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Two men in suits stand in front of a purple-lit wall, holding a trophy in their hands.

Daniel Büchle and Tobias Negwer at the award ceremony. Photo: AfB gGmbH.

AfB wins European Social Impact Award 2024

In January 2024, AfB received the European Social Impact Award from SustainableIT.org for promoting inclusion in the IT sector.

By awarding contracts, public clients can strengthen inclusive companies in a targeted manner. Graphic: AfB gGmbH.

Strengthening inclusion: making it easier to award public contracts to inclusive companies

A group of nine people smile cheerfully into the camera. They are posing in front of two abstract flower paintings in shades of green and blue. They are all standing, except for one person. Marina Zdravkovic is sitting in a wheelchair. Pictured from top left to bottom right: Andreas Melzer, Sven Mersi, Tanja Schmettlach, Werner Ahles, Christina Gebhard, Yvonne Cvilak, Anja Spangenberg, Marina Zdravkovic and Yasmin Stößer.

From top left to bottom right: Andreas Melzer, Sven Mersi, Tanja Schmettlach, Werner Ahles, Christina Gebhard, Yvonne Cvilak, Anja Spangenberg, Marina Zdravkovic and Yasmin Stößer. Photo: AfB.

Siemens inclusion team visits AfB

Man in red T-shirt captures a mobile device

Kris-Kevin Link registering mobile devices. Photo: AfB gGmbH

A job that I enjoy: Kris-Kevin Link on his time at AfB

CARE - these are the corporate values of AfB social & green IT. Graphic: AfB.

CARE – Corporate values at AfB

Noah Hilbrecht stands smiling in front of the camera, the AfB building can be seen behind him. He is wearing a beige T-shirt.

Noah Hilbrecht has been a company social worker at AfB for a year. Photo: AfB.

Noah Hilbrecht – one year at the corporate social work at AfB

2 men and a woman stand in front of stacks of PCs.

Daniel Chammas (Senior Sales Manager & ITAD Specialist, Blancco Central Europe GmbH), Tanja Balazic (Managing Director at Blancco Central Europe GmbH) and Daniel Büchle (Geschäftsführer AfB gGmbH). Photo: AfB

AfB and Blancco: 15 years safe green IT

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AfB is IT partner of the Special Olympics World Games 2023

Graphic with a photo of Michael Futterer testing a monitor. He is sitting at his PC and smiling at the camera. On a monitor, its colouring is being checked. The graphic says: "Staff interview with Michael Futterer".

Michael Futterer is happy to have found his place at AfB. Graphic: AfB gGmbH.

Reaching the goal together: The AfB story of Michael Futterer

Graphic with icons that symbolize saved resources and emissions through IT-Refurbishing. Text: IT-Refurbishing & Remarketing - Impact AfB-Group"

We measure our social and ecological impact anually. Graphic: AfB.

New records in ecological and social impact prove IT-refurbishing is on the rise

Three employees of AfB standing in front two advertising posters presenting the services and supplies of AfB at the exhibition area of the 57th symposium procurement and logistics at STATION in Berlin.

AfB at 57th symposium procurement and logistics in Berlin

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AfB at CIO Summit in Frankfurt

View over the shoulder of a man in gloves unscrewing a hard drive.

Photo: Thomas Kienzle

Refurbishment in the EU: AfB is a EUREFAS member

The newly built company headquarters of AfB gGmbH in Ettlingen near Karlsruhe is climate neutral.

AfB social & green IT takes stock of ecological and social success: analysis confirms positive impact of IT refurbishing

[Translate to English:] Ansicht von fertig verpackten Notebooks im AfB-Lager

AfB has more than 10,000 refurbished notebooks on stock.

IT hardware for small and medium-sized businesses: refurbished and immediately available

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AfB publishes fifth progress report (COP) on the UN Global Compact

Photo: DNP/Frank Fendler

AfB wins German Sustainability Award 2021

Datenträger Schredder / Person blickt auf die Maschine

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One of the most valuable colleagues we have - deaf data eraser Thomas Brocksch

Secure pick-ups guarantee the protection of your and our employees Foto: AfB gGmbH

Secure pickup of IT equipment

AfB accepts the award as Europe's Social Firm 2020

Felicitas Kresimon, CEFEC president, and Christoph Teusch, AfB gGmbH

European Social Firm of the Year 2020

Notebooks erased with Blancco erasure software.

Certified Data-Deletion Software Photo: Studio Hirschmeier

Data destruction done right!

15 years AfB - and the nonprofit IT-company still has big plans

IT-Refurbishing protects the climate

AfB branch in Essen (Picture: AfB gGmbH)

Deutschlandfunk visits AfB

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Diversity as a concept for success? - AfB shows how it works!

Welcome to the cologne Arcaden!

Jürgen Dusel Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen im AfB-Shop Berlin.

Jürgen Dusel, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen besucht die AfB-Niederlassung in Berlin.

Representative of disabled person Dusel as a guest at AfB Berlin

Kids learining together in the notebook-class

Pupils are learning with notebooks or tablets from "mobiles lernen"

Initiative Mobile Learning

[Translate to English:] Die Aufarbeitung von Handys schont wertvolle Ressourcen. Foto: AfB gGmbH

Mobile phone collection for insect protection

Ground-breaking ceremony for new headqaurter of AfB

IT and CSR experts discussed the interaction of IT, sustainability and data security.

First AfB forum in Ettlingen - Sustainable action with & through IT

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Donate It & change lives!

IT Remarketing / Hardwareabgabe / Hardwareabholung / Europaweit / AfB Fuhrpark / Palette mit IT Komponenten/ Hebebühne / zum Wareneingang

AfB and Otto - A partnership that benefits everyone

Übergabe des Nachhaltigkeitspreises / Gewinner / Kunstobjekt / Ansprache / Applaus / Lächeln

German Sustainability Award 2012