New Look donates laptops to support homeless and refugees
New Look has donated over 1,000 laptops and computers, as part of a scheme to help vulnerable people in society.
Laptops, computers and other tech items, such as smartphones, have been delivered to several UK charities before Christmas, including The Passage, C4WS and Migrant Help.
The donations are part of a wider project run by social enterprise SocialBox.Biz, to help tackle digital exclusion among the homeless, refugees and the elderly.
The scheme distributes old unused technology to support refugees and the homeless to get back on their feet.
Sue Fairley, Head of Sustainability at New Look, said: “Donating our old laptops to SocialBox.Biz made complete sense for New Look. It allowed us to dispose of our unused laptops in a secure way, whilst supporting a social cause and our commitment to circularity.”
SocialBox.Biz is a community interest company, taking unused and outdated laptops from businesses, organisations and other agencies and wiping them clean before donating them to those in need.
Peter Paduh, Chairman and Founder of SocialBox.Biz, said: “It is great to see large companies like New Look leading by example to help bridge the digital divide in the UK.
“At more than 1,000 items, this is the largest donation we have ever received. I can’t underestimate what a difference donations like this will make to the millions of people who don’t have access to technology and the internet.”
