In this case study, we are exploring how companies and organisations are solving their impact problems whilst supporting SociaBox.Biz a community interest company on an ongoing basis as a part of their sustainably strategy.
Updated 25th July 2025, published 16th August 2024 Update
Dean, homeless and struggling with rough sleeping, attended In-house Drop-Ins and met with partners like Westminster Employment Service. After being placed in accommodation, Dean was provided with a SocialBoxBiz laptop for job search and applications. He applied for an Operations Officer with Transport For London with his SocialBoxBiz laptop.
Received 16th Aug 2024, 13:19, SocialBoxBiz laptop computer is helping Dean with access to training and employment.
Carol, a homeless woman, came to The Passage in March 2024 after her work contract expired and she was in a period of rough-sleeping. After helping her into a hosting scheme outside London she received a SocialBoxBiz laptop and has secured a place to volunteer help to other homeless people in their care. Received 16th Aug 2024, 13:19, Computer is helping Dean with access to training and employment.
Updated 30th May 2024
One of our homelessness service partners recently shared some success stories with us about laptops and phones provided and upgraded by SocialBox.Biz for people who are moving from homelessness into permanent accommodation, work and training. During recent deliveries in 2023/24 over 100 additional items have been provided, including laptops and mobile phones for The Passage clients in need of computer access that they could otherwise not afford. SocialBox.Biz is currently seeking additional companies to contact them before scrap recycling to that SocialBox.Biz can check for old but still usable tech from these organisations. The Passage cites that its clients use their laptops for accessing online courses, searching for new jobs, getting support for their online applications, and staying connected with family and friends. Moreover, The Passage says that it used one of the laptops to run open computer access sessions in its Resource Center. This service is being held twice per month, offering internet access to those who do not currently have a device. During these sessions, The Passage was also able to attain digital support from either their Pre-employment coach, Resilient coach, or a volunteer.
“Thank you so much for the donations; it has been incredibly helpful for our clients to achieve their goals! We are also happy to let you know how this year’s donations will be used,” said the team at The Passage.
Through initiatives like this, SocialBox.Biz is addressing numerous environmental and humanitarian concerns with a single process. As part of this process, we obtain old but still usable tech from organisations and help them solve impact problems and reduce scope 3 emissions by reusing locally first before recycling. We wipe old tech clean and upload open source software to it. We also hand over some of the suitable items to charities such as The Passage. Recently we celebrated with The Passage 7 years of joint effort in giving. During that time, we have provided hundreds of laptops via SocialBox.Biz tech labs as part of our partnership. Through this process, we continue to help organisations reduce their Scope 3 emissions while offering opportunities for those who need them the most.
We invite you to join the SocialBox.Biz cause today. Connect with us today. You create social impact by re-using large quantities of your company’s old but still functional tech equipment on an ongoing basis with SociaBox.Biz and support our self-sustaining social enterprise by paying for some of our commercial services.
Latest case studies below prepared by The Passage team
( Westminster City, London SW1 – 30th May 2024 update by The Passage homelessness charity)
Anonymous story S.V. in 2024, SocialboxBiz provided a telephone to The Passage homeless 47-year-old female client, . The phone enabled her to be reachable by various services, including a Passage Worker. The client also had medical issues, which may have required emergency services. The phone allowed her to work closely with her workers, find home office accommodation, and check for letters. After settling into her home office accommodation, the phone helped her register with essential service. Received earlier in 2024
Passage Client: Lily (Experts by Experience Team Member update 29 May 2025)
Profile: Lily, a core member of Passage’s EBE team, uses her lived experience of homelessness to shape service delivery through projects like the Westminster Homeless Partnership.
“The Experts by Experience Team are a group of people with lived experience of homelessness and using Passage services who have been dedicating their time to making the service and organisation a better place for those who access. By utilising their knowledge, skills and experience acquired through their time being homeless, the EBE team have a greater understanding of what it means to access services and where there are gaps or areas that need to be improved…”
Passage’s EBE team, including Lily, utilizes her homelessness experience to improve service delivery through projects like the Westminster Homeless Partnership. The team, comprised of homeless individuals, understands the challenges faced by those accessing services and identifies areas for improvement. Lily’s limited access to virtual meetings due to her phone’s small screen was addressed by SocialBox.Biz, who donated a laptop to improve her participation and skills. The laptop improved her meeting participation, confidence, and supported her employment aspirations in the homelessness sector. These case studies highlight SocialBox.Biz’s role in empowering individuals through tech, creating compelling narratives for supply chain partners, supporting CSR goals, and driving sales. By addressing employment, skills, and social inclusion, SocialBox.Biz strengthens its appeal to corporate donors and fosters partnerships that amplify impact.
“Reuse Before Recycling Corporate Computers ” and “Call Before you Scrap It” campaigns from SocialBox.Biz Community Interest Company.
SocialBox.Biz’s “Reuse Before Recycling” initiative aims to empower individuals and organizations by reused corporate IT equipment, such as laptops, to reduce CO2 emissions. This aligns with corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals, enhancing social inclusion and environmental sustainability.
The initiative, as demonstrated in Lily’s case, addresses digital exclusion, a barrier for individuals with homelessness, by enabling her to participate more effectively in virtual meetings and collaboration tools.
25th July 2025 Needs Analysis
Reusing corporate IT equipment significantly reduces the carbon footprint compared to recycling or manufacturing new devices, reducing Scope 3 emissions for corporate partners. The initiative promotes sustainable reuse, reducing environmental impact while empowering individuals like Lily.
The case study highlights a model for corporate engagement, achieving CSR objectives while gaining positive brand narratives with the need for ongoing engagement from companies to prioritise reuse before corporate recycling of computers in 2025,2026, 2027 2028, 2029 and beyond…
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We invite you to join the initiative with SocialBox.Biz. Become one of our partners today with your ongoing participation in the collections of old but still functioning Macbooks and laptops from your offices and sponsor our tech labs, CompTIA+ classes for formerly homeless people moving into accommodation and disadvantaged people who can not afford university education and other computer classes .
You create social impact by re-using large quantities of your company’s old but still functional tech equipment on an ongoing basis with SociaBox.Biz and support our self-sustaining social enterprise by paying for some of our services.
https://www.socialbox.biz/corporate-impact/
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SocialBox.Biz Discusses How It Is Transforming E-Rubbish Mountain Into
An Initiative Benefiting Businesses, Emissions, and Communities
( June 2025 Newsletter update at the link below )
Date security —arranging collection, ensuring data security, and
obtaining data removal certificates from SocialBox.Biz. Because of open source IT innovations,
SocialBox.Biz can also collect donated computers without hard drives.
Donations also offer extra documentation for sustainability reports and
stakeholder communication.
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