London, United Kingdom – With the phase-out of Windows 10 looming, organisations are facing the need to make critical IT changes. However, one London-based social enterprise is offering a sustainable and socially impactful solution for this growing problem.
SocialBox.Biz, a digital tech reuse initiative, is urging businesses to consider donating their old laptops and IT hardware instead of simply recycling or disposing of them. By partnering with SocialBox.Biz, organisations can not only meet their CO2 emissions goals, but also make a positive impact in their community.
The initiative involves taking in outdated tech, wiping it clean, loading it with open source software, and reusing it to support disadvantaged groups in the community. This reduces scope 3 problems for companies and increases their corporate impact. The impact stories from this initiative can be found on the SocialBox.Biz News page.
As part of its mission, SocialBox.Biz runs the “Call Before You Scrap It” campaign, urging businesses to contact them first to assess reusable tech before automatically recycling it. This ensures that usable equipment doesn’t end up as waste when it can still serve a purpose.
“This is better than recycling and IT disposal,” said the team at SocialBox.Biz. “We are supporting computer access inclusion for disadvantaged groups. From setting up computer labs to our IT career scholarship, we are the only social enterprise organisation that helps other organisations meet their emissions goals in this most impactful way.”
Organisations can turn the growing problem of old tech into positive impact stories with SocialBox.Biz as a partner for donating these computers and other IT hardware on an ongoing basis. Suitable hardware is rehomed to empower disadvantaged people in the London community, including those experiencing homelessness who are moving into employment and work, and older adults on a small income who are unable to afford computers or software.
For those who lack basic computer access, the SocialBox.Biz program works with partner charities in the City of Westminster, City of London, and the London Borough of Camden, such as Age UK Westminster, Age UK City of London, Age UK Islington, Age UK London, The Passage, C4WS homeless project charity, and others, to provide computers to disadvantaged people in need for education, job finding, and communication. This technology is a crucial lifeline for many. Donated machines are wiped and upgraded with open source software to ensure data privacy and usability.
As the Windows 10 phase-out occurs, organisations everywhere are making IT changes. SocialBox.Biz urges these organisations to consider donating their old tech instead of discarding it and IT disposal. Not only will they be helping those in need, but they will be helping the environment and promoting stewardship in the community. Learn more now, including how simple it is to set up a tech collection, by visiting the SocialBox.Biz website.
ABOUT SOCIALBOX.BIZ
SocialBox.Biz boosts corporate impact in London and across the United Kingdom by accepting Apple iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks for its digital tech reuse initiative. The organisation also offers tailor-made impact plans and marketing support to companies looking to increase their social impact.
Most recently, SocialBox.Biz highlighted its partnership with various Age UK chapters across London. Case studies showcased how donations of laptops, particularly those with larger screens and pre-installed privacy-respecting software, are bridging the computer access exclusion for older adults and combating social isolation. Read the recent story with pictures of MacBooks provided by SocialBox.Biz for older people on the SocialBox.Biz website.
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SocialBox.Biz, a London-based social enterprise, is calling on corporate IT departments to “Call Before You Scrap It,” offering a sustainable and socially impactful alternative to standard IT recycling and disposal. The organisation is urging businesses to contact them first to assess reusable tech before automatically recycling it, ensuring that usable equipment doesn’t end up as waste. To learn more, please visit the SocialBox.Biz website.
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