Sustainability is climbing the agenda for businesses of all sizes, and for good reason. Whether it’s driven by customer expectations, rising energy costs or genuine environmental concern, more and more SMEs are looking for practical ways to reduce their carbon footprint.
At Complete Communications, we believe smarter tech choices can be a powerful part of that journey. From recycled devices to energy-saving IoT tools, the right communications strategy doesn’t just make your business more efficient, it can make it greener, too.
Mobile Phones: The Small Device with a Big Impact
It’s easy to underestimate the environmental cost of mobile phones. Most users replace handsets every 2–3 years, yet most phones could last 4–5 with proper care. That’s why we encourage businesses to:
- Extend the life of devices
- Use protective accessories
- Choose refurbished or recycled models
- Take advantage of recycling or trade-in schemes for older devices
The result? Less e-waste, lower costs, and a lighter footprint.
Rethinking Your Devices: Why Recycled Is Better
One of the simplest ways to boost sustainability? Start with your tech. Most of the environmental impact from mobile phones and business devices happens during manufacturing, not during their actual use. In fact, up to 80% of a phone’s total carbon emissions are created before it even reaches you.
Choosing recycled or refurbished phones and tablets helps to:
- Dramatically reduce CO₂ emissions
- Keep devices out of landfill
- Extend the life of valuable materials like lithium and cobalt
Modern refurbished devices are high-performing, cost-effective, and often indistinguishable from brand-new. They also make great sense for SMEs managing tight budgets without compromising on quality or performance.
Complete Communications offers a wide range of certified recycled devices, tested, guaranteed, and aligned with your sustainability goals.
Sustainability at SME Scale
Big companies might grab the headlines, but SMEs make up 99.9% of the UK business population. That means small changes, like using refurbished phones or cutting unnecessary energy usage, can have a big collective impact.
The good news? You don’t have to overhaul everything at once. With the right tools, you can start tracking, reducing and improving your environmental footprint straight away.
Go Greener with IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the way businesses approach efficiency and sustainability. It refers to a network of physical objects — or “things” — embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems via the internet, often using 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile networks.
For SMEs, IoT-enabled devices can play a key role in monitoring and reducing energy usage across buildings, vehicles, and supply chains — helping to cut costs and support environmental goals.
IoT tools can help you:
- Track real-time energy consumption
- Optimise heating, lighting, and power
- Automate systems to cut waste
- Reduce emissions from logistics and travel
Smarter Trackers = Less Waste
From fleet vehicles to field teams, asset tracking is about more than location. With the right GPS and mobile-enabled trackers, SMEs can reduce fuel use, avoid unnecessary travel, and spot inefficiencies in real time.
At Complete Communications, we offer a range of integrated tracking solutions that can support both operational goals and your green agenda.
Small Steps, Real Impact
Sustainability doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes, it starts with the right phone. Or a tracker. Or a decision to reuse rather than replace.
At Complete Communications, we’re here to help you make practical, affordable choices that support your business and the planet.
Let’s build something greener, together.
If you’d like to explore recycled tech, IoT solutions or more sustainable mobile plans, our team is ready to help.
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