The ADISA IT Asset Disposal Standard, which focuses on the security aspects of IT and Telecommunication asset recovery, has quickly become a key requirement in the UK for those businesses seeking to find service providers who offer secure asset recovery and re-use. In 2013 the Standard was formally recognised by a UK MoD and CESG committee called DIPCOG and is being built into UK central government procurement strategy for 2014. Based on a modular approach, the Standard looks at all aspects from a risk based perspective offering end users confidence that companies that hold the certification have been independently assessed. Unannounced audits to check the main facets of the end to end logistics process are made each year What are the benefits for business users in using an ADISA certified company? The most crucial benefit for end users in regard to the Standard is that it helps them narrow down the search for a supplier from the huge number of competing companies. This helps the sourcing process change from being blind scattergun to be a more controlled process. Those companies holding ADISA certification show that they have exposed their businesses to an intrusive assessment, which is independent from them. It is crucial to note that ADISA is NOT a trade association owned by its members. It is independent from certified members and therefore operates to protect the programme as a whole rather than represent a singular or group of members’ best interests. As means of evidence ADISA has removed permanently companies who fail to meet the criteria on a consistent basis and have also refused certification on companies where questionable business processes have been identified. The programme is not so much, “pay your money and get the badge,” it’s about businesses in an industry being as transparent and open as they can possibly be when meeting a published set of criteria. Bishopsgate are proud to have become the first logistics company in the UK to hold the ADISA standard at Distinction level