AfB gGmbH is Europe’s largest nonprofit IT company. Through certified IT remarketing, AfB helps conserve environmental resources. At 20 locations across Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, and Slovakia, AfB employs around 700 people, 49 % of whom have disabilities. The name AfB stands for “Arbeit für Menschen mit Behinderung” (“Work for People with Disabilities”). The brand afb social & green IT demonstrates how AfB combines economic success with ecological and social impact.
The business model of this IT refurbisher is based on long-term partnerships with more than 2,000 companies, banks, insurance providers, and public institutions. Since 2004, AfB has taken over their decommissioned IT and mobile devices, irreversibly erases all data, refurbishes the devices, installs new software, and sells them, mainly to private individuals, nonprofit organizations, and schools – with at least 12 months’ warranty.
For this green IT concept, AfB has received numerous awards, including the German Sustainability Award (2024, 2021, and 2012) and the German SDG Award (2022). AfB is audited and certified by TÜV Süd (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001), as a certified waste management company, and as a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher.
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