As the global IT industry enters 2026, sustainable IT has shifted decisively from aspiration to execution. Carbon accountability is now embedded in commercial decision-making, driven by regulation, customer expectations, and increasing maturity across the secondary electronics ecosystem. For the recommerce and refurbished device market, this transition has elevated carbon data from a reporting requirement to a strategic operational input.
Rejoose, a Danish SaaS provider specialising in activity-based carbon data for IT, closed 2025 with results that underline this shift. Working with resellers, distributors, system integrators, ITADs, and enterprise customers worldwide, the company demonstrated that carbon transparency can scale across complex global supply chains without compromising commercial efficiency.
Carbon data at industry scale
During 2025, Rejoose supported the avoidance of more than 100 million kg CO₂e through reuse in collaboration with ITAD partners, reinforcing the environmental value of extending device lifecycles. At the same time, the platform delivered verified carbon data for 1.15 billion new IT devices, covering 9.7 billion kg CO₂e across embodied and use-phase emissions.
This reach extended across 174 countries and regions, with more than 60,000 end customers receiving carbon data via their preferred resellers. For the secondary mobile and IT market, this scale signals growing acceptance of standardised, transaction-level carbon metrics as part of everyday procurement and resale operations.
From reporting to decision support
Rejoose positions these outcomes not as endpoints but as infrastructure for the next phase of market development. As Scope 3 reporting requirements expand, organisations increasingly require carbon data that is consistent, auditable, and directly aligned with how IT is bought, sold, refurbished, and retired. The company argues that complexity has become a barrier to adoption, particularly for organisations managing high transaction volumes and international operations. In response, Rejoose has restructured both its platform and its market positioning to prioritise role-specific clarity over generic sustainability tooling.
Platform restructuring for 2026
The updated Rejoose structure is built around how carbon data is actually used across the IT value chain. Sales functions can now access presales carbon calculations that support baseline reporting and energy-efficient purchasing decisions before contracts are finalised. Accounting and finance teams receive automated, country- and customer-specific carbon data delivered alongside each IT transaction, positioning carbon information as the environmental equivalent of a financial invoice. For ITADs and circular service providers, Rejoose enables automated documentation of avoided emissions and e-waste, supporting audit-ready reporting aligned with refurbishment and recycling standards. Product teams and e-commerce platforms can integrate verified carbon and refurbishment impact data directly into customer-facing interfaces, enabling transparent, product-level sustainability communication.
Implications for secondary markets
For the global secondary mobile market, this restructuring reflects a broader trend toward professionalisation. Trade-in programmes, refurbishment operations, and resale channels increasingly rely on credible carbon data to demonstrate value beyond price. Clear differentiation between reuse and recycling outcomes supports both regulatory compliance and commercial storytelling. As refurbished volumes grow and buyer scrutiny intensifies, consistent carbon data is becoming a prerequisite for market trust. Rejoose’s 2025 results suggest that sustainability infrastructure can mature alongside secondary IT markets, reinforce circular economy objectives while remaining commercially viable.
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