CircleIT
Oklahoma, United States
November 2018
Other info service activities
Service with Significant Environmental Footprint
United States
CircleIT is an IT Asset Management provider that specializes in extending the useful life of technology assets. The IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) industry began as a way to efficiently dispose of unwanted or obsolete electronics but has quickly grown and evolved into one that seeks to extend the life of assets to prevent unnecessary disposal. Founded in 2002, CircleIT has continued to drive this trend forward by breaking into new verticals and offering a complete list of services while maintaining a focus on security and sustainability. CircleIT's services include erasure, refurbishment, parts harvesting, remarketing and sustainable reuse and recycling of data bearing devices for clients large and small. Their mission is to securely recover maximum value for their clients with an endless commitment to sustainability. CircleIT's industry leading environmental certifications, R2 and RIOS, guarantee that no assets are ever sent to landfill and/or to any non-OECD countries. Clients are provided a customized portal where they can verifiably track each and every asset. CircleIT utilizes renewable energy via green power purchasing agreements with local utility providers. CircleIT offers its clients a solution both financially viable and environmentally friendly.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 11.5
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 11.5
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 18.7
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 12.8
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 38.9
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 3.5
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.