I N T E L L I G E N T T E C H N O L O G Y SUSTAINABILITY

The contract will see over 40,000 IT assets sustainably processed – reducing waste, recovering critical materials and help Virgin Media O2 achieve its energy efficiency and carbon reduction targets.

Building on a strong track record, in 2025 n2s processed more than 33.5 tonnes of equipment, enabling the avoidance of over 322 tonnes of CO₂e emissions through circular economy practices such as reuse, refurbishment and low-impact recycling.

This new collaboration with NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, with a strong sustainability offer – will extend those outcomes even further, introducing advanced urban mining and bioleaching technologies developed through Bioscope Technologies, n2s’ s innovation sister company. These pioneering methods recover valuable metals such as copper and gold using natural, lowcarbon biotechnological processes, significantly reducing the environmental footprint associated with traditional extraction and refining.

n2s Executive Director, Andrew Gomarsall, said:“ As n2s continues to scale its bioleaching capabilities, this partnership with NTT DATA and Virgin Media O2 reinforces a shared vision for sustainable digital infrastructure – proving that our cities and buildings are the new mines. Together, we’ re evolving how

technology is retired, resources are reclaimed and circular value is created – supporting the UK’ s journey to net zero.” Niccolo Spataro, Chief Executive Officer of NTT DATA UKI, said:“ As one of the world’ s largest digital infrastructure and services providers, we are determined to achieve environmental sustainability – and this partnership exemplifies our commitment. Working with n2s’ s pioneering bioleaching technology and Virgin Media O2’ s own ambitious environmental goals, we’ re proving that responsible technology lifecycle management can deliver both circularity and business value. As we help organisations navigate their Digital Transformation journeys, ensuring that their legacy equipment is treated as a resource rather than a waste product is central to building a truly sustainable future.”

Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Virgin Media O2, said:“ This partnership builds on Virgin Media O2’ s commitment to achieving zero waste operations by ensuring our legacy network equipment is responsibly processed, so parts can be recovered and reused, or sustainably disposed of. We’ re proud to lead the way by extending the life of hardware within our own operations and aim to inspire other organisations to do the same so tech and precious materials can be used again and again. This will support the circular economy and help protect the planet, too.”

This forms part of Virgin Media O2’ s activity to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its full value chain by the end of 2040 and commitment to zero waste operations. NTT DATA provides a wide range of sustainability services and is also set to achieve net zero emissions across its own full value chain by 2040. �

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