Creating Sustainable IT Practices
With the European Union committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, sustainability practices are now a must have for businesses.
Ingram Micro are supporting Partners with Cisco incentives and training in order to help them create a positive impact in the industry.
Download GUIDEWorking together to create a sustainable IT industry
Since 2018, Cisco have been moving towards a Circular Economic figure. This has since turned into a commitment to 100% product return. Ingram Micro are working to help Cisco achieve this with help from you - our Partners.
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Cisco commitment to 100% product return and supporting the circular economy
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Cisco Environmental Sustainability Specialisation
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Cisco Net Zero by 2040
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Cisco Takeback Incentive
SUSTAINABILITY WHITEPAPER
Discover how Cisco and Ingram Micro are helping Partners drive profitability by positioning sustainability in the circular economy
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Cisco pledges net zero emissions by
2040
To help reach these sustainability goals, Partners can take advantage of Cisco incentive and specialisation opportunities through Ingram Micro.
Customers are increasingly more concerned with adopting sustainable IT solutions. Help them achieve more sustainable IT consumption whilst selling more by positioning yourself as a sustainability expert.
Use the Cisco Energy Saving calculator to work out how much energy cost your customers could save by using newer and more efficient Cisco hardware and software
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Environmental Sustainability Specialisation
Get recognised for your commitment to the circular economy.
Business specialisation that is focused on your sustainability practice and taking the pledge with Cisco and Ingram Micro to work towards a more sustainable future.
Why get specialised?
- New customer conversation opportunities
- Ensure you meet RfX requirements
- Differentiate yourself from the competition
- Expand your services offerings
- Less than 15 hours of training and exams on product takeback and reuse, Cisco Refresh and the circular economy
- Two preparatory courses are offered free of charge
- The two online exams cost $80 each
- Sign the pledge to support sustainability in your company’s practices
Specialisation Requirements:
- Open to all Registered Partners
- Counts toward Select program level within the Cisco Partner Program, which unlocks more discounts and incentives
- Get rewarded with exclusive access to incremental product discounts through the Takeback Incentive in participating countries
- Use the free digital marketing assets to tell the world about your commitment to sustainable business practices
Plant A Tree Campaign
Cisco are running a Plant A Tree campaign until July 30, 2022 in which a tree will be planted for every employee that completes both of the Environmental Sustainability training courses in SalesConnect.*
* t&cs apply
Takeback Incentive
Get access to this incentive discount when you commit to returning used customer hardware to Cisco to be responsibly reused and recycled.
What do you get?
- Up to 7% additional discounts on new products with base and accelerator discounts
- Combine with hunting, teaming and Global Virtual Demand Center pricing
- Maximum discount automatically applied to registered deals
- Free take back services for all displaced customer hardware*
- Both Cisco and Competitive hardware is eligible for return
Incentive Requirements
- Environmental Sustainability Specialised
- Must reside in participating country
- Minimum of 1 Takeback Incentive deal booked within each Cisco fiscal year beginning FY23 (starts July 31, 2022)
- Must meet minimum average return rate (80%) of all promised trade-in hardware, calculated quarterly
* certain restrictions apply
Selling Cisco Refresh
Sell into the circular economy.
Discover how you can incorporate Cisco products into your own circular economy with Cisco Refresh. Support customers by selling them certified, fully-warrantied pre-owned equipment at a competitive price.
Who can sell?
- All Cisco authorised Partners are eligible to work with Cisco Refresh
Why get specialised?
- Cisco Certified gear
- All required engineering upgrades
- 7,000+ products
- Same Cisco warranty
- Competitively priced with no hidden costs
- Same Cisco security
- All zero-dollar accessories included
- SMARTnet-eligible
Supporting Sustainability Goals Blog
Read how Cisco Green Pay supports the circular use of Cisco’s sustainable technologies by enabling customers to enter the circular economy and helps them meet their sustainability goals.
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Contact your Ingram Micro Account Manager to begin your sustainable IT journey today.
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