We’re a Signatory of the IT Reuse for Good Charter
Giving devices a second life — helping to close the UK’s digital divide, cut e-waste and support Net Zero.
What is the IT Reuse for Good Charter?
The IT Reuse for Good Charter is a government-backed commitment that asks organisations to take a ‘reuse first’ approach to their IT assets. Rather than retiring laptops, tablets and smartphones early, signatories refurbish them and donate them to people who are digitally excluded.
It was developed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) alongside Good Things Foundation, VodafoneThree and Deloitte LLP, as part of the government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan.
By signing, we’ve joined a growing movement of businesses, charities and public bodies all working to the same standard.
Why it matters
Around 1.72 million UK households don’t have a laptop, tablet or desktop, and 1.6 million people have no internet connection at all. At the same time, millions of perfectly usable devices are boxed up, written off or scrapped every year.
Being online is now essential for finding work, accessing the NHS, managing money and staying connected.
Closing that gap means getting good-quality devices into the right hands — which is exactly what this charter is built to do, and why we support the Digital Poverty Alliance, the UK’s leading charity working to end digital poverty.
Our pledge
By signing the charter, we’ve committed to:
✅ Take a reuse-first approach to IT asset management, giving devices a second life instead of retiring them early
✅ Embed this approach into how we manage IT assets over the long term
✅ Make sure every donated device is securely wiped, refurbished to a good standard, fit for purpose and provided free of charge
✅ Measure and report on the environmental and social impact of our donations
✅ Share what we learn and encourage others to join the movement
How it fits with what we already do
Reuse is in our DNA. For 40 years we’ve helped businesses lease rather than buy, keeping devices working for as long as possible. Through Boomerang, our lifecycle device management service, we already collect, wipe and repurpose kit at the end of its lease — and our ISO 27001 certification means data is destroyed securely every time.
As a Carbon Neutral company, we’re always looking to reduce the impact of the technology we supply. Donating refurbished devices is a natural next step: it keeps hardware in use, out of landfill, and puts it to work for people who need it.
In action: our first school donation
In summer 2026, we refurbished a batch of traded-in laptops and donated 30 of them to Hare Street Community Primary School in Harlow — free of charge, securely wiped and ready to use.
The devices are helping the school support pupils with Special Educational Needs, run intervention groups and get its emerging AI curriculum off the ground.
It’s a clear example of the charter in action: technology traded in by one organisation, given a second life, and put to work for children who need it. And it’s just the start — we plan to donate more refurbished devices to schools, charities and community groups as the scheme grows.
The difference this makes
Every device we donate does three jobs at once. It helps change a life by getting someone online, it keeps working technology in circulation rather than in the bin, and it supports the UK’s journey to Net Zero.
We’ll be reporting on our impact as the scheme grows, so watch this space.