Sustainable office furniture and IT: how companies can reduce their carbon footprint

The demand for office furniture and electronics is rising continuously. This is also due to the trend towards flexible working (home office, office and on the move). However, this is also associated with an immense consumption of resources.

Companies often buy office equipment at short notice during growth phases. If the number of employees falls again later, fully functional furniture is disposed of and IT equipment is scrapped. This results in the loss of valuable resources that could generate considerable added value if used for longer.

In today's working world, sustainability in IT hardware and furniture is essential for carbon-neutral companies. Sustainable IT devices such as laptops, smartphones and monitors as well as furniture play a crucial role in a company's carbon footprint and contribute to a greener future.

How to become more sustainable

Companies that want to reduce their carbon footprint should take several important measures:

• Circular economy: Introduction of a circular rental model that enables multiple use and thorough refurbishment of products to extend their life cycle and reduce waste.

• Green Deliveries: Selection of logistics partners who optimize their delivery routes and use sustainable delivery methods to minimize the carbon footprint of transport processes.

• Responsible remarketing: selling items that can no longer be used or donating them to charity to ensure lasting value and avoid landfill.

• Recycling: Proper recycling of furniture and appliances that have reached the end of their life - while ensuring that all data is deleted in accordance with GDPR standards.
• CO₂ compensation: Compensation of all CO₂ emissions caused by the IT hardware and furniture used, including production, logistics, use and disposal.

The Lendis solution

Lendis helps companies become more sustainable. Our rental model for office furniture and electronics is the most environmentally friendly solution. We ensure that each product goes through several life cycles with our circular rental model.

Sustainable purchasing

Wherever possible, Lendis buys modular furniture so that the furniture can be returned to the rental market after repair or refurbishment. All our manufacturers have certificates for sustainable production.

Green Delivery

Route optimization and predictive ETA software reduce the number of kilometers covered by our products.

Reprocessing

After use, each product undergoes an extensive repair and cleaning process to extend its service life. Data on electronic devices with a hard disk is deleted in accordance with GDPR standards.

Multiple use of your equipment

We rent products to a second, third and fourth customer after rental to avoid waste. Our promise: New, or as good as new!

Responsible remarketing

Any product that is not suitable for re-renting to our customers is sold on European marketplaces for used products - and thus fed into the refurbished market.

Final recycling

As a last resort, we return broken appliances to our suppliers or recycle them on site in accordance with ElektroG standards.

CO₂ compensation

We offset every gram of CO₂ that our suppliers, logistics partners and we emit through our service. Every year, we undergo an independent external due diligence audit carried out by Normative experts. Based on the results, we invest in certified reforestation projects and solar park developments or carbon offset programs. Our certified reforestation projects include direct air capture, hydropower, wind, solar and afforestation.

For example, the Indus Delta Blue Carbon Reforestation Project in Pakistan aims to combat climate change by restoring mangrove forests.

Lendis supports companies in creating a sustainable and productive working environment.

Contact us for a free consultation to find out how Lendis can support your sustainability goals.