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SocialBox.Biz: the importance of supply chains and sustainability

A SocialBox.biz blog post by Alex (17th May 2017) Our focus here at SocialBox.Biz is engaging with companies and their supply chain whilst focusing on green and socially focused efforts. By supporting our clients with building up their environmental social governance profiles we work towards the best possible solutions for the environment and social communities, … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz: the importance of supply chains and sustainability

Socialbox.biz Working With Refugee Charities

A Socialbox.biz blog post update by Alex (April 4th 2017) Many Charitable Organisations supporting young refugees are already providing a range of services to help 15 to 25 year olds seeking safety in the UK get into, and stay in, educational structures are collaborating with SocialBox.Biz to provide working laptops to refugees in need. By … Continue reading Socialbox.biz Working With Refugee Charities

Study: CSR Increases Company Stock Value

A SocialBox.Biz blog post update by Alex ( January 2017 ) Contrary to popular belief, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program does not necessarily detract from a firm’s bottom line. Rather, recent studies have supported the idea that CSR, when combined with positive marketing messages, can provide shareholders with a 3.5% increase in stock returns. … Continue reading Study: CSR Increases Company Stock Value

Do companies with more social impact have better quality products?

Consumers think so… A recent study released by the University of McGill in Montreal confirmed that CSR programs do indeed translate into increases in corporate stock values. In the eyes of consumers, a company with better social impact has more desirable products than those without. Although some CSR programs require months, or even years, of in-depth … Continue reading Do companies with more social impact have better quality products?

Individuals can now help with digital inclusion through some of our charity partners

We are often asked by members of the public whether we can collect their items as well for our charitable digital inclusion initiative. Unfortunately the costs of doing so often prevents us. However, we do have a number of partners that have kindly provided collection points for us for working but disused donations of of … Continue reading Individuals can now help with digital inclusion through some of our charity partners

SocialBox.Biz now accepting old Apple products for Digital inclusion tech re-use initiative in London UK

A SocialBox.Biz Blog post update by Alex, October 1st, 2016 ( Updated: June, October 2020, April 2021, Feb 2023) SocialBox.Biz, a London-based technological social impact community interest venture on a mission to collect old disused no longer needed but still useful laptops and hand-held tablet devices to those in need, this week announced they are … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz now accepting old Apple products for Digital inclusion tech re-use initiative in London UK

SOCIALBOX.BIZ ANNOUNCES LAPTOP COLLECTION SITE IN AGE UK CAMDEN SHOP IN CENTRAL LONDON

Press release – Digital Inclusion. New Central London donate facility is located at Age UK Camden SHOP, 53 Leather Ln, London EC1N 7TJ. London, UK – SocialBox.Biz, a social impact initiative aiming to help curb the digital exclusion rates in the United Kingdom, this week announced they have officially secured a laptop collection site in Age UK … Continue reading SOCIALBOX.BIZ ANNOUNCES LAPTOP COLLECTION SITE IN AGE UK CAMDEN SHOP IN CENTRAL LONDON

Solving Social Exclusion Through Digital Inclusion

According to the Office for National Statistics, in 2014, some 11%, that’s 5.9 million people in the UK had never used a computer. A quite appalling statistic especially as those people are at a disadvantage. They cannot connect cheaply with friends and family nor make full use of social media. They access cheaper goods and … Continue reading Solving Social Exclusion Through Digital Inclusion

A new paradigm for computing

SocialBox.biz prides itself on being the solution for corporate and community needs by providing a win-win-win solution where firms are reducing costs of storage. Moving some of their processes and data to the cloud, boosting their CSR, and having an overall positive impact on community and society through re-homing older computers and other office equipment they … Continue reading A new paradigm for computing

MAKING A BIG IMPACT HEADING INTO 2016

Press release summary: SocialBox.Biz, made a huge splash. “Laptops for Homeless Support Initiative” initiative is delivering re-homed laptops to the individuals who need it most in London and United Kingdom. Taking no longer needed laptop computers from corporations in London, arranging for them to be re-homed with open source software placing some in the hands of … Continue reading MAKING A BIG IMPACT HEADING INTO 2016