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 We collect outdated laptops and other electronic devices, install open source software and remove old data them to protect donors’ personal … Continue reading Improve your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 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

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