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Refurbishment in the EU: AfB is a EUREFAS member

AfB has been a member of the European Refurbishment Association (EUREFAS) since spring 2022. Within this framework, AfB - as Europe's largest inclusion company in the IT sector - exerts influence on the refurbishment sector within the European Union. In particular, the topic of…

The newly built company headquarters of AfB gGmbH in Ettlingen near Karlsruhe is climate neutral.

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AfB social & green IT takes stock of ecological and social success: analysis confirms positive impact of IT refurbishing

IT refurbishing saved 242 million litres of water, 130,300 MWh of energy and valuable raw materials last year.

AfB has more than 10,000 refurbished notebooks on stock.

IT hardware for small and medium-sized businesses: refurbished and immediately available

The non-profit IT organization AfB social & green IT currently has more than 10,000 refurbished notebooks in stock. PCs, tablets, smartphones, monitors and further equipment are also available. AfB is able to deliver large numbers of the same model immediately.

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AfB publishes fourth progress report (COP) on the UN Global Compact

With the publication of its fourth progress report, the non-profit IT remarketing company AfB gGmbH reaffirms its commitment to the goals of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption.

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AfB wins German Sustainability Award 2021

AfB is one of Germany's most sustainable companies. On December 4, 2020, the jury honored the non-profit IT company AfB "for its exemplary combination of environmental protection and social responsibility and the development and maintenance of long-term partnerships" by awarding…

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People at AfB

Inclusion

One of the most valuable colleagues we have - deaf data eraser Thomas Brocksch

Thomas Brocksch has been working as a data eraser at AfB's subsidiary in Berlin for around ten years. Here he has found a job with responsibility and a team he can rely on. Branch manager Jörg Franke confirms the good working relationship: "In human terms, Thomas is one of the…

In our step-by-step tutorial we will show you how to install Skype for your own operating system for free and very easily. Just follow the instructions and get started.

Stay in touch with Skype

Our step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install Skype for free and easily for your operating system.

Secure pick-ups guarantee the protection of your and our employees Foto: AfB gGmbH

Secure pickup of IT equipment

Stricter precautionary measures for IT pick-ups - Inform here!

Felicitas Kresimon, CEFEC president, and Christoph Teusch, AfB gGmbH

Awards

Inclusion

European Social Firm of the Year 2020

AfB was able to prevail in the Europe-wide tender, carried out by Social Firms Europe CEFEC and convinced the jury with its overall concept of social inclusion, fair salaries, ecological sustainability and economic success.

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Data destruction done right!

The topic of data protection is current and hotly debated, but is still not implemented securely and confidently in private or professional everyday life. Be it the protection of private data on the net or the protection of company data according to the new basic data protection…

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Circular Electronics Day: Innovative devices and new research projects

The Circular Electronics Day aims to extend the lifespan of electronic equipment and avoid electrical waste. We talked to Shift managing director Samuel Waldeck about innovative devices and new research projects.

15 years AfB - and the nonprofit IT-company still has big plans

The AfB gGmbH wants to carry the idea of inclusion and ReUse further into the european society. „We want to convince other companies of our services and consumers of our used products and create awareness of professional recycling“, according to CEO Daniel Büchle and Milan…

IT-Refurbishing protects the climate

In the past 15 years we saved 87.270 tons CO2 through IT-Remarketing. This corresponds to 10 flights a day from Berlin to New York - for 15 years

AfB branch in Essen (Picture: AfB gGmbH)

Deutschlandfunk visits AfB

As good as new? In the programme 'Marktplatz' from 10.10.2019 Deutschlandfunk informed about used IT. What do I need to consider when buying? What about the warranty? Editor Stephanie Kowalewski visited our branch office in Essen.

[Translate to English:] Antonio Truglio hat seinen Platz in der Datenlöschung gefunden. Foto: AfB gGmbH

People at AfB

Inclusion

A Success-Story at AfB

My name is Antonio Truglio and i am an employee at the data deletion of AfB. I started with a company internship to gain the qualification as a IHK-specialist in purchasing and logistics. Friends had pointed me out, that there is a company, that sells second hand computer and…

IT-compnay AfB certificated according to ISO 14001

The non-profit IT-company AfB gGmbH meets the requirements of corporate environmental protection and is certificated according to ISO 14001.

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Diversity as a concept for success? - AfB shows how it works!

Since 2012 Yvonne Cvilak is part of the AfB-group. As head of Human Resources, she has fundamentally expanded the HR-division.

[Translate to English:] Adrian arbeitet seit rund zehn Jahren bei AfB. Foto: BAG IF

People at AfB

Inclusion

My disability won´t stop me!

Adrian is 40 years old and lives in Düren. Since eight years he works at the AfB-branch in Düren. In our interview he tells us why his disability of 30% won´t stop him.

Welcome to the cologne Arcaden!

The AfB-Shop in cologne moved into the cologne Arcaden.

Jürgen Dusel, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen besucht die AfB-Niederlassung in Berlin.

Inclusion

Representative of disabled person Dusel as a guest at AfB Berlin

Inclusion is the keypoint of the largest non-profit IT company AfB - the company name "Work for People with Disabilities" makes this clear. This summer, Jürgen Dusel, Federal Government Commissioner for the affairs of people with disabilities, was a guest at the Berlin AfB branch…

AfB for the seventh time in a row "Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher"

Every year since 2012 AfB is awarded as "Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher" (MAR). This label highlights the high competence of the AfB with regard to data security and the handling of Windows licenses.

Ground-breaking ceremony for new headqaurter of AfB

Non-Profit IT-company creats space for 50 more jobs

Events

First AfB forum in Ettlingen - Sustainable action with & through IT

IT and CSR experts from all over Germany discussed new impulses for the interaction of IT, sustainability and data security.

AfB & Blancco in action for data security

From time to time changes in work processes require the exchange of business hardware in companies. Many aspects have to be considered when replacing IT equipment: Professional and ecologically sustainable disposal, sorting dissasembly, efficient recycling and much more. However…

All about computer service at AfB: selection, advice, initial setup

When shopping at the non-profit GmbH AfB, the customer receives numerous additional services in addition to the variety of offers. The IT service provider advises on the right product, the accessories and supports during initial hardware setup.

On-site service: AfB solves your computer problems at home

No sooner has the new PC or the new notebook been bought than the euphoria at home is slowed down again. But nobody should despair of the initial installation of the device: Simply pick up your phone and call the on-site service of the AfB gemeinnützige GmbH.

Donate It & change lives!

Everyone has the right to access IT and education. Help, together with Labdoo.org and AfB, to narrow the “digital divide” worldwide. Donate your sorted out laptops, tablets and e-book readers!

AfB Amazon Story

A few weeks ago we reported on the video shoot with Amazon. We have put together a team of four specifically for working with the online salesmen. Now our video is live!

AfB and Otto - A partnership that benefits everyone

PCs, printers, monitors, notebooks and mobile phones - when IT hardware is discarded, it is often far from being scrap. Large companies in particular, which always have to be technically up-to-date, often have to dispose large quantities of functional IT hardware. But what to do…

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