matter how energy efficient a piece of Telecom equipment is when it’s manufactured, after a period of time in-service or sitting in wait as excess inventory, the asset will inevitably be decommissioned. In which case it becomes susceptible to a reverse logistics process that could see it abandoned in a large warehouse consuming energy, shipped without a plan from one location to the next, melted down or worse. Failure to optimize the reverse logistics process can quickly undo a lot of the good work conducted to develop and manufacture equipment capable of addressing environmental concerns.
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For carriers and OEMs in a position to make the highest and best use of their network assts, environmental stewardship represents an opportunity to improve cash flow and market share.
Trade Wings’ award-winning frameworks for Reuse Optimization can advance your company’s commitment to sustainability and ecology management by increasing the efficiency with which your supply network reuses salvaged components, resells obsolete inventory, and recycles materials at the end of their useful life. We’re experts at optimizing and documenting reverse logistics material flows and facilitating carbon emissions tracking, while ensuring compliance with regulatory (e.g. WEEE) and internal mandates about operating in a more eco-conscious manner.
