Viatel partners with Cisco on sustainable networking
Viatel Technology Group has announced an e-waste initiative to help customers reduce their carbon footprint and be more sustainable when refreshing their networks.
Customers can now return used hardware to be responsibly reused and recycled. By recycling end-of-life equipment, companies will reduce e-waste, helping them to achieve their sustainability goals and reach their targets for a circular economy.
Access to this takeback scheme is a result of Viatel recently being awarded Cisco’s Sustainability Certification. The certification recognises that Viatel, a Cisco Partner, is committed to providing sustainable networking and IT infrastructure solutions that are not only good for the environment, but also reduce operational costs and increase efficiencies. Cisco has committed to achieving 100 % product return on end-of-use hardware globally, a goal that Viatel has now pledged to support.
Eilish O’Connor, CTO with Viatel Technology Group, said: “We are very proud to have been awarded the Sustainability Certification by Cisco and to be in a position to help our customers to be more sustainable in their network refresh efforts. Like so many companies, our customers have become more environmentally conscious. When discussing network refreshes and updating IT infrastructure, the sustainability of our proposed solutions has become part of the conversation for the first time. Achieving this specialisation allows us to operationalise environmental sustainability practices in a meaningful and practical way.”
“Our team is constantly upskilling to stay on top of the latest innovations from our global partners,” said Viatel CEO, Paul Rellis. “The sustainability certification is special because it resonates so strongly with our own company values. As a responsible corporate citizen, we are committed to our communities and our environment and to reducing our own carbon footprint.”
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