ALM certifications and standards

Certifications for our ITRenew facilities

At ITRenew Inc. (Iron Mountain ALM), we're proud to be certified against globally recognised ISO standards by Intertek:

• ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality Management System): Ensuring top-notch quality for receiving, sorting, demanufacturing, testing, resale, and data destruction of Electronic Equipment.
• ISO 45001: 2018 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System): Prioritising safety for our employees and partners when receiving, sorting, demanufacturing, testing, resale, and data destruction of Electronic Equipment.
• ISO 14001: 2015 (Environmental Management System): Committing to eco-friendly practices and sustainability when receiving, sorting, demanufacturing, testing, resale, and data destruction of Electronic Equipment.
• ISO 27001: 2013 (Information Security Management System): Safeguarding data with robust security measures related to the provision of IT Asset Disposition including Asset Disposal, Remarketing, Recycling, and Data Security Services.
• Responsible Recycling (R2v3): The Responsible Use and Recycling (R2) standard, is intended to regulate and minimise the impact of electronics refurbishing and recycling on the environment and on the workers engaged in the e-recycling process. This standard focuses on the assurance that sensitive data will be destroyed, electronics with residual value will be reused, and their assets will not be disposed of in any landfills.

ITRenew Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Iron Mountain ALM currently operates R2v3 facilities in the following facilities: 

• Olathe, Kansas, USA
• Sterling, Virginia, USA
• Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
• Lulea, Norrbotten, Sweden

We are also working towards certification in the Iron Mountain ALM facility based in Singapore.

Certifications for our Regency Technologies facilities

At Regency Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iron Mountain ALM, all eight of our facilities hold the following certifications:

• E-Stewards: The e-Stewards Standard for Ethical and Responsible Reuse, Recycling, and Disposition of Electronic Equipment and Information Technology Version 4.1 – e-Stewards Certification sets the highest standard for ethical and innovative retired electronic asset processing in the world. e-Stewards certified processors ethically repair and recycle retired electronic assets. The standard enforces requirements focusing on topics including but not limited to Data Security, Downstream Due Diligence, Legal Transboundary Movements, Proper Reuse & Refurbishment, Communications (Internal & External), Continuous Improvement, and Environmental Management Systems. You can learn more at https://e-stewards.org/
• RIOS:2016 – The Recycling Industry Operating Standard: The RIOS standard is an integrated Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety Management System that is designed specifically for recyclers. Built on the well-established Plan-Do-Check-Act model, the RIOS standard takes a risk-based approach to addressing all QEHS risks and impacts within a recycling facility.
• ISO 14001: 2015 (Environmental Management System): Committing to eco-friendly practices and sustainability when receiving, sorting, demanufacturing, testing, resale, and data destruction of Electronic Equipment.
• NAID AAA Certification: NAID is the standards setting body for the information destruction industry. NAID AAA Certification verifies the qualifications of certified information destruction providers through a comprehensive scheduled and unannounced audit program. Iron Mountain is NAID AAA certified for hard drive shredding for the Asset Lifecycle Management business.

The above certifications all apply to the following Regency Technologies (Iron Mountain ALM) facilities:

• Austell, Georgia
• Brooksville, Florida
• Chicago, Illinois
• Durham, North Carolina
• Grand Prairie, Texas
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Stow, Ohio
• Tumwater, Washington

Certifications for our Wisetek facilities

At Wisetek, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iron Mountain ALM, our facilities hold the following certification:

• ISO 9001: Registration to ISO 9001 provides objective proof that a business has implemented and satisfied all the requirements of a quality management system. It also provides a defined set of manufacturing standards and processes to comply with to achieve excellence in customer service, product, and delivery capability. Wisetek holds this standard across Cork, Ireland; Milton Keynes, UK; US sites in Northborough, MA, Austin, TX, and Sacramento, CA; and Thailand sites.
• ISO 14001: ISO 14001 is a global standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The goal of the ISO 14001 standard is to give the top management of any organisation a framework for managing environmental impacts. Wisetek holds this standard across Cork, Ireland; Milton Keynes, UK; Thailand; and US sites in Northborough, MA, Austin, TX, and Sacramento, CA.
• ISO 45001: The International Occupational Health and Safety Standard is an internationally recognised standard for occupational health and safety management systems in the workplace. Wisetek holds this health and safety standard. This standard is in line with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. Wisetek holds this standard across Cork, Ireland; Milton Keynes, UK; Thailand; and US sites in Northborough, MA, Austin, TX, and Sacramento, CA.
• R2v3 – Sustainable Electronics Reuse & Recycling: R2v3 is recognised as a leading standard for the sustainable reuse and recycling of e-waste in the electronics industry. This certification ensures Wisetek adheres to high quality, transparency, and environmental and social responsibilities. Wisetek holds this standard across Cork, Ireland; Milton Keynes, UK; US sites in Northborough, MA and Sacramento, CA; and Thailand sites.
• e-Stewards: The Basel Action Network developed the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment. This industry-specific environmental management system standard is the basis for the e-Stewards Initiative. Wisetek holds this standard at its sites in Cork, Ireland and US sites in Northborough, MA and Sacramento, CA.
• WEELABEX: WEEELABEX is the European Standard for Excellence in WEEE Recycling. This standard covers the collection, sorting, storage, transportation, preparation for re-use, treatment, processing, and disposal of all kinds of Waste Electronic Equipment (WEEE). The WEEELABEX Organisation is also responsible for monitoring and auditing operators, ensuring the high quality and compliance standards are met. Wisetek holds this standard across Cork, Ireland sites.
• NAID AAA Certification: NAID AAA Certification demonstrates that Wisetek has met the rigorous requirements of the NAID AAA Certification program and has successfully demonstrated that its security processes, procedures, systems, equipment, and training meet the standards of care required by all known data protection regulations. Wisetek holds this standard across sites in Cork, Ireland and US sites in Northborough, MA and Sacramento, CA.

Certifications for Iron Mountain facilities

We are working towards certification in the Iron Mountain ALM facility based in Moissy, France for ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001: 2015 (Environmental Management System), ISO 45001: 2018 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System) and Responsible Recycling (R2v3). 

Teraware Data Sanitisation Platform

• NIST 800-88: Once every asset to be decommissioned has been identified, Teraware goes to work. Teraware’s agent-based architecture scales to any size job; whether it’s one drive or 100,000, Teraware erases all drives concurrently, minimising customer data exposure risk window. NIST 800-88 is descriptive with regard to media types, chain of custody, methods of destruction, and reporting. ITRenew follows NIST 800-88 and goes a step further, exceeding all industry standards and compliance.
• ADISA Certified Data Sanitisation: The Asset Disposal & Information Security Alliance (ADISA) offers accreditation to companies that maintain the highest standards in IT asset disposal and data sanitisation. Only nine companies worldwide are expected to achieve ADISA data sanitisation accreditation for both HDDs and SSDs in 2020.
  • Passed ADISA Threat Matrix Level 2: Iron Mountain's proprietary sanitisation platform, Teraware, is the only software to have done so for multiple types of SSDs and HDDs (incl. SATA-HDD, SAS-HDD, SATA-SSD, SAS-SSD, FC-SSD, and NVMe-SSD)
  • Only sanitisation platform to pass ADISA accreditation using the latest drive technologies (NVMe) and capacities (10TB+)
  • 17 Certificates for Forensic Data Erasure of SSDs and HDDs