Reduce Risk. Increase Efficiency. Be Sustainable.

Target Outline

9.5

Enhance scientific research, upgradethe technological capabilities ofindustrial sectors in all countries,in particular developing countries,including, by 2030, encouraginginnovation and substantiallyincreasing the number of researchand development workers per onemillion people and public and privateresearch and development spending.

Relevance to Blancco

We continue to invest in R&D, growing our product management team as well as our product offering. In the last year, we have implemented improvements to reduce time spent handling and processing devices, and to maintain the stability of the application, enabling our customers to increase their operational efficiency. We work in partnership with universities to give talks about our industry, offer internship placements to students, and hire graduates in our India office to work on product development and support.

Relevance to Blancco

In the past year, we have undergone a thorough review of our internal documentation on software to ensure that the language used is inclusive. We have conducted mandatory unconscious bias training for our managers and are currently working to eliminate any bias in our recruitment processes. Furthermore, our support of the “Laptops for Kids” campaign in the UK addresses the lack of access to devices for some families, providing devices to children to continue their schooling online during lockdown.

Target Outline

12.4

By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimise their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.

12.5

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

12.6

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.

Relevance to Blancco

Our solutions enable businesses to avoid the physical destruction of devices, a process with can lead to harmful toxins, such as mercury, to pollute the environment and impact humans, flora and fauna.

By securely erasing hardware, our products extent the useful life of devices, supporting the circular economy of reuse of repurposing, and minimising the need to manufacture new devices.

We continue to promote the sustainable benefits of our products to our customers and are proud to be able to support other businesses to reduce their environmental impact with our solutions.