SocialBox.Biz Laptops for Homeless | Blog Post by Alex | March 2020 As SocialBox.Biz finally closes in on one of the biggest milestones for their Laptops for Homeless Initiative to date this April 2020, with the 1000th laptop handover documented as part of their laptops for homeless support initiative pilot, the team has announced they … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz sets new Laptop Reuse Handover goal for 2030
21 February 2020 | SocialBox.Biz Post by Heather At SocialBox.Biz, there are some common themes. For instance, we see that donating locally benefits the community. In addition, we find that donating locally reduces Scope 3 Emissions and boosts ESG, all while helping to increase share price of companies who donate. For example, Sumitomo Corporation Europe … Continue reading Donating locally – an update from SocialBox.Biz
Case studies from The Passage charity, Saturday 15th February, 2020 HK was originally a supervisor in a steel factory in his home country. The steel factory is connected with the local government and in turn, with the state. HK was consequently involved in the organisation of workers’ protests against retrenchment (the factory owe the workers … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz : Laptops for the Homeless Initiative – new case studies from The Passage charity
A blog post update from The Passage and Centrepoint charity partners (November 2019) One of our partners, Centrepoint, recently sat down with us to discuss the Laptops for the Homeless Initiative and the impact they’ve seen. At Centrepoint, nearly 12% of their clients are asylum seekers or refugees, and putting laptops in their hands gives … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz : Laptops for the Homeless Initiative – Latest case studies…
A SocialBox.Biz blog post update by Alex ( July 2019 ) SocialBox.Biz was in the news again this week for the success of their Fortune 500 company partners, which include the likes of BP, Regus, Aviva, Legal & General, and plenty of others today. Full story: http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/socialboxbiz-leading-ftse-index-partners-announce-carbon-emissions-reduction-through-laptop-handovers-8d5ccec1d9347294811e24e2847253a0/ Since they have agreed to handover laptops and … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz Leading FTSE Index Partners Make Waves for Their Inclusion and Impact Efforts
A SocialBox.Biz case study update by Heather and Emma (25 June 2019) SocialBox.Biz recently donated an iPad tablet to New Horizon Youth Centre in Kings Cross. At New Horizon, the staff works to help young people who are homeless and at-risk by offering them support, assistance, shelter, and opportunities that they need for success. With … Continue reading SocialBox.Biz and New Horizon Youth Centre Helping Young People Break Through Challenges
by SocialBox.Biz A Community Interest Company, June 2019, LONDON, UK Social Impact and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps… If you’ve considered your old office or even personal items, whether that’s clothing or tech, you might want to reconsider. Re-homing your goods on a local scale can have major impacts on many levels. In this … Continue reading How Donating Your Business Products Locally Can Make MAJOR Impacts
SocialBox.Biz – The box for doing good. (May 2019). Contact SocialBox.Biz today for your own box for doing good ! High profile commentators such as Larry Fink of Blackrock have spoken about the importance of social impact to investors. There’s a lot that can be done, and is being done, but sometimes simple ideas can … Continue reading CSR, ESG, and Impact Investing: big picture, small steps…
Laptops for homeless people support initiative ( An anonymised case study April 2019 ) Precious originates from South Africa and came to The Passage in 2016 when it was realised that she was in need of support to regularise her UK status. Precious was also diagnosed with some mental health problems which proved some difficulty … Continue reading How a laptop is helping develop essential skills
Laptops for homeless people support (an anonymised case study April 2019) ”I really appreciate having the use of my own laptop, which I use in my new home without having to go elsewhere like a public library, job centre or asking for favours. Having my own laptop gives me the advantage of usage for unlimited … Continue reading The advantage of having my own laptop by Mustafa