Sage Sustainable Electronics
About
Sage Sustainable Electronics is an IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider that specializes in the secure refurbishment, redeployment, and ethical recycling of enterprise electronic devices for Fortune 100 and enterprise clients. Founded in 2014, the company prioritizes device reuse over recycling to reduce e-waste and carbon emissions, with each refurbished device tested, data-cleared, and covered by a one-year warranty. Sage operates six owned processing facilities across the U.S. and provides gl...
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Ideal Customer
- Sage's sweet spot is large enterprises and Fortune 100 corporations that prioritize security, sustainability, and rigorous IT asset management — particularly those in heavily regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, and defense.
- Clients are typically multi-location organizations with high device volumes (hundreds of thousands of assets per year), distributed workforces requiring remote worker device retrieval, and executive-level ESG or carbon-reduction commitments.
Key Differentiators
- Sage differentiates itself through a genuine reuse-first philosophy — positioning itself as one of the only ITAD providers that places secure electronics reuse at the forefront rather than defaulting to recycling.
- Following the Cascade acquisition, Sage became the largest pure-play ITAD company in North America, processing over 1.3 million assets annually.
Industries Served
- Sage serves Fortune 100 companies across a broad range of regulated and compliance-driven industries, with particular emphasis on healthcare, banking, financial services, fintech, SaaS, defense, and manufacturing.
- The company also serves government entities, nonprofits (through its GoodTogether donation program), insurance firms, and mobile device providers.
Service Coverage
- Sage Sustainable Electronics operates nationally across the United States, with its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio (recently relocated to a new 100,000+ sq. ft. facility on Norton Road).
- Following its acquisitions of Cascade Asset Management and Relectro, Sage now operates eight facilities and 300,000 square feet of operational space across seven locations in six states: Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Nevada.
Partnerships
- Sage is a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, enabling it to install genuine Windows operating systems on refurbished devices.
- The company has a formal ServiceNow partnership, having published SageConnect as a listed app in the ServiceNow Store to integrate ITAD tracking within enterprise ITSM workflows.
Company Size & Ownership
- Founded in 2014 by co-founders Bob Houghton and Jill Vaské, Sage has approximately 350–400 employees as of 2026, reflecting growth through organic expansion and acquisitions.
- Estimated annual revenue ranges from approximately $53–64 million based on multiple third-party data sources.
Compliance & Certifications
- Sage holds a strong portfolio of certifications, including NAID AAA (data destruction), e-Stewards (electronics recycling), ISO 9001:2015 (quality management), ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management), and R2v3 at all processing centers.
- The company is also a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher and an IAITAM member.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
10 offeringsData Security
Sage offers NAID AAA certified data destruction services that are NIST and DoD compliant, including hard drive erasure or shredding and data flash/factory reset. This service ensures all sensitive data is thoroughly destroyed or wiped before devices are refurbished or recycled.
Disposition
Sage provides e-Stewards certified electronics recycling as a last-resort disposal option, along with lease return processing and donation services. The company commits to never shipping and dumping devices overseas, ensuring responsible end-of-life handling for assets that cannot be reused.
Logistics & On-Site Services
Sage provides on-site IT asset logistics including inventory and reconciliation, secure chain of custody management, facility decommissioning and shutdown, and deployment of a certified and experienced crew. This service ensures secure and documented collection of IT assets directly from client locations.
Mobility Services
Sage provides a secure and streamlined asset retrieval process specifically for mobile devices, including easy device tracking and options for refurbishment or resale. This service is designed to help enterprises efficiently recover and redeploy or sell mobile endpoints.
Practice Advisory
Sage provides ongoing advisory services including quarterly reviews, impact assessments, and account and ROI optimization to help clients continuously improve their ITAD programs. This consultative service aligns clients' IT lifecycle practices with sustainability and financial goals.
Refurbish, Resell & Redeploy
Sage tests, cleans, and performs strategic repair and imaging on recovered IT devices to prepare them for remarketing, redeployment within the client organization, or sale through an employee purchase program (EPP). This service maximizes the reusable yield of enterprise IT assets and generates remarketing value for clients.
Refurbished Electronics Shop
Sage operates a direct-to-consumer and wholesale shop selling refurbished electronic devices that have been tested, data-cleared, and include a one-year warranty. The shop offers affordable, high-quality pre-owned technology as part of the company's circular economy mission.
Remote Worker & Office Services
Sage offers a box program that enables companies to ship out prepaid boxes and arrange pickup of IT assets from remote workers or office locations, with full shipment tracking included. This service streamlines device retrieval from distributed workforces and office environments.
Reporting & Portal
Sage offers a 24/7 self-serve client portal that allows clients to schedule pickups and monitor the progress of their ITAD programs in real time. The service also includes a ServiceNow application called SageConnect for integrated asset tracking and management.
SageConnect
SageConnect is a ServiceNow application offered by Sage that integrates ITAD reporting and tracking directly into the ServiceNow platform. It allows clients to schedule pickups and monitor asset disposition progress within their existing ServiceNow environment.
Considering Sage Sustainable Electronics?
Our team will work with you to determine if Sage Sustainable Electronics is the right fit for your organization. From research and assessment through procurement negotiation and ongoing vendor management — we handle the entire process at no cost to you.