ISO 26000: A Guide for Going Above and Beyond with Corporate Social Responsibility

A Socialbox.biz blog post by Alex (April 19th 2017) We are now offering a guide to ISO 26000 on our website for all companies interested in knowing more about the best practice in terms of approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). By signing up on our website, you’ll have access to ISO 26000 plain English … Continue reading ISO 26000: A Guide for Going Above and Beyond with Corporate Social Responsibility

Improve your Corporate Governance program (and the whole community) just using old laptops in your office

SocialBox.biz is a London-based social impact startup, determined to use its technological expertise to better the lives of homeless individuals who need support finding jobs, elderly people living in isolation, and unaccompanied refugee minors. We collect outdated laptops and other electronic devices, install open source software and remove old data them to protect donors’ personal … Continue reading Improve your Corporate Governance program (and the whole community) just using old laptops in your office

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 Release of Expert Guide to ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility

The guide was developed by SocialBox.biz to introduce a new method for companies to go above and beyond the bare minimum standards required by law. SocialBox.biz designed the guide to give its readers an easy-to-understand overview of some ideas to help implement the core elements of ISO 26000. To access the full article from Digital … Continue reading SocialBox.biz Announces Release of Expert Guide to ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility

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