3 Ways You Can Make Your IT Device Lifecyle Sustainable with HP and CDW

E-waste is one of the world’s fastest-growing solid waste streams, as per the World Health Organization. A shortened device lifecycle compounds the e-waste problem by limiting their usability and preventing refurbishment.

Moreover, highly recyclable metals like aluminum, which are found in a wide range of electronics, are lost when devices are retired without processing.

Using recycled metals drastically decreases the energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts associated with mining new materials.

Sustainability conscious organizations can improve their device lifecycle by focusing on the following factors:

• Carbon: amount of CO2 emissions released.
• Device lifespan: the total time devices stay in use.
• Circularity: percentage of devices that are reused or refurbished.
• Procurement: percentage of purchases meeting sustainability standards.

To increase sustainability, you need device management techniques that can help keep devices running for longer, promote reusability and be environmentally minded when procuring new devices. These strategies can help you significantly reduce e-waste and carbon emissions.

To combat environmental challenges with device management, organizations can make the following three strategic decisions to optimize their IT fleets.

Many organizations still rely on fixed refresh schedules, replacing devices after three or four years regardless of their actual performance.

A smarter approach is to use device intelligence and telemetry to assess device health, performance and employee experience. With this data, IT teams can prevent reasonably good devices from retiring early.

CDW and HP offer the Workforce Experience Platform (WXP), which can help IT teams monitor device performance across their fleet. The platform enables them to make data-driven refresh decisions based on real-world usage rather than fixed timelines.

In addition, HP also offers Device Life Extension services that can help organizations prolong device use through refurbishment, manage transitions within organizations and help reduce refresh cycles.

• Keep devices in service longer by identifying devices with health parameters supportive of longer use
• Intelligently redeploy refurbished devices by understanding the usage patterns of various departments in an organization
• Plan refresh cycles with sustainability in mind by optimizing for usage

Not only do we offer this service to customers, but CDW is also a proud adopter of the HP WXP platform, enabling our internal IT processes to receive sustainability benefits while adding to our expertise.

Eventually, every organization reaches a point where devices must be retired. The question is what happens next.

Improper disposal practices can result in valuable materials being lost to landfills while creating additional environmental risks. Instead of viewing retired devices as waste, organizations should consider opportunities for refurbishment, redeployment, resale and recycling.

CDW and HP offer IT asset disposition (ITAD) services and refurbishment programs that are designed to help extend the life of devices wherever possible, while ensuring secure data sanitization and responsible processing.

As per their 2025 Sustainability Progress Report, HP has been recycling more than 1.21 million tonnes of hardware and supplies since 2016, demonstrating the value of circular economy practices in reducing waste and recovering materials.

HP is regarded as one of the most sustainable companies in Canada due to a variety of climate preservation and sustainability efforts.

• Prevent e-waste by redeploying devices in post-disposition environments where they can be reused
• Ensure devices are not reused with confidential data still retained in memory or storage systems
• Help reduce the risk of hazardous materials entering landfills and support responsible e-waste management

Improving device energy efficiency should be a key focus area for organizations prioritizing lower carbon emissions.

Modern IT devices from our partners at HP incorporate technologies designed to optimize power consumption without sacrificing performance.

HP Smart Sense technology automatically adjusts energy use based on user workloads and has demonstrated up to 35 percent lower power consumption (Page 22, HP's 2025 2025 Sustainability Progress Report) compared to devices without Smart Sense. HP also offers more than 500 Energy Star-certified products, helping organizations identify devices that meet recognized energy-efficiency standards.

HP LaserJet printers equipped with auto-on/auto-off technology minimize warmup times from sleep mode, preventing energy loss. Also, HP TerraJet toner, which features a specially formulated low melting point, consumes noticeably less energy during the printing process.

• Enable organizations to reduce their overall energy and operational carbon footprint
• Contribute towards lower energy costs for their office settings
• Establish sustainable procurement processes that prioritize energy savings

CDW helps organizations make sustainability a reality through services and solutions that support every phase of the IT lifecycle. From sustainable procurement strategies to energy-efficient technologies, CDW helps customers align technology investments with environmental objectives.

• Strategize sustainable procurement: Identify devices that meet recognized environmental standards such as ENERGY STAR®, EPEAT® and TCO certifications, helping customers make informed purchasing decisions while supporting sustainability objectives.
• Build sustainability into device lifecycle: Leverage data-driven refresh strategies, device life extension services and fleet optimization programs that maximize the value and useful life of technology investments.
• Implement secure and responsible ITAD: Enable programs that help recover value from retired assets, securely sanitize data and divert electronic waste from landfills through certified recycling and disposition processes.

Whether you're looking to extend device lifecycles, reduce e-waste, improve energy efficiency or create a more sustainable endpoint strategy, CDW can help you chart a path toward a greener future.

By combining HP's sustainability-focused technology with CDW's lifecycle expertise, you can take steps toward building a more sustainable IT environment.