Sustainability and security. Two of the most significant global business concerns are their operations and customers.
As the world shifts to the development and promotion of sustainable living, it is more important than ever for businesses to consider their environmental impact and how they can reduce their ecological footprint if they want to remain competitive.
Equally, the security of data and personal information is a growing concern for an increasing number of businesses in a world where breaches and comprises are a prevalent daily occurrence. To help enterprises achieve this, IT company Moncrieff has partnered with Lenovo to provide their clients with sustainable and secure solutions to everyday technological operations.
Moncrieff Technology Solutions is a privately owned IT technology company based in Western Australia and is committed to providing exceptional network, software, and hardware infrastructure to businesses across all industries. Moncrieff is a supplier of high-quality Lenovo products, ultimately dedicated to working with businesses to integrate IT into their everyday operations seamlessly.
Lenovo is a leading company in sustainability, with the Corporate Knights rating them one of the Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Global 100 Index, all while keeping product security the top priority throughout development, manufacturing, supply chain operations and testing.
Lenovo’s CO2 Offset Program
It has been found that 57% of consumers would change their purchasing habits to reduce negative environmental impacts and support more sustainable businesses. Although the technology industry ranks favourably in comparison to others regarding sustainability, there is still a lot more work to be achieved in the sector.
How is Lenovo working to achieve this? As Co2 makes up approximately 76% of total global greenhouse gas emissions, Lenovo now offers customers the ability to offset the CO2 emissions of eligible products when they order them through partnering with certified partners, such as United Nations Climate Change projects. The offset includes CO2 emissions created during production, shipment, and the average lifecycle of the products, up to 5 years.
The offset cost supports a number of new and existing environmental projects, such as the manufacture of solar cells, the creation of biomass energy and the development of windmills, with forest conservation causes to be funded in the near future. Upon paying the offset cost, you are notified that the project your donation is funding. This initiative helps businesses make sustainable contributions conveniently and be transparent with their customers as to which projects their hardware purchases are helping to fund.
Lenovo’s Commitment to Security
With almost four times as many people now working remotely around the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more paramount than ever to protect the valuable data and information and records that your business holds about its operations and customers. In fact, in the first half of 2019, cyber-attacks on devices connected to the internet tripled. Without taking precautionary steps, it may be a matter of time before your business’ valuable technological assets are compromised.
Lenovo is helping businesses with this. The company has developed “ThinkShield”, a security portfolio consisting of end-to-end security tools powered by the Intel vPro platform, which keeps Lenovo’s devices safe for the entire products’ lifecycles.
Aspects such as the hardware, software, and processes are protected with an extensive range of functions such as self-healing BIOS, which restores devices that have become corrupt or maliciously attacked. Another function is full-disk encryption and management as standard, to avoid possible compromises from third-party encryption services.
So, Where Does This Leave Your Business?
With Lenovo, businesses can conveniently conduct operations sustainably to attract environmentally conscious customers and keep crucial business information confidential with necessary and industry-leading security features. Is your business up to standard?
Lenovo’s devices are the perfect examples of the type of hardware and software that all businesses, big or small, can utilise. The inclusion of the digital wellness features included in Lenovo’s devices, helps to increase employee engagement and productivity. These include a posture check to remind users to sit up straight when hunched towards the screen, and a 20/20/20 alert to remind you look away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes, to avoid eye strain. Features such as these help to promote a healthy relationship between your technology and your employees.
Contact Moncrieff online today at moncrieff.com.au or on 1300 482 774 to discuss sustainable IT solutions through our partnership with Lenovo and how your business can benefit from Lenovo’s technology. The Moncrieff team are trained to ensure that Lenovo solutions are delivered sustainably to enhance your business’ security and make your employees and operations more productive, efficient, and dependable.
