for Corporates
Your IT Procurement has a Carbon Intensity.
I-TECs give you a verified, auditable way to manage it.
Manufacturing new IT hardware is one of the most carbon-intensive activities in the electronics supply chain. For most organisations, that intensity is largely fixed in the near term: performance requirements, refresh cycles, and availability constraints make switching entirely to refurbished hardware impractical.
I-TECs are designed for exactly this situation. They apply the same certificate architecture as Renewable Energy Certificates to IT hardware — allowing organisations to allocate verified lower-intensity outcomes to their IT procurement whether or not they can change what they physically buy.
RECs
Verified lower-intensity electricity for Scope 2 reporting.
I-TECs
Verified lower-intensity IT hardware for Scope 3 reporting
What an I-TEC is
An I-TEC (IT Asset Reuse Certificate) is a Carbon Intensity certificate that represents the verified lower carbon intensity of refurbished IT hardware compared to newly manufactured equivalents. Each certificate is:
● Issued against a verified batch of refurbished devices
● Calculated using ISO 14064-aligned methodology with manufacturer-specific embodied carbon data
● Independently audited before issuance
● Recorded, transferred, and retired in the Bloom Registry — creating an exclusive, traceable claim
This is not an offset. I-TECs allocate a verified lower-intensity attribute to a defined unit of IT procurement activity. They do not neutralise emissions — they improve the reported carbon intensity of your IT footprint.
Two ways to use I-TECs
When an enterprise client asks for your carbon data, they’re usually trying to do one of three things. This includes:
Already buying refurbished
Verify the impact you’re already creating
I-TECs give you registry-backed certificates tied to specific device batches and verified calculations — replacing spend-based estimates or supplier self-reporting in your Scope 3 accounting.
Constrained procurement
Make progress even when switching isn’t possible
Like RECs for electricity, I-TECs let you purchase and retire verified lower-intensity IT certificates even when performance, security, or availability requirements prevent physical procurement changes.
What this means for your Scope 3 reporting
Corporate IT hardware typically sits in Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods) or Category 2 (capital goods). I-TECs enable you to report certificate-adjusted intensity outcomes supported by activity-based data rather than spend-based estimates.
A credible, defensible basis for demonstrating year-on-year improvement in IT procurement carbon intensity
Registry retirement records that support CDP disclosures, sustainability reports, and internal governance
Alignment with the emerging SBTi framework for commodity Environmental Attribute Certificates
A mechanism finance, procurement, and sustainability teams can all work with — on a clear timeline
What this requires from you
If your ITAD provider is already on the Bloom platform, certificates can flow through to you as part of their existing reporting process. If they are not yet registered, we can help you start that conversation.
Read the framework in full
Decarbonisation Under Constraint explains how carbon intensity certificates work within current and emerging Scope 3 accounting standards — and why they are positioned to become the leading near-term tool for IT procurement decarbonisation.