Ambitious goals
Commitment to reduce emissions to "net zero" by 2040
Going green with a LIFECYCE solution for IT
Our customer COCA-COLA HBC Austria
The COCA-COLA Company is a prominent global player - known for some of the most recognizable products worldwide. COCA-COLA HBC Austria, one of the leading beverage partners in Austria and the company's licensed bottler, is supported by CHG-MERIDIAN when it comes to IT. Building on this successful collaboration the company is now turning to us when it comes to achieving sustainability goals.
Challenges
Technology upgrade
Modernization of IT devices for 900 employees
Stretching the budget further
The need to drive increased cost efficiency to improve business outcomes
Contributing to greater sustainability with IT
COCA-COLA HBC Austria has made a Group-wide commitment to reducing emissions to "net zero" by 2040 - along the entire value chain. Accordingly, the careful use of resources is promoted in all measures and decisions. To implement this in the area of IT, the company has opted for a sustainable usage solution from CHG-MERIDIAN.
Leasing optimizes the value chain and extends the lifespan of assets, it reduces the environmental footprint, creates better cost-effectiveness, while it prioritizes factors such as quality, flexibility, and easy maintenance.
Our customized technology2use success formula for COCA-COLA HBC Austria
Assets
Modern IT devices for 900 employees at several locations in Austria: Smartphones, notebooks, PCs, TFT monitors and handheld scanners, supplemented by server, storage and network components
Finance
"Usage instead of ownership" is the motto of our financing concept. With regular instalments instead of large investments, leasing offers better budget planning and protects liquidity.
Services
End-to-end lifecycle services, climate financial contributions with carbonZER0, data sanitization with eraSURE and asset management with tesma®
Lifecycle Management Services
CHG-MERIDIAN's life cycle management contributes to greater sustainability in the sense of the circular economy. All devices in use at COCA-COLA HBC Austria are given a new lease of life at the end of their useful life: they are professionally refurbished and resold in the secondary market via our own remarketing center.
Conclusion
The combination of cost efficiency and sustainability convinced COCA-COLA HBC Austria of our sustainable lifecycle usage model. An important step in the area of IT to achieve the company's ambitious targets for reducing emissions.
"With CHG-MERIDIAN, we have a partner that acts in the spirit of environmental compatibility and has a holistic understanding of sustainability. We are pursuing a common goal here!"
Ingeborg Tichy,
Senior Buyer, COCA-COLA HBC Austria
Problems solved in numbers
SUSTAINABLE IT
REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS
Procurement
