AfB Group

🌍 Driving Circularity with IT Equipment: A Visit at AfB social & green IT 🌍 At Heidelberg Materials, we are committed to promoting sustainability and driving circularity across all aspects of our business. One things we as IT can do towards achieving this is through the responsible recycling and reuse of IT equipment, which aligns perfectly with our goal to “recycle and reuse materials and reduce the use of natural resources.” ♻️🌱 Recently, we had the privilege to visit a AFB location, a large non-profit IT company, which specializes in data erasure and the remarketing of used IT and mobile devices from companies. This visit was not only insightful but also inspiring, as AFB embodies the values of sustainability and inclusion. 🤝💡 Here are some key takeaways from our visit: • Sustainability in Action: 🌿 AFB’s process of refurbishing and remarketing IT equipment significantly reduces electronic waste, conserving valuable resources and minimizing environmental impact. By extending the life cycle of these devices, we are actively contributing to a more sustainable future. 🔄🌎 • Creating Inclusive Opportunities: 👥 AFB is dedicated to creating job opportunities for people with disabilities, showcasing a model of how businesses can be both socially responsible and economically viable. This aligns with our company’s mission to support diverse and inclusive workplaces. 🤗💪 • Data Security and Responsibility: 🔐 AFB’s rigorous data erasure procedures ensure that all sensitive information is securely removed from devices, allowing companies to dispose of their equipment with peace of mind. 🛡️ We are excited to collaborate with AFB and leverage their expertise to further our sustainability efforts. Together, we can lead the charge in making IT equipment management more circular and inclusive. 🚀🌐 Let’s continue to drive change and create a more sustainable and equitable future! 🌟 Thank you Daniel Büchle that you enabled that visit.

🎖 Notre boutique de Lyon reçoit le label « Engagé à Lyon » ! Remis par Camille Augey, Adjointe au Maire de la Ville de Lyon, hier soir de l’Hôtel de Ville, ce label atteste de notre engagement en matière de développement durable et consommation responsable 🌱 . Il propose un repère aux lyonnaises et aux lyonnais, aux entreprises et aux touristes désireux d’orienter leurs actes d’achats vers des acteurs aux pratiques vertueuses. 📍 Située au 21 rue de la Part-Dieu dans le 3ème arrondissement de Lyon, notre boutique propose des ordinateurs , smartphones et tablettes reconditionnés ♻ adaptés tant pour les particuliers que pour les entreprises. Les produits sont reconditionnés dans nos ateliers en France dans une démarche écologique qui favorise les circuits-courts et préserve les ressources naturelles 🌎. En tant qu'entreprise adaptée, nous avons pour mission de créer des emplois pour des personnes en situation de handicap qui constituent 70% de nos effectifs ♿. Acheter un produit AfB représente ainsi une action à la fois sociale et environnementale. Un grand merci à la Ville de Lyon pour cette distinction dont nous sommes très honorés ! 🤝 Agissons ensemble pour un monde inclusif et durable ! #economiesocialeetsolidaire #lyon #informatiquereconditionné #consommationresponsable #durable

💡 Social Procurement Case Study 💡 💚 AfB social & green IT is Europe’s largest non-profit IT company. They contribute to the circular economy by collecting, refurbishing and remarketing used IT and mobile devices from corporate clients. But their primary mission is to help people with severe disabilities enter the labor market. Currently, employees with disabilities represent half of the company’s workforce. 🤝 AfB has been partnering with Siemens for over 10 years. What began as a small initiative with one local branch, today has scaled to a nationwide cooperation with Siemens in Germany, covering over 80,000 IT workplaces where hardware needs regular replacement for security or technological reasons. The impact: 💼 14 jobs created for people with disabilities 💻 115,000 devices from Siemens, with a total weight of 678.30 tons, were remanufactured ♻️ 10,780,094 liters of water, 41,989,125 kWh of primary energy and 5,859,159 kg of raw materials were saved thanks to refurbishment, compared to new production. 🔎 Learn more - link in the comments 🔗 🤝 Buy Social Europe B2B is co-funded by the EU within the Single Market Programme and by SAP and implemented in partnership between Euclid Network (EN), SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum C.I.C., Social Enterprise UK, Yunus Social Business, Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland e.V., Social Enterprise NL, Reach for Change, The Sustainable Procurement Pledge, Zurich Insurance and national country partners. #BuySocialEuropeB2B #SocialProcurement #SocialEntrepreneurship #SustainableProcurement #CaseStudy #Circulareconomy #PartnershipForGood #SustainabilityInAction

💪 YEAH: All five AfB Group countries have made it to the round of 16 of #Euro2024! 🎉⚽️   We are very happy that the national teams of Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, and Austria have made it to the round of 16 of the European Championship and congratulate them warmly! AfB Group has branches in all of these countries and we are proud that our teams are so well represented on the international stage. Good luck for the upcoming games – maybe one of these countries will even bring home the title 😉🏆! Successful in inclusion and the circular economy, and also in football: AfB gGmbH I AfB France I Stiftung AfB Schweiz I AfB Slovakia s.r.o. registrovaný sociálny podnik I AfB Österreich   #Football #EuropeanChampionship #UnitedByFootball --------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAH: Alle fünf AfB-Group Länder haben es ins Achtelfinale der #EM2024 geschafft. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass die Nationalmannschaften von Deutschland, Frankreich, der Schweiz, der Slowakei und Österreich den Einzug ins Achtelfinale der Europameisterschaft geschafft haben. In all diesen Ländern hat AfB Niederlassungen, und wir sind stolz darauf, dass unsere Teams auf der internationalen Bühne so gut vertreten sind. Viel Erfolg weiterhin – vielleicht holt ja eines der Länder sogar den Titel 😉! Erfolgreich in Inklusion und Kreislaufwirtschaft, und auch im Fußball: AfB gGmbH I AfB France I Stiftung AfB Schweiz I AfB Slovakia s.r.o. registrovaný sociálny podnik I AfB Österreich #Fußball #Europameisterschaft #UnitedByFootball