Reconome and Good Things Foundation mark major milestone
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Good Things Foundation and Reconome celebrate the National Device Bank passing 100 contributing organisations, with almost 40,000 people supported.
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Your AI Upgrade Has a Disposal Problem. Have You Solved It?
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The AI infrastructure build-out is accelerating hardware retirement at a rate most IT teams have not planned for. New servers.
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The Reuse Project, Part 1: A Forgotten Login Shouldn’t End a Laptop’s Life
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Part one of six. Over the next six months we are rebuilding how every device we handle gets its ending,
Why Recycling Isn’t Enough: The Case for Reuse-First IT
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Recycling has long been positioned as the gold standard of sustainability. For years, organisations have worked hard to divert waste
There Is No Single Number for Digital Exclusion. There are Seven.
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Ask how many people in the UK are digitally excluded and you will get a different answer from everyone you
The Data Breach You Won’t See Coming is in Your Store Cupboard
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There is a device in your organisation that no security dashboard is watching. It is not the laptop on a
What a Repurposed Device Really Does
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Every organisation refreshes its IT. Laptops get swapped, phones get upgraded, and the old kit potentially gets boxed up and
New Laptops Just Got 20% Pricier. The Ones You’re Retiring Didn’t.
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If you have priced up new laptops for your team lately, you already know. The quote came back higher than
One Broken Laptop From Being Cut Off: Digital Exclusion When Raising a Disabled Child
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Picture a family raising a disabled child. The laptop is how the child joins lessons on the days they are
One Year In: What the Digital Inclusion Action Plan Got Right, Where the Gap Still Sits, and What Comes Next
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In March 2026, DSIT published its one-year progress report on the Digital Inclusion Action Plan. The headline: more than one
What the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards Mean for Your IT Estate
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The UK government published its Sustainability Reporting Standards on 25 February 2026. Two documents, UK SRS S1 and UK SRS
The 95% Rule is Coming for Your Scope 3
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If your carbon reporting relies on the quiet comfort of ‘we excluded that category because it wasn’t material,’ your grace
Met Police repurpose surplus IT to bridge London’s digital divide
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The Metropolitan Police Service partnered with Get Online London and Reconome to revive surplus tech and drive a circular IT
What is the National Device Bank and How Does it Work?
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The National Device Bank is powered by the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation and their exclusive technology
Ahmed’s Story: How a Refurbished Device Transformed a Life
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A phone that sat forgotten in an office drawer is helping Ahmed learn English – bridging the gap between isolation
LGT and Reconome turn surplus IT into life-changing opportunities
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LGT and Reconome’s Fitter Planet Fund ensures upgrades to the company’s IT equipment support sustainability goals and drive social change.
Press Release: Material Focus announce first four projects to receive Circular Electricals Funding
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Material Focus has announced that four projects have been awarded funding from its Circular Electricals Fund which supports innovation in
The Memory Crunch Is Coming, And It’s Better to Act Now
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Across multiple reports, prices for DRAM and flash storage are significantly higher now than in recent years, and forecasts indicate
Reconome and Good Things Foundation commit to deliver 85,000 devices to UK’s digitally excluded
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Reconome, a leading circular IT solutions provider and certified B Corp, and Good Things Foundation, the UK’s leading digital inclusion
What should IT leaders stop, start, and continue in 2026?
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As IT leaders reflect on 2025, one thing is clear: the pressure on IT teams has never been greater. Rising
Webinar: The Hidden ESG Frontier – How Surplus Tech Can Unlock Net Zero and Social Value Goals
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This insightful webinar explores one of the most under-leveraged opportunities in corporate sustainability: the value of surplus IT in driving
The truth about buying refurbished IT
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Which should you choose, and what is the difference between them? Although many of us are now purchasing previously used electronics alongside other ethically sourced office supplies; to help achieve our CSR and sustainability goals; some confusion remains around the terms refurbished, remanufactured and recycled.
Webinar: Demystifying Devices for Digital Inclusion by Reconome and 100% Digital Leeds
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Reconome partnered with 100% Digital Leeds to host Demystifying Devices, a webinar focused on one of the most persistent challenges
Reconome partners with multi-academy trust to deliver devices to 45 schools
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The why The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) formed a key retainer partnership with Reconome to provide high-quality refurbished tech on