Ever since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, small business owners — among them, a good many security dealers and integrators — have contended with ever-changing rules and procedures, cash flow shortages and an economy mired in uncertainty.

Science-based targets show companies how much and how quickly businesses need to reduce their GHG emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

SDM recently caught up with Darren Blankenship, vice president, commercial excellence at dormakaba, to address what sustainability means to the security industry.

IF YOU WERE TO ASK A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL what words come to mind with the phrase access control, terms like door solutions, readers and credentials would be a few of the likely responses. There’s one phrase, however, that they probably won’t say: sustainability.

The report looks at financial targets, target fulfillment, key performance indicators and overall goals of the company. 

SALTO Systems, a manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has committed to helping achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. 

Here are the latest industry innovations in this month's "Digital Shuffle".

Three of ASSA ABLOY’s group brands, Adams Rite, HES and Securitron, have released seven environmental product declarations (EPDs) for several of their products.

Securitron, an ASSA ABLOY group brand, launched EcoPower power supply. EcoPower reduces locks’ power supply standby power consumption to only 8.5mW, a 99 percent decrease compared with current switching power supplies. According to Securitron, it is GreenCircle Certified to dramatically lower total door power consumption by up to 99 percent, reducing it from 20W or more to 0.3W when used with a low-power lock.